The Dink Minor League Pickleball Is Now a Global Phenomenon
The Dink Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) is officially worldwide, with sanctioned tournaments in over 15 countries across five continents. But the mission stays the same: bring team-based pickleball to the masses and crown the best squad in the world this December in Dallas.
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The largest amateur team tour across the globe
Right now, The Dink Minor League Pickleball international roster includes:
USA, Canada, Australia, Chile, China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam, and Costa Rica.
And that list keeps growing. Just this week, Chile and Ecuador joined the fold with their first sanctioned events, helping fuel a global schedule that now includes over 250 events in 2025 alone.
Canada was the first country to host a MiLP event outside the U.S., and others quickly followed. From local courts in Guatemala to high-level battles in Australia and Spain, team-based competition is catching fire worldwide, and bringing players into structured play faster than ever before.
Global Format, Local Power
While The Dink MiLP provides the ruleset, format, and DUPR-powered competitive infrastructure, each international event is run by a local partner.
These organizers are the boots on the ground, customizing the experience for their communities while keeping it consistent with the league's global structure.
We are proud and honored to lead The Dink MiLP’s debut in Southeast Asia, igniting excitement in Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and across ASEAN, while activating new communities like Laos and growing a united regional pickleball movement. — Matthew Nola CEO, Lunar Pickleball
That balance of consistency and flexibility is part of what makes the system work. Every country uses the same DUPR divisions (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22), which means a team in Thailand can measure up directly against a team in Texas.
There’s no guesswork. Just level-based, data-driven competition, no matter where you play.
National Leaderboards and Local Rivalries
Some countries have taken it a step further. Canada and Mexico now run independent leaderboards for their national circuits, giving players the ability to track rankings and build rivalries week to week.
This weekend, two more countries, Puerto Rico and Italy, join them with their own national leaderboards.
That’s four countries, across two continents, and more are on the way.
These regional circuits help build the same team identity and loyal following that made Minor League Pickleball blow up in the U.S.
And they’re setting the stage for the kind of international rivalries that will light up the finals in Dallas later this year.
The Road to Dallas: Where the World Collides
Here’s where it all comes together: December 3–7, 2025, at the Pickler Universe in Dallas, TX. That’s where the top teams from each participating country will join U.S. qualifiers for a true international showdown.
There are no separate brackets. No isolated divisions. It’s one championship.
International squads will go head-to-head with American teams under the same roof, for the same prize, in the same team-based format that’s taken over the amateur pickleball world.
Luke Burton
Start Competing Today
The Dink MiLP is just getting started.
Head to https://dupr.com/minor-league to find a local event.
Pick your squad. Earn your rating. Fly your flag. We'll see you in Dallas.
