Mexicano Match Organiser

Yes — every feature here is free, with no account, no sign-up, and no limit on how many times you use it. Add your players and this free padel & tennis Mexicano tournament generator builds each round's pairings, tracks scores, and works out the final standings for you, entirely in your browser, with nothing to install.

Yes — the final screen shows the full podium plus everyone's stats, with a share-ready recap for the group chat. Tap any player for their own insights from the game — best partner, toughest pair to face, biggest loss and more. If the same group plays regularly, save each session's winners to a group leaderboard too — it keeps a rolling record of your last 10 games, including each player's personal best, plus a podium and optional player insights (form over time, best partners, consistency). If some players have to sit out, you can opt in when you set up the game to credit each round they miss at that player's own average (or half the points available) so totals stay fair. The standings are ranked on total points; if players are level, the one who won more games ranks higher, then the better point difference.

Players sitting out rotate, so nobody sits out twice before everyone has sat out once and the number of games stays as even as it can. To keep the leaderboard fair for the odd game someone misses, you can opt in when you set up the game: each missed round can count as that player's own average points per game (so a strong player who sat out isn't penalised) or as half the points available. Left off, totals are simply the points scored. You can also rank by average points per game or by games won instead of total points.

This page is set up for Mexicano specifically — for the classic random-rotation Americano format, with its own rules and FAQ, try the dedicated Americano tournament generator. Same free tool underneath, just tuned (and explained) for Americano instead.

The core rule starts the same as any Americano-style format: everyone's split into groups of four each round, and each round is played to a fixed points target rather than a full match — this tool defaults to 16 points (4 serves each), though you can set any target you like. What makes Mexicano different is the pairings: round 1 is random, then from round 2 onward, partners and opponents are matched based on the standings so far, so closely-matched players tend to end up on court together as the session goes on.

Check the live screen right before each round starts to see exactly which court you're on, who your partner is, and who you're up against — round 1 has nothing to see in advance there, but from round 2 on it's worth checking fresh each time rather than assuming it'll be the same players again.

Want the full step-by-step? See how to set one up →

Scoring itself works exactly like Americano — each round is played straight to a points target, say first to 16, with serves rotating one point at a time between all four players on court, so a 16-point round means 4 serves each. What's different is what happens between rounds: instead of shuffling randomly, this tool looks at the running standings and pairs players up to keep the next round's matches close. The organiser enters the final score once a round ends — say, 10 for one side and 6 for the other — both sides get those points added to their individual total, and the next round's pairings are worked out fresh from the updated standings, so a strong result can change who you're paired with next.

At the end of the whole session, everyone's points across every round are added up, and the highest total wins. If two players finish level, the tie's broken by average points per game rather than left as a flat tie, so someone who matched that total in fewer rounds ranks above someone who needed more games to get there.

Padel itself is always doubles, so every round needs groups of four on court — but your total headcount doesn't have to divide neatly into that. Whether you've turned up with 5, 10 or 14 players, this tool rotates who sits out each round on a fair, roughly even basis, so an odd number is never actually a problem; it just means a little more rotation, which is exactly what it's built to handle for you.

It depends entirely on your own time budget — how many courts you've got booked, and for how long — rather than any fixed length. Set that in the tool and it works out how many rounds (and games per player) will actually fit, live, as you set up — see the stats bar above for your own numbers.