Padel Group Stage + Knockout Generator

How it works

1. 1. Enter the pairs. For seeded groups, list them strongest first.
2. 2. Pick groups and qualifiers. 2, 4 or 8 groups; winners or top two go through. You see the groups before you start.
3. 3. Play the groups. Everyone in a group plays everyone else once. Matches are spread over your courts in order.
4. 4. Confirm the qualifiers. Decide any exact tie for a qualifying place, check the bracket, then start the knockout.
5. 5. Play the knockout. Winners move on. Share the live scoreboard, export CSV or print everything.

Example: 8 teams, 2 groups, top two

Two groups of four. Each team plays three group matches, twelve in total. The semi-finals are A1 v B2 and B1 v A2, so the two teams from Group A can only meet again in the final. With 10 teams in 4 groups (3, 3, 2 and 2 teams) only the group winners can go through, because top two would put everyone in a two-team group through.

Rules used here

• Group order: match wins, set difference, game difference, games won. Level teams share the place.
• Exact ties for a qualifying place are decided by the organiser and labelled as such.
• A walkover is a match win with no sets or games, never a made-up score.
• The bracket uses fixed group places; teams from different groups are never ranked against each other.

These are organiser choices, not one official rulebook. For other formats, see the guide to padel tournament formats, the Round Robin generator or the knockout bracket generator.

Questions about group stage + knockout

How many teams and groups can I use?

4 to 32 fixed pairs on 1 to 8 courts, in 2, 4 or 8 groups of 2 to 8 teams. Group sizes differ by at most one team, and only group counts that work for your number of teams can be picked. Nobody is ever left out to make the numbers fit.

Who goes through to the knockout?

The group winners, or the top two from every group. Top two needs at least three teams in every group, so someone in each group is knocked out. The same number goes through from every group, and places in different groups are never compared, so there is no best-runner-up rule.

How is the bracket made?

From fixed group places, not a ranking across groups. With the top two going through, group winners meet another group's runner-up (A1 v B2, B1 v A2 and so on), and the two teams from one group are in opposite halves, so they can only meet again in the final. With group winners only, the order is A v B, C v D and so on.

How are group tables ordered?

Match wins, then set difference, game difference and games won. Teams still level on all four share the place. There is no hidden head-to-head or alphabetical rule.

What if teams are exactly tied for a qualifying place?

If the tie decides who goes through, or whether a team is 1st or 2nd, you decide the order yourself (a play-off, coin toss or whatever your rules say) and save it. It is shown as decided by the organiser. You can only order the tied teams, never overrule a better record. Ties below the cut-off stay shared.

How do walkovers count in a group?

You confirm which pair can't play. The other pair gets one match win, with no sets or games for either team. It is shown as a walkover, never as a made-up 6–0, so it can affect set and game difference tie-breaks.

Can I correct a group result after the knockout has started?

Yes. If the same teams still qualify in the same bracket places, the knockout and its results stay. If the change alters a qualifier or a bracket place, or leaves a tie to decide, you are warned first, with the number of knockout results that would be deleted. Cancel leaves everything as it was. Group results are never lost.

How long does it take?

The estimate counts court waves: group matches are spread over all courts with no team playing twice at once, then the knockout starts once every group is finished. Group and knockout matches can have different lengths. It is an estimate only; sets run long.