Check people in
Type the names as players arrive, or open the session for members to add themselves. Set the courts and the number of rounds.
Pickleball round robin
Pickleball round robins that deal themselves
Clayside is a pickleball round robin app for clubs. Rotating partners on however many courts you have, everyone playing the same amount, and a points table when the session ends.
No card, no password · 14 days with everything switched on
Court 1
Varney & Dancy
Arora & Laing
Court 2
Oduya & Ferris9
Dobbs & Fenwick7
Court 3
Pell & Stroud10
Hurst & Quayle6
Sitting out: Gault and Mbeki
The table
| # | Player | Rounds | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. Stroud | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | C. Pell | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | B. Ferris | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | A. Hurst | 3 | 21 |
How it works
A pickleball round robin session, start to finish
Rounds race to 16
Each court plays until the two sides have 16 points between them, so the courts finish together. A round can be timed instead if your hall booking is tight.
Scores from the court
The players on each court can put their own score in, or the organiser does it. The standings are up to date before the next round starts.
Rotating or by level
Round robin partners, or matched by score
Americano partner rotation
Everybody plays with everybody before anybody plays with the same partner twice, which is what most clubs mean by a round robin.
For drop-in sessionsNew players meet the whole group.
Mexicano for the stronger group
After the first round the table sets the courts: the top four play together, then the next four, and the leader is paired with the third.
For competitive sessionsClose games all evening.
Fixed pairs too
For a session where partners stay together all night: type the pairs, or let the app draw them.
For partners who play as a teamOne table of pairs.
Court 1
Hale & Ruff
Rudd & Cain
Court 2
Bligh & Moxon
Ward & Prest
Court 3
Sato & Tait9
Okoro & Penn7
The table
| # | Player | Rounds | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. Sato | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | L. Tait | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | G. Hale | 2 | 21 |
Players and courts
How many pickleball players fit how many courts
Four players to a court. Anyone not on court sits out a round, shared out so nobody sits twice while somebody else has not. Sessions run from 4 to 64 players.
| Players | 3 courts | 4 courts | 6 courts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8 on, 2 sit | 8 on, 2 sit | 8 on, 2 sit |
| 12 | all 12 on | all 12 on | all 12 on |
| 14 | 12 on, 2 sit | 12 on, 2 sit | 12 on, 2 sit |
| 16 | 12 on, 4 sit | all 16 on | all 16 on |
| 18 | 12 on, 6 sit | 16 on, 2 sit | 16 on, 2 sit |
| 20 | 12 on, 8 sit | 16 on, 4 sit | all 20 on |
| 24 | 12 on, 12 sit | 16 on, 8 sit | all 24 on |
A late arrival is added to the list between rounds and goes into the deal from the next one.
Not yet
What a pickleball session does not do yet
If your club needs either of these, tell us and we will build it.
Session fees
Paying on the night
The session does not take money today. Collect drop-in fees the way you do now.
Winners stay on
King of the court
The app deals whole rounds. A queue where winners stay on and challengers wait is not built yet.
Keep reading
More for pickleball clubs
Questions
What pickleball clubs ask about round robins
Can drop-in visitors play?
Yes. Type their name and they are dealt in like anyone else. A typed name goes on the club’s list, so it counts towards the members your plan covers.
What if somebody has to leave early?
Take them off between rounds. Their points stay on the table, and the next round is dealt without them.
Is there a free pickleball round robin generator?
Yes. Type the names and the courts, and it prints the whole session: who partners whom, who sits out, and a points table that adds up. No sign-up. The pickleball round robin generator.
Does it work with DUPR?
A session result feeds each player’s level at your club, which is separate from DUPR. Sending sessions to DUPR is not built yet: tell us and we will build it.
Is it on the free plan?
No. Round robins and americanos are on every paid plan; the free plan runs one box league. The plans.
Have a look
Run your next pickleball round robin here
The courts are dealt and the points are kept. You just call the next round.
Everything a pickleball club runs: Pickleball clubs on Clayside · What it costs