MLP Format — Major League Pickleball Team Tournaments + Leagues

Full Major League Pickleball format support: 4-player teams, men's + women's + 2 mixed sub-matches per matchup, 21-point Dreambreaker on 2-2, organizer-day overrides, and league weekly play. Works across every bracket type (single-elim, double-elim traditional + consolation, round-robin) with no per-bracket configuration. This update is designed for tournament organizers and players who want a better tournament play experience — less manual work, more control, and a smoother workflow.

What's Included

4-player rosters with gender-aware sub-match generation (Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, Mixed 1, Mixed 2)

Dreambreaker auto-creates as a 5th sub-match the moment teams tie 2-2; first-to-21 with all 8 players

Cross-bracket support: single-elim, double-elim (traditional + consolation), round-robin all generate sub-matches automatically when both teams are set

League weekly play: team_size=4 division produces MLP matchups every week; playoffs inherit MLP format automatically

Organizer-day overrides: Force Finalize, Void Sub-match, Reset Dreambreaker — all require a written reason for the audit trail

Mid-tournament substitutions auto-resync sub-match participants to the new roster — no stale references

Standings count parent matchups (one win per MLP matchup, not five), DUPR submission targets only the playable sub-matches

Roster gap hints on the registration UI: 'needs 1 more woman' instead of generic 'incomplete'

Composite indexes on (parent_match_id, mlp_match_type) tuned for the hottest query at 50k scale

120+ specs locking in correctness across services, models, controllers, hardening, and performance

Why This Matters

MLP Format — Major League Pickleball Team Tournaments + Leagues addresses a real need for tournament organizers and players. Full Major League Pickleball format support: 4-player teams, men's + women's + 2 mixed sub-matches per matchup, 21-point Dreambreaker on 2-2, organizer-day overrides, and league weekly play. Works across every bracket type (single-elim, double-elim traditional + consolation, round-robin) with no per-bracket configuration. By building this directly into the platform, tournament organizers and players save time and get a more reliable experience — no workarounds, no third-party tools, no spreadsheets.