01 · Padel ratings

Every padel rating.
One cross-walk.

Playtomic level, FIP P-tier, Glicko-2, tournament Elo — four systems, one question: where do you actually stand? Pick your system, find your level, see what it means everywhere else.

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Type a level in any system → see all equivalents.

02 · The four systems

Playtomic Level

Scale: 0.0 — 7.0

The 0-7 padel scale used by Playtomic and most recreational booking apps.

FIP P-Tier

Scale: P1 — P+

The FIP / federation tier system used in sanctioned tournaments.

Glicko-2

Scale: ~1000 — 2500

The chess-style numeric rating that powers Smash's match-by-match adjustments.

Tournament Elo (WPWR-style)

Scale: ~1000 — 3000

Elo-style ratings derived from tournament results, used by several padel platforms.

03 · The cross-walk

Playtomic	FIP P-Tier	Glicko	Tournament Elo
6.5 — 7.0	P1	2400 — 2600	2500 — 3000
5.5 — 6.5	P2	2200 — 2400	2200 — 2500
4.5 — 5.5	P3	2000 — 2200	1900 — 2200
3.5 — 4.5	A1	1850 — 2000	1700 — 1900
2.5 — 3.5	A2	1700 — 1850	1500 — 1700
1.5 — 2.5	A3	1500 — 1700	1300 — 1500
0.5 — 1.5	P+	1200 — 1500	1100 — 1300
0.0 — 0.5	P+	1000 — 1200	1000 — 1100

Approximate. Playtomic and Smash share the 0-7 scale exactly. FIP P-tier is tournament-results-driven; tournament-Elo platforms ignore recreational play. These systems answer different questions, so the cross-walk is a guide, not an equation.

04 · Direct conversions

Playtomic → FIP P-Tier →FIP P-Tier → Playtomic →Playtomic → Glicko-2 →Glicko-2 → Playtomic →FIP P-Tier → Glicko-2 →Glicko-2 → FIP P-Tier →

05 · Common questions

What does a Playtomic level actually measure?▼

Playtomic level (0-7) reflects your skill against the players you've actually faced in their ecosystem. It starts from a self-assessment and refines from match results. It's the most common shared vocabulary in recreational padel.

How does a Playtomic 3.5 compare to FIP A1?▼

Roughly: Playtomic 3.5-4.5 maps to FIP A1 territory. The two systems answer different questions — Playtomic = recreational skill, FIP A1 = tournament-results — so the cross-walk is approximate, not exact.

Is Glicko-2 the same as Elo?▼

Same family, different math. Glicko-2 adds a confidence metric (rating deviation) on top of the Elo-style point estimate, so the system knows how confident it is in your rating, not just the number.

Which rating should I use to find partners?▼

Whichever your potential partners use. Playtomic is the most universal for recreational play in Spain, Italy, and the GCC. FIP P-tier matters if you compete in tournaments. Smash uses Glicko under the hood but displays a Playtomic-aligned 0-7 number on top.

Why don't these systems agree on a single number?▼

They measure different things. Playtomic and Smash measure recreational skill. FIP measures tournament results. Tournament-Elo platforms measure performance in sanctioned events only. A 4.5 Playtomic player might be A1 on results but A3 on participation — both are correct in their own context.

Smash.