How it works
A round robin tournament for 22 teams is 231 games: each team plays the other 21 once, eleven games a round, and with an even field nobody sits out. The example plays 20-minute games on eleven courts, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
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What the printed bracket holds
Twenty-one round tables of eleven games, each game with its time, its court and an empty score box. Print results grid adds the all-play-all chart for the wall: a numbered row and column for each of the 22 teams, a box for every meeting, and columns for won, drawn, lost and points.
Eleven courts, six, or 21 weeks
It takes eleven courts to keep a round to one slot, and then all 22 teams play 21 games straight with no slot off. Six to ten courts take two slots a round, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. Five courts or fewer run past midnight, so play one round a week for 21 weeks: clear First match starts and the times go.
- Twice (double) is 42 rounds and 462 games, with 21 at home for every team.
- With eleven courts busy nobody is free to keep score. On six, ten teams wait in a round's first slot and twelve in its second.
Questions and answers
How do I keep standings on a 22 team round robin bracket?
Write each score in the box beside its game. On the results grid each meeting has one box: the row of the team named first, under the other team's number. After round 21, total the won, drawn, lost and points columns to rank the teams.
Can I seed a 22 team round robin instead of drawing it?
Yes. Untick Random draw and your list order is the seeding: line 1 opens against line 22, line 2 against line 21, and the top two lines meet in the last round, 21.
Should 22 teams play in two divisions of 11?
It cuts 231 games to 110: each division plays 55 games in 11 rounds, with one rest per team because 11 is odd. Teams then meet only ten of the other 21, so finish with a final between the division winners.