tournaments wrap up in exactly 90 minutes - every single time

pickleball "ratings numbers" (which are notoriously subjective) are not required for the proper functioning of these competitions

these events automatically sort competing teams according to their skill-levels

each of the 12 teams enjoy 90 minutes of continuous play

these events produce a clear ranking of teams from first-place through twelfth-place

doubles teammates never "split up" during the competition

teams are never eliminated from a tournament just because they are performing poorly

these events do not require the reporting of scores to a drawmaster

participants never cool-down between games because breaks are only minutes long

participants never accidentally miss their next game because they incorrectly read the draw sheet or because they failed to hear the drawmaster's announcement

these competitions can be organized spontaneously with very little planning

it is entirely reasonable to "advertise" a Lightning Tournament as few as seven days prior to the proposed event date

the rally point system is used to score all games

games are not won by reaching the "cap" score (a score of 15 in the rally point system or a score of 11 in the traditional hand-out system)

games are timed and those games are won only when the 10-minute buzzer rings

scores for individual games in a Kings' Court tournament may reach numbers in the upper-teens (and perhaps twenties) prior to the buzzer ringing

when the buzzer sounds, there is no need to record game scores or to report to a drawmaster

at the buzzer, the team with the most points moves toward the Kings' Court while the team with the least points moves in the opposite direction toward the Jesters' Court

teams do not need to win by two points; these are win-by-one-point events

after 90 minutes of this "up and down" moving, the best teams will have made their way to the Kings' Court and the least skillful teams will have made their way to the Jesters' Court