MATCHi
MATCHi is a Swedish-founded padel court booking and matchmaking platform - the main European alternative to Playtomic. Strong in Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK and parts of central Europe. MATCHi maintains its own player level rating system (1 to 7 scale) that adjusts after every recorded match.
What is MATCHi?
MATCHi is a digital platform for booking padel courts and matching players by skill level, founded in Sweden in 2015. It operates in Europe (strongest in Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany and Belgium) and is the most common alternative to Playtomic in those markets. Clubs partner with MATCHi to handle online court booking and player matchmaking.
The rating system
MATCHi maintains a 1-to-7 player level scale that adjusts after every recorded match. New players start at a default level (usually 2 or 3) and the system raises or lowers the rating based on results against other rated players. The scale is broadly comparable to Playtomic’s 0-to-7 scale but the two are not officially convertible.
How clubs use it
Many UK and European padel clubs integrate MATCHi as their primary booking system. Players sign up for an account, set their preferred level, and book courts directly through the app or via club websites that white-label MATCHi. Some clubs offer level-segmented sessions (beginner-only, intermediate, advanced) using MATCHi’s rating system to gate entry.
Coach tip: If you play at a MATCHi club, log every match through the platform - even informal ones. The more matches MATCHi sees, the more accurate your rating becomes, which means better matchmaking. Players who skip the logging end up with inaccurate ratings that produce mismatched games.
Common mistakes
Treating your MATCHi rating as a tournament seed is the dominant amateur mistake. MATCHi ratings are matchmaking tools, not official LTA Padel or FIP rankings. Tournament organisers use LTA Padel ratings or FIP world ranking for sanctioned events; MATCHi is for club play.
