Live open play, organized
Run open play without working the queue.
More players than courts, with arrivals all night. IKOT keeps one fair line, picks compatible games, and hands them to you ready to start.
How it works
From setup to live courts in four steps
Create the open play
Name the session, set the courts, and keep the sensible defaults.
Share the link or QR
Players join from their phones. No accounts, no app to install.
Check players in
Arrivals and departures keep the line current on their own.
Dispatch and rotate
Start games, record winners, and keep every court moving.
Features
Built for the person running the room
One fair line
Who deserves to play next stays separate from who can play together, so every format shares one queue.
One live surface
Courts, Up Next, waiting players, and arrivals in a single view while you run the room.
Players stay account-light
Scan, check in, and follow live play from any phone.
Challenge Court built in
Run a challenger line on any court without leaving the live surface.
Explainable matches
Ask “Why this game?” at any time. Every recommendation shows its reasoning.
Confirmed scores
Winners are recorded once and confirmed by players, with disputes handled in the open.
DUPR integration
Rated play when you want it. Open play for everyone.
DUPR is IKOT's external pickleball rating integration for rated play. Link a player's DUPR identity once, reuse it across sessions, and keep rating-aware play on the same live queue and court workflow.
No DUPR account? Classic open play still works normally. Recreational players can join the queue without being forced into a rating system.
- One player identityLink DUPR without creating a separate IKOT player.
- Shared Smart QueueClassic and DUPR sessions use the same orchestration engine.
- Recreational-friendlyDUPR stays optional for ordinary Classic open play.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
What is IKOT?
IKOT helps organizers run pickleball open play. It keeps courts, waiting players, and upcoming games in one live view, so you can spend less time managing the line.
Do players need an account or an app?
For Classic open play, players can open the organizer’s link or scan the QR code in their phone’s browser. They do not need an IKOT account or an app to follow the session and check in when self-check-in is enabled.
How do I get started as an organizer?
Create a Club account, choose your venue, session type, and court count, then review and create your open play. Start the session when you are ready and share the player link or QR code.
How does IKOT decide who plays next?
Smart Queue considers waiting fairness and the session’s rotation settings, then looks for compatible matchups. Queue priority and matchup compatibility work together, so the next game is not always simply the first names in line. Organizers can inspect why a game was suggested.
Can I run Singles and Doubles in the same session?
Yes. Courts can use different match formats while drawing from the session’s shared fairness pool. You can also run a Challenge Court with its own challenger line.
Do I need DUPR to use IKOT?
No. Classic open play works without DUPR. For rated play, organizers need a connected DUPR Club and players need linked DUPR identities. DUPR+ Rated also requires every player to have DUPR+.
Does IKOT start games automatically?
IKOT can prepare upcoming games, but the organizer explicitly starts each game when the players are ready. The organizer stays in control of what happens on court.
Have another question? Get in touch.
Built by a player
Made on the sideline, waiting for a court.
Jouh is an AI Engineer and pickleball player who built IKOT from firsthand experience with open-play queueing.
Jouh C. · Founder · About IKOT
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Ready to run calmer open play?
Create your Club account and start organizing, or talk to us about getting started.