Delhi // PadelCollective
Every match feeds one number — your rating. Here's how it's built, and how it sets your place on the board.
The Scale
Ratings run 0 to 7. Tap a level to see what it takes.
Complete beginner. Needs basic instruction to play. Typically 1–5 matches, or no racquet-sport background. Learning grip, ready position, and where to stand.
Can hit normal forehands and backhands. Some racquet-sport background, typically 5–10 padel matches. Ball goes over, rallies are short, glass is still an obstacle rather than a tool.
Typically 20+ matches. Sustains rallies, understands positioning, uses the back glass.
Typically 50+ matches, a year or more of play, or inter-level competition in another racquet sport. Net play, communication, long rallies, smashes.
Typically 100+ matches, two-plus years of consistent play, or a competitive background in another racquet sport. Bandeja is a genuine holding shot, used to keep the net rather than survive at it. Víbora with direction and spin, played on purpose. Chiquita used deliberately to force a weak volley. Comfortable playing out of the corner off double glass. Understands the transition zone. Wins and loses the net as a pair by design. Competitive in local tournaments.
Competes at state or national level. Full smash arsenal — bandeja, víbora, rulo, por tres off the side wall, por cuatro attempted. Defends from the back using the glass as a weapon rather than a bailout. Reads the weaker opponent and weaker wing within a few games and targets it. Runs pre-agreed patterns with a regular partner, including serve signals. Trains under a coach. Padel-specific physical preparation. Error rate stays low under pressure.
National champion, international circuit, or FIP-ranked. Complete arsenal at full pressure, with tempo as a tactical choice rather than a reaction. Periodised professional preparation. Padel is the occupation.
How It Works
Tap any step to see how it's worked out.
Americano — points come from where you finish:
Never below 1 · a no-show is −2.
Tournament — points come from the round you win:
A loss earns 0.
Your total match points, weighted so tournaments count most.
Rating = your base + three bonuses, capped at your league and rounded to one decimal.
Base blends your self rating (your score standing) with your match rating (how you rank vs others) — 60/40 in First Serve, 70/30 in Break Point.
Cross into the next band on the scale and you move up a level.
Ranked by rating, highest first. Same rating? Higher score breaks the tie.
Priya and Rahul both sit at 2.4 — Priya wins the tie-break on score (76 vs 61). The Ranking tab shows this overall standing; other tabs rank by points within that format.
FAQ
After every session. Your new rating and rank appear within 24 hours of your match.
Score is your raw total match points. Rating turns that into your level (the decimal) — and rating is what your rank and league are based on.
The one with the higher Score. If score is also equal, they share the same rank.
Yes. When your rating crosses into the next band, you move up. It's based on sustained performance and reviewed by the DPC team.