How many teams or players can I schedule?

There is no cap on the number of players or teams in a round robin here, and no charge for larger events. Bear in mind that a full round robin grows quickly: 8 entrants is 28 matches, 16 entrants is 120, and 24 entrants is 276. If that is more court time than you have, cap the number of games per entrant and the generator will shorten the schedule while keeping it even for everybody.

What is a bye in a round robin?

A bye is a round in which a player or team does not play, which happens whenever there is an odd number of entrants: they cannot all be paired up. The generator rotates the bye so a different entrant sits out each round instead of the same person repeatedly.

Can I create a doubles or mixed doubles round robin?

Yes. In doubles your list is paired into fixed teams that you can rearrange by drag and drop. In mixed doubles each team is one man and one woman. Either way the schedule treats each team as one entrant, so every team plays every other team once.

Can I assign matches to courts?

Yes, and this is the main thing most free round robin generators do not do. Enter how many courts, fields or tables you have and each round is spread across them automatically, so no player is scheduled on two courts at once and no court sits empty.

Can I print my round robin schedule?

Yes. The schedule has a print view that lays out every round and match cleanly on paper, so you can pin it to the wall or hand it out, and choosing Save as PDF in the print dialog gives you a file to email round. You can also just leave it open on a phone or tablet and record scores as you go.

Is this round robin generator really free?

Yes, free with no account required. Your event is saved in your own browser, so you can close the tab and pick up where you left off. If you run a facility and also need online bookings, registration and payments, that is what BookThisCourt does.

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Free round robin generator

Free Round Robin Generator

Create a round robin schedule where everyone plays everyone, in seconds. Add your players or teams, set your courts, and get every matchup laid out round by round. Free, no sign-up, and it works for pickleball, tennis, padel, badminton, table tennis and any other sport.

Singles, doubles or mixed doubles
Automatic byes for odd numbers
Assigns matches to your courts
Printable and free

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How the round robin generator works

Four steps from a list of names to a finished round robin schedule.

Add your players or teams

Type names one by one or paste a whole list at once. Choose singles, doubles or mixed doubles, and drag to rearrange who is paired with whom.

Enter your courts

Add every court, field or table you have available. The round robin generator spreads each round across them so no player is double-booked and no court sits idle.

Set dates and rules

Running a league over several nights? Spread the round robin across multiple days, mark who cannot play on which day, and stop specific players from being drawn against each other.

Generate your round robin schedule

Get the complete schedule instantly, round by round. Track scores as you play, then print the schedule or save it as a PDF to hand out.

What this round robin generator does for you

Most free round robin generators only print a rotation. This one schedules the whole event.

Everyone plays everyone

The classic circle method guarantees every player or team meets every other one exactly once, so nobody is left out and nobody plays the same opponent twice.

Byes handled automatically

With an odd number of entrants somebody has to sit out each round. The generator rotates the bye so it lands on a different player every round, never the same person twice.

Matches assigned to courts

Tell it how many courts you have and each round is packed onto them automatically. This is the part most free round robin generators leave you to work out on paper.

Singles, doubles and mixed

Run a round robin for individual players, fixed doubles pairs, or mixed doubles where each team is one man and one woman. Teams are treated as a single entrant in the draw.

Score tracking as you play

Tap a match to record the score as it finishes and everything is saved in your browser as you go. Rename a player mid-event without losing a single result.

Multi-day round robins

League night every Tuesday? Spread a round robin across up to 31 days and matches will only land on days when the players involved are actually available.

Cap the number of rounds

Short on court time? Limit how many games each entrant plays and the generator takes whole rounds off the schedule, so everyone still plays the same number of matches.

Free, private and printable

No account, no download, no team limit. The generator runs entirely in your browser, your player list never leaves your device, and the schedule prints cleanly on paper.

What is a round robin?

A round robin is a tournament format in which every entrant plays every other entrant. There are no eliminations, so a bad first match does not end anyone's day and every player is guaranteed the same number of games. That is what makes it the standard format for club nights, social play, leagues and group stages.

With an even number of entrants a round robin takes N minus 1 rounds for N entrants: eight players need seven rounds, and each round has four matches running at once. With an odd number of entrants it takes N rounds, because one entrant sits out a bye each round. If everyone plays everyone twice it is called a double round robin, the format most football and basketball leagues use for a home and away season.

Working that out by hand is where it gets painful. The rotation itself follows the circle method: fix one entrant in place and rotate the rest around them, and every pairing comes out exactly once. Fitting those matches onto a limited number of courts, across several days, while avoiding the players who cannot make Thursday, is the part that eats an organizer's evening. That is exactly what this round robin generator does for you.

Round robin or knockout bracket?

Which format fits the event you are running.

Choose a round robin when

You want everyone to get the same number of games
It is social play, a club night or a league season
You have the court time for every pairing to happen
You want a final table rather than a single winner

Choose a knockout bracket when

You need one champion by the end of the day
Court time is tight and games must halve each round
Entrants are seeded and you want the best to meet last
You are running the finals stage after a group phase

FAQ

Round robin generator FAQs

Quick answers about creating round robin schedules with the free generator.

A round robin is a competition in which every player or team plays every other one. There are no eliminations, so everyone gets the same number of games and the winner is whoever finishes top of the standings. It is the go-to format for social play, club nights, leagues and group stages.

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