Padel Rules

1. Group Stage

• Teams per group: 4
• Format: Round-robin — Each team plays one match against every other team (3 matches total).
• Points Allocation:
  • Refer to DRoP score for this
• Qualification:
  • Top 2 teams from each group advance to the knockout stage.
  • The rest are eliminated.
• Ranking Criteria (If Teams Are Tied):
  • DRoP Score will be used to determine rankings.

2. Knockout Stage

• Structure: Quarter-finals → Semi-finals → Final
• Match-ups:
  • 1st place of each group plays against 2nd place from a different group (no same-group clashes in quarter-finals).
  • Winners progress to the next round.

A. Group Stage, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals

• One game of 6 sets.
• First to win 6 sets takes the match.
• No tie-breaks.

B. Final

• Best of 3 games
• Each game is a race to 6 sets.
• The team that wins 2 out of 3 games wins the championship.

Game Scoring:

15 → 30 → 40 → Game

Deuce Rules:

• At 40–40 (Deuce), only one advantage is played.
• If Deuce happens again after Advantage, the next point is a Golden Point:
  • Receiving team chooses return side.
  • Winner of the point wins the game.

Warm-up Time

• 5 minutes before each match.

Walkover

• A team arriving more than 10 minutes late forfeits the match.

Substitutions

• Only allowed due to injury, with approval.
• If substitution occurs, the team forfeits the ongoing match but may stay in the tournament (group stage only).

Conduct & Behavior

• Unsportsmanlike behavior will result in:
  • Warning → Point Penalty → Game Penalty → Disqualification

Equipment

• Only tournament-provided balls to be used.
• Non-marking padel shoes are mandatory.

Referee Authority

• The referee's decision on all matters is final and binding.
• Players may request clarification but must respect the final ruling.
• This ensures fair play and consistent application of rules throughout the tournament.