Americano and Mexicano: rotating-partner tournaments for padel
Americano is the favourite format for open sessions at padel clubs. Partners change every round, individual points count, and by the end of the evening everyone has played with everyone. Such a rotation is impossible to plan by hand, so HoneyCup builds it for you.
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Americano: everyone partners everyone
Players sign up individually. Each round HoneyCup forms pairs so that over the tournament everyone partners everyone exactly once. The schedule for all rounds is known from the start — print it or show it on a screen before play begins.
Games to a points total
A match is played to a fixed total — 24 or 32 points by default, as is usual at padel club sessions. Enter one pair's points and HoneyCup fills in the other. Playing to 24, typing “15” saves as 15:9.
Mexicano: pairs from the table
In Mexicano the schedule is not known in advance. Each next round is paired from the current table: within a group of four, first and fourth play against second and third. Strong players meet strong players and games are closer. The Americano / Mexicano rotation switch is in the tournament settings, along with the number of Mexicano rounds.
Individual standings
Matches are played in pairs, but the table is individual: each player gets all the points their pair scored. Places go by total points, then by point difference and number of wins.

How to start
- Create a tournament, pick “Padel” or “Pickleball” as the sport and “Americano” as the format.
- Add players — any even number from 4 to 32.
- Choose the points total per match and the rotation: Americano or Mexicano.
- The schedule is built automatically — enter scores after each match.


