Free Padel Tournament Calculator
Running an Americano, Mexicano or King of the Court? Stop messing around with spreadsheets and WhatsApp score updates. This free calculator generates your full match schedule in seconds and tracks live scores from your phone courtside.
Works for 4 to 32 players. No app download. No sign-up. Completely free.
How Each Format Works
Americano
Everyone plays with everyone. Partners rotate after every game so you will spend time on both sides of the net with every other player in the session. Points are individual - your score is yours regardless of who you partner. The player with the most points at the end wins.
Best for: social sessions, club nights, mixed ability groups, any number from 4 upwards.
Mexicano
Mexicano starts like Americano but gets more interesting after round one. From round two onwards, players are paired dynamically based on the live leaderboard - the top two ranked players partner up against the third and fourth, the bottom two face each other, and so on. This means the competition gets tighter as the session progresses and everyone is always playing against people at a similar level.
Best for: competitive club nights, groups that want more structure, sessions where winning actually matters.
King of the Court
The most social and chaotic of the three formats. Two pairs start on court, the rest queue up courtside. Winners stay on and face the next pair in the queue. Losers rotate to the back of the queue. Points accumulate across every game you win on court. First to the target score - or whoever has the most points when time runs out - wins.
Best for: smaller groups (6 to 12 works best), sessions where you want constant movement, mixing ability levels naturally.
Tips for Running a Smooth Session
Set a points target before you start. For Americano and Mexicano, 24 points per game is the UK standard. It takes roughly 15 to 20 minutes per game which gives a clean 90 minute session with 8 players.
Use the player names field. It takes 30 seconds and makes the leaderboard and match cards much easier to read courtside, especially once you get past 8 players.
Odd numbers are fine. The calculator handles odd player counts automatically by rotating one player off each game. They sit out and their score is unaffected.
Share the leaderboard at the end. Use the copy or share button to send the final standings to your group chat. Nothing motivates people to come back next week like seeing their name at the top of a leaderboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A minimum of 4 players (one game) and a maximum of 32. The sweet spot for a social Americano is 8 to 12 players, which gives everyone plenty of games without the session running too long.
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In Americano, partners are assigned randomly and rotate on a fixed schedule. In Mexicano, partners are reassigned after each round based on the live standings - top players face each other, bottom players face each other. Mexicano gets more competitive as the session progresses.
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With 8 players playing to 24 points per game, a full Americano takes roughly 90 minutes. With 12 players it is closer to 2 to 2.5 hours. The calculator shows you how many rounds your session will have so you can plan accordingly.
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No. It runs entirely in your browser on any device. Open it on your phone courtside, generate the schedule, and track scores as you play. Nothing to install.
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Yes. The format is the same regardless of surface or whether you are playing indoors or outdoors.
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One player rests each game on a rotating basis. The calculator handles this automatically and makes sure the rest rotates fairly across all players. Their cumulative score is unaffected by the games they sit out.
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Points are awarded for every game you win while on court. You do not score for games played in the queue. The player with the most points when the session ends wins overall.
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Yes. Switch to wins-only mode in the setup screen if you prefer to track who won each game rather than the exact score. Useful for more casual sessions.