Padel and pickleball guides

Who these guides are for

The format guides are for anyone who runs a social session or a club tournament. Each one explains the rules, the number of rounds and courts, and how to choose the winner. Each one links to a free generator that makes the draw for you.

The streaming guides are for club managers, tournament organisers and volunteers who want to put a padel or pickleball event online. You do not need broadcast experience. Each guide starts with a simple setup that one person can run from a phone, then shows what to add when you want better video, more courts or live scores on screen.

The guides cover free tools, such as OBS Studio and phone apps like Larix Broadcaster. They also explain how many people you need, from one person for a basic stream to one person per camera for a larger event.

Where to start with streaming

If you are new to streaming, read the tournament streaming setup guide first. It compares basic, intermediate and advanced setups, so you can match the equipment to your budget and the number of courts you want to show.

Then read the guide for your sport. Padel needs its own camera plan, because the camera sits behind the glass and reflections change with sunlight and floodlights. For pickleball, put the camera behind one baseline, centred on the court and as high as the venue allows.

Before the event, test the full chain at the court, not in the office: camera, upload speed, streaming software and the page where viewers watch. Plan for an upload speed at least double your stream bitrate.