St. Louis Shock Sweep Home Major League Pickleball Event To Go Top Of The Table
The post St. Louis Shock Sweep Home Major League Pickleball Event To Go Top Of The Table appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. St. Louis’ dynamic duo of Gabe Tardio (L) and Hayden Patriquin (R) led their team to an undefeated … More weekend at home. MLP There’s no rest for the weary; just a few days after the exciting Mid-Season tournament in Grand Rapids finished up, a handful of Major League Pickleball (MLP)’s teams headed right to St. Louis for the eighth of ten regular season events. The St. Louis Shock played host to the weekend’s festivities, which they held at the Chaifetz Arena on the grounds of St. Louis University. The arena is named for the Chaifetz family, who also happen to be the owners of the hosting St. Louis Shock team, and who personally guaranteed this event to be the “biggest event of the season.” One thing is for sure; the setup of the Arena made this look more like a full-on professional sporting event than the league has ever had before; even at our nicest facilities, most pickleball tournaments are held at Country Clubs or parks where temporary stands are built; in St. Louis the arena look and feel really showed what MLP’s founders intended; a home-supported team event where tickets are sold and fans show up just to watch, and not also to play in the event. Key Links for tracking the event this weekend, which featured livestreams from the two primary courts at the facility on MLP’s YouTube channel and on PickleballTV.com. Transaction Recap See my separate story from earlier discussing the massive Ben Johns trade and its implications for the title race and the league in general. Premier League Recap Day 1 Observations Chicago got the weekend started with a topsy-turvy DreamBreaker win over Atlanta, regaining momentum after an 11-0 Mixed loss. It would be the only win of the weekend for Chicago. It took a…
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St. Louis’ dynamic duo of Gabe Tardio (L) and Hayden Patriquin (R) led their team to an undefeated … More weekend at home. MLP There’s no rest for the weary; just a few days after the exciting Mid-Season tournament in Grand Rapids finished up, a handful of Major League Pickleball (MLP)’s teams headed right to St. Louis for the eighth of ten regular season events. The St. Louis Shock played host to the weekend’s festivities, which they held at the Chaifetz Arena on the grounds of St. Louis University. The arena is named for the Chaifetz family, who also happen to be the owners of the hosting St. Louis Shock team, and who personally guaranteed this event to be the “biggest event of the season.” One thing is for sure; the setup of the Arena made this look more like a full-on professional sporting event than the league has ever had before; even at our nicest facilities, most pickleball tournaments are held at Country Clubs or parks where temporary stands are built; in St. Louis the arena look and feel really showed what MLP’s founders intended; a home-supported team event where tickets are sold and fans show up just to watch, and not also to play in the event. Key Links for tracking the event this weekend, which featured livestreams from the two primary courts at the facility on MLP’s YouTube channel and on PickleballTV.com. Transaction Recap See my separate story from earlier discussing the massive Ben Johns trade and its implications for the title race and the league in general. Premier League Recap Day 1 Observations Chicago got the weekend started with a topsy-turvy DreamBreaker win over Atlanta, regaining momentum after an 11-0 Mixed loss. It would be the only win of the weekend for Chicago. It took a…
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