Texas Ranchers, the premier Major League Pickleball (“MLP”) team, announced today that it will host the highly anticipated MLP tour stop in America’s pickleball capital, Austin, on May 23-26. The four-day event is on pace to sell more than 10,000 tickets for fans to cheer on their favorite team at the Austin Pickle Ranch. Austin is the third stop in the 2025 MLP season, which features ten regular season events around the country, including an innovative Mid-Season Tournament. The home team, Texas Ranchers, will be competing for a position in the coveted MLP Playoffs, scheduled to take place in August.
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Texas Ranchers, the premier Major League Pickleball (“MLP”) team is hosting the highly anticipated MLP tour stop in America’s pickleball capital, Austin, on May 23-26. Admission to the MLP Austin ranges from a single-day Grounds pass starting at $25.00 up to VIP-level tickets. Fans can enjoy a family-friendly immersive sports village featuring great food and vendors, a bark park for dogs, an AVP beach volleyball tournament happening on-site Saturday-Sunday, private suites to play pickleball and live concerts in the evening.
“Pickleball is now core to Austin’s culture. Alongside Austin’s leaders, we have worked hard to make Austin the Capital of Pickleball and are excited to host a Texas-sized party over Memorial Day Weekend, featuring the best players in the world at MLP Austin for the first time,” said Evan Floersch, Principal Owner of the Texas Ranchers.
Fans can expect a packed schedule of pivotal matchups as Premier level teams battle it out for points in a 16-team field—and a shot at the toughest championship title in all of professional pickleball, MLP’s Pritchard Cup.
Premier teams competing alongside the Texas Ranchers include Mark Cuban’s Dallas Flash, Patrick Mahomes’ Miami Pickleball Club, Gary Vaynerchuk’s New Jersey 5s, the Orlando Squeeze (DeVos Family), among others.
Admission to the MLP Austin ranges from a single-day Grounds pass starting at $25.00 and four-day pass discounted at $80.00, single-day Courtside passes starting at $40.00 and a four-day bundle priced at $130.00. There are also VIP-level tickets priced between $250.00 to $750.00. Additionally, fans can enjoy a family-friendly immersive sports village featuring great food and vendors, a bark park for dogs, an AVP beach volleyball tournament happening on-site Saturday-Sunday, private suites to play pickleball and live concerts in the evening.
“We want to do our part in making Austin one of the strongest sports and entertainment markets in the country, building on the incredible work done by Texas Athletics, Austin FC, COTA, and both the Austin Gamblers and Austin Rodeo organizations. When Texans look at their Memorial Day Weekend plans every year, we hope they choose to spend it watching their home team fight for a Championship and enjoy the best local food, drinks, and live entertainment Austin has to offer. Our goal in Year One is to wow everyone,” continued Floersch.
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ABOUT TEXAS RANCHERS
The Texas Ranchers are a premier Major League Pickleball team based in Austin, Texas–the Capital of Pickleball. The franchise is owned by an influential list of more than 40 individuals including professional athletes like Scottie Scheffler, Myles Garrett, Tim Tebow, Taylor Fritz, Micah Parsons, CJ Stroud, and Bijan Robinson, global artists like Lil Wayne, The Kid LAROI, and Zach Bryan, pop culture figures like Bobby Bones, business moguls and billionaires like Dennis Wong, Kendra Scott, and Todd Graves, entrepreneurs and investors. Helmed by 28-year-old serial entrepreneur, Evan Floersch, alongside Ted Moskovitz, Pierre Scholz, Alex Maxson, Ryan Dawidjan and Virginia Reyna, the Ranchers have quickly become the highest-grossing, most valuable franchise in the fastest-growing sport. They are committed to more than winning. They aim to redefine what sports ownership looks like and how sports franchises can leave a lasting, positive impact on the world and the countless communities pickleball touches. For more information, please visit www.ranchers.com. #RideTall
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