Championship planner

Set your constraints and get the best round-robin / knockout split and match length to fit the time you have — then print a ready-to-run schedule.

Constraints

Total time (min)

Courts

Teams

Break (min)

Min buffer (min)

Max pool size

Leave blank for one big round robin. Set a max pool size (e.g. 16 teams, pool size 8 → 2 pools of 8) to split into pools + a knockout.

Team names (optional — one per line)

Add 2+ names to replace Team 1 / Team 2… throughout the schedule.

Max player time

Single round robin

Everyone plays everyone once. No one is eliminated early — standings after the last round decide the winner.

13 min game+ 2 min break = 15 min per slot

Courts used3

Rounds7

Total matches21

Games per player6

Time on court per player78 min

Structured time105 min

Buffer15 min

Fastest to a winner

Groups + knockout

2 groups (4, 3 teams) play round robin, top finishers go to a semifinal and final.

20 min game+ 2 min break = 22 min per slot

Courts used3

Rounds3 group + 2 knockout

Total matches12

Games per player2–5

Time on court per player40–100 min

Structured time110 min

Buffer10 min

Schedule

Single round robin · 7 teams · 3 courts · 13 min games

Round 1— bye: Team 1

Court	Team A	Team B
1	Team 2	Team 7
2	Team 3	Team 6
3	Team 4	Team 5

Round 2— bye: Team 6

Court	Team A	Team B
1	Team 1	Team 7
2	Team 2	Team 5
3	Team 3	Team 4

Round 3— bye: Team 4

Court	Team A	Team B
1	Team 1	Team 6
2	Team 7	Team 5
3	Team 2	Team 3

Round 4— bye: Team 2

Court	Team A	Team B
1	Team 1	Team 5
2	Team 6	Team 4
3	Team 7	Team 3

Round 5— bye: Team 7

Court	Team A	Team B
1	Team 1	Team 4
2	Team 5	Team 3
3	Team 6	Team 2

Round 6— bye: Team 5

Court	Team A	Team B
1	Team 1	Team 3
2	Team 4	Team 2
3	Team 6	Team 7

Round 7— bye: Team 3

Court	Team A	Team B
1	Team 1	Team 2
2	Team 4	Team 7
3	Team 5	Team 6

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