The rules
The goal is to reach the top court — and stay there. The format runs without a bench, so the players have to fill the courts exactly: two courts means eight players, three courts twelve, and so on up to 8 courts and 32 players.
Round 1 is a pure draw. From then on, results decide everything: the winning pair moves up one court, the losing pair down one. On every court the two pairs that meet there are split, so you get a new partner every round — you never play two rounds in a row with the same partner.
Every match is played to 24 total points. At 12–12, a tiebreak point decides — so the ladder moves after every single round. Once every match is in, the next round is one tap away.
WHO WINS THE NIGHT?
The leaderboard ranks in three steps — becoming king or queen is about winning often, and winning where it counts.
THE CLOSER TO THE TOP COURT, THE HIGHER
No bench — everyone plays every round.
Round 1 spreads players across the courts at random.
Winners move up one court, losers move down.
The pairs on each court are split — new partner every round.
Tiebreak at 12–12 — there is always a winner.
Variant
The format comes in two variants: one for individual players, where you get a new partner every round — and Kings/Queens of the Court for fixed teams that keep their partner the whole session.
Round 1 places the teams on courts at random, and from there they move the same way: win and move up, lose and move down. The tiebreak at 12–12 applies here too, and it still takes exactly two teams per court.
PICK THE VARIANT IN SETUP
THE SAME LADDER — TWO WAYS TO CLIMB
Over time
Play in a shared group and every player builds their stats over time: Elo rating, win–draw–loss and a separate line per mode — King/Queen of the Court included.
During the session the leaderboard ranks by matches won, then points, and finally court position — and the recap can be shared straight to the group chat.
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