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9 team round robin schedule

A 9-team round robin has 36 games: every team plays the other 8 once, over 9 rounds. With an odd number of teams, one team has a bye each round, so each team sits out once.

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9 team round robin

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Round 1

Team 2–Team 9
Team 3–Team 8
Team 4–Team 7
Team 5–Team 6

Bye: Team 1

Round 2

Team 9–Team 1
Team 2–Team 7
Team 3–Team 6
Team 4–Team 5

Bye: Team 8

Round 3

Team 1–Team 8
Team 9–Team 7
Team 2–Team 5
Team 3–Team 4

Bye: Team 6

Round 4

Team 7–Team 1
Team 8–Team 6
Team 9–Team 5
Team 2–Team 3

Bye: Team 4

Round 5

Team 1–Team 6
Team 7–Team 5
Team 8–Team 4
Team 9–Team 3

Bye: Team 2

Round 6

Team 5–Team 1
Team 6–Team 4
Team 7–Team 3
Team 8–Team 2

Bye: Team 9

Round 7

Team 1–Team 4
Team 5–Team 3
Team 6–Team 2
Team 8–Team 9

Bye: Team 7

Round 8

Team 3–Team 1
Team 4–Team 2
Team 6–Team 9
Team 7–Team 8

Bye: Team 5

Round 9

Team 1–Team 2
Team 4–Team 9
Team 5–Team 8
Team 6–Team 7

Bye: Team 3

Standings

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1Team 1000000
2Team 2000000
3Team 3000000
4Team 4000000
5Team 5000000
6Team 6000000
7Team 7000000
8Team 8000000
9Team 9000000

Win 3 points, draw 1. Ties are broken by points difference, then points scored.

9 team round robin at a glance

36games
9rounds
9byes (one per round)
8games per team

9 team round robin rotation

The schedule uses the circle method: one team stays put and the rest rotate, so nobody plays the same opponent twice and the games are spread evenly.

RoundGamesBye
12 v 9, 3 v 8, 4 v 7, 5 v 61
29 v 1, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 58
31 v 8, 9 v 7, 2 v 5, 3 v 46
47 v 1, 8 v 6, 9 v 5, 2 v 34
51 v 6, 7 v 5, 8 v 4, 9 v 32
65 v 1, 6 v 4, 7 v 3, 8 v 29
71 v 4, 5 v 3, 6 v 2, 8 v 97
83 v 1, 4 v 2, 6 v 9, 7 v 85
91 v 2, 4 v 9, 5 v 8, 6 v 73

Other team counts

Same 9 teams, different format: single elimination

Frequently asked questions

How many games are in a 9 team round robin?

36 games. The formula is n × (n − 1) ÷ 2, so 9 × 8 ÷ 2 = 36. A double round robin, where each pair plays twice, has 72.

How many rounds does a 9 team round robin take?

9 rounds. With 9 teams one team sits out each round, so there are 9 rounds and each team plays 8 games.

How long does it take?

With 2 courts and 3 games an hour per court, about 6 hours. With 4 courts, about 3. Pick your number of courts in the tool and each game gets a court.

How are ties in the standings broken?

A win is worth 3 points and a draw 1. Teams level on points are split by points difference, then points scored, then seed.

Can I turn the 9 team round robin into playoffs?

Yes. Play the round robin as pool play, then put the top 4 or top 8 into a 4-team or 8-team bracket, seeded by the standings.