Planning & productivity
Round-robin fixture maker
Generate every pair once, with automatic byes for odd participant counts.
A clear answer. Here’s how.
Uses the circle method for 2–32 distinct participants. Even counts have N−1 rounds; odd counts add a dummy bye and use N rounds. Each real pair meets exactly once and no participant appears twice in a round. Bye rows are labelled. Home/away fairness, venue availability, dates and travel are not optimised.
See a worked example
Worked example
A fixed demonstration, separate from the values you enter above.
- Participants, one per line
Ada Sam Jo Lee Alex
Example result
| Round | Fixture | Participant A | Participant B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ada | BYE |
| 1 | 2 | Sam | Alex |
| 1 | 3 | Jo | Lee |
| 2 | 1 | Ada | Alex |
| 2 | 2 | Lee | BYE |
Circle method, one meeting per pair. Odd participant counts add one bye each round. Home/away balance and venue availability are not optimised.