Round Robin Schedule Generator

How to use

1. 1Paste participants one per line (between 2 and 64). Commas, semicolons, and tabs also work as separators.
2. 2Pick Single round robin (each pair meets once) or Double round robin (each pair meets twice with home and away swapped).
3. 3Optionally turn on Randomize starting order to draw a fresh shuffle, then Reshuffle for another draw.
4. 4Switch between the By round and By participant views to check pairings and home/away balance.
5. 5Click Copy as text, Copy as Markdown, or Copy as CSV to export the schedule.

About this tool

Round Robin Schedule Generator builds a fair, complete round-robin schedule from any list of participants. Every entry plays every other entry once (single round robin) or twice with home and away swapped (double round robin), so nobody is left out and the pairings cannot be accused of favoring anyone. The pairings come from the classic circle method (also called the Berger or polygon method): the first participant is anchored, the rest rotate one position each round, and an automatic BYE is inserted when the head count is odd so one player or team sits out each round. Optional randomization shuffles the starting order using crypto.getRandomValues for unbiased entropy, useful when the input order is alphabetical and you want a fresh draw. The result is shown two ways: a By round view with every match in every round, and a By participant view that lists each player's fixtures with home, away, and bye counts so you can spot imbalances quickly. Copy the schedule as plain text for a chat or email, as a Markdown table for a wiki or README, or as CSV for a spreadsheet or scoring app. Works for chess clubs, dart and pool leagues, soccer, table tennis, padel, pickleball, board game nights, classroom rotations, code review or 1:1 partner rotations, conference speed networking, and any setting where you need every pair to meet once. The schedule, the participant list, and the exports all stay in your browser; no signup, no upload, no external API.

Free to use. Works in your browser. No signup, no login.