Round robin schedule for 9 teams
Everyone plays everyone once: 9 rounds and 36 matches, laid out round by round. Print it as it is, or put your own names in and follow the scores live.
9teams
9rounds
36matches
4courts to play a round at once
Round by round
Round 1
- Court 1 Team 2 vs Team 9
- Court 2 Team 3 vs Team 8
- Court 3 Team 4 vs Team 7
- Court 4 Team 5 vs Team 6
Bye: Team 1
Round 2
- Court 1 Team 9 vs Team 1
- Court 2 Team 2 vs Team 7
- Court 3 Team 3 vs Team 6
- Court 4 Team 4 vs Team 5
Bye: Team 8
Round 3
- Court 1 Team 1 vs Team 8
- Court 2 Team 9 vs Team 7
- Court 3 Team 2 vs Team 5
- Court 4 Team 3 vs Team 4
Bye: Team 6
Round 4
- Court 1 Team 7 vs Team 1
- Court 2 Team 8 vs Team 6
- Court 3 Team 9 vs Team 5
- Court 4 Team 2 vs Team 3
Bye: Team 4
Round 5
- Court 1 Team 1 vs Team 6
- Court 2 Team 7 vs Team 5
- Court 3 Team 8 vs Team 4
- Court 4 Team 9 vs Team 3
Bye: Team 2
Round 6
- 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
Bye: Team 9
Round 7
- Court 1 Team 1 vs Team 4
- Court 2 Team 5 vs Team 3
- Court 3 Team 6 vs Team 2
- Court 4 Team 8 vs Team 9
Bye: Team 7
Round 8
- Court 1 Team 3 vs Team 1
- Court 2 Team 4 vs Team 2
- Court 3 Team 6 vs Team 9
- Court 4 Team 7 vs Team 8
Bye: Team 5
Round 9
- Court 1 Team 1 vs Team 2
- Court 2 Team 4 vs Team 9
- Court 3 Team 5 vs Team 8
- Court 4 Team 6 vs Team 7
Bye: Team 3
Who plays whom
The number is the round in which the two teams meet.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Team 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Team 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Team 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| Team 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | |
| Team 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |
| Team 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | |
| Team 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| Team 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Questions
How many rounds for a round robin with 9 teams?
With 9 teams, an odd number, there are 9 rounds: in each one, a different team has a bye.
How many matches in a round robin with 9 teams?
36 matches in total: each team plays 8, and every pair meets exactly once.
How long does it take?
With 4 courts, every round is played at once: 9 rounds of 20 minutes take about 180 minutes. With fewer courts, a round is split into several slots.