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31-Player Pickleball Round Robin on 3 Courts

A ready-to-play rotating-partners schedule for 31 players on 3 courts. 19 players sit out each round, spread evenly, partners never repeat, and games stay within one of each other.

Customize with your names
12rounds
4–5games each
7–8sit-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 3 Courts — round by round
RoundCourt 1Court 2Court 3Sit out
1 17 & 1 vs 23 & 2922 & 10 vs 15 & 630 & 27 vs 31 & 16 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28
2 25 & 2 vs 3 & 2012 & 13 vs 24 & 518 & 14 vs 7 & 21 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
3 9 & 8 vs 30 & 2817 & 27 vs 10 & 2619 & 4 vs 23 & 11 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29, 31
4 3 & 12 vs 29 & 15 & 20 vs 24 & 62 & 21 vs 22 & 15 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
5 31 & 11 vs 8 & 2816 & 9 vs 25 & 144 & 26 vs 18 & 19 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30
6 21 & 22 vs 5 & 2715 & 2 vs 7 & 1323 & 24 vs 29 & 10 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31
7 31 & 9 vs 26 & 1619 & 17 vs 20 & 830 & 6 vs 14 & 1 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29
8 10 & 7 vs 11 & 2512 & 18 vs 13 & 154 & 3 vs 28 & 24 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31
9 27 & 8 vs 2 & 2026 & 30 vs 5 & 2117 & 14 vs 31 & 22 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29
10 13 & 19 vs 9 & 2912 & 4 vs 3 & 2523 & 6 vs 18 & 7 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
11 31 & 20 vs 11 & 2116 & 8 vs 15 & 1027 & 28 vs 5 & 1 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
12 23 & 19 vs 22 & 304 & 9 vs 29 & 1725 & 12 vs 18 & 6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 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

3 courts × 4 players = 12 on court each round, so 19 sit out. Sit-outs rotate so nobody sits twice before everyone has sat once.

Even stops

31 players on 3 courts 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, 3 courts: common questions

How many rounds for 31 players on 3 courts?

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?

19 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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