Compete

Two formats. One ranking.

The weekly proving ground and the season title. Both are played only against pairs in your exact division and branch, and both count toward promotion.

The formats

P-Tournament and P-Cup

Every event starts when it fills. No half-empty brackets, ever.

Weekly

P-Tournament

One day. Eight pairs. Real stakes and a result by nightfall.

P-Teams8
Format2 groups + KO
DurationOne day
Entry$100 per Padner
Per P-Team$200
Champion prize$400
Counts towardRoute B promotion
Season League

P-Cup

Ten weeks against the same sixteen pairs. The title that defines the season.

P-Teams16
Format2 groups of 8 + KO
Duration10 weeks, 63 matches
Entry$250 per Padner
Per P-Team$500
Prize pool$2000
Counts towardRoute A promotion
Promotion

Two routes to the next P-Div

Complete either one in a single season and your P-Team moves up.

Route A — The League
2

P-Cup Titles

Sustained excellence across full campaigns. Ten weeks of consistency, twice.

Route B — The Tournaments
5

P-Tournament Wins

Sheer dominance. Five weekly titles in the same season.

How events start

Nothing runs half empty

01

Registration opens

An event opens for a specific P-Div, P-Cat and branch. Only P-Teams that match can enter.

02

It fills

Eight P-Teams for a P-Tournament, sixteen for a P-Cup. You can watch the count climb in real time.

03

It confirms

The moment the last slot fills, the event is locked, the date is set, and everyone entered is notified.

04

It is played

Results are logged after every match and the ranking updates immediately. No waiting for a season table.

Why the threshold matters

Most amateur tournaments run whether or not they filled, which means half the bracket is a walkover and the winner beat nobody. Padners does the opposite: the event waits. That makes the title mean something, and it turns every entered pair into someone with a reason to recruit the last two.

Your division decides who you play.

Get evaluated at your P-Combine, then enter your first event against pairs at your exact level.

Become a Padner