The Atlanta Blazers won the Season 4 MLTT Draft Lottery on Tuesday, earning them the right to select with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft on April 30.

The Texas Smash have earned the second overall pick in the Season 4 MLTT Draft, and the Florida Crocs will select with the third overall pick. The Bay Area Blasters, Los Angeles Spinners and New York Slice will pick fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.

The Blazers had the second-highest odds of winning their second consecutive MLTT Draft Lottery, with a 23.8% chance of earning the No. 1 selection. They now become the first team in league history to earn the top pick in multiple drafts, after they selected Yuya Oshima (SPINDEX: 2779) first overall in the Season 3 Draft.

Blazers coach Koji Itagaki possesses the power to draft any player from this year’s MLTT Draft candidate pool, which includes Quadri Aruna and Takuya Jin. This will be Itagaki’s first-ever draft selection as head coach of the Blazers, who hired him to replace Suzi Battison upon her departure after Week 15.

Another first-time head coach, Paul Drinkhall, now owns the second-overall pick in the Season 4 MLTT Draft, which will be the highest selection in Texas Smash history. The Smash had a 12.5% chance to win the No. 2 overall pick after the Blazers won the lottery, with Florida, Bay Area and Los Angeles all having greater odds to earn that pick.

The Florida Crocs, who had the highest odds to earn the first overall selection at 28.6%, will select with the third overall pick. The Crocs are now set to become the first MLTT team to select with every possible top-three pick, having taken Liam Pitchford (2897) with the first overall pick in Season 2 and Daniel Gorak (2670) with the second overall pick in Season 1.

Updated Season 4 Draft Order

1. Atlanta Blazers (Finished 5-13 with 155 points)

2. Texas Smash (Finished 8-10 with 184 points)

3. Florida Crocs (Finished 4-14 with 131 points)

4. Bay Area Blasters (Finished 8-10 with 178 points)

5. Los Angeles Spinners (Finished 8-10 with 182 points)

6. New York Slice (Finished 10-8 with 185 points)

7. Whichever Playoff Team Loses MLTT’s Consolation Match on April 19

8. Whichever Playoff Team Wins MLTT’s Consolation Match on April 19

9. Whichever Playoff Team Loses MLTT’s Championship Match on April 19

10. Whichever Playoff Team Wins MLTT’s Championship Match on April 19

The Season 4 MLTT Draft Lottery was conducted via a virtual meeting on Tuesday. Commissioner Flint Lane, Senior Vice President of Competition Mimi Bosika and representatives from all six lottery-eligible teams were present for the drawing.

The lottery continued until three different eligible teams were drawn, which determined the top three picks in the Season 4 MLTT Draft. The unselected teams received the fourth, fifth and sixth selections based on reverse record order.

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