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31-Player Pickleball Round Robin on 1 Court

A ready-to-play rotating-partners schedule for 31 players on 1 court. 27 players sit out each round, spread evenly, partners never repeat, and games stay within one of each other.

Customize with your names
12rounds
1–2games each
10–11sit-outs each
2h 48mat ~14 min a round
100fairness score / 100

The full schedule

Players are numbered 1–31. Write names next to numbers before you start.

31-Player Pickleball Round Robin on 1 Court — round by round
RoundCourt 1Sit out
1 15 & 9 vs 8 & 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
2 5 & 10 vs 28 & 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31
3 21 & 20 vs 18 & 14 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
4 16 & 30 vs 27 & 17 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31
5 29 & 13 vs 1 & 2 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
6 11 & 31 vs 24 & 3 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
7 4 & 23 vs 12 & 6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
8 11 & 22 vs 19 & 25 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
9 15 & 23 vs 27 & 3 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31
10 21 & 9 vs 2 & 10 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
11 29 & 28 vs 24 & 17 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
12 5 & 25 vs 4 & 8 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

0 partner repeats and 0 opponent repeats across 12 rounds. Highlighted rows are even stops — everyone has played the same number of games.

How the math works

Players per round

1 court × 4 players = 4 on court each round, so 27 sit out. Sit-outs rotate so nobody sits twice before everyone has sat once.

Even stops

31 players on 1 court never line up perfectly, so games per player differ by at most one.

Time estimate

Rally scoring to 11 takes about 12 minutes plus 2 minutes to rotate. 12 rounds ≈ 2h 48m. Side-out scoring adds about 30%.

31 players, 1 court: common questions

How many rounds for 31 players on 1 court?

Play as many rounds as time allows — games per player never differ by more than one.

How long does a 31-player round robin take?

About 1h 24m for 6 rounds of rally scoring to 11, including changeovers.

How many players sit out each round?

27 players sit out each round. Use sit-out time to keep score or run the timer.

Can I use real names instead of numbers?

Yes. Tap “Customize with your names” and the generator opens pre-filled. Paste your list and share a link or QR code so players can find their court.

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