15 team round robin schedule
Every team plays every other. 105 matches in total, 14 matches each, over 15 rounds — one more than an even field of this size, because somebody sits out every round.
- Matches
- 105
- Every pair meets once.
- Matches each
- 14
- The same for everybody, however the results go.
- Rounds
- 15
- An odd field means one team sits out each round.
- Roughly how long
- 22 h on 2 courts
- Allowing 25 minutes a match, courts running in parallel.
Free, and there is no account to make first. About a minute to the QR code.
15 is odd, so there is a bye every round
With 15 teams there is no way to pair everybody at once: 14 play and one sits out. Over the tournament each team gets exactly one bye, which is why it takes 15 rounds rather than the 14 an even field of this size would need.
A bye is not a match and it is not scored — the fixture count stays at 105, and everybody still plays 14. The table is unaffected by who happened to sit out when.
How long it takes
105 matches is the number that decides your day. Spread across two courts at 25 minutes a slot that is the duration quoted above; on one court, double it; on four, halve it.
Unlike a knockout, a round robin parallelises almost perfectly — there is no round that has to wait for the one before it — so the estimate is a good deal more honest here than it is for a bracket.
The table, and the argument it prevents
15 teams playing 14 matches each will produce a tie somewhere near the top more often than not. Points first, then head-to-head among the tied teams only, then score difference, then points scored — and the table prints which of those actually did the separating.
Common questions
How many matches in a 15 team round robin?
105. Every pair meets once: 15 × 14 ÷ 2.
How many games does each team play?
14 — one against each of the others, the same for everybody however the results go.
How many rounds?
15. An odd field needs one round per team, because one team sits out each round.