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Same partner, 18 players (9 teams)

18 players · 4 courts · 6 rounds

How it runs

Same-partner round robin: you and your partner stay a team and play each other team once. Games to 11, win by 2. The top teams by record advance to a single-elimination bracket to decide the winner.

Shown with games to 11.

18 players has an exact schedule: everyone plays, no alternates.

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Free to organize, 0% on entry fees. You will sign in first if you aren't already.

Sample schedule

Players are numbered here. On the night, the app fills in your roster.

  • Round 1

    • Court 1: Player 3 + Player 4 vs Player 9 + Player 10
    • Court 2: Player 5 + Player 6 vs Player 7 + Player 8
    • Court 3: Player 11 + Player 12 vs Player 17 + Player 18
    • Court 4: Player 13 + Player 14 vs Player 15 + Player 16

    Sitting out: Player 1, Player 2

Show all 6 rounds

  • Round 2

    • Court 1: Player 1 + Player 2 vs Player 9 + Player 10
    • Court 2: Player 3 + Player 4 vs Player 5 + Player 6
    • Court 3: Player 11 + Player 12 vs Player 15 + Player 16
    • Court 4: Player 17 + Player 18 vs Player 13 + Player 14

    Sitting out: Player 7, Player 8

  • Round 3

    • Court 1: Player 1 + Player 2 vs Player 7 + Player 8
    • Court 2: Player 9 + Player 10 vs Player 5 + Player 6
    • Court 3: Player 11 + Player 12 vs Player 13 + Player 14
    • Court 4: Player 15 + Player 16 vs Player 17 + Player 18

    Sitting out: Player 3, Player 4

  • Round 4

    • Court 1: Player 1 + Player 2 vs Player 5 + Player 6
    • Court 2: Player 7 + Player 8 vs Player 3 + Player 4

    Sitting out: Player 9, Player 10, Player 11, Player 12, Player 13, Player 14, Player 15, Player 16, Player 17, Player 18

  • Round 5

    • Court 1: Player 1 + Player 2 vs Player 3 + Player 4
    • Court 2: Player 7 + Player 8 vs Player 9 + Player 10

    Sitting out: Player 5, Player 6, Player 11, Player 12, Player 13, Player 14, Player 15, Player 16, Player 17, Player 18

  • Round 6

    • Court 1: Player 11 + Player 12 vs Player 1 + Player 2
    • Court 2: Player 13 + Player 14 vs Player 3 + Player 4
    • Court 3: Player 15 + Player 16 vs Player 5 + Player 6
    • Court 4: Player 17 + Player 18 vs Player 7 + Player 8

    Sitting out: Player 9, Player 10

Playoff: Top 4 teams (single elim)

The top 4 teams by standings advance.

  • Semifinal 1: Seed 1 team vs Seed 4 team
  • Semifinal 2: Seed 2 team vs Seed 3 team
  • Final: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2

Bracket games follow the organizer's target (round-robin games are first to 11, win by 2).

Also for 18 players