Super 8 Doubles in beach tennis: fixed partners, pair standings

What is Super 8 Doubles?

This is a beach tennis tournament for fixed pairs, with each pair meeting every other pair once. The number 8 counts pairs, not people. You need 16 players, and results rank the 8 partnerships.

It suits a group that already trains in pairs or wants to test partnerships before a larger event. If the sixteen players want to change partners, Super 16 Individual has a different structure: each person builds an individual record.

How many pairs, rounds and matches?

Base schedule, before optional finals
Measure	Count	In practice
Pairs / people	8 / 16	Partners remain fixed.
Rounds	7	4 matches per round.
Matches per pair	7	One against every other pair.
Base-schedule byes	0	Every pair plays in every round.
Total matches	28	8 × 7 ÷ 2 = 28

With 4 courts, all matches in a round can start together. With fewer, use successive court calls: waiting for a court does not add a bye or change the 7 rounds.

How to form and keep pairs

Enter ready-made pairs, draw partnerships from one player list, or use two equally sized pots, pairing one person from each. Partners stay together after this initial formation.

Enter 16 names in the single list, or 8 in each pot. Pots can help combine two experience groups you know; the app does not verify anyone’s playing ability.

These guides explain how Super Beach organizes play, rather than a universal beach tennis rulebook. Agree match length, finishing rules, lateness and walkovers before the first match.

A round to check before play

In Copa Duplas 8, each name below identifies a fictional fixed pair. This is one possible set of opening matchups; another draw may assign opponents differently. Once formed, partnerships stay fixed. Drawing partners, organizing matchups and choosing extra finals are separate steps.

Copa Duplas 8 · round 1 · fictional data
Round / match	Pair A	Pair B	Score
1 / 1	Athlete G1 + Athlete G2	Athlete E1 + Athlete E2	To play
1 / 2	Athlete A1 + Athlete A2	Athlete F1 + Athlete F2	To play
1 / 3	Athlete B1 + Athlete B2	Athlete H1 + Athlete H2	To play
1 / 4	Athlete D1 + Athlete D2	Athlete C1 + Athlete C2	To play

Copa Duplas 8: the same partners and opening-round matchups.

Read these matchups as text

With two courts, each four-match round needs two calls. Keeping all seven rounds separate gives 14 calls. Allow for transitions and breaks too; fourteen calls do not mean fourteen rounds.

Standings only or extra finals?

The initial setting adds no final. Results then come from standings after resolving ties. If you want deciding matches on court, choose a finals option when creating the tournament.

Extra matches after the round robin
Option	Matchups	Tournament total
No extra final	Standings decide.	28
Top-two final	1st × 2nd	29 (28 + 1)
Top-four playoffs	Semifinals 1st × 4th and 2nd × 3rd; final and third-place match.	32 (28 + 4)

Complete the base schedule and resolve ties affecting qualification before generating finals. Correcting a score later can change who should advance and invalidate future matches. You also choose courts, court names and ranking policy.

The initial reference is 6 games. This version’s creation form does not offer a score-target selector. A score reference alone does not define how a match ends.

Pair standings and tiebreaks

The Super Beach default

The record belongs to the pair. Compare total wins first, then game difference (for minus against), then games for. Do not add both partners’ figures: a 6–3 result records six games for the pair, not twelve.

A pair wins 6–3: the result is counted once for the pair.

Illustrative 6–3 score; it does not set match length or finishing rules.

Per pair	W	GF	GA	GD
Winning pair	1	6	3	+3
Losing pair	0	3	6	−3

W: wins · GF: games for · GA: games against · GD: difference.

For new fixed-pair tournaments, the form also starts with head-to-head selected after the three numerical criteria. It can only settle a tie between exactly two pairs; see below.

Options and practical situations

Totals and averages

During an unfinished round, recorded match counts can differ. Totals and per-match averages may produce different standings. Everyone will have played the same number of matches by the end of the base schedule. You can choose the basis and criterion order in the app.

Tied scores

Tied scores start disabled. If the organizer allows them in qualifying rounds, a completed draw adds one match and each side’s games, without a win. Knockout and tiebreak matches require a winner.

Head-to-head and remaining ties

Head-to-head is optional and its position can be changed. For exactly two tied pairs, it sums their game difference across base-schedule meetings. All those meetings must be complete; a zero difference moves to the next criterion. In a full round robin, each pair meets every other pair once. If all criteria remain tied, use the resolution options offered and record the decision before confirming qualifiers.

Restored tournaments

A restored tournament may retain an earlier policy, including a different head-to-head method. Check the rule shown for that event before comparing positions or applying a new tournament’s rule.

Questions before opening entries

Can I play with 8 people?

Not in this format: it needs 8 pairs and 16 people. For 8 players with rotating partners, see Super 8 Individual.

Can partners change during the schedule?

This is a fixed-pair structure. Changing partners every round belongs to individual formats, not the fixed-pair round robin.

Are there groups before the final?

Not in this schedule: every pair meets every other pair once. Optional finals follow that complete phase.

Can I shorten the round count?

The traditional schedule is complete. For fixed pairs with an adjustable round count, see Create your Super and check how opponents and byes differ.

Does it require PRO?

Yes. Check access and your installed version before preparing the event.

Get started in the app

Open New tournament, check PRO access and select Super 8 Doubles.
Choose pair formation and enter 8 ready-made pairs, 16 names in one list, or two pots of 8.
Review courts, ranking criteria and names before generating the schedule. Agree event rules with the players.
Call matches as courts become available and enter completed scores. Check results and outstanding issues before moving on.
At the end, resolve outstanding ties, check standings and make a file backup. Local scorekeeping can work offline; publishing and updating a Live Link requires a connection.

Set up Super 8 Doubles in Super Beach. This format requires PRO.

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When to choose a different format

Stay here for eight fixed pairs and a full comparison between them. To rotate partners among the same sixteen players, choose Super 16 Individual. If your group grows to twelve pairs and has time for more matches, compare Super 12 Doubles.

This guide follows Super Beach 1.5.0. Check your installed version, format availability and PRO access. Agree event rules before play starts.