A worked example
Five players produce five rounds, two games and one bye per round: ten matches in total.
Round robin
Generate single or double round robin fixtures for 2–32 players, with one bye per round for odd fields.
YOUR LITTLE WORKBENCH
Round robin
Names stay on this page. Start with the example or enter your own participants.
How this is calculated
Single round robin has N(N − 1) ÷ 2 matches. The circle method rotates every participant except the first. A second leg reverses pair order.
YOUR PLAN / LIVE RESULT
Scheduled matches
28- Participants
- 8
- Rounds
- 7
- Matches per participant
- 7
Every pair meets once per leg, with no participant playing twice in a round. Left/right order is not a guarantee of balanced home advantage. No scores or league standings are maintained.
Your detailed plan
28 rows · all included in CSV| Round | Player A | Player B | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex | Harper | |
| 1 | Blair | Gray | |
| 1 | Casey | Finley | |
| 1 | Drew | Emery | |
| 2 | Gray | Alex | |
| 2 | Finley | Harper | |
| 2 | Emery | Blair | |
| 2 | Drew | Casey | |
| 3 | Alex | Finley | |
| 3 | Gray | Emery | |
| 3 | Harper | Drew | |
| 3 | Blair | Casey | |
| 4 | Emery | Alex | |
| 4 | Drew | Finley | |
| 4 | Casey | Gray | |
| 4 | Blair | Harper | |
| 5 | Alex | Drew | |
| 5 | Emery | Casey | |
| 5 | Finley | Blair | |
| 5 | Gray | Harper | |
| 6 | Casey | Alex | |
| 6 | Blair | Drew | |
| 6 | Harper | Emery | |
| 6 | Gray | Finley | |
| 7 | Alex | Blair | |
| 7 | Casey | Harper | |
| 7 | Drew | Gray | |
| 7 | Emery | Finley |
THE METHOD / 01
Know what goesinto your result.
Single round robin has N(N − 1) ÷ 2 matches. The circle method rotates every participant except the first. A second leg reverses pair order.
Keep the assumptions clear
Every pair meets once per leg, with no participant playing twice in a round. Left/right order is not a guarantee of balanced home advantage. No scores or league standings are maintained.
A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS
Good to know.
Are my inputs uploaded?
No. Calculations run locally in your browser. The host still receives normal requests for website pages and assets.
Can I keep my result?
Export a CSV, or use Print / PDF and choose Save as PDF in your browser. Inputs are not saved between visits.
Do I need an account?
No sign-up, paid API or subscription is required. Both language versions use the same calculation logic.
MATCHKIND / TOOLKIT
A little help for every step.
01
Knockout bracket
Create a seeded bracket for 2–64 players, handle byes and click winners to advance them through the rounds.
Open tool03
Random groups
Shuffle 2–128 participants into balanced groups. Export the draw without uploading anyone’s name.
Open tool04
Court schedule
Schedule a single round robin over multiple courts with equal match slots and an explicit gap between slots.
Open tool