Padel rules and formats

How to play social padel tournaments

Learn how the most popular social padel formats handle partners, opponents, scores and court rotations. Each guide includes a simple setup you can use for your next club night.

Complete format guide

Padel Americano

Learn padel Americano rules, scoring, player rotations and how to organize a fair tournament online for free with automatic draws and live rankings.

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Complete format guide

Padel Mexicano

Learn how padel Mexicano works, including ranking-based pairings, scoring and player rotations. Create a free tournament with live results.

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Complete format guide

Winners’ Court padel

Learn Winners' Court padel rules: how winners move up, losers move down and players rotate. Organize courts, scores and rounds online for free.

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Put the rules into play

Generate the draw, collect scores and share the live ranking without a spreadsheet.

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