Padel Americano

Padel Americano is the easiest and most popular way to run a padel tournament. Partners rotate every round on a fixed schedule, you score individually, and it's fun, fair and social for all levels and ages. An Americano ends once everyone has played with and against everyone.

In Americano you compete individually but play in pairs, so your points are yours alone no matter who you partner.
Partners and opponents change every round on a pre-set schedule, and the tournament normally ends when everyone has played with and against everyone.
Each match is played to a set number of points — usually 16, 24 or 32. Each team serves 2–4 times, then the serve passes to the opponents.
After all rounds are played, the player (or team) with the most accumulated points across the whole tournament wins.

Each match is played to a set number of points — usually 16, 24 or 32 — or for a fixed time of 10–20 minutes per round.
Each team serves twice, then the serve passes to the opponents.
Every rally won gives one point to the winning team.
When a match ends, the score is credited to each player individually. If a 24-point match finishes 10–14, players 1 and 2 get 10 points each and players 3 and 4 get 14 points each.

The number of padel courts you need depends on the number of participants — plan for 4 players per court.
Match the number of courts to your player count: 4 players = 1 court, 8 players = 2 courts, and so on.
Mixing levels is fine, but if the gaps are too large, split your Americano into separate groups or choose the Mexicano format instead so matches stay even.
A typical Americano lasts about 2 hours, with a 24-point match taking roughly 10 minutes to play.