Round robin schedule for 8 teams
Everyone plays everyone once: 7 rounds and 28 matches, laid out round by round. Print it as it is, or put your own names in and follow the scores live.
8teams
7rounds
28matches
4courts to play a round at once
Round by round
Round 1
- Court 1 Team 1 vs Team 8
- Court 2 Team 2 vs Team 7
- Court 3 Team 3 vs Team 6
- Court 4 Team 4 vs Team 5
Round 2
- Court 1 Team 7 vs Team 1
- Court 2 Team 8 vs Team 6
- Court 3 Team 2 vs Team 5
- Court 4 Team 3 vs Team 4
Round 3
- Court 1 Team 1 vs Team 6
- Court 2 Team 7 vs Team 5
- Court 3 Team 8 vs Team 4
- Court 4 Team 2 vs Team 3
Round 4
- Court 1 Team 5 vs Team 1
- Court 2 Team 6 vs Team 4
- Court 3 Team 7 vs Team 3
- Court 4 Team 8 vs Team 2
Round 5
- Court 1 Team 1 vs Team 4
- Court 2 Team 5 vs Team 3
- Court 3 Team 6 vs Team 2
- Court 4 Team 7 vs Team 8
Round 6
- Court 1 Team 3 vs Team 1
- Court 2 Team 4 vs Team 2
- Court 3 Team 5 vs Team 8
- Court 4 Team 6 vs Team 7
Round 7
- Court 1 Team 1 vs Team 2
- Court 2 Team 3 vs Team 8
- Court 3 Team 4 vs Team 7
- Court 4 Team 5 vs Team 6
Who plays whom
The number is the round in which the two teams meet.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Team 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| Team 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
| Team 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| Team 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Questions
How many rounds for a round robin with 8 teams?
With 8 teams, an even number, there are 7 rounds: every team plays once per round.
How many matches in a round robin with 8 teams?
28 matches in total: each team plays 7, and every pair meets exactly once.
How long does it take?
With 4 courts, every round is played at once: 7 rounds of 20 minutes take about 140 minutes. With fewer courts, a round is split into several slots.