Padel · Pickleball · Tennis · Badminton
Social tournaments made simple — Americano & Mexicano for every racket sport
Add your players, get a fair rotating schedule instantly, and track every score on a live leaderboard your whole group can follow. No accounts, no spreadsheets, no arguments about who partners whom.
How it works
Court time in three steps
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Add your players
Type names (or paste your group chat list), pick courts and a points preset for your sport.
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Get the schedule instantly
A fair rotation with no repeated partners until unavoidable — byes auto-rotated for odd counts.
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Share the link, track live
Enter scores courtside; everyone follows the live leaderboard from their own phone.
The product
From group chat chaos to a running tournament
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Built for the courtside moment
Big tap targets for sweaty thumbs, automatic score complements, undo, and a leaderboard that recalculates the instant a match ends. Runs in any browser today — and the iOS app adds TV mode, exports and Mexicano variants.
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One engine, every social format
Americano and Mexicano in the free web generator today; team & mixed variants, Round Robin and King of the Court in the iOS app.
Americano
Rotating partners on a fixed schedule — everyone plays with and against everyone. The classic social format.
Mexicano
The leaderboard sets each round’s matchups: 1st + 4th vs 2nd + 3rd per court. Always competitive.
Round Robin
Fixed partners, everyone plays every other team. The league-night staple, auto-scheduled. (iOS app)
King of the Court
Winners stay on, challengers queue up, or timed up/down across ranked courts. (iOS app)
Get the app
Run tournaments from your pocket
Americano: Padel & Pickleball for iOS adds Mexicano & team formats, TV leaderboard mode, PDF exports and Apple Watch scoring. The web generator works in any browser today — nothing to install.
Guides
Learn every format, run it like a pro
The Americano Format, Explained (Padel, Pickleball, Tennis & More)
One format, every racket sport: rotating partners, individual points, a single leaderboard.
What Is Americano Pickleball? Rules & How to Run One
The rotating-partner format pickleball players know as a scramble — rules, scoring and schedules.
Mexicano Pickleball: The Format Where Standings Set the Matchups
Every round re-seeded from the live leaderboard — the format that keeps every pickleball match close.
Americano Tennis: The Social Doubles Format Explained
The club-night classic — rotating doubles partners, individual scores, one winner.
How to Run a Badminton Americano
Club-night mixers with rotating pairs and one individual leaderboard — scheduled automatically.
Running an Americano With an Odd Number of Players
5, 7, 9 players? Rotating byes and fair compensation make any group size work.
FAQ
Questions organizers actually ask
What is an Americano tournament?
An Americano is a social doubles tournament where partners and opponents rotate every round on a fixed schedule. Every rally scores one point to your individual total, and the player with the most points at the end wins. Learn more
What is the difference between Americano and Mexicano?
Americano follows a fixed rotation set before play starts, so the schedule is known in advance. Mexicano re-seeds every round from the live leaderboard — ranks 1 and 4 play ranks 2 and 3 on each court — so matches stay close in mixed-ability groups. Learn more
How many players do I need for an Americano?
Four is the minimum. Multiples of four (8, 12, 16) keep every court full; 8 players on 2 courts is the sweet spot — exactly 7 rounds lets everyone partner everyone once. Learn more
Can I run an Americano with 5, 7 or another odd number of players?
Yes. The app auto-rotates byes so everyone sits out a fair number of rounds, and can compensate rest rounds on the leaderboard so nobody is punished for sitting out. Learn more
How many points should an Americano match be?
Padel classics are 16, 24 or 32 total points (24 is a good ~10-minute default). Pickleball groups usually play rally scoring to 11 or 15 win-by-2; badminton plays to 21. The app presets the right options per sport. Learn more
How long does an Americano take?
A 24-point match takes about 10 minutes, so an 8-player, 2-court, 7-round americano runs roughly 75–90 minutes with changeovers. Use the calculator for your exact player count, courts and points. Try the calculator
How are ties broken on the leaderboard?
The standard chain is head-to-head result first, then point difference (points won minus conceded), then total points won. The app applies it automatically and also supports a wins-first ranking mode. Learn more
Does Americano work for pickleball?
Perfectly — pickleball players often know it as a scramble or mixer. Same rotation, pickleball scoring: rally to 11 or 15 win-by-2, with the format handling partners, courts and standings. Learn more
Can I use this for tennis or badminton?
Yes. Tennis americanos use short games-based or timed rounds; badminton plays rally scoring to 21. One engine, per-sport presets — same schedules, leaderboards and live sharing. Learn more
Is it free? Do my players need to install anything?
The web generator is free with no signup, and participants never need an app — they open a shared link to see courts, partners and live standings. The iOS app adds Mexicano variants, TV mode, exports and more. Open the free generator
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