Beat the box

Beat the box is a fun and competitive tournament format that allows players to play against similar rated players. Are you ready to beat the box?

What is Beat the box?

Compete in boxes and move up or down based on your performance. Each box can consist of 4, 8 or 16 players where everyone gets to play against each other in each set. It is like running multiple Americanos in parallel while still playing in the same tournament.

Rules for beat the box

In Beat the box, it is not predetermined who you will play against, but the order of play depends on the results of previous matches, which makes this a performance based tournament format.

1. Chance determines who you play with and against in your first 3, 7 or 15 matches depending on the box size.

2. In each box all players will get to play together.

3. Each set consists of 3, 7 or 15 matches depending on the box size.

4. Each set is determined by the performance of previous matches.

5. The better you play, the more similar opponents you will have.

How to organize a Beat the box tournament

To play Beat the box you need at least 8 participants. The amount of players needs to be evenly divisible by 4, 8 or 16 depending on the box size.

• The number of padel courts needed for a beat the box depends on the number of participants.

• It is best if the number of courts corresponds to the number of players.

  • 8 players = 2 lanes

  • 16 players = 4 lanes

  • And so on...

• It is good to have a mix of players with similar ratings.

• The normal playing time for a Beat the box tournament is about 1.5 - 3 hours depending on the box size.