Explainers

How each format works, and what to expect when you play it.

3-Person Team Match
Team Match

Genderless by default — teams of 3, two on court and one sitting. Both teams rotate a player the first time either reaches 5 and again at 10; game to 15. Three teams or more play a round robin.

4 Player Rotate Partner RR
Rotation

4-Player Rotating Partner RR (3 rounds, 1 court)

4 Player Rotate Partner RR - Matches
Rotation

4-Player Rotating Partner RR (3 rounds, 1 court)

4 Team Fixed Partner RR
Rotation

4-Team Fixed Partner RR (3 rounds, 2 courts)

4 Team Fixed Partner RR - Matches
Rotation

4-Team Fixed Partner RR (3 rounds, 2 courts)

4-Person Team Match
Team Match

Teams of 4, any mix — each match 4 or 6 games plus a decider on a tie; three teams or more play a round robin.

4-Person Team Match - Mixed
Team Match

8 players in 2 teams — 1 match of 4 games, plus a decider at 2-2.

7-11 transition drill

One player at the kitchen line, one at the baseline. Kitchen Line plays to 11, Baseline to 7.

8 Player Gender Mixed Rotate Partner RR
Rotation

8-Player Mixed/Upper-Lower RR (7 rounds, 2 courts)

8 Player Rotate Partner RR
Rotation

8-Player Rotating Partner RR (7 rounds, 2 courts)

8 Player Rotate Partner RR - Matches
Rotation

8-Player Rotating Partner RR (7 rounds, 2 courts)

8 Player RR 6 Rotate 2 Stay Together
Rotation

8 Player RR 6 Rotate 2 Stay Together (7 rounds, 2 courts)

8 Player Upper/Lower Rotate Partner RR
Rotation

8-Player Mixed/Upper-Lower RR (7 rounds, 2 courts)

8 Team Fixed Partner RR
Rotation

8-Team Fixed Partner RR (7 rounds, 4 courts)

8 Team Fixed Partner RR - Matches
Rotation

8-Team Fixed Partner RR (7 rounds, 4 courts)

8-Player Round Robin: 6 Rotating, 2 Stay-Together

An 8-player round robin where one fixed duo anchors Court 1 while six players rotate around them across seven rounds.

Consolation Playoff
Playoff

A single game between the players who did not make the championship bracket.

Court King

Multiple courts start with 4 players assigned as partners. Winners move up a court, losers move down, and partners are redrawn on every court each round.

Double Elim Playoff
Playoff

A best-of-three series. The team that wins two games takes gold.

Double Elimination
Bracket

Three entrants or more. Two losses and you are out.

Drills

Seven two-player drills scored as games, and Group Drill, where each player gets a score of their own. Modifiers adjust points per player.

Group Drills: Unbounded Clinics, One-Sided Scoring & Modifiers

A clinic format with unbounded capacity, incremental schedule updates for late arrivals, one-sided scoring, and custom drill modifiers.

King of the Court

Tiered court rotation: win to advance toward Court 1, drop down on a loss, and split partners on every move to keep games balanced.

Ladder League
Rotation

Round robins on courts of four. Win your court to move up a court next round, finish last to drop down.

Quick Play

One game or one match: singles, skinny singles or doubles. Or send a challenge and play when your rival accepts.

Round Robin with Playoffs: Pool Play to Bracket Transitions

A round-robin pool feeding an automatic bracket: how pool play ranks players, how top seeds pair into doubles teams, and when playoffs generate.

Single Elim Playoff
Playoff

A single game. Its winner takes gold.

Skinny singles

Singles on half the court, crosscourt or by the score. A Quick Play game or match, a challenge court type, or a drill.

Swiss

Starts with groups of four playing three game round robins. Winners/losers play up or down each round with others of same win/loss record.

Team Matches: 4-Person, 3-Person, and Mixed

Squads facing off across doubles lines, the mixed pairing choice, and the 21-point Dreambreaker.

Team Pickleball: 3-Person Matches

Teams of three where all players rotate onto the court at 5-point checkpoints within a single continuous game.

The 8-Player Mixer: 7 Rounds, 2 Courts, Zero Byes

An 8-player, 2-court mixer: 7 rounds, 100% court utilization, every player partners with everyone once and plays against everyone twice.