We covered the Major League Pickleball season 2 Premier League draft yesterday, reviewing the four premier draft rounds with instant analysis and reactions.

Today we’ll cover the Challenger Draft, which will feature some of the lesser known players in the sport, but which will play a huge role in which teams qualify for the Premier League in 2024.

Important draft links: The available player pool, the draft order, current MLP team standings, and the live blog of the challenger picks as they happened.

Ahead of the draft, here’s a quick look at some of the top players available.

Challenger Round 1. Here’s how the 1st round went:

1. St. Louis Shock: Nunnery, Rob
2. LA Mad Drops: Tardio, Gabriel
3. Milwaukee Mashers: Young, DJ
4. New Jersey 5's: Auvergne, Stefan
5. NY Hustlers: Braverman, Jill
6. Frisco Pandas: Oshiro, Bobbi
7. LV Night Owls: Barr, Susannah
8. Austin Pickleballers: De La Rosa, Daniel
9. SoCal Hard Eights: Radzikowska, Ewa
10. Florida Smash: Long, Brendon
11. Seattle Pioneers: Padegimaite, Lina
12. California BLQK Bears: Pisnik, Tina

Immediate reactions.

Challenger Round 2. Here’s how the 2nd round went:

Immediate reactions.

Challenger Round 3. Here’s how the 3rd round went:

Immediate reactions.

Challenger Round 4. Here’s how the 4th round went:

Immediate reactions.

Draft Snubs

At the end of two full drafts and 96 players getting selected, there are some names left out who are notable. Here’s some draft snubs:

Challenger Team observations

Early team favorites: Las Vegas, LA Mad Drops, NY Hustlers, Seattle