On Thursday, Major League Pickleball Challenger Level teams participated in a waiver wire process, where teams were given the opportunity to change up their rosters.
PPM = Points Per Match
Round 1, Pick 1 – California Black Bears
Last place in Challenger level at 0.57 PPM
- Added: Susannah Barr
- Waived: Emily Cederquist
Cederquist didn’t have a great tournament in MLP Washington D.C. I still think she is at the higher end of the women’s players in the Challenger Level and if she doesn’t get picked up in this waiver period, she for sure will in the next one.
Barr had announced that she was not playing Major League Pickleball in March prior to the MLP Draft, but has since decided to play. Weirdly, she removed the Instagram post announcing she was not playing in MLP, because we cited the post when we covered the draft.
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Round 1, Pick 2 – Chicago Slice
9th at 0.67 PPM
- Added: Megan Fudge
- Waived: Kelsey Grambeau
Grambeau struggled in D.C., going 0-6. Once Megan Fudge announced she wanted to play MLP again, it was only a matter of time before she was picked up in the…
