Paddle Rounds

How your rank is calculated.

Every match updates your rating for that club and your overall rating across every club you're in. Here's what moves the number.

You start at Gold I

Every player begins at a rating of 1500 — Gold I — with a wide-open uncertainty band. That uncertainty is what lets a new player's rating move quickly at first: your first several matches teach the system where you actually belong, then movement settles down as you play more.

Beating tougher opponents earns more

A win against a higher-rated opponent moves your rating up more than beating someone below you — and a loss to a lower-rated opponent costs more than a loss to someone stronger. Rating changes reflect how surprising the result was, not just whether you won.

Margin matters — a little

Winning big moves your rating a bit more than a narrow win, but the effect is capped. One lopsided blowout can't swing a season, and the closest possible win still counts as a real one.

Doubles is a team effort

A doubles result is scored using the two partners' combined average rating — a win or loss moves both partners by the same amount. But each player's own consistency narrows based on their own match history, so pairing with a brand-new partner doesn't suddenly make an established player's rating swing wildly.

16 tiers, Iron to Immortal.

Each tier spans 50 rating points. A fresh player at 1500 lands in Gold I.

Immortal II1950+
Immortal I1900–1949
Ascendant II1850–1899
Ascendant I1800–1849
Diamond II1750–1799
Diamond I1700–1749
Platinum II1650–1699
Platinum I1600–1649
Gold II1550–1599
Gold I · you start here1500–1549
Silver II1450–1499
Silver I1400–1449
Bronze II1350–1399
Bronze I1300–1349
Iron II1250–1299
Iron IBelow 1250

Climb the board one match at a time.