King of the Hill padel format
Climb the hill, defend court 1.
King of the Hill (also called Montante / Descendante or Winners Court) is a social and competitive padel format where courts are hierarchical. The winner of court 1 stays at the top, losers move down. Fast, dynamic, perfect for 8 to 16 players on 2 to 4 courts.
How it works
1. Pairs are randomly placed across courts in round 1.
2. Each round lasts 15 minutes (or a short set). Courts are numbered from 1 (top) to N (bottom).
3. Court 1 winner stays. Loser drops one court. Winners of middle and bottom courts move up. Loser of the bottom court stays.
4. The pair on court 1 at the end of the last round is crowned King of the Hill.
Rotation simulator
Pick your number of courts and rounds: the table shows how pairs move up and down, round by round. Winners are drawn at random — it is one possible session, not a prediction.
8 pairs, so 16 players, to fill every court.
| Court | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Top | Pair 5Pair 7 | Pair 5Pair 3 | Pair 5Pair 6 | Pair 5Pair 3 | Pair 3Pair 6 | Pair 3Pair 5 |
| No. 2 | Pair 2Pair 3 | Pair 7Pair 6 | Pair 3Pair 8 | Pair 6Pair 1 | Pair 5Pair 4 | Pair 6Pair 1 |
| No. 3 | Pair 4Pair 6 | Pair 2Pair 8 | Pair 7Pair 1 | Pair 8Pair 4 | Pair 1Pair 2 | Pair 4Pair 8 |
| No. 4 | Pair 8Pair 1 | Pair 1Pair 4 | Pair 4Pair 2 | Pair 2Pair 7 | Pair 7Pair 8 | Pair 7Pair 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
A tournament format where courts are ranked. Pairs move up when they win and down when they lose. The goal is to hold court 1 at the end.
In Americano, players switch partners every round and score individually. King of the Hill keeps pairs fixed; what matters is whether you're on court 1 at the end.
A multiple of 4 pairs is required. With 4 courts, you'd need 8 pairs (2 per court).
Between 5 and 10 rounds — enough for a pair to climb from the bottom. Typical duration is 1h30 to 3h.
Ties aren't allowed in this format. Use a tiebreak or golden point. As a fallback, team 1 wins by convention.
Yes. Create a King of the Hill tournament, pick your courts, add your pairs, and the referee generates rounds round by round from the app.