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7-team double round robin schedule

42 games over 14 rounds. One team rests each round.

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7teams

42games, every pair plays twice

14rounds, one team rests each round

12games per team

The shape of a 7-team double round robin

7 teams make 21 pairings; played twice that is 42 games. With 7 teams, one team has no opponent each round, so 3 games run at a time over 14 rounds and each team rests twice.

Round 1 is 2 v 7, 6 v 3, 4 v 5. Team 1 rests first.

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 6 v 1, 2 v 5, 4 v 3.

Home games: every team has exactly 6.

How long it takes

At 30 minutes a game, 42 games take 21 h of court time. A round has 3 games, so 3 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 6 teams gives 12 fewer games, and 4 rounds shorter. Going up to 8 teams gives 14 more games, in the same number of rounds. 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 2	Team 7
1	Game 2	Team 6	Team 3
1	Game 3	Team 4	Team 5
2	Game 1	Team 3	Team 1
2	Game 2	Team 7	Team 4
2	Game 3	Team 5	Team 6
3	Game 1	Team 4	Team 2
3	Game 2	Team 1	Team 5
3	Game 3	Team 6	Team 7
4	Game 1	Team 5	Team 3
4	Game 2	Team 2	Team 6
4	Game 3	Team 7	Team 1
5	Game 1	Team 6	Team 4
5	Game 2	Team 3	Team 7
5	Game 3	Team 1	Team 2
6	Game 1	Team 7	Team 5
6	Game 2	Team 4	Team 1
6	Game 3	Team 2	Team 3
7	Game 1	Team 1	Team 6
7	Game 2	Team 5	Team 2
7	Game 3	Team 3	Team 4
8	Game 1	Team 7	Team 2
8	Game 2	Team 3	Team 6
8	Game 3	Team 5	Team 4
9	Game 1	Team 1	Team 3
9	Game 2	Team 4	Team 7
9	Game 3	Team 6	Team 5
10	Game 1	Team 2	Team 4
10	Game 2	Team 5	Team 1
10	Game 3	Team 7	Team 6
11	Game 1	Team 3	Team 5
11	Game 2	Team 6	Team 2
11	Game 3	Team 1	Team 7
12	Game 1	Team 4	Team 6
12	Game 2	Team 7	Team 3
12	Game 3	Team 2	Team 1
13	Game 1	Team 5	Team 7
13	Game 2	Team 1	Team 4
13	Game 3	Team 3	Team 2
14	Game 1	Team 6	Team 1
14	Game 2	Team 2	Team 5
14	Game 3	Team 4	Team 3

Questions

How many games are in a 7-team double round robin?

42. Each team plays 12.

How many rounds does a 7-team double round robin have?

14, because one of the 7 teams rests in every round.

What do I do with 7 teams, an odd number?

The schedule gives one team a rest each round. Use the rest to rotate referees or scorekeepers.

Last updated October 19, 2026