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Pickleball round robin for 13 players

A printable rotation for 13 players on 3 courts, with charts for fewer courts.

Round robin: 13 players, 3 courts

How many rounds for 13 players?

Play 13 rounds on 3 courts, with one player sitting out each round. Everyone sits out exactly once, so the sit-outs are shared evenly. The chart shows every match, and the table covers every court count. Print the chart, or rebuild it with your own names in the free generator.

Rounds, games and sit-outs for 13 players
CourtsRoundsGames eachSit-outs each
11349
21385
313121

13 players, 3 courts: the full rotation

RoundCourt 1Court 2Court 3Sits out
  1. Round 1Court 1B & Evs C & HCourt 2D & Mvs G & ICourt 3F & Lvs J & KSits out: A
  2. Round 2Court 1C & Fvs D & ICourt 2A & Evs H & JCourt 3G & Mvs K & LSits out: B
  3. Round 3Court 1D & Gvs E & JCourt 2B & Fvs I & KCourt 3A & Hvs L & MSits out: C
  4. Round 4Court 1E & Hvs F & KCourt 2C & Gvs J & LCourt 3B & Ivs A & MSits out: D
  5. Round 5Court 1F & Ivs G & LCourt 2D & Hvs K & MCourt 3C & Jvs A & BSits out: E
  6. Round 6Court 1G & Jvs H & MCourt 2E & Ivs A & LCourt 3D & Kvs B & CSits out: F
  7. Round 7Court 1H & Kvs A & ICourt 2F & Jvs B & MCourt 3E & Lvs C & DSits out: G
  8. Round 8Court 1I & Lvs B & JCourt 2G & Kvs A & CCourt 3F & Mvs D & ESits out: H
  9. Round 9Court 1J & Mvs C & KCourt 2H & Lvs B & DCourt 3A & Gvs E & FSits out: I
  10. Round 10Court 1A & Kvs D & LCourt 2I & Mvs C & ECourt 3B & Hvs F & GSits out: J
  11. Round 11Court 1B & Lvs E & MCourt 2A & Jvs D & FCourt 3C & Ivs G & HSits out: K
  12. Round 12Court 1C & Mvs A & FCourt 2B & Kvs E & GCourt 3D & Jvs H & ISits out: L
  13. Round 13Court 1A & Dvs B & GCourt 2C & Lvs F & HCourt 3E & Kvs I & JSits out: M

Everyone plays 12 games, sits out once and partners every other player once. Everyone faces every other player exactly twice.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
  7. G
  8. H
  9. I
  10. J
  11. K
  12. L
  13. M

With fewer courts

13 players on 1 court

13 rounds. Everyone plays 4 games and sits out 9 times. Nobody partners the same player twice. 13 players sit out two rounds in a row at some point.

Table only: 9 of 13 players would sit out each round, so the printed chart is left out.

13 players on 2 courts

2 courts: 13 rounds. Everyone plays 8 games and sits out 5 times. Nobody partners the same player twice.
Make this one with your names
RoundCourt 1Court 2Sits out
  1. Round 1Court 1B & Mvs G & HCourt 2C & Lvs E & JSits out: A, D, F, I, K
  2. Round 2Court 1A & Lvs B & KCourt 2D & Ivs F & GSits out: C, E, H, J, M
  3. Round 3Court 1K & Mvs A & JCourt 2C & Hvs E & FSits out: B, D, G, I, L
  4. Round 4Court 1J & Lvs I & MCourt 2B & Gvs D & ESits out: A, C, F, H, K
  5. Round 5Court 1I & Kvs C & DCourt 2H & Lvs A & FSits out: B, E, G, J, M
  6. Round 6Court 1H & Jvs G & KCourt 2E & Mvs B & CSits out: A, D, F, I, L
  7. Round 7Court 1G & Ivs F & JCourt 2D & Lvs A & BSits out: C, E, H, K, M
  8. Round 8Court 1F & Hvs C & KCourt 2E & Ivs A & MSits out: B, D, G, J, L
  9. Round 9Court 1E & Gvs B & JCourt 2D & Hvs L & MSits out: A, C, F, I, K
  10. Round 10Court 1D & Fvs A & ICourt 2C & Gvs K & LSits out: B, E, H, J, M
  11. Round 11Court 1C & Evs H & MCourt 2B & Fvs J & KSits out: A, D, G, I, L
  12. Round 12Court 1B & Dvs I & JCourt 2A & Evs G & LSits out: C, F, H, K, M
  13. Round 13Court 1A & Cvs H & ICourt 2D & Mvs F & KSits out: B, E, G, J, L

Make it with your names

Open the free generator with 13 players on 3 courts already set. Type the names and it rebuilds this exact schedule.

Open the generator for 13 players

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Frequently asked questions

How long does a 13-player round robin take?

13 rounds of 15 minutes is about 3 hours 15 minutes, plus changeovers between rounds.

Can 13 players play on 4 courts?

Not all at once: 4 courts need 16 players. With 13, use 3 courts and rotate the sit-outs.

Other group sizes

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