With our easy-to-use online tournament bracket maker, it takes seconds to spin up 17 team round robin tournament! The bracket will be available online: you can share it with your players and viewers so that they can see live score updates and standings. It can also be printed out or exported to CSV.
How does 17 team round robin work?
As with any round robin, here all 17 team plays with each other team exactly once. The games are split into rounds, and each round there’s one bye since the the number of players is odd.
How many games are in 17 team round robin tournament?
There are 136 games spread over 17 rounds.
| Round 1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bye: 1 | Bye: 3 | Bye: 5 | Bye: 7 | Bye: 9 | Bye: 11 | Bye: 13 | Bye: 15 | Bye: 17 | Bye: 2 | Bye: 4 | Bye: 6 | Bye: 8 | Bye: 10 | Bye: 12 | Bye: 14 | Bye: 16 |
| 2–17 | 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 | 1–16 | 1–17 |
| 3–16 | 4–17 | 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 | 15–17 | 2–15 |
| 4–15 | 5–16 | 6–17 | 2–6 | 3–7 | 4–8 | 5–9 | 6–10 | 7–11 | 8–12 | 9–13 | 10–14 | 11–15 | 12–16 | 13–17 | 2–13 | 3–14 |
| 5–14 | 6–15 | 7–16 | 8–17 | 2–8 | 3–9 | 4–10 | 5–11 | 6–12 | 7–13 | 8–14 | 9–15 | 10–16 | 11–17 | 2–11 | 3–12 | 4–13 |
| 6–13 | 7–14 | 8–15 | 9–16 | 10–17 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 4–12 | 5–13 | 6–14 | 7–15 | 8–16 | 9–17 | 2–9 | 3–10 | 4–11 | 5–12 |
| 7–12 | 8–13 | 9–14 | 10–15 | 11–16 | 12–17 | 2–12 | 3–13 | 4–14 | 5–15 | 6–16 | 7–17 | 2–7 | 3–8 | 4–9 | 5–10 | 6–11 |
| 8–11 | 9–12 | 10–13 | 11–14 | 12–15 | 13–16 | 14–17 | 2–14 | 3–15 | 4–16 | 5–17 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–7 | 5–8 | 6–9 | 7–10 |
| 9–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 2–16 | 3–17 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 7–8 | 8–9 |
How long does it take?
Depending on the duration of each of the 136 games and the breaks in between, it can take significantly different time:
17 team round robin tournament compared to other formats
With 17 teams, the round robin format tournament is much more time consuming than other formats for the same number of players:
| Format | Total games | Games per team | Rounds | Fairness | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Robin | 136 | 16 | 17 | Everyone plays everyone | Best for leagues |
| Single Elimination | 16 | 1–4 | 4 | Harsh cutoff | Best for quick events |
| Double Elimination | 33 | 2–8 | ~8 | More forgiving | Popular in esports |
| Double Elimination with Consolation | ~24 | 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 17 team round robin tournament schedule?
Follow this simple steps:
- add all 17 team or player names
- add courts/fields: if you want to play it in less time possible, allocate 8 courts or fields for this tournament
- enter tournament name and other optional details
Done! Enjoy the game!
Printable 17 team round robin bracket
