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10-Team Pickleball Round Robin Schedule
Every one of 10 fixed-partner teams plays every other team once: 45 games, 9 per team. On 5 courts that takes 9 rounds and no team ever sits out. Short on courts? Schedules for 4 courts, 3 courts, 2 courts and 1 court are below too.
The full schedule on 5 courts
Teams are numbered 1–10. Write each pair’s names next to their number before you start.
| Round | Court 1 | Court 2 | Court 3 | Court 4 | Court 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 1 vs Team 10 | Team 2 vs Team 9 | Team 3 vs Team 8 | Team 4 vs Team 7 | Team 5 vs Team 6 |
| 2 | Team 1 vs Team 9 | Team 10 vs Team 8 | Team 2 vs Team 7 | Team 3 vs Team 6 | Team 4 vs Team 5 |
| 3 | Team 1 vs Team 8 | Team 9 vs Team 7 | Team 10 vs Team 6 | Team 2 vs Team 5 | Team 3 vs Team 4 |
| 4 | Team 1 vs Team 7 | Team 8 vs Team 6 | Team 9 vs Team 5 | Team 10 vs Team 4 | Team 2 vs Team 3 |
| 5 | Team 1 vs Team 6 | Team 7 vs Team 5 | Team 8 vs Team 4 | Team 9 vs Team 3 | Team 10 vs Team 2 |
| 6 | Team 1 vs Team 5 | Team 6 vs Team 4 | Team 7 vs Team 3 | Team 8 vs Team 2 | Team 9 vs Team 10 |
| 7 | Team 1 vs Team 4 | Team 5 vs Team 3 | Team 6 vs Team 2 | Team 7 vs Team 10 | Team 8 vs Team 9 |
| 8 | Team 1 vs Team 3 | Team 4 vs Team 2 | Team 5 vs Team 10 | Team 6 vs Team 9 | Team 7 vs Team 8 |
| 9 | Team 1 vs Team 2 | Team 3 vs Team 10 | Team 4 vs Team 9 | Team 5 vs Team 8 | Team 6 vs Team 7 |
Every pairing is played exactly once.
Fewer courts?
Same 45 games, spread over more rounds.
| Courts | Rounds | Teams sitting out | Time (rally to 11) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 courts | 9 | — | 2h 06m |
| 4 courts | 12 | 2 | 2h 48m |
| 3 courts | 15 | 4 | 3h 30m |
| 2 courts | 23 | 6 | 5h 22m |
| 1 court | 45 | 8 | 10h 30m |
Some court counts take longer than one session, so we don’t print them. Instead, split into two pools of 5 and 5 teams, each with its own 5-team round robin on half the courts, then play the pool winners off.
10 teams on 4 courts: 12 rounds
| Round | Court 1 | Court 2 | Court 3 | Court 4 | Sit out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 1 vs Team 10 | Team 2 vs Team 9 | Team 3 vs Team 8 | Team 4 vs Team 7 | 5, 6 |
| 2 | Team 5 vs Team 6 | Team 1 vs Team 9 | Team 10 vs Team 8 | Team 2 vs Team 7 | 3, 4 |
| 3 | Team 3 vs Team 6 | Team 4 vs Team 5 | Team 1 vs Team 8 | Team 9 vs Team 7 | 2, 10 |
| 4 | Team 10 vs Team 6 | Team 2 vs Team 5 | Team 3 vs Team 4 | Team 1 vs Team 7 | 8, 9 |
| 5EVEN STOP | Team 8 vs Team 6 | Team 9 vs Team 5 | Team 10 vs Team 4 | Team 2 vs Team 3 | 1, 7 |
| 6 | Team 1 vs Team 6 | Team 7 vs Team 5 | Team 8 vs Team 4 | Team 9 vs Team 3 | 2, 10 |
| 7 | Team 10 vs Team 2 | Team 1 vs Team 5 | Team 6 vs Team 4 | Team 7 vs Team 3 | 8, 9 |
| 8 | Team 8 vs Team 2 | Team 9 vs Team 10 | Team 1 vs Team 4 | Team 5 vs Team 3 | 6, 7 |
| 9 | Team 6 vs Team 2 | Team 7 vs Team 10 | Team 8 vs Team 9 | Team 1 vs Team 3 | 4, 5 |
| 10EVEN STOP | Team 4 vs Team 2 | Team 5 vs Team 10 | Team 6 vs Team 9 | Team 7 vs Team 8 | 1, 3 |
| 11 | Team 1 vs Team 2 | Team 3 vs Team 10 | Team 4 vs Team 9 | Team 5 vs Team 8 | 6, 7 |
| 12EVEN STOP | Team 6 vs Team 7 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 |
10 teams on 3 courts: 15 rounds
| Round | Court 1 | Court 2 | Court 3 | Sit out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 1 vs Team 10 | Team 2 vs Team 9 | Team 3 vs Team 8 | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| 2 | Team 4 vs Team 7 | Team 5 vs Team 6 | Team 1 vs Team 9 | 2, 3, 8, 10 |
| 3 | Team 10 vs Team 8 | Team 2 vs Team 7 | Team 3 vs Team 6 | 1, 4, 5, 9 |
| 4 | Team 4 vs Team 5 | Team 1 vs Team 8 | Team 9 vs Team 7 | 2, 3, 6, 10 |
| 5EVEN STOP | Team 10 vs Team 6 | Team 2 vs Team 5 | Team 3 vs Team 4 | 1, 7, 8, 9 |
| 6 | Team 1 vs Team 7 | Team 8 vs Team 6 | Team 9 vs Team 5 | 2, 3, 4, 10 |
| 7 | Team 10 vs Team 4 | Team 2 vs Team 3 | Team 1 vs Team 6 | 5, 7, 8, 9 |
| 8 | Team 7 vs Team 5 | Team 8 vs Team 4 | Team 9 vs Team 3 | 1, 2, 6, 10 |
| 9 | Team 10 vs Team 2 | Team 1 vs Team 5 | Team 6 vs Team 4 | 3, 7, 8, 9 |
| 10EVEN STOP | Team 7 vs Team 3 | Team 8 vs Team 2 | Team 9 vs Team 10 | 1, 4, 5, 6 |
| 11 | Team 1 vs Team 4 | Team 5 vs Team 3 | Team 6 vs Team 2 | 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| 12 | Team 7 vs Team 10 | Team 8 vs Team 9 | Team 1 vs Team 3 | 2, 4, 5, 6 |
| 13 | Team 4 vs Team 2 | Team 5 vs Team 10 | Team 6 vs Team 9 | 1, 3, 7, 8 |
| 14 | Team 7 vs Team 8 | Team 1 vs Team 2 | Team 3 vs Team 10 | 4, 5, 6, 9 |
| 15EVEN STOP | Team 4 vs Team 9 | Team 5 vs Team 8 | Team 6 vs Team 7 | 1, 2, 3, 10 |
10 teams on 2 courts: 23 rounds
| Round | Court 1 | Court 2 | Sit out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 1 vs Team 10 | Team 2 vs Team 9 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| 2 | Team 3 vs Team 8 | Team 4 vs Team 7 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 |
| 3 | Team 5 vs Team 6 | Team 1 vs Team 9 | 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 |
| 4 | Team 10 vs Team 8 | Team 2 vs Team 7 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 |
| 5EVEN STOP | Team 3 vs Team 6 | Team 4 vs Team 5 | 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| 6 | Team 1 vs Team 8 | Team 9 vs Team 7 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 |
| 7 | Team 10 vs Team 6 | Team 2 vs Team 5 | 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| 8 | Team 3 vs Team 4 | Team 1 vs Team 7 | 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 |
| 9 | Team 8 vs Team 6 | Team 9 vs Team 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10 |
| 10EVEN STOP | Team 10 vs Team 4 | Team 2 vs Team 3 | 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| 11 | Team 1 vs Team 6 | Team 7 vs Team 5 | 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 |
| 12 | Team 8 vs Team 4 | Team 9 vs Team 3 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10 |
| 13 | Team 10 vs Team 2 | Team 1 vs Team 5 | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| 14 | Team 6 vs Team 4 | Team 7 vs Team 3 | 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10 |
| 15EVEN STOP | Team 8 vs Team 2 | Team 9 vs Team 10 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| 16 | Team 1 vs Team 4 | Team 5 vs Team 3 | 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| 17 | Team 6 vs Team 2 | Team 7 vs Team 10 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 |
| 18 | Team 8 vs Team 9 | Team 1 vs Team 3 | 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 |
| 19 | Team 4 vs Team 2 | Team 5 vs Team 10 | 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| 20EVEN STOP | Team 6 vs Team 9 | Team 7 vs Team 8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 |
| 21 | Team 1 vs Team 2 | Team 3 vs Team 10 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| 22 | Team 4 vs Team 9 | Team 5 vs Team 8 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10 |
| 23EVEN STOP | Team 6 vs Team 7 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 |
How the math works
Rounds
10 teams fill 5 courts exactly, so the classic circle method finishes in 9 rounds with nobody sitting out.
Courts
Fewer courts means more rounds: 5 courts → 9 rounds, 4 courts → 12 rounds, 3 courts → 15 rounds, 2 courts → 23 rounds, 1 court → 45 rounds. The games are the same; they are just spread out.
Time estimate
Rally scoring to 11 takes about 12 minutes plus 2 to rotate. 9 rounds ≈ 2h 06m. Side-out scoring adds about 30%.
10-team round robin: common questions
How many games are in a 10-team round robin?
45 games in total. Each team plays the other 9 teams once, so every team plays 9 games.
How many rounds for 10 teams on 5 courts?
9 rounds, about 2h 06m with rally scoring to 11. Every team plays every round.
How many rounds for 10 teams on 4 courts?
12 rounds, about 2h 48m with rally scoring to 11. 2 teams sit out each round and 3 courts are free in the last round.
How many rounds for 10 teams on 3 courts?
15 rounds, about 3h 30m with rally scoring to 11. 4 teams sit out each round.
How are ties broken?
For team round robins the usual order is head-to-head result first, then point differential across all games. Announce it before the first serve.
What if a team has to leave early?
Remove their results from the standings so every remaining team is compared on the same opponents. In the generator, remove the players and the remaining rounds rebuild.