Digital paddle stack
A paddle stack that runs itself
The paddle stack works until it gets busy: paddles get bumped, someone stacks twice, the same four keep ending up together, and nobody can tell from the bench how long they will wait. qStack keeps the idea everyone already knows, first in line plays next, and does the stacking for you.
No download. No account needed to host or to play.
What the paddle rack can't do
No more shuffled paddles
The order is kept on the board, not on a rack by the fence, so nothing gets knocked over, moved or quietly pushed forward.
Everyone sees the wait
Players check their place in the queue from their phone instead of walking over to count paddles.
New partners every game
A rack only knows the order. qStack also knows who has played with whom, and mixes the four so people meet the whole room.
Every court at once
One queue feeds all your courts. Each one shows who is on and who goes on next when it frees up.
Winners stay, if you want it
Prefer challenge-court rules? Winners / Losers keeps winners playing winners without anyone keeping count.
Big screen for the bench
Put the board on a TV with Courtside and the whole hall can see the courts and the queue from where they sit.
Up and running in three steps
- 1
Start a board
Say how many courts you have and how people should be paired up. It takes about twenty seconds, and you can do it without an account.
- 2
Get everyone on it
Type the names in yourself, or share the code and let players add themselves. Everyone who opens it watches the same board, and it updates as games finish.
- 3
Play
The board picks the next four, you tap the winner when they come off, and the queue moves up. It remembers who has played with whom, so the same four do not spend the evening together.
Questions
What is a paddle stack?
A paddle stack, or paddle rack, is how many pickleball open plays decide who plays next: players put their paddles in a line, and the next four paddles go on the next free court. It is simple, but it is easy to cut, hard to see from the bench, and does nothing to mix partners.
How is qStack different from a paddle stack?
It keeps the same first in, first on idea, but the queue lives on a board everyone can see on their phone. It also rotates partners, handles late arrivals and early leavers, and can keep score.
Do players have to download anything?
No. Players scan a QR code or open a link in their browser. Nobody needs an account to join the queue.
What if not everyone has a phone with them?
The host can add anyone by name, and Courtside puts the whole board on a TV, so a player without a phone can still see when they are up.
Learn it in five minutes
Hosts · 4 min
Host your first session
Set up a board in three short steps, get the first game on, and let the board take it from there.
Hosts · 2 min
Put the board on a TV with Courtside
Show the courts, who's up next and the QR code on a big screen, so nobody has to crowd round your phone.
Hosts · 3 min
Pick a matching style
Round Robin, Auto-Balanced, Winners / Losers or Skill Separated: what each one does and when to use it.
Run your next open play on qStack.
It takes about twenty seconds to start a board, and it is free for hosts and players.
