🎯 Point Chase, in one breath
A round-robin league where the scoreboard never resets and the margin is everything. Fixed pairs play every other pair once, the score runs on consecutively all match long, and the gap you win by is exactly what you add to the table. Beat a pair 21–15 and your league tally climbs +6 — so a blowout is worth chasing long after the win is safe.
🤝Fixed pairs🔁Play every pair once🔢Sequential scoring📈Win by the margin🏆Differential league
The loop
How a Point Chase works
Four steps, repeated until every pair has met every other.
1
Deal the round-robin
Every pair is scheduled to face every other pair exactly once. With 6 pairs that's 5 rounds — your opponents rotate each round, your partner stays the same.
2
Chase points consecutively
No sets, no resets. The score counts straight up — 1–0, 2–0, 3–1, 4–1 — until one pair reaches the target (usually 21). Every rally is one point on a single running tally.
3
Bank the margin
Win 21–15 and your league tally climbs by the +6 difference — not by 1, not by 21. The bigger the gap, the bigger the gain, so you keep pushing even when the win is in the bag.
4
Next opponent
Pairs rotate to the next opponent the schedule dealt them. After everyone has played everyone, the largest cumulative differential tops the table.
Live demo
Watch a league play out
6 pairs on 3 courts is a tidy Point Chase. Watch the running score climb to 21, then the winning margin drop straight onto the league table.
Round 1 / 5
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Courts
The whole round-robin is dealt before the first ball. Press Play round to start.
Court 1
Court 2
Court 3
VS
VS
VS
A
T
Ana & Tomas
+0
G
L
Greta & Lukas
+0
I
M
Ieva & Marius
+0
R
J
Rūta & Jonas
+0
U
M
Ugnė & Mantas
+0
E
D
Eglė & Dovydas
+0
League table
Scoring
The margin is the point
Your league total is the sum of every margin you've won by — winning is the entry fee, the gap is the prize.
Ana & TomasGreta & Lukas
Ana & Tomas+6 pts
Greta & Lukas+0 pts
One match to 21. Win 21–15 and you add +6 to the table — the same win at 21–9 would add +12. Two pairs can both go 4–0 and still finish nowhere near each other.
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Sequential scoring
Unlike tennis-style sets, the score counts consecutively all match: 1–0, 2–0, 3–0, 3–1, 4–1… One running tally, no resets between games.
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Differential focus
You don't bank the win, you bank the gap. Beat a pair 21–15 and the table gets +6 — so the goal is always to win by as much as you can.
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Winner
When the round-robin is done, the pair with the largest total point differential wins the Point Chase. Margins, not match count, decide it.
One match, one running score
1–02–03–03–14–15–2…20–1521–15+6 to table
The tally never resets — it just climbs until a pair hits 21. The final gap is what reaches the table.
The rotation
You rotate opponents, not partners
The schedule is a round-robin of pairs — your partner is fixed, your opponents change every round.
ATAna & Tomas's opponents — 6 pairs, 5 rounds
R1EDEglė & Dovydas
R2GLGreta & Lukas
R3IMIeva & Marius
R4RJRūta & Jonas
R5UMUgnė & Mantas
Five rounds, five different opponents — every other pair exactly once. Your partner never changes; only who's across the net does.
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Your pair stays together
Unlike Americano, you keep one partner the whole league. The schedule only rotates who you face — so chemistry with your partner actually builds.
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A new opponent every round
With p pairs the schedule lasts p − 1 rounds, and you face each other pair exactly once. Nobody gets an easy draw or a brutal one.
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Courts rotate too
Matches are spread across the courts differently each round, so no pair is glued to one court all evening.
Good to know
Variants you might run into
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Different targets
Clubs chase to 16, 21, 24 or 32 points depending on how long each round should take — the higher the target, the more the margin can swing.
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Capped margin
Some leagues cap the differential per match (e.g. +10 max) so one demolition can't run away with the table.
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Negative differential
Stricter formats subtract the gap from the loser too, so the table is a true points-for-minus-against — beware, your total can go down.
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Odd pair counts
With an odd number of pairs a rotating bye keeps it fair — the resting pair usually takes the average margin for that round.
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Point Chase vs Americano
Point Chase keeps fixed pairs and banks the margin you win by. Americano rotates partners every round and banks every point you score — Point Chase rewards dominating a match, Americano rewards racking up points across the night.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the Point Chase padel format?
Point Chase is a race: players collect points across rounds and the first to reach a target score — or whoever leads when time runs out — wins. Short rounds and a clear finish line keep the session fast and competitive.
How is Point Chase scored?
Every point you win in every round counts toward your running total. There are no team standings to track — you simply chase the target, so the format stays easy to follow and quick to finish.