17 team round robin schedule
Every team plays every other. 136 matches in total across 17 rounds (16 matches each). Because 17 is an odd number, one team sits out each round with a scheduled bye, meaning everybody gets exactly 1 rest round.
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- Matches
- 136
- Every pair meets once.
- Matches each
- 16
- The same for everybody, however the results go.
- Rounds
- 17
- An odd field means one team sits out each round.
- Roughly how long
- 28 h 15 min 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.
How byes work in a 17-team round robin schedule
In a 17 team round robin with byes, an odd number of teams cannot all play simultaneously: in each round, 16 teams are paired into 8 matches while exactly 1 team sits out with a scheduled bye.
Over the course of the 17 rounds, every team receives exactly one bye round and plays 16 matches. Total fixtures remain at 136 (calculated as 17 × 16 ÷ 2). A bye is not scored and awards zero points—it simply provides each team one rest rotation during the day.
How long it takes
136 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
17 teams playing 16 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 17 team round robin?
136. Every pair meets once: 17 × 16 ÷ 2.
How many games does each team play?
16, one against each of the others, the same for everybody however the results go.
How many rounds?
17. An odd field needs one round per team, because one team sits out each round.
How do byes work in a 17 team round robin?
With an odd field of 17 teams, each round features 8 matches while 1 team has a bye. Every team gets exactly one bye across the 17 rounds.