Mixer
- Number of players
- 4 to 64 (rotating), 3 to 64 pairs or players for the other two
- Group limit
- One group
- Team format
- Rotating partners, fixed pairs or singles
- Bye option
- Yes, from the schedule when the count is odd
- Courts needed
- One per match
- Rounds played
- You choose, up to 63. Default 6.
Unique features
- Mobile experience: managers enter scores on a phone, players follow live
- Airport-style kiosk: standings beside the current round
- Rounds chosen to repeat as few matchups as possible
- Add a round at any time
- Remove a player or team and the schedule is regenerated
- Hide the standings on the kiosk
Rules
Everyone plays in one group and a limited number of rounds, set so you meet as many different people as possible.
Three kinds
Rotating Mixer: individuals with a new partner every round. Doubles Mixer: fixed pairs. Singles Mixer: individuals.
Which rounds
The app builds the full round robin, then keeps the rounds that repeat the fewest encounters. You choose how many to play.
Ranking
Wins, then points won, then point difference, then head-to-head.
About Mixer
A Mixer is a social round robin that stops early. Instead of playing everyone, you play a set number of rounds and the schedule keeps repeat opponents and partners to a minimum.
It works well for open sessions where people come and go. The organizer can add a round while the courts are still busy.
How does it work?
- Pick the Mixer
Rotating, doubles or singles.
- Choose the rounds
Default is 6.
- Play and score
Each round everyone plays one match.
- Add a round
If time allows, the manager adds one.
- Read the standings
Ranked individually or by pair.
On the club TV
The kiosk shows the standings on the left and the matches of the current round on the right. The standings can be hidden.
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 |
| Wildcard* | 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 | Not suitable | Suitable | Suitable |
| Single Elimination | Suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |
| Double Elimination | Suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |