{{use mdy|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox sports league | title = Pickle Yard Conference League | current_season = <!-- do not wikilink --> | last_season = <!-- do not wikilink --> | upcoming_season = <!-- do not wikilink; replace with current_season at the start of the new season --> | logo = | logo_size = <!-- use a format of ##px, such as 120px --> | logo_upright = | alt = | caption = | formerly = | association = | conference = | league = | classification = | sport = Pickleball | game = | founded = 2025 | founder = | inaugural = 2026 | folded = | replaced = | owner = | ceo = <!-- chief executive officer --> | coo = <!-- chief operating officer --> | director = | president = | general_manager = | commissioner = | since = | administrator = | organizer = <!-- * please use only one --> | organiser = <!-- * of these two parameters --> | fame = <!-- what the league is famous for...the "claim to fame"...avoid use if possible --> | motto = | sports = | mens = | womens = | coed = | division = | subdivision = <!-- or | subdivisions = --> | divisions = | teams = 10 | singles = | competitors = | country = [[Philippines]] | headquarters = | region = | venue = | confed = <!-- or | continent = or | continents = --> | titles_label = | titles = | champion = <!-- or | champions = --> | champ_season = | most_champs = | premiers = | prem_season = | most_prems = | mlscupchamps = | mlscupseason = | shieldchamps = | shieldseason = | current_shield = | current_shield_season = | most_mlscups = | most_shields = | qualification = | tv = | streaming = | sponsor = | feeds = | pyramid = | level = | promotion = | relegation = | domestic_cup = | confed_cup = | related_comps = | tournament_format = | website = | color = | font_color = | map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | map_size = | map_upright = | footnotes = | current = 2026 Pickle Yard Conference League }} The '''Pickle Yard Conference League''' ('''PYCL''') is a [[professional league|professional]] [[pickleball]] league in the [[Philippines]].
==History== Philippines-based group, The Pickle Yard, launched the Pickle Yard Conference League (PCYL) in December 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Evince |title=Pickleyard Conference League Launched as the Philippines’ First Professional Pickleball Season |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/pickleball/pickleyard-conference-league-launched-as-the-philippines-first-professional-pickleball-season-article-153295804 |access-date=11 March 2026 |work=Pickleball Now |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |date=15 December 2025 |language=en|via=Times Now}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Martin |title=The Pickle Yard Launches PYCL 2026 in Philippines, Sets Tryouts in January |url=https://pickleballnewsasia.com/the-pickle-yard-launches-pycl-2026-in-philippines-sets-tryouts-in-january/ |website=Pickleball News Asia |access-date=11 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref> The league consists of corporation-backed [[Franchise (sports)|franchise teams]] and a [[Draft (sports)|draft]] system.<ref>{{cite news |title=PYCL 2026 Pickle Yard Conference League Holds Official Event at Vista Mall SOMO |url=https://manilastandard.net/spotlight/314713802/pycl-2026-pickle-yard-conference-league-holds-official-event-at-vista-mall-somo.html |access-date=11 March 2026 |work=Manila Standard |date=10 March 2026}}</ref>
The inaugural season which started in March 2026, was preceded by the first-ever draft on February 28. The season started with ten teams.<ref name="mb-arcilla">{{cite news |title=PH tennis veteran Arcilla to banner Cebuana Lhuillier team in first pro pickleball league in PH |url=https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/11/ph-tennis-veteran-arcilla-to-banner-cebuana-lhuillier-team-in-first-pro-pickleball-league-in-ph |access-date=11 March 2026 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=11 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=arcilla-returns>{{cite news |last1=Rollon |first1=Edwin |title=Arcilla returns from retirement, becomes top pick in PH’s first pro pickleball league |url=https://www.sportstek.ph/index.php/sports/27-2024-07-08-04-13-19/1394-arcilla-returns-from-retirement-becomes-top-pick-in-phs-first-pro-pickleball-league |access-date=11 March 2026 |work=Sportstek.ph |date=31 August 2025 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left" |- !colspan=2| Pickle Yard Conference League teams<ref name=arcilla-returns/> |- ! Team ! Company |- | Born2WinPH Forex Bulls || Born2WinPH Training Services |- | Cathay Land Hacienderos || Cathay Land |- | Cebuana Lhuillier Gems || [[Cebuana Lhuillier]] |- | Dentacare Pearly White || Dentacare Philippines |- | Fortrust Masters || Fortrust Education PH |- | IAM Worldwide Warriors || IAM Worldwide Corp. |- | Pertua Stallions || Pertua Oil & Metal Treatment |- | Philex Vanguards || Philex Solutions Corp. |} ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Facebook|people/PYCL/61585510004330/}}
{{Sports leagues in the Philippines}}
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