Padel tournament formats
Running a padel tournament starts with picking the right format. Here is how each one works, how it scores, and when to use it, written for the club or organizer setting it up, not just the players.
Americano
A padel Americano is a social tournament format where every player changes partner each round and plays with and against as many people as possible.
Run a Americano with The Padel OrganizerMexicano
A padel Mexicano is a social format like the Americano, but pairings are decided by the live standings instead of a fixed rotation.
Run a Mexicano with The Padel OrganizerTeam Americano
A Team Americano is the team version of the Americano: partners stay fixed as a team and rotate through different opponents each round.
Run a Team Americano with The Padel OrganizerRound Robin
A round robin is a format where every team plays every other team once.
Run a Round Robin with The Padel OrganizerGroup + Knockout
Group + Knockout is the classic competition format: teams first play a round robin inside small groups, then the top teams from each group advance into a single-elimination knockout bracket.
Run a Group + Knockout with The Padel OrganizerSingle Elimination
Single elimination is a straight knockout: lose one match and you are out.
Run a Single Elimination with The Padel Organizer