Winners Lane

Winners Lane — padel's take on King of the Court — is a fast-growing format built on constant movement. Win and you climb to a higher court and swap partners; lose and you drop down. The team defending the top lane at the final round wins the tournament.

Before the first match, teams, opponents and starting courts are all paired automatically.
The winning team moves up one lane and changes partners; the losing team moves down one lane and also switches partners.
If you're already on the Winners Lane, the goal is to defend your place until the end.
A team that wins on the Winners Lane stays on it but is split up, partnering the challengers who won their way up from the lane below.
The team holding the Winners Lane when the final round is played wins the whole tournament.
A match can't end in a draw — a Golden Point is typically used to decide a tight game.
The number of rounds is decided before play begins.

Each match is played to a set number of points — usually 16, 24 or 32 — or for a fixed time of 10–20 minutes per round.
Each team serves twice, then the serve passes to the opponents.
Every rally won gives one point to the winning team.
When a match ends, the score is credited to each player individually. If a 24-point match finishes 10–14, players 1 and 2 get 10 points each and players 3 and 4 get 14 points each.

The number of padel courts you need depends on the number of participants — plan for 4 players per court.
The number of courts must match your player count for the lanes to work.
It's good to mix players of different padel levels.
Playing time varies with the number of rounds you choose, but plan for at least 1 hour.