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Chicago • July 23-26, 2026

The 2026 Champions Series Pickleball season gets underway July 23-26 in Chicago, where the league will launch its first event weekend in conjunction with Major League Pickleball. The season-opening event promises four days of elite competition, team rivalries, and unforgettable moments.

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Indoor pickleball court with blue and gray surface, surrounded by blue barriers with 'LIFE TIME PICKLEBALL' and logo, and a seating area with bleachers and a planter with greenery.

Venue Information

Primary Event Venue

Life Time North Shore Sport and Racket
1300 Techny Road
Northbrook, IL 60062

NOTE: Tickets are required for entry at this venue.

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Secondary Event Venue

The Picklr Mount Prospect
211 W Rand Rd
Mt Prospect, IL 60056

Team Battle Schedule

Thursday Morning

  • Palm Beach Royals vs. LV Headliners • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Seattle Tsunami vs. Atlantic City Aces • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • KC Stingers vs. Suncoast Pelicans • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. Indy Drivers • Picklr Mount Prospect (Premier 50+)

  • Austin Ignite vs. Denver Iconics • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • LA Xtreme vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

Thursday Afternoon

  • Suncoast Pelicans vs. Alantic City Aces • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Seattle Tsunami vs. LV Headliners • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Palm Beach Royals vs. Indy Drivers • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. KC Stingers • Picklr Mount Prospect (Premier 50+)

  • Columbus Hotshots vs. Austin Ignite • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • Denver Iconics vs. LA Xtreme • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

Thursday Evening

  • Austin Ignite vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • Denver Iconics vs. Columbus Hotshots • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

Friday Morning

  • CV Scorpions vs. Seattle Tsunami • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • KC Stingers vs. LV Headliners • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Indy Drivers vs. Suncoast Pelicans • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Palm Beach Royals vs. Atlantic City Aces • Picklr Mount Prospect (Premier 50+)

  • Phoenix Firebirds vs. Columbus Hotshots • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • Austin Ignite vs. LA Xtreme • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

Friday Afternoon

  • KC Stingers vs. Indy Drivers • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Suncoast Pelicans vs. Seattle Tsunami • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. Palm Beach Royals • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • LV Headliners vs. Atlantic City Aces • Picklr Mount Prospect (Premier 50+)

  • Denver Iconics vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • LA Xtreme vs. Columbus Hotshots • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

Saturday Morning

  • Detroit Disruptors vs. OKC Punishers • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Denver Iconics vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Columbus Hotshots vs. LA Xtreme • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Austin Ignite vs. Houston Hammers • Picklr Mount Prospect (Premier 50+)

  • KC Stingers vs. Suncoast Pelicans • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. Palm Beach Royals • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • LA Xtreme vs. Seattle Tsunami • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • KC Stingers vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Columbus Hotshots vs. Austin Ignite • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. Detroit Disruptors • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Palm Beach Royals vs. Denver Iconics • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • OKC Punishers vs. Suncoast Pelicans • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

Saturday Afternoon

  • LA Xtreme vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Columbus Hotshots vs. Houston Hammers • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Denver Iconics vs. OKC Punishers • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Austin Ignite vs. Detroit Disruptors • Picklr Mount Prospect (Premier 50+)

  • Phoenix Firebirds vs. LA Xtreme • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Austin Ignite vs. Seattle Tsunami • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Detroit Disruptors vs. KC Stingers • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Denver Iconics vs. Columbus Hotshots • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Suncoast Pelicans vs. CV Scorpions • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • OKC Punishers vs. Palm Beach Royals • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • KC Stingers vs. Palm Beach Royals • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. Suncoast Pelicans • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

Sunday Morning

  • Denver Iconics vs. Houston Hammers • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Detroit Disruptors vs. LA Xtreme • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Austin Ignite vs. Columbus Hotshots • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • OKC Punishers vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Picklr Mount Prospect (Premier 50+)

  • LA Xtreme vs. Austin Ignite • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Phoenix Firebirds vs. Detroit Disruptors • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Seattle Tsunami vs. Denver Iconics • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • KC Stingers vs. Suncoast Pelicans • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Columbus Hotshots vs. OKC Punishers • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. Palm Beach Royals • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • KC Stingers vs. Suncoast Pelicans • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. Palm Beach Royals • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

Sunday Afternoon

  • Austin Ignite vs. LA Xtreme • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Houston Hammers vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Denver Iconics vs. Detroit Disruptors • Life Time North Shore (Premier 50+)

  • Columbus Hotshots vs. OKC Punishers • Picklr Mount Prospect (Premier 50+)

  • Detroit Disruptors vs. LA Xtreme • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Denver Iconics vs. Austin Ignite • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Suncoast Pelicans vs. Phoenix Firebirds • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • OKC Punishers vs. Seattle Tsunami • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Palm Beach Royals vs. KC Stingers • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. Columbus Hotshots • Picklr Mount Prospect (Prime 40+)

  • Palm Beach Royals vs. Suncoast Pelicans • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

  • CV Scorpions vs. KC Stingers • Picklr Mount Prospect (Masters 60+)

The Best Moments. The Biggest Matches. All on PickleballTV.

Catch up on every Champions Series event with match recaps, player features, and season storylines. New episodes premiere on PickleballTV following each event weekend.

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A man in a black and red sports shirt celebrating with arms raised on a tennis court, holding a paddle in his right hand. Behind him, there are spectators and a banner with the words 'CENTERLINE'. The background features a green wall and more spectators observing the event.
A man playing pickleball inside a sports facility, preparing to hit a bright green ball with a paddle, wearing a dark sports shirt, shorts, and athletic shoes.
A man wearing glasses, a black cap backwards, a black sports shirt, and shorts playing pickleball indoors. He is lunging forward with his arm extended, holding a tennis racket, about to hit a pickleball.
A woman in a blue Houston Dash soccer jersey and white cap celebrates with a clenched fist in front of a chain-link fence near a pickleball court, with other people blurred in the background.
A smiling woman with glasses wearing a blue and yellow sports jersey, standing inside a pickleball facility and another person blurred in the background.