8-Player RR then top 4 to 1 game playoff

8 players play a round robin. Top 4 advance to a doubles championship game.

The Round Robin

8 players play a rotating partner round robin — 7 rounds on 2 courts, 14 total games. You partner with every other player exactly once and oppose everyone exactly 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

The playoff is a single championship game between Team A and Team B. One loss and you're out — no back draw, no if-necessary game, no second chances.

Final Results

Every player finishes with a ranking:

• Champion: the 2 players on the winning playoff team

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

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