How to Make a 7-Person Round Robin

In sports tournaments, the round robin method is the preference for many organizers because it allows each team or individual to play every other competitor in the league one time. Setting up a round robin schedule can be a tricky process, especially when dealing with an odd number of teams or individuals. You will have to introduce a bye in the rotation to account for the odd number.

Instructions

    • 1

      Number the teams or individuals participating in the round robin by seeds one through seven to simplify the process.

    • 2

      Set the first rotation so that one plays two, three plays four, five plays six and seven has a bye.

    • 3

      Change the schedule in the second rotation so that one plays four, two plays six, five plays seven and three has the bye.

    • 4

      Make the third rotation so that one plays six, two plays seven, three plays five and four has the bye.

    • 5

      Set the fourth rotation in a way that six plays seven, four plays five, two plays three and one has the bye.

    • 6

      Have one play seven, three play six and two play four in the fifth rotation. This gives the fifth seed the bye this round.

    • 7

      Set the sixth rotation so that one plays five, three plays seven, four plays six and two has the bye.

    • 8

      Arrange the final round so that one plays three, two plays five, four plays seven and six has the bye.