A worked example
Eight players, two courts, 20-minute matches and 5-minute gaps: seven rounds, 28 games, 14 time slots. Starting at 09:00 ends at 14:45.
Court schedule
Schedule a single round robin over multiple courts with equal match slots and an explicit gap between slots.
YOUR LITTLE WORKBENCH
Court schedule
Names stay on this page. Start with the example or enter your own participants.
How this is calculated
Each round is split into ceil(matches ÷ courts) time slots. A new round starts after all matches in the previous round finish and the slot gap passes.
YOUR PLAN / LIVE RESULT
Scheduled finish
14:45- Matches
- 28
- Rounds
- 7
- Elapsed duration
- 345 min
This conservative schedule avoids double booking and includes the gap between rounds. It does not optimize rest fairness or mix adjacent rounds. Times are local labels with day offsets, not timezone-aware bookings.
Your detailed plan
28 rows · all included in CSV| Round | Court | Start | End | Player A | Player B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 09:00 | 09:20 | Alex | Harper |
| 1 | 2 | 09:00 | 09:20 | Blair | Gray |
| 1 | 1 | 09:25 | 09:45 | Casey | Finley |
| 1 | 2 | 09:25 | 09:45 | Drew | Emery |
| 2 | 1 | 09:50 | 10:10 | Gray | Alex |
| 2 | 2 | 09:50 | 10:10 | Finley | Harper |
| 2 | 1 | 10:15 | 10:35 | Emery | Blair |
| 2 | 2 | 10:15 | 10:35 | Drew | Casey |
| 3 | 1 | 10:40 | 11:00 | Alex | Finley |
| 3 | 2 | 10:40 | 11:00 | Gray | Emery |
| 3 | 1 | 11:05 | 11:25 | Harper | Drew |
| 3 | 2 | 11:05 | 11:25 | Blair | Casey |
| 4 | 1 | 11:30 | 11:50 | Emery | Alex |
| 4 | 2 | 11:30 | 11:50 | Drew | Finley |
| 4 | 1 | 11:55 | 12:15 | Casey | Gray |
| 4 | 2 | 11:55 | 12:15 | Blair | Harper |
| 5 | 1 | 12:20 | 12:40 | Alex | Drew |
| 5 | 2 | 12:20 | 12:40 | Emery | Casey |
| 5 | 1 | 12:45 | 13:05 | Finley | Blair |
| 5 | 2 | 12:45 | 13:05 | Gray | Harper |
| 6 | 1 | 13:10 | 13:30 | Casey | Alex |
| 6 | 2 | 13:10 | 13:30 | Blair | Drew |
| 6 | 1 | 13:35 | 13:55 | Harper | Emery |
| 6 | 2 | 13:35 | 13:55 | Gray | Finley |
| 7 | 1 | 14:00 | 14:20 | Alex | Blair |
| 7 | 2 | 14:00 | 14:20 | Casey | Harper |
| 7 | 1 | 14:25 | 14:45 | Drew | Gray |
| 7 | 2 | 14:25 | 14:45 | Emery | Finley |
THE METHOD / 01
Know what goesinto your result.
Each round is split into ceil(matches ÷ courts) time slots. A new round starts after all matches in the previous round finish and the slot gap passes.
Keep the assumptions clear
This conservative schedule avoids double booking and includes the gap between rounds. It does not optimize rest fairness or mix adjacent rounds. Times are local labels with day offsets, not timezone-aware bookings.
A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS
Good to know.
Are my inputs uploaded?
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Can I keep my result?
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Do I need an account?
No sign-up, paid API or subscription is required. Both language versions use the same calculation logic.
MATCHKIND / TOOLKIT
A little help for every step.
01
Knockout bracket
Create a seeded bracket for 2–64 players, handle byes and click winners to advance them through the rounds.
Open tool02
Round robin
Generate single or double round robin fixtures for 2–32 players, with one bye per round for odd fields.
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Random groups
Shuffle 2–128 participants into balanced groups. Export the draw without uploading anyone’s name.
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