Rules
How does padel
scoring work?
Padel scores like tennis: 15, 30, 40, game, set. The one difference that matters on court is the golden point at 40-40. Add the doubles serve order and the underarm serve, and that is the whole system, short and complete.
Points like tennis
A game starts at 0-0, then 15, 30, 40. Whoever wins the next point at 40 takes the game, unless the opponent is also at 40. The server's score is called first. If you can score tennis, you can score padel.
Golden point instead of advantage
The official FIP rules and most leagues play the golden point at 40-40: the next point decides the game, and the receiving team chooses who receives. In tennis the same rule is called NoAd. Some tournaments and many friendly matches still play with advantage, so settle that before the match. In Kortscore golden point lives under NoAd: pick it once and the watch counts that way.
Doubles and serve order
Padel is almost always played as doubles. Serve alternates between the teams after every game, and within a team the partners take turns: whoever served the first game serves the fifth again. Receiving sides (deuce side and advantage side) stay fixed for a whole set and may only be swapped for the next set.
The serve
The ball is bounced once behind the service line and struck at or below hip height, diagonally into the opponents' service box. Two attempts, as in tennis. If the ball touches the wire fence after bouncing in the box it is a fault; if it hits the glass wall it stays in play.
Games, sets, tiebreak
A set goes to 6 games with a two-game margin; at 6-6 a tiebreak to 7 points with a two-point margin follows. Serve changes after the first point and then every two points; ends change every six points. A match is normally best of three; many tournaments replace the third set with a match tiebreak to 10.
Common formats
League: two sets to win, golden point. Tournament group stage: often one set or short sets to 4. Americano and Mexicano: a fixed number of points per round, usually 16, 24 or 32, no games. Kortscore counts singles and doubles, advantage and NoAd, sets to 4 or 6, best of three or a single set.
Changing ends
As in tennis: after the first game, then whenever the game total is odd. In the tiebreak every six points. The watch tells you when it is time.
Common questions
Are golden point and NoAd the same thing?
Yes. Both mean the next point at 40-40 decides the game. Padel says golden point, tennis says NoAd. In Kortscore you pick NoAd and the watch counts golden point.
Is padel always doubles?
Almost always. Singles padel exists on narrower courts (six metres wide instead of ten) but is rare. That is why doubles sits right on Kortscore's start screen; singles works just the same.
Who receives the golden point?
The receiving team decides which partner receives, but has to keep its normal side split: each player receives from their own side.
Does Kortscore score Americano tournaments?
Not as a format of its own. Americano counts plain points without games, which classic tennis scoring is not built for. Kortscore is for league and tournament matches with sets.
Let the watch count
Kortscore, free on Google Play