2025 MLP New York City Finals: The DoorDash Major League Pickleball Finals, powered by TORAY, will take place in New York City’s Central Park, bringing the 2025 season to a thrilling conclusion. Top Premier and Challenger level teams will compete for the championship, with matches held at the popular CityPickle venue.
Premier Level Semifinals and Finals
The four Premier teams advancing from the Second Round in San Diego will play best-of-three matches. Higher-seeded teams select their opponent from the two lowest remaining seeds.
Semifinal matchups on Friday, August 22 (all times EST) are:
11:30 a.m.: St. Louis Shock (1) vs. Columbus Sliders (5)
1:30 p.m.: New Jersey 5s (3) vs. LA Mad Drops (6)
3:15 p.m.: St. Louis Shock (1) vs. Columbus Sliders (5)
5:00 p.m.: New Jersey 5s (3) vs. LA Mad Drops (6)
The winners will face off in another best-of-three series to determine the 2025 Premier Level Champion.
Challenger Level Finals
The Challenger Level Championship will also be decided in a best-of-three match series. Details on participating teams and match schedules will follow after the Playoffs in San Diego from August 15-17.
Viewing Information
Matches are held at CityPickle in Central Park, New York City. Exact matchups and times for Saturday and Sunday may change depending on whether a third deciding match is required.
Saturday at noon EST on CBS will either feature the third match of one Premier semifinal or the first match of the Finals series. Fans can also watch all matches live on Pickleballtv.
News in Brief: 2025 MLP New York City Finals
The DoorDash MLP Finals will take place in Central Park, New York City, at CityPickle. Premier teams St. Louis Shock, Columbus Sliders, New Jersey 5s, and LA Mad Drops will compete in best-of-three semifinals. Challenger level and Finals schedules will follow the San Diego Playoffs. Fans can watch on CBS and Pickleballtv.