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8-team double round robin schedule
56 games over 14 rounds. Every team plays every round.
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The shape of a 8-team double round robin
8 teams make 28 pairings; played twice that is 56 games. With 8 teams everyone plays every round: 4 games at a time, 14 rounds (7 before the return legs begin).
Round 1 is 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 6 v 3, 4 v 5.
Who plays whom, and when
The top teams meet 1 v 2 in round 5 and round 12, 1 v 3 in round 2 and round 9 and 2 v 3 in round 6 and round 13. The last round is 8 v 7, 6 v 1, 2 v 5, 4 v 3.
Home games: every team has exactly 7. Home and away alternate round to round.
How long it takes
At 30 minutes a game, 56 games take 28 h of court time. A round has 4 games, so 4 courts play a round together and finish in 7 h; on 2 courts it takes 14 h. Rank teams as set out in the tiebreaker guide.
If your field changes
Dropping to 7 teams gives 14 fewer games, in the same number of rounds. Going up to 9 teams gives 16 more games, and 4 rounds longer. Teams drop out the week before more often than they join, so print one sheet for the next size down.
Every game in order
| Round | Game | Team A | Team B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Game 1 | Team 1 | Team 8 |
| 1 | Game 2 | Team 2 | Team 7 |
| 1 | Game 3 | Team 6 | Team 3 |
| 1 | Game 4 | Team 4 | Team 5 |
| 2 | Game 1 | Team 8 | Team 2 |
| 2 | Game 2 | Team 3 | Team 1 |
| 2 | Game 3 | Team 7 | Team 4 |
| 2 | Game 4 | Team 5 | Team 6 |
| 3 | Game 1 | Team 3 | Team 8 |
| 3 | Game 2 | Team 4 | Team 2 |
| 3 | Game 3 | Team 1 | Team 5 |
| 3 | Game 4 | Team 6 | Team 7 |
| 4 | Game 1 | Team 8 | Team 4 |
| 4 | Game 2 | Team 5 | Team 3 |
| 4 | Game 3 | Team 2 | Team 6 |
| 4 | Game 4 | Team 7 | Team 1 |
| 5 | Game 1 | Team 5 | Team 8 |
| 5 | Game 2 | Team 6 | Team 4 |
| 5 | Game 3 | Team 3 | Team 7 |
| 5 | Game 4 | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 6 | Game 1 | Team 8 | Team 6 |
| 6 | Game 2 | Team 7 | Team 5 |
| 6 | Game 3 | Team 4 | Team 1 |
| 6 | Game 4 | Team 2 | Team 3 |
| 7 | Game 1 | Team 7 | Team 8 |
| 7 | Game 2 | Team 1 | Team 6 |
| 7 | Game 3 | Team 5 | Team 2 |
| 7 | Game 4 | Team 3 | Team 4 |
| 8 | Game 1 | Team 8 | Team 1 |
| 8 | Game 2 | Team 7 | Team 2 |
| 8 | Game 3 | Team 3 | Team 6 |
| 8 | Game 4 | Team 5 | Team 4 |
| 9 | Game 1 | Team 2 | Team 8 |
| 9 | Game 2 | Team 1 | Team 3 |
| 9 | Game 3 | Team 4 | Team 7 |
| 9 | Game 4 | Team 6 | Team 5 |
| 10 | Game 1 | Team 8 | Team 3 |
| 10 | Game 2 | Team 2 | Team 4 |
| 10 | Game 3 | Team 5 | Team 1 |
| 10 | Game 4 | Team 7 | Team 6 |
| 11 | Game 1 | Team 4 | Team 8 |
| 11 | Game 2 | Team 3 | Team 5 |
| 11 | Game 3 | Team 6 | Team 2 |
| 11 | Game 4 | Team 1 | Team 7 |
| 12 | Game 1 | Team 8 | Team 5 |
| 12 | Game 2 | Team 4 | Team 6 |
| 12 | Game 3 | Team 7 | Team 3 |
| 12 | Game 4 | Team 2 | Team 1 |
| 13 | Game 1 | Team 6 | Team 8 |
| 13 | Game 2 | Team 5 | Team 7 |
| 13 | Game 3 | Team 1 | Team 4 |
| 13 | Game 4 | Team 3 | Team 2 |
| 14 | Game 1 | Team 8 | Team 7 |
| 14 | Game 2 | Team 6 | Team 1 |
| 14 | Game 3 | Team 2 | Team 5 |
| 14 | Game 4 | Team 4 | Team 3 |
Questions
How many games are in a 8-team double round robin?
56. Each team plays 14.
How many rounds does a 8-team double round robin have?
14, with 4 games in each.
Can I run 8 teams on fewer than 4 courts?
Yes, but each round then takes more than one time slot. 4 games a round need 4 courts to finish together.
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