Compass Draw
- Team of 4 players
- Rotating by selection
- 4 to 24 teams
- Teams are paired based on captain selection
- Gender agnostic
Unique features
- Mobile experience
- Airport style standalone large screen kiosk
- Partner invitation system
- DUPR ratings support
- Manager re-seeding
- Clickable progress map
- Visibility of all team path
- Dynamic round generation
- Different scoring system for different rounds
Rules
- Pickleball tournament with eight brackets named after compass points, ensuring four matches for each team. Teams are seeded from #1 to #16.
- Winners advance to the East Bracket, losers to the West Bracket, leading to other compass-named brackets. The East Bracket's winner as the overall champion.
Compass Draw (Waterfall) Specifications
The Compass Draw, also known as the Waterfall format, is a unique pickleball tournament structure where every team is guaranteed four matches, each potentially consisting of a varying number of games.
Players join the tournament as part of a team. Teams are seeded based on their ratings, ranging from #1 to #16, and placed in the draw accordingly. Winners move to the East Bracket, while losers go to the West Bracket. In subsequent rounds, teams move to different brackets (North, South, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest) based on their win-loss record in each match. After four rounds, teams are ranked based on their performance in their final bracket, with the East Bracket's winner being the overall champion.
This format ensures that every team plays the same number of matches, but with a variety of opponents and potentially different game lengths in each round, adding to the tournament's dynamism and appeal.
How does it work?
See step by step how the event format works
Suitability comparison
A green check shows which play styles each format is best suited to.
| Format | Intense competition | Competitive fun | Social & casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy 8's | Not suitable | Suitable | Suitable |
| Ladder | Not suitable | Suitable | Suitable |
| King & Queen | Not suitable | Suitable | Suitable |
| Team Challenge | Suitable | Suitable | Not suitable |
| Compass Draw | Suitable | Suitable | Not suitable |
| Wild Card* | Suitable | Suitable | Suitable |
| Social | Not suitable | Not suitable | Suitable |
| Mixer | Not suitable | Not suitable | Suitable |
| Round Robin with Playoffs | Suitable | Suitable | Not suitable |
| Round Robin Rotating Teams | Not suitable | Suitable | Suitable |
| Round Robin Set Teams | Not suitable | Suitable | Not suitable |
| Inter-clubs | Suitable | Suitable | Not suitable |
| Flex Leagues | Not suitable | Suitable | Suitable |
| Single Elimination | Suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |
| Double Elimination | Suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |