Who needs Excel formulas printable brackets for 16 team round robin? With free tournament generator you can create a 16 team round robin online bracket in a couple of seconds, and be able to set scores for matches, see the leaderboard in real time, or share the tournament schedule with other players.
How does 16 team round robin work?
In this type of tournament, every team will play with every other team once, meaning 7 games for each team.
How many games are in 16 team round robin tournament?
There are 120 games and 15 rounds in total.
| Round 1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–16 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1–7 | 1–8 | 1–9 | 1–10 | 1–11 | 1–12 | 1–13 | 1–14 | 1–15 |
| 2–15 | 3–16 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 6–8 | 7–9 | 8–10 | 9–11 | 10–12 | 11–13 | 12–14 | 13–15 | 14–16 |
| 3–14 | 4–15 | 5–16 | 2–6 | 3–7 | 4–8 | 5–9 | 6–10 | 7–11 | 8–12 | 9–13 | 10–14 | 11–15 | 12–16 | 2–13 |
| 4–13 | 5–14 | 6–15 | 7–16 | 2–8 | 3–9 | 4–10 | 5–11 | 6–12 | 7–13 | 8–14 | 9–15 | 10–16 | 2–11 | 3–12 |
| 5–12 | 6–13 | 7–14 | 8–15 | 9–16 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 4–12 | 5–13 | 6–14 | 7–15 | 8–16 | 2–9 | 3–10 | 4–11 |
| 6–11 | 7–12 | 8–13 | 9–14 | 10–15 | 11–16 | 2–12 | 3–13 | 4–14 | 5–15 | 6–16 | 2–7 | 3–8 | 4–9 | 5–10 |
| 7–10 | 8–11 | 9–12 | 10–13 | 11–14 | 12–15 | 13–16 | 2–14 | 3–15 | 4–16 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–7 | 5–8 | 6–9 |
| 8–9 | 9–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 2–16 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 7–8 |
How long does it take?
See how the number of available courts and the duration of both games and breaks can affect the total time of the tournament:
16 team round robin tournament compared to other formats
| Format | Total games | Games per team | Rounds | Fairness | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Robin | 120 | 15 | 15 | Everyone plays everyone | Best for leagues |
| Single Elimination | 15 | 1–4 | 4 | Harsh cutoff | Best for quick events |
| Double Elimination | 31 | 2–8 | ~8 | More forgiving | Popular in esports |
| Double Elimination with Consolation | ~22 | min 2 | ~7 (4+3) | Fairer, every team plays twice | Youth sports |
| Swiss System | 32 | 4 | 4 | Balanced, flexible | Chess, card games |
How to create a 16 team round robin tournament schedule?
With our round robin generator, it’s quite easy! In the form above, do the following:
- add all 16 team names
- add courts: ideally, 8 courts to minimize the tournament time
- come or use generated tournament name
That’s it! Now you have an online interactive round robin bracket for your 16 team tournament that you can use to set scores, see the leaderboard, or share it with our players!
Printable 16 team round robin bracket
