Padel Scoreboard vs Padbol Scoreboard: One System for Both Courts

Padel and padbol are often mentioned together, and many venues that run padel courts are now adding padbol. They are different sports, though, and each needs a score screen that fits its game. This article compares a padel scoreboard and a padbol scoreboard, and explains how a club can run both from one system.

Two different sports

Padel is a racket sport played in pairs on an enclosed court with glass walls. Players use solid paddles and a ball similar to a tennis ball, and the ball can be played off the walls. Scoring follows tennis, with deciding rules such as golden point that many clubs use.

Padbol started in Argentina at the end of the 2000s and combines ideas from football and padel. It is played on a smaller court enclosed by walls, with a net across the middle, and players use their feet, head and body instead of a racket.

So the two sports share a court culture, walls and a net, but the way the ball is played is completely different. A club should treat them as two separate offers, each with its own players, bookings and events.

What a padel scoreboard shows

A good padel scoreboard keeps the information that causes the most disputes in view:

• the game score in tennis style, including advantage or golden point,

• games won in the current set and every set played,

• tiebreaks and match tiebreaks,

• the serving pair,

• player names and photos, and a sponsor strip.

Our padel scoreboard guide explains padel scoring on screen in detail, from golden point to match tiebreaks.

What a padbol scoreboard shows

On Multi Score Screen, a padbol match is shown with its sets, the game score of the current set, the current point in the 15-30-40 style, the serving side and the match time, with player names, photos and a sponsor strip around it. The padbol scoreboard guide walks through the screen element by element.

Padbol rules and formats can vary between federations, leagues and events, so check which format your competition uses.

Side by side

• Sport: padel is a racket sport played in pairs; in padbol the ball is played with the feet, head and body, without a racket.

• On screen: a padel scoreboard shows sets, games, points, tiebreaks and the server; a padbol scoreboard shows sets, games, the current point, the serving side and the match time.

• Hardware: both run on the court's existing TV.

• Control: both are scored from a phone, by the players or in referee mode.

• Extras: both get screen themes, a sponsor strip and live scores by QR.

The main point: the sports differ, but the way a club runs the screen is the same.

One system for both courts

Multi Score Screen supports eight sports on one platform, and padel and padbol are two of them. For a venue with both courts, that means:

• One login for every court, whatever the sport.

• Each court keeps its own sport, so the padel court always shows a padel scoreboard and the padbol court a padbol scoreboard.

• Staff learn one interface. Adding a point, undoing it, starting a match and using referee mode work the same way on both courts.

• The same themes and sponsor strip, so the venue looks consistent while each court shows its own sport.

• One tournament dashboard for events that run across several courts, and one Court Status Board that shows which courts are empty, occupied or reserved.

• Live scores by QR on every court, so spectators can follow padel and padbol matches from the same café table.

Setting up both courts

The setup is the same for each court: mount a TV, connect it to Wi-Fi, add the court in your account, choose its sport, activate its license and open the scoreboard on the screen. Our step-by-step guide on how to set up a padbol scoreboard on your TV works for a padel court too; just choose padel as the sport.

Which plan fits a padel and padbol venue?

Starter ($44/month or $528/year) covers one court and one sport, so it suits a venue with a single court. As soon as you run padel and padbol side by side, Pro ($134/month or $1,608/year) covers up to five courts with all eight sports, and Elite ($224/month or $2,688/year) covers up to ten courts with white-label branding and dedicated onboarding. Unlimited is a lifetime license at $1,299 per court, with optical sensors included and software updates not included. Compare the details on the pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

Is padbol the same as padel?

No. Both are played on enclosed courts with walls and a net, but padel is a racket sport, while in padbol players use their feet, head and body. Each needs its own scoreboard settings.

Can one scoreboard system handle padel and padbol?

Yes. Multi Score Screen runs a padel scoreboard and a padbol scoreboard from the same account, with each court set to its own sport.

Do I need different hardware for padel and padbol courts?

No. Both run on the TV or display a court already has, with an internet connection and a streaming app or HDMI input.

Which plan do I need for one padel court and one padbol court?

Two sports on two courts need the Pro plan or higher, which covers up to five courts with all eight sports.

Running padel and padbol, or planning to? Request a demo and see both scoreboards on your own courts, or explore every sport on the Multi Score Screen home page.