Padel guides

Plain-English guides to the rules and scoring of padel, the new star point, and how to run Americano and Mexicano nights that everyone enjoys.

Padel rules

How to play padel: the court, the underarm serve, the walls, when you lose a point and the 2026 changes.

How a padel score works: 15-30-40, deuce, golden point, Star Point, sets, tie-breaks and Americano points.

Two advantages, then one decisive point: the 2026 FIP deuce rule, with the official wording and a worked example.

One point at 40–40 decides the game. Who chooses the side, how it compares with advantage and Star Point, and how to play it.

The tie-break at 6–6, the 1-2-2 serving order, changing ends every 6 points and the super tie-break to 10.

Where to stand, serve height, faults, lets, second serves and who serves first in doubles, from the 2026 FIP rules.

Courts, rounds, points per match, resting players and tiebreaks: run a fair Americano night without a spreadsheet.

How a Mexicano works: live-ranking courts, the three pairing rules, scoring and a worked 8-player example.

Free: keep the score of a padel match with golden point, Star Point or advantage.

Free: paste your player list, get fair rounds and a live leaderboard.