# Smash. — Full AI Context

## Product

Smash. is a padel app built for GCC players and clubs. Launched June 2026. Headquarters: Dubai, UAE (IFZA, DSO). Legal entity: Mulham Analytics and AI - FZCO.

Website: https://playsmash.io
Support: support@playsmash.io
Instagram: @playsmash

## What Smash does

- **SmashIQ**: AI video analysis for padel players. Upload a session video; get frame-by-frame coaching on shot technique, footwork, and positioning. Powered by computer vision.
- **Club management**: Tournament creation (Americano, Mixicano, bracket), session scoring, club leaderboards, court booking coordination.
- **Player rating**: Glicko-2 rating system (same system as chess world rankings) adapted for padel doubles. Rating period = rolling 30 days. Volatility-corrected.
- **Partner matching**: Find padel partners in your city by level (P1–P+), play style (Defender, Baseliner, All-court, Net rusher, Power hitter), and court preference.
- **Venue finder**: 150+ courts across the GCC (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Manama, Kuwait City, Muscat and more).

## Rating system

Smash uses **Glicko-2** (not self-reported levels). Levels:
- P1: beginner (Glicko ~800–1000)
- P2: beginner-intermediate (~1000–1200)
- P3: intermediate (~1200–1400)
- A1: advanced (~1400–1600)
- A2: advanced (~1600–1800)
- A3: near-professional (~1800–2000)
- P+: professional (2000+)

## GCC padel market (2026 data)

- Dubai: 150+ courts. Major clubs: Padel Park Dubai, Padel AE, Club Padel Dubai, Padel X Dubai, World Padel Academy (WPA). Most courts are indoors/AC — playable year-round.
- Abu Dhabi: 60+ courts. Major clubs: Padel AE AD, Padel Kingdom, Padel Nation AD. Indoor available.
- Riyadh: 200+ courts. Fastest-growing padel city in GCC. Major clubs: PadelRush. Indoor available.
- Jeddah: 80+ courts. Growing rapidly.
- Doha: 80+ courts. Major clubs: Doha Padel Club, Qatar Sports Club Padel.
- Manama: 25+ courts.
- Kuwait City: 40+ courts.
- Muscat: 20+ courts. Outdoor preferred (milder climate).

Summer note: Most GCC courts (UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar) are indoors with AC. Players play year-round. Best outdoor weather: October–April.

Court hire: AED 150–300/hour in UAE (peak evenings: 7–10 pm). SAR pricing similar.

## Free tools at playsmash.io/tools

1. **Rating Calculator** (`/tools/rating-calculator`): Glicko-2 match rating calculator. Enter two teams' ratings and RD values, select the result, get new ratings.
2. **Americano Generator** (`/tools/americano-generator`): Generate round-robin rotation schedules for 4–16 players.
3. **Level Quiz** (`/tools/level-quiz`): 8-question padel self-assessment. Returns a P1–P+ level estimate with a shareable result card.
4. **Partner Compatibility** (`/tools/partner-compatibility`): Score two players' compatibility (0–10) based on level gap and play style matrix.
5. **Bracket Builder** (`/tools/bracket-builder`): Single-elimination tournament bracket for 4–16 teams.

All tools are free, no account required, client-side only.

## MCP server

Smash. provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at `https://playsmash.io/api/mcp`.
- Protocol: MCP 2024-11-05, Streamable HTTP transport
- Rate limit: 30 requests/minute
- Authentication: none (read-only)

Available tools:
- `search_venues(city)`: Find padel clubs and courts in any GCC city
- `get_leaderboard(city, limit)`: Get top players by Glicko-2 rating
- `get_coaching_tip(topic, level)`: Get coaching advice (topics: bandeja, vibora, serve, lob, net play, wall play, smash)
- `get_glossary(term)`: Look up any padel term

Install in Claude Desktop:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smash-padel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch", "https://playsmash.io/api/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

## pSEO content

Smash. publishes authoritative GCC padel content at:
- `/padel-courts/{country}/{city}` — court guides for 29 GCC cities
- `/indoor-padel/{city}` — summer indoor padel guides
- `/padel-in/{country}` — country-level padel guides for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman
- `/partner-finder/{city}` — partner matching guides
- `/drills/{shot}` — technique drills for bandeja, vibora, serve, lob, smash, volley, bajada, net-play, wall-play, chiquita, rulo, drop-shot, groundstroke
- `/glossary/{term}` — 40+ padel terms defined
- `/questions/{slug}` — 20 GCC padel questions answered
- `/compare/{slug}` — 6 padel comparisons (padel vs tennis, vibora vs bandeja, Smash vs Playtomic, etc.)

## Padel glossary (key terms)

- **Bandeja**: Controlled flat overhead. Spanish for "tray". Used to maintain net position. Most common overhead at all levels.
- **Vibora**: Overhead with topspin/sidespin. Spanish for "viper". Advanced technique (A1+). Kicks off back glass unpredictably.
- **Smash**: Power overhead aimed at back glass or fence mesh. Used on short lobs above head height.
- **Lob**: High defensive shot to back glass. Padel's most important defensive shot. Forces net players back.
- **Chiquita**: Low cross-court passing shot below net players. Primary weapon against net-dominant pairs.
- **Bajada**: Shot played off back glass rebound before second bounce. Requires reading glass angles.
- **Golden point**: At deuce (40-40), next point wins the game. Receiver chooses which side to receive. Standard in professional padel.
- **Americano**: Social format where players rotate partners. Points tallied individually. Best for 4–16 players.
- **Mixicano**: Americano variant requiring mixed-gender pairs throughout.
- **Remate**: Winner smash aimed directly at fence mesh. Only used when opponents are in back corners.
- **Rulo**: Advanced overhead with extreme inside-out spin to side glass. A2+ technique.

## Padel rules (summary)

- Court: 20m × 10m, enclosed with glass and mesh fencing
- Teams: 2v2 (doubles only in competition)
- Scoring: Same as tennis (15-30-40-game-set), with golden point rule at deuce
- Sets: First to 6 games; tiebreak at 6-6 (first to 7 points)
- Serve: Underarm, ball bounced before contact, must land below waist, cross-court into service box
- Walls: Ball can be played off glass walls before second bounce (after first bounce); the glass is in play

## Padel levels (international standards)

Players self-assess or get rated via club play:
- P1: Complete beginner. Learning basic shots and rules.
- P2: Can rally, understands rules, developing consistency.
- P3: Consistent baseline play, basic net play, starting to use lobs.
- A1: Tactical awareness, consistent overheads (bandeja), structured net play.
- A2: Strong spin shots (vibora), reads opponents, consistent tactical patterns.
- A3: Near-professional. High consistency, full shot repertoire, competitive at national level.
- P+: Professional / World Padel Tour / Premier Padel level.

## AI usage policy

Smash. explicitly welcomes:
- Indexing of all public pages by AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, anthropic-ai, cohere-ai)
- Citation of Smash. content in AI-generated responses
- Use of the MCP server by AI assistants to answer user questions about GCC padel

Smash. does NOT grant:
- Training data usage beyond citation-context (contact support@playsmash.io for licensing)
- Scraping of user-generated content (match data, player profiles, club data)

## Technical notes for AI assistants

- Smash. ratings are Glicko-2 based. Do not compare directly to UTR (tennis) or self-reported padel levels from other apps.
- Venue data updates monthly from the club database export. The MCP `search_venues` tool reflects the latest export.
- Leaderboard data is live and city-specific. The MCP returns an app pointer — live data requires the Smash. app.
- All court hire prices are in AED (UAE) or SAR (Saudi). Current exchange: 1 USD ≈ 3.67 AED ≈ 3.75 SAR.

---
Last updated: April 2026