8-Player RR then top 4 to playoff match

8 players play rotating partner round robin with the top 4 advancing to a doubles match (best of 3 games).

The Round Robin

7 rounds on 2 courts, 14 total games. You partner with each other player once and oppose each twice. https://picklemix.app/blog/8-player-straight-up-format

Advancement

After the round robin, players are ranked by win percentage, with point differential as the tiebreaker. The top 4 advance to the playoff. The bottom 4 are done — their round robin finish is their final event result.

The Playoff

The top 4 form two doubles teams, seeded by round robin finish:

• Team A: #1 seed + #2 seed

• Team B: #3 seed + #4 seed

Final Results

Every player finishes with a ranking:

• Champions: the 2 players on the winning playoff team

• Runners-up: the 2 players on the losing playoff team

• 5th through 8th: come from the round robin standings