King of the Court (KOTC) is a fast, lively format in which fixed pairs rotate across the courts every round. Winners move up toward the king's court, while losers drop down. In Slams you run a complete session from a single screen: the schedule, live scoring, rotation and standings all keep pace automatically. Still not sure which format suits your evening? Take a look at choosing a format or check out the King of the Court format.
How King of the Court works in Slams
You play KOTC with fixed pairs (two players who stay together for the whole session) on multiple doubles courts. On each court, two pairs play against each other. One court is the king's court: court 1 by default, but in the settings you can also choose the last court as the king's court.
After each round, Slams rotates the pairs automatically:
- Winners move up one court toward the king's court.
- Losers drop down one court toward the lowest court.
- The winner on the king's court stays king, and the loser on the lowest court stays at the bottom.
The rotation is index-based: the courts are counted as court 1 through court N. Custom court numbers (for example, only court 2 through court 5) are not yet supported for KOTC, because the position in the rotation determines the court.
Participants and the number of courts
Each participant is a pair of two different players. You add pairs manually on the Participants tab, or they come in through public registrations that you confirm on the Registrations tab. You can find more about players in adding players.
Each court needs two pairs, so you need exactly number of courts × 2 pairs to start. If you have too few or too many pairs, Slams flags this so you can add a court or remove a pair.
Scoring, standings and rating
You play on games: for each court you enter the score (for example 6-4) or tap the "wins" button. The winner is derived from the highest score. A draw is not allowed. Players can also enter scores themselves via a QR code per court. See also entering scores.
The standings are determined by the final position on the courts after the last complete round: rank 1 is the winner of the king's court, rank 2 the loser of the king's court, and so on. The table also shows the number of matches won and the number of rounds spent on the king's court. King of the Court counts toward the DSS rating of your players.
