Round robin pools with live standings
Split teams into pools and Tourny builds every matchup. Standings update as each score comes in, ranked by the tiebreakers you choose.How to set up a round robin →
Customize your tiebreakers
Choose from a variety of tiebreakers to determine the standings of your round robin pools.
Include crossover pools
Perfect for balancing play when pools have uneven amount of teams.
How a round robin works on Tourny
Teams are split into pools and play the other teams in their pool. Standings update as each result comes in, using the points and tiebreakers you choose. A pool of n teams needs n × (n − 1) ÷ 2 games, so a pool of 4 plays 6 games and a pool of 6 plays 15.
When a full round robin is too many games
Split teams into more pools, or have each team play a set number of games instead of everyone in its pool. If you already have a list of matchups, enter them by hand. Crossover pools let teams play into another pool when pool sizes are uneven.
From pools to a champion
Most tournaments follow pool play with playoffs. Choose how many teams advance from each pool, add wildcards, and send teams into one or more brackets. Tourny seeds the brackets from the final standings.
Questions organizers ask
What is a round robin tournament?
A round robin is a format where every team in a pool plays every other team in that pool. Teams are ranked by their results, and tiebreakers separate teams with the same record.
How many games are in a round robin?
A pool of n teams plays n × (n − 1) ÷ 2 games. That's 6 games for 4 teams, 10 for 5, 15 for 6 and 28 for 8. Each team plays one fewer game than the number of teams in its pool.
Which tiebreakers can I use?
You choose them and their order, including total points, wins, head-to-head results, point differential and sport-specific options like set differential or runs against. Tourny applies them automatically.
Can I add playoffs after a round robin?
Yes. Choose round robin to single elimination, round robin to double elimination or round robin to a custom bracket. You can also run several playoff brackets, like championship and consolation.
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