Free tools for running games and tournaments
In short
Two free tools help you plan games: the padel Americano generator rotates partners across courts and rounds, and the round-robin generator builds a schedule in which every team plays every other once or twice. Both run in your browser, need no sign-up, and give you text to paste into WhatsApp or a page to print. For live scores and standings, run the event in Flobit as a league or Mexicano.
- Padel Americano generator: schedule for 4 to 32 playersThis free generator builds a padel Americano schedule. Enter your players and courts and it lists every round: who partners whom, which court they play on and…
- Round-robin generator: schedule for 3 to 32 teamsEnter your teams or players and this free generator lists every round of a round robin: who plays whom, and who has a bye when the number is odd. Choose single…
Which tool do I need?
Use the padel Americano generator for a social padel night in which partners change every round and each player keeps an individual score. It handles 4 to 32 players on 1 to 8 courts, rests players in turn when the numbers don't divide by four, and estimates how long the night will take.
Use the round-robin generator for a league in which every team or player meets every other, once or twice. It handles 3 to 32 entrants, adds a bye when the number is odd, and swaps home and away in the second half of a double round robin.
Not sure which format you are after? The tournament formats guide compares knockouts, leagues, group stages and the rotating-partner formats.
Are the tools free, and what happens to the names I type?
Both tools are free. There is no account to create and nothing to install. They run in your browser, and the names you type are not sent to Flobit.
Each tool ends in the same two buttons. Copy for WhatsApp puts the whole schedule on your clipboard as plain text, with each round as a bold heading, ready to paste into a group chat. Print gives a clean page with only the schedule on it.
The tools write schedules, not scores. Keep results on a sheet of paper, in a spreadsheet, or in the app.
What do the tools do that the app doesn't, and the other way round?
Flobit runs Mexicano, not Americano, so the Americano generator fills that gap: use it for the schedule and keep score on paper. If you'd rather have partners drawn from the standings, live scores and a leaderboard that updates itself, run a Mexicano in the app. The Mexicano guide explains how its pairings work.
For a league, the app does the whole job: fixtures, live scores and a standings table, once or twice round. The round-robin generator is for when you only need the schedule on paper, or want to see the rounds before you open entries. Tournaments in Flobit lists the formats and the organizer options.
Frequently asked questions
Are the free tools really free?
Yes. Both tools are free, have no sign-up and no ads, and run in your browser. The names you type are not sent anywhere. They write schedules only, so scores and standings stay on your own sheet or in a Flobit tournament.
Which padel formats does Flobit run?
Single and double elimination, leagues, group + knockout and Mexicano. Americano isn't one of them, which is why the Americano generator exists: it builds that schedule for you to print or paste into a chat, and you keep score on paper.
Can I share the schedule with my group?
Yes. Each tool has a Copy for WhatsApp button that puts the schedule on your clipboard as plain text, with each round as a bold heading. It also pastes cleanly into other chat apps and notes, and a Print button gives a clean page for the court.
How many players or teams can the tools handle?
The Americano generator takes 4 to 32 players on 1 to 8 courts. The round-robin generator takes 3 to 32 teams or players, single or double. Bigger fields are better split into groups with a knockout after; the tournament formats guide explains how.
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