🗓️ Round-Robin Scheduler
Enter the number of players and get a complete round-by-round fixture list where everyone plays everyone once, with byes handled automatically for odd fields.
🗓️ Round-Robin Schedule — 5 rounds, 10 matches
Round 1 — bye: Player 1
| Match | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Player 2 | Player 5 |
| 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
Round 2 — bye: Player 4
| Match | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Player 1 | Player 5 |
| 2 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
Round 3 — bye: Player 2
| Match | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Player 1 | Player 4 |
| 2 | Player 5 | Player 3 |
Round 4 — bye: Player 5
| Match | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Player 1 | Player 3 |
| 2 | Player 4 | Player 2 |
Round 5 — bye: Player 3
| Match | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| 2 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
What is a Round-Robin Scheduler?
It builds the full fixture list for a group where every player faces every other exactly once. Using the classic circle method, it lays out each round so no one is scheduled twice at the same time and, when the field is odd, it hands out an even bye each round.
Use it to run a club box league, a training group, or a small tournament group stage without drawing up the grid by hand. Each round is ready to play in parallel across your available tables, and the total match count tells you how long the event will take.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is a round-robin format?
In a round robin every player meets every other player exactly once. With n players there are n·(n − 1)/2 matches in total — for example 6 players play 15 matches. It is the fairest format because final standings reflect results against the whole field, not the luck of a draw.
How does the circle method schedule the rounds?
One player is fixed and everyone else rotates one position each round, which guarantees every pairing happens once with no repeats. An even field needs n − 1 rounds; the scheduler lays out each round so no player is double-booked.
What happens with an odd number of players?
The scheduler adds a phantom BYE entry, so one real player sits out each round. That turns the field into an even number for the rotation and spreads the byes evenly, giving an odd field n rounds in total.
How many tables do I need?
Each round runs its matches simultaneously, so you need one table per match in a round — that is n/2 tables for an even field. With fewer tables you simply play the matches within a round in waves; the schedule still tells you exactly who plays whom.