4-Team Pickleball Round Robin Schedule
4 fixed teams (8 players) with fixed partners. Each team plays each other team — full schedule below, free PDF and Excel download. Use it for couples nights, doubles training pairs, or any team-format league round.
In a fixed-partner round robin, partners stay together for the entire session — only the opposing team changes. Below is a complete 4-team schedule with every team-vs-team matchup. We only flag DG duplicate games (the same two teams playing again). A clean cell means these teams have not faced each other yet.
1 courts, 2 teams sitting
Each round, 2 teams sit out — fairly rotated across the schedule.
- Rounds
- 6
- Courts
- 1
- Sit out
- 4
- First duplicate game
- never (complete round-robin)
- Settings used
- special
| Round | Court 1 | Sit out |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T1
vs
T2
|
T3, T4 |
| 2 |
T1
vs
T3
|
T2, T4 |
| 3 |
T1
vs
T4
|
T2, T3 |
| 4 |
T2
vs
T3
|
T1, T4 |
| 5 |
T2
vs
T4
|
T1, T3 |
| 6 |
T3
vs
T4
|
T1, T2 |
Real teams, real-world chaos
A printed team schedule assumes everyone arrives on time, no team leaves early, and rating gaps don't matter. PickleMixer keeps your fixed partners together but adapts when those assumptions break.
- Mix fixed partners with solo players — set some couples as fixed teams and let everyone else rotate normally, in the same session
- Sit-outs by team — at odd team counts the fixed team sits together and rotates back in next round
- Rating-balanced opponents — turn on rating balance and each team gets matched against a similar-strength opposing team
- Drop-ins and drop-outs — add or remove a team mid-night and the next round adjusts
4-Team Round Robin FAQ
- How many rounds does a 4-team round robin take?
- A complete 4-team round robin takes 3 rounds — each team plays each other team exactly once. Use the schedule above to see the full pairings.
- What if a team drops out mid-night?
- A printed schedule becomes invalid the moment a team leaves. The live mixer just removes the team from the rotation and continues — partners stay locked, sit-outs rebalance.
- Can I mix fixed partners with regular rotating players?
- Yes — that's actually the most common case. Pin a few couples or training partners as fixed teams, leave the rest as solo players, and the mixer handles both at once. The free downloadable schedule above assumes all players have a fixed partner.
- Can I print this schedule and use it without the mixer?
- Yes — that is the point of the PDF and Excel downloads above. Each round lists the team-vs-team matchups by court, with sit-outs derived from whichever team is missing that round. Label your teams T1 through T4 and you are done.
- What about uneven team ratings?
- In team mode the live mixer can match each fixed team against an opposing team of similar combined rating. The static download shows a fair partner-rotation schedule but doesn't consider ratings — for that, use the live mixer.