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King of the court

Winners move up a court, losers move down, and every pair splits up so you play the next game with someone new. Enter the scores and the next round draws itself. The generator is loaded with this format: change the names, courts or rounds, then print.

Format
12 players

Commas work too. Paste straight from a group chat or a spreadsheet column.

Quick fill:

Up to 10.

More options courts or boards, points per game

Runs in your browser: names and scores never leave this device.

  1. Court 1 CleoBen IvanHana
  2. Court 2 DevJo LenaKai
  3. Court 3 EliGus AvaFran

Sitting out nobody this round

Everyone plays 8 games · winners move up, losers move down

How to run it

King of the court (also called up and down the river) turns a rec night into a climb. Court 1 is the king court: its winners stay, its losers drop to court 2. On every other court the winners move up one and the losers move down one. When two pairs arrive on a court they split up, so partners change every game. If you have more players than court spots, CourtSheet sits players out in turn and the player coming back takes the spot of whoever sits next.

  1. Enter the players and the number of courts. Round 1 is drawn at random.
  2. Play round 1, then type every score. As soon as the last score is in, round 2 appears with everyone's new court.
  3. Repeat for as many rounds as you set. The standings track wins and point difference for everyone.
  4. Print the current grid at any time; later rounds show up once their results exist.

Tips

  • A game cannot end tied in king of the court: someone has to move up. Play one more rally.
  • Keep games short (to 7 or a 10-minute timer) so the courts finish together and the movement keeps flowing.
  • Whoever is on court 1 at the end is king, but the standings table is the fairer final ranking.
Ladder league night 16 players · 4 courts · 3 rounds 12-player round robin for 3 courts 12 players · 3 courts · 11 rounds 8-player round robin on 2 courts 8 players · 2 courts · 7 rounds

See all 8 formats → or start from your own list.

Pro · planned, not built yet

Planned: CourtSheet Pro for clubs that play every week

None of these work today. Everything above this section is free and works now. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you once if and when Pro launches.

Planned

Saved groups

Will keep your club roster on this device so you tick who showed up instead of typing names.

Planned

Late arrivals and early leavers

Will add or remove a player mid-session and redraw only the rounds not played yet, keeping the scores.

Planned

Season ladder

Will carry the ladder order and standings from week to week.

Planned

Skill-balanced pairings

Will use player levels so strong players are spread out and games stay close.

Planned

Big events

Will take up to 100 players, 25 courts and 40 rounds.

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