Padel & tennis articles

Organising tournaments

How to Organise a Padel Tournament, Step by Step

Booking the courts is the easy part. Here is the running order that turns a WhatsApp group into a tournament that actually finishes on time.

4 min read

Tournament formats

Padel & Tennis Tournament Formats, Explained Simply

Five formats cover almost every padel and tennis event ever organised. Here is what each one feels like on court, and how to pick the right one.

3 min read

Tournament formats

Americano vs Mexicano: Which Padel Format to Choose

They look the same from the outside — rotating partners, individual points. The difference is in how the next round gets built, and it changes everything.

2 min read

Cups Creator guides

How to Create Your First Tournament in Cups Creator

Five short steps from an empty screen to a live tournament with a shareable link. It takes about three minutes the first time.

3 min read

Organising tournaments

How to Organise a Tennis Tournament (Club Guide)

Tennis takes longer per match than padel, which changes almost every planning decision. Here is how to fit a real tournament into a real weekend.

3 min read

Padel rules

Padel Rules for Beginners: Everything in 5 Minutes

Padel takes about five minutes to learn and years to get bored of. Here is everything you need before your first match.

3 min read

Organising tournaments

How Many Players, Courts and Hours Do You Really Need?

Every tournament that overruns was planned with optimism instead of arithmetic. Here is the arithmetic — it takes about two minutes.

2 min read

Padel rules

How Padel Scoring Works (15, 30, 40, Game)

Fifteen, thirty, forty, game. It sounds strange for about ten minutes and then it never confuses you again.

2 min read

Tennis rules

Tennis Rules for Beginners: The Complete Basics

Tennis has more rules than it needs and fewer than people think. Here is the set that covers ninety-nine percent of what happens on court.

2 min read

Cups Creator guides

How to Set Up Groups and a Knockout Stage

The league format is two tournaments in one: a fair group stage, then a bracket with something on the line. Here is how to configure both.

3 min read

Tennis rules

How Tennis Scoring Works: Points, Games, Sets

Love, fifteen, thirty, forty. The strangest counting system in sport, explained so it finally sticks.

2 min read

Cups Creator guides

How to Invite Players and Share Your Tournament

One link does the work of fifty messages. Here are the four ways to get players in, and when to use each.

2 min read

Players & legends

The Best Padel Players Right Now (2026 Season)

Professional padel ranks pairs, not individuals — which makes the top of the game a story about partnerships as much as talent.

3 min read

Organising tournaments

The Tournament Day Checklist Every Organiser Needs

Nothing ruins a good draw like a missing ball tube. Here is the list, in the order you actually need it.

2 min read

History & curiosities

Padel vs Tennis: Every Difference That Matters

They share a scoring system and almost nothing else about how a point feels. Here is the honest comparison.

2 min read

Cups Creator guides

Branding, Sponsors and Exporting Your Draw

The difference between a club tournament and a spreadsheet is about four minutes of setup. Here is what to do with them.

2 min read

Technique & training

Padel Technique Basics: The Five Shots That Matter

Forget the highlight reel. Learn these five and you will beat almost everyone at club level.

3 min read

Padel rules

Padel Serve Rules: What's Legal and What's a Fault

The serve is the one shot in padel with strict rules. Learn them once and you will never lose a point to a technicality again.

2 min read

History & curiosities

The History of Padel: From Acapulco to the World

One of the world's fastest-growing sports was invented by accident, by a man who did not have room for a tennis court.

2 min read

Tennis rules

Tiebreak Rules Explained (Tennis and Padel)

Six games all. Everyone tightens up, and half the court forgets who is serving. Here is the whole thing in two minutes.

2 min read

Technique & training

Padel Positioning and Strategy: Win Without Hitting Harder

Most club points are lost by being in the wrong place, not by hitting the wrong shot. Here is where to stand and why.

2 min read

Technique & training

Tennis Technique Basics: Five Fixes That Work Fast

Most club players do not need a new forehand. They need to fix one of these five things, and it usually takes a week.

2 min read

Players & legends

Padel Legends: The Greatest Players of All Time

Padel's professional history is short enough to fit in one lifetime, which makes its legends unusually easy to name.

3 min read

Players & legends

The Greatest Tennis Players of All Time

Every generation thinks it watched the best. In tennis, most of them were probably right about something.

3 min read

History & curiosities

12 Padel Facts That Surprise Almost Everyone

A short collection of things about padel that even regular players usually get wrong.

3 min read