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6 Team Round Robin Schedule

Six teams is the sweet spot for a round robin. Fifteen matches split neatly into five rounds of three, nobody ever sits out because six is even, and every team finishes having played five matches rather than the one a knockout might give them.

On three courts this runs in five slots. On one court it is fifteen matches back to back, which is a long session, so at that point either shorten the matches or split into two groups of three and cross over.

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How the draw is structured

6

Entrants

15

Matches played

5

Rounds

5

Per entrant

Round by round

RoundMatchesEntrants left after it
Round 13all still playing
Round 23all still playing
Round 33all still playing
Round 43all still playing
Round 53all still playing

How long it takes

Rounds run one after another, because a round cannot start until the one feeding it has finished. Matches inside a round can all run at once, so the number of courts you have decides the day more than the number of entrants does.

Courts10 min matches20 min matches30 min matches
12h 30m5h7h 30m
21h 40m3h 20m5h
450m1h 40m2h 30m

Playing time only. Add changeovers, warm-ups and the gap between rounds.

Questions

How many matches in a 6 team round robin?
Fifteen. Six teams produce fifteen distinct pairings, and each is played once.
How many rounds does a 6 team round robin need?
Five, with three matches in each. Because six is an even number, every team plays in every round.

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