King / Queen of the Court generator

How it works

1. 1. Choose partners. Fixed pairs stay together. Rotating partners split after every round.
2. 2. Match courts to players. Every court takes exactly four players. If the numbers don't fit, use fewer courts.
3. 3. Play the round. Start the timer. When it ends, the score stands; a tied court plays one deciding point.
4. 4. Confirm and move. Enter the points and confirm. The next round shows who moves where and, with rotating partners, who partners whom.
5. 5. Finish. Placings come from the last round. Export CSV, print, or start a rematch with a new draw.

Example: 12 players on 3 courts

Court 1 is the top court. After round 1:

• Court 1 winners stay on Court 1. Court 1 losers drop to Court 2.
• Court 2 winners go up to Court 1. Court 2 losers drop to Court 3.
• Court 3 winners go up to Court 2. Court 3 losers stay on Court 3.

So Court 1 hosts the two winning pairs from Courts 1 and 2, Court 2 hosts the Court 1 losers against the Court 3 winners, and Court 3 hosts both losing pairs from Courts 2 and 3. With rotating partners, if Ana and Ben win Court 2 and meet Cai and Dee on Court 1, the new teams are Ana with Cai and Ben with Dee. Six rounds of 12 minutes with 2-minute breaks take about 1 hour 22 minutes.

House rules used here

• Timed rounds, scored in points. Any whole number of points, 0 or more.
• No tied courts: play one deciding point before confirming.
• Placings follow court position in the last round played, not total points.
• No byes: every court has four players every round.

King and Queen of the Court are club formats with many local variants, not one official ruleset. Tell the group these rules before the first round. For other formats, see the guide to padel tournament formats, the Americano generator or the Round Robin generator.

Questions about King of the Court

How many players do I need?

Exactly four per court: 8 players on 2 courts, 12 on 3, 16 on 4, up to 32 on 8. With fixed pairs that is two pairs per court. If your numbers don't fit, use fewer courts — the generator never leaves anyone out or gives anyone a bye.

How do players move between courts?

Court 1 is the top court. After each confirmed round, the winners move up one court and the losers move down one. Winners on Court 1 stay on Court 1, and losers on the bottom court stay there.

What is the difference between fixed pairs and rotating partners?

Fixed pairs stay together all event and move as a team. With rotating partners the two winners move up together and then split, so each partners one of the players arriving on that court from the other direction. Losers do the same on the way down.

What if a court is tied when time is up?

Play one deciding point on court, then enter the final score. A round can't be confirmed with a tied court, and the generator never picks a winner at random.

Who wins?

Placings come from the last round played: the winners on Court 1 first, then the losers on Court 1, then the winners and losers of Court 2, and so on. With rotating partners both players on a side share their place. Rounds won are shown for interest but don't change the order.

Can I correct an earlier round?

Yes. If the correction changes who won, every later round was drawn from the old result, so the generator tells you which rounds would be removed and asks before redrawing. Cancel leaves everything as it was. If the winners don't change, later rounds stay.

What if we run out of time or a player leaves?

End the event early. Ending early uses the last confirmed round for the placings and marks the result as ended early; the unfinished round is not counted. If someone drops out before the first round is confirmed, use New setup to change the entries.

King or Queen — are the rules different?

No. Pick the name your group uses; the rules are the same. These are house rules for a social or club event, not one official ruleset.