Padel Monrad 16 Players
The Padel Monrad format for 16 players is ideally played on 4 padel courts, but it can also be played on 2 courts. Each team plays 3 matches. Scoring is up to 3 sets or, as in the Cup Americano, 32 points*. If the score is 16-16, a golden point is played to end the match 17-16 (or 16-17). The advantage of the Padel Monrad system is that only 3 rounds are needed to determine the final placements of all teams! In comparison, it would take 7 rounds in a league to achieve the same placements. Assuming each match takes 20 minutes and using 4 padel courts, a tournament with 16 players takes 60 minutes!
Padel Monrad 32 Players
Padel Monrad for 32 players is best played on 8 padel courts, but can also be accommodated on 4 courts. Each team plays 4 matches. Scoring is first to 3 sets or as in the Cup Americano for 32 points. If playing sets, scores like 2-1 are recorded, and if playing as in Cup Americano, scores like 20-12. The benefit of Padel Monrad is that only 4 rounds are required to finalize the placements of all teams! By comparison, it would take 15 rounds in league play to reach the same placements. There are a total of 32 matches in the tournament.
Padel Monrad 2x16 Players
An alternative format for padel facilities with 4 courts is to create 2 groups of 16 players each, using the Padel Monrad system. Scoring follows the Cup Americano style, playing to 32 points, and using a Golden Point at 16-16 so no matches end in a tie. Each team is guaranteed 3 matches. First, group 1 plays its first round on all courts. Then group 2 plays its round on all courts. This alternates until all rounds are completed. Once the groups have finished, a final round can be organized: the winner of group 1 vs the winner of group 2, second place from group 1 vs second place from group 2, and so on. (A 10-minute rest might be planned before the final round, as players from group 1 would have rested a round while those from group 2 would come straight from a match.) Factoring in 15-20 minutes for each match and changeover, the tournament should be completed in 2 hours and 30 minutes.
