Padel americano

Americano padel is one of the easiest and most appreciated ways to organize a padel tournament. It is fun, fair, social and suitable for all levels and ages. An americano tournament is over when everyone has played with each other at least once.

Rules of padel americano

These are the following rules of americano

• In Americano, you compete individually but play in pairs.
• The teams change every match and the tournament is normally over when everyone has played everyone.
• Each match is played for a certain number of points. Usually 16, 24 or 32. Each team serves 2-4 times, and then the serve is handed over to the opponent.
• After all matches have been played, the player or team who has accumulated the most points throughout the tournament wins.

How do you score in americano?

In americano you score just like you do in a normal padel match. Instead of 15, 30, 40 and game you receive a point for each won ball.

• Each match is played for a certain number of points. Usually 16, 24 or 32. The matches can also be played for a predetermined time period of 10-20 minutes.
• Each team serves 2 times. The serve is then passed to the opponent.
• Each ball won gives one point to the winning team
• When a match is over, the score is recorded and then transferred to the individual players. If a 24 point match ends 10-14, players 1 and 2 get 10 points each. Players 3 and 4 get 14 points each.

How to organize a Americano tournament?

To play a padel americano, you need at least 4 participants or 3 teams.

• The number of padel courts needed depends on the number of participants. Usually 4 players per court.
• It is best if the number of lanes corresponds to the number of players. 4 players = 1 lane, 8 players = 2 lanes and so on.
• It's fine to mix levels, but if the differences are too big, consider splitting your Americano into separate groups or choosing the Mexicano padel tournament instead.
• The normal playing time for an americano is about 2 hours. A 24 point match takes about 10 minutes to play.

Team Americano

Americano can also be played in teams. It works just like the individual americano, but instead of being played individually, you compete in predetermined teams.