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Round Robin is the most structured of the rotating-partner formats. Before play begins, a complete schedule is generated that pairs every player with — and against — every other player at least once.

Bump is one of the most approachable mixer formats — easy to explain, easy to run. Players are distributed across the courts (court 1 being the top), and each round consists of a single game of doubles on every court.

Popcorn is the most freely-shuffled mixer format — it has no court ladder, no carry-over standings between rounds, and no fixed schedule to follow.

Up & Down River groups play in three-game cycles rather than single-game rounds — a session usually runs 3–5 cycles, most often 3.

Gauntlet is built around the idea that the games should get progressively more competitive as the night goes on.

Claim the Throne is designed for larger groups with a wide range of skill levels. Players are seeded by rating at the start of the session and sorted onto courts accordingly.

Round Robin (Fixed Partners) is the fairest way to play doubles with a group. You and your partner lock in together at the start — then a balanced schedule sends your pair up against every other pair in the room.

Tandem Ladder is the fixed-partner counterpart to Bump. Players sign up as pairs at the start of the session and stay with the same partner through every round.

Pool Play is a fixed-partner format structured like a small tournament. Pairs are distributed into pools at the start of the session, and within each pool every pair plays every other pair once.

Shuffle is the fixed-partner counterpart to Popcorn. Pairs lock in their partners at the start of the session and face a randomly-chosen opposing pair each round.