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Pickleball league app

A pickleball league that keeps its own table

Pikel runs the weekly part of a league for you: RSVPs, the waitlist, the rounds, the scores and one standings table from week one to the playoff.

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What you get

Everything a league night needs

  • One table for the whole season

    Each week is its own game night with its own roster and rounds, and every night's results add into one league table.

  • Join once, RSVP weekly

    Players join the league once, then answer each week's invite. No re-signing up every Monday.

  • A waitlist that fills itself

    When someone drops, the first person on the waitlist is moved in and told their spot opened. You don't text anyone.

  • Change the format any week

    Rotating partners while numbers are big, fixed partners once pairs form. The table carries on regardless.

  • Scores at the net, standings live

    Players enter scores courtside, and standings update as scores go in.

  • A playoff to finish

    Close the season with a playoff seeded from the table, so it ends with a champion.

  • DUPR when you want it

    Players link their DUPR accounts, and the host can submit a DUPR-rated night's matches after play.

  • Chat that stays with the league

    Your club and every game have their own chat, next to the roster instead of buried in a thread.

How it works

From first invite to playoff

  1. Step 1

    Create the league

    In the Pikel app, open Create and choose League. Pick the club that is hosting if you run more than one.

  2. Step 2

    Lay out the season

    Set how long the season runs and how often it meets. Each meeting becomes a game day on the calendar.

  3. Step 3

    Invite players

    Share the league. Players join once and RSVP to each game day; the waitlist covers busy weeks.

  4. Step 4

    Run each night

    Pick the night's format, generate the rounds, and let players enter scores at the net.

  5. Step 5

    Finish with a playoff

    When the season ends, set up the playoff from the league table and crown a champion.

Formats

League night formats

Any format that keeps standings can run a league night, including Mixer, Musical Courts, Up & Down the River, Fixed-partner round robin, Singles round robin and King of the Court. Each has a plain-English explainer in the app. New to leagues? Start with the step-by-step league guide, or run a ladder league with players moving up and down courts.

Not ready for a season? A single round robin is a good trial run: print one with the free round robin generator.

Questions

Is Pikel free for leagues?
Yes. Pikel is a free app for iPhone and Android with no ads, for organizers and players alike.
Can players join a league partway through the season?
Yes. A player who joins later gets a row in the league table once a night they played is scored. They are listed without a placing until they have played the league's minimum number of nights.
Can I run a ladder league in Pikel?
Yes. Up & Down the River runs as a league night format: players move up and down courts on their own record each round, and the night's results add into the league table.
Can I set up a league from a computer?
League setup happens in the Pikel app. From a desktop browser at pikel.app/host you can set up a single game or weekly games.
Do players need a rating to join?
No. A league runs on wins, points and standings. Linking DUPR is optional, and Pikel keeps its own Pikel rating, which moves with the results of the games you play in Pikel.

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