In the growing world of padel, Playtomic has become a central hub for organizing matches and tracking player performance. However, not all users engage with the platform in the spirit of honest competition. A number of unethical practices have emerged, allowing some players to artificially inflate their rankings or avoid the consequences of poor performance.
Double accounts
One of the most common tactics is the creation of false or duplicate accounts. Players may register under different names or emails to reset their rating or appear as beginners. This allows them to dominate lower-level matches and climb the rankings with minimal resistance.
Sometimes players with double accounts have got an account that they use as a dump when they believe that they will lose a match so as not to affect the higher account. Some other times they can sneakily ask the administrators to replace their account with a second “dump” account when they lose in order not to lose point in their real profile.
Fake matches
In some cases, individuals use these alternate accounts to stage fake matches, playing against themselves or coordinating with others to report favorable outcomes that never actually occurred.
The regrading – the business
Another method involves pressuring coaches to manually adjust their rating upward, regardless of actual performance. Regrading is an approved system, but unfortunately it has become a business, and it is abused. Therefore, if a player has a coach to upgrade their ranking, coaches are always more than happy to upgrade the ranking because they just earn money from assessing the player.
This undermines the credibility of the ranking system and creates an uneven playing field for those who earn their progress through genuine effort.
Please do not submit!
Additionally, some players ask opponents not to submit match results, especially after a loss. By avoiding the recording of unfavorable outcomes, they preserve a higher rating and maintain an illusion of consistent success. This behavior not only distorts the data but also erodes trust within the community.
These actions may seem minor to those who engage in them, but they have a significant impact on the integrity of the platform. They discourage fair play, frustrate honest competitors, and ultimately damage the reputation of the sport. Addressing these issues requires both technological safeguards and a cultural shift toward valuing authenticity over artificial status.
True growth in padel comes not from shortcuts, but from embracing the challenge of real competition and learning from every match—win or lose.
