Formats

Tournament Formats

Every tournament format for padel, tennis, pickleball and more, from Americano and Mexicano to Knockout and League. Learn the rules, scoring and setup of each.

4–32 players

Americano

Partners rotate every round on a fixed schedule so everyone plays with and against everyone. Points count for each player, and the highest total wins.

4–64 players

Mexicano

Like Americano, but each round is drawn from the standings, so the closest players meet as the tournament goes on.

4–24 players

Mix Americano

Americano for mixed pairs: every pair is one man and one woman, and partners rotate every round.

4–100 players

Mix Mexicano

Mexicano for mixed pairs: every pair is one man and one woman, drawn from the standings each round.

8–64 players

King of the court

Winners move up a court and losers move down, round after round, until the best settle on court one.

8–64 players

Beat the box

Players are split into boxes and partner everyone in their box, then are regrouped with players of a similar level based on their results.

4–100 players

Round Robin

Every entrant plays every other entrant. With fixed teams, each team meets each other team once.

4–16 players

Club Clash

Two sides enter the same number of teams, every team plays all the teams of the other side, and the side with the most wins takes the clash.

8–128 players

Knockout

A single-elimination bracket: win and you go through, lose and you are out, until one entrant is left.

8–128 players

World Cup

Teams play a round robin in groups, and the best of each group go through to a knockout bracket.