Padel mexicano

Just like padel americano, Mexicano is a very social and pleasant game where you can meet new opponents and meet new friends. The difference is that in mexicano, the better you play, the harder the opposition and vice versa.

Rules in mexicano

These are the following rules of mexicano:

• Chance determines who you play with and against in your first match.
• From the second match onwards, your matchups are determined by the results of previous matches.
• New rounds depend entirely on the current results on the leaderboard.
• Numbers 1 and 3 play against 2 and 4. 5 and 7 play against 6 and 8 and so on.
• When the scoreboard, after a few rounds, has stabilized, the matches will be even.
• The better you play, the harder the opposition and vice versa.
• Un mexicano means you can play with and against the same player multiple times.

How do you score in mexicano?

In mexicano 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.
• After all matches have been played, the player who has accumulated the most points throughout the tournament wins.

How to organize a Mexicano tournament?

To play a padel mexicano you need at least 4 participants or 4 teams.

• The number of padel courts needed for a mexicano depends on the number of participants. Usually 4 players per court.
• It is best if the number of courts corresponds to the number of players.
• It is good to mix players at different padel levels.
• The normal playing time for a Mexicano tournament is about 2 hours. A 24-point game takes about 12 minutes to play.

Team mexicano

Mexicano can be played in teams. A team mexicano works in exactly the same way as in the individual setup, but instead of playing individually, you compete in predetermined teams.