Padel guides for organisers
These padel guides answer the questions an organiser has before a club night: which format to pick, how many rounds and courts, how long it will take, and how padel scoring works. Each one answers with the actual numbers.
Written by Kjetil Sande, vice chair of Haugaland Padelklubb, who has helped run numerous tournaments for the club. Where a guide says what PadelLoop does, it describes the tool as it works today, gaps included.
Padel guides to the social formats
Americano, Mexicano and Mixicano: partners rotate every round and every player scores individual points. These guides cover rounds, courts, timing and what to do when the numbers don't add up.
How to run an Americano in padel: step by step
To run an Americano in padel, play one round fewer than you have players (max 12), each match to 16 or 24 points. Courts, timing, sit-outs and tie-breaks.
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How does padel Mexicano work? A worked example
How does padel Mexicano work? The live table re-pairs every court each round. One 8-player night round by round, plus rounds, timing and how to end it.
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Padel Americano for 8 players, and up to 24
A padel Americano for 8 players is 7 rounds on two courts, about 1 h 45 at 24 points. Rounds, courts, sit-outs and finish times for 10 to 24 players too.
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Mixed padel tournament format for uneven numbers
The usual mixed padel tournament format is Mixicano, one man and one woman per team. It needs equal numbers: here is what to do when the roster won't balance.
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Americano vs Mexicano vs Mixicano: which to pick
Americano vs Mexicano: Americano rotates partners on a fixed schedule, Mexicano lets the standings pick each round, Mixicano adds mixed teams. Which to pick.
Read the guide →Padel guides to the fixed-pair formats
Team Americano, Team Mexicano, round robin and Monrad, for pairs who come together and want to play together, plus King of the Court for drop-in nights. The schedule, the match count and a worked example for each.
How to run a Team Americano: step by step
To run a Team Americano, keep the pairs fixed and draw the whole schedule up front: 6 pairs play 15 matches, 8 pairs 28. Rounds, courts and timing, worked out.
Read the guide →How to run a Team Mexicano: the re-seed
To run a Team Mexicano, keep the pairs fixed and let the table pick opponents: 1st meets 2nd, 3rd meets 4th. The re-seed, a worked six-pair night and timing.
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Padel round robin schedule: the circle method
A padel round robin schedule is teams × (teams − 1) ÷ 2 matches, so 8 teams play 28. How the circle method builds it, the courts it needs, and the match format.
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How to run a Monrad tournament in padel
To run a Monrad in padel, pair neighbours by seeding, then by the table, with no rematches. 8 pairs are ranked in 3 rounds. Pairing, byes and a worked night.
Read the guide →How to run a King of the Court padel session
To run a King of the Court padel session, book at least two courts, play rounds to 8 or 11 points and keep the queue short. Courts, round length, late pairs.
Read the guide →Padel scoring and tournament planning
How padel scoring works, from 15-30-40 to golden point and star point, and how to plan a whole tournament: format, courts, timing and the night itself.
Padel scoring: 15-30-40 and the golden point
Padel scoring works like tennis: 15, 30, 40, game, six games a set and a tiebreak at 6-6. At 40-40 FIP allows advantage, golden point or the new star point.
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How to run a padel tournament: the full guide
To run a padel tournament, choose social or competitive, fill courts in blocks of four, do the time maths, then seed and set the tie-break. Full checklist.
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Best padel tournament apps in 2026, compared
The best padel tournament apps in 2026, compared on price, formats, courts and big screen: PadelLoop, Rallyano, Padel Fast, Americano Padel, Playtomic and more.
Read the guide →Padel ladders: a club ranking all season
How a club ladder works, how a club runs one in PadelLoop, and what a player in the ladder actually has to do. Ladder is part of the Club plan and in beta.
Padel ladder: what it is and how to start one
A padel ladder is a club ranking that runs all season: challenge the players above you or play a box league with promotion. How to start one and keep it alive.
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Padel ladder app for clubs: run a season ladder
How a club runs a padel ladder in PadelLoop: set up the season, add teams, sort by level and let the rounds run. With screenshots, every deadline and the rules.
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How to play a padel ladder: a player's guide
Everything a player does in a padel ladder on PadelLoop: sign in, pick your level, agree a time, enter and confirm results, and how you move. With screenshots.
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