Rotating partners by size
20-player rotating partner round robin
19 rounds on 5 courts, a new partner every round. The full schedule for pickleball, padel or tennis doubles — and a generator set up for 20 players.
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The 20-player schedule
This is a perfect rotation: every player partners every other player exactly once and faces every other player exactly twice. Players are numbered 1–20; put your names into the generator above to get a printable version with times.
| Round | Court 1 | Court 2 | Court 3 | Court 4 | Court 5 | Resting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 & 1 v 2 & 3 | 4 & 6 v 10 & 16 | 5 & 15 v 13 & 18 | 7 & 19 v 11 & 14 | 8 & 12 v 9 & 17 | — |
| 2 | 20 & 2 v 3 & 4 | 5 & 7 v 11 & 17 | 6 & 16 v 14 & 19 | 8 & 1 v 12 & 15 | 9 & 13 v 10 & 18 | — |
| 3 | 20 & 3 v 4 & 5 | 6 & 8 v 12 & 18 | 7 & 17 v 15 & 1 | 9 & 2 v 13 & 16 | 10 & 14 v 11 & 19 | — |
| 4 | 20 & 4 v 5 & 6 | 7 & 9 v 13 & 19 | 8 & 18 v 16 & 2 | 10 & 3 v 14 & 17 | 11 & 15 v 12 & 1 | — |
| 5 | 20 & 5 v 6 & 7 | 8 & 10 v 14 & 1 | 9 & 19 v 17 & 3 | 11 & 4 v 15 & 18 | 12 & 16 v 13 & 2 | — |
| 6 | 20 & 6 v 7 & 8 | 9 & 11 v 15 & 2 | 10 & 1 v 18 & 4 | 12 & 5 v 16 & 19 | 13 & 17 v 14 & 3 | — |
| 7 | 20 & 7 v 8 & 9 | 10 & 12 v 16 & 3 | 11 & 2 v 19 & 5 | 13 & 6 v 17 & 1 | 14 & 18 v 15 & 4 | — |
| 8 | 20 & 8 v 9 & 10 | 11 & 13 v 17 & 4 | 12 & 3 v 1 & 6 | 14 & 7 v 18 & 2 | 15 & 19 v 16 & 5 | — |
| 9 | 20 & 9 v 10 & 11 | 12 & 14 v 18 & 5 | 13 & 4 v 2 & 7 | 15 & 8 v 19 & 3 | 16 & 1 v 17 & 6 | — |
| 10 | 20 & 10 v 11 & 12 | 13 & 15 v 19 & 6 | 14 & 5 v 3 & 8 | 16 & 9 v 1 & 4 | 17 & 2 v 18 & 7 | — |
| 11 | 20 & 11 v 12 & 13 | 14 & 16 v 1 & 7 | 15 & 6 v 4 & 9 | 17 & 10 v 2 & 5 | 18 & 3 v 19 & 8 | — |
| 12 | 20 & 12 v 13 & 14 | 15 & 17 v 2 & 8 | 16 & 7 v 5 & 10 | 18 & 11 v 3 & 6 | 19 & 4 v 1 & 9 | — |
| 13 | 20 & 13 v 14 & 15 | 16 & 18 v 3 & 9 | 17 & 8 v 6 & 11 | 19 & 12 v 4 & 7 | 1 & 5 v 2 & 10 | — |
| 14 | 20 & 14 v 15 & 16 | 17 & 19 v 4 & 10 | 18 & 9 v 7 & 12 | 1 & 13 v 5 & 8 | 2 & 6 v 3 & 11 | — |
| 15 | 20 & 15 v 16 & 17 | 18 & 1 v 5 & 11 | 19 & 10 v 8 & 13 | 2 & 14 v 6 & 9 | 3 & 7 v 4 & 12 | — |
| 16 | 20 & 16 v 17 & 18 | 19 & 2 v 6 & 12 | 1 & 11 v 9 & 14 | 3 & 15 v 7 & 10 | 4 & 8 v 5 & 13 | — |
| 17 | 20 & 17 v 18 & 19 | 1 & 3 v 7 & 13 | 2 & 12 v 10 & 15 | 4 & 16 v 8 & 11 | 5 & 9 v 6 & 14 | — |
| 18 | 20 & 18 v 19 & 1 | 2 & 4 v 8 & 14 | 3 & 13 v 11 & 16 | 5 & 17 v 9 & 12 | 6 & 10 v 7 & 15 | — |
| 19 | 20 & 19 v 1 & 2 | 3 & 5 v 9 & 15 | 4 & 14 v 12 & 17 | 6 & 18 v 10 & 13 | 7 & 11 v 8 & 16 | — |
19
rounds
5
courts
95
games
4 h 45 min
with 15-min games
FAQ
How many rounds for 20 players?
19 rounds is one full cycle, so everyone partners everyone once. You can stop earlier — every round still has new partners.
How many courts do 20 players need?
5 courts: one per four players. Everyone plays every round.
How long does a 20-player round robin take?
About 4 h 45 min with 15-minute games, or 3 h 48 min with 12-minute timed games, before changeovers.