How many rounds for a 22-player round robin?

18 rounds — 5 courts, 2 players sit out each round in a fair rotation. The schedule keeps partners and opponents fresh until repeats become mathematically unavoidable.

How many rounds before partners repeat?

First partner repeat: never (within the schedule). The schedule is generated at quality 40 (the user-facing mixer maximum) so partner repeats land as late in the rotation as the search can manage.

How many rounds before opponents repeat?

First opponent repeat: round 9. Once every unique pair has faced each other once, an opponent repeat becomes unavoidable — the schedule delays it until that point.

What if someone shows up late or leaves early?

Static schedules break the moment that happens. The live mixer adjusts on the next round — if a player no-shows you can drop them from the lineup and the next mix accounts for it; if someone leaves early the same applies in reverse.

Can I print this schedule and use it on its own?

Yes. Download the PDF or Excel — every round is laid out with court assignments and (where applicable) sit-outs. Just assign your players to slots P1 through P22 or write names in.

What do the P / O / X badges mean?

We only flag repeats. P (orange) = partner repeat — the same two players are partners again. O (yellow) = opponent repeat — the same two players are facing each other again. X (pale yellow) = cross-repeat — an ex-partner is now an opponent, or an ex-opponent is now a partner. A clean cell with no badges means everything on that court is fresh — no repeat partners, no repeat opponents.

Why use the live mixer instead of the printed schedule?

Because real sessions never go to plan. The mixer handles drop-ins, no-shows, swaps, locked partners, rating balance, mixed-doubles constraints, and sit-out fairness — none of which a printed sheet can adjust to mid-session. Use the download to plan; use the mixer to run the night.

22-Player Pickleball Round Robin Schedule

Free, printable rotation for 22 players. Every round shows who plays, who sits, and which pairings repeat — so you can see exactly how fair the schedule is before you ever start a game.

Below is the pre-built rotation for 22 players, with a free PDF and Excel download for each variation. We only flag repeats: P partner repeat, O opponent repeat, X cross-repeat. A clean cell means everything is fresh.

5 courts, 2 sit out

Each round, 2 players sit out, rotating fairly across the schedule.

Rounds: 18
Courts: 5
Sit out: 2
First partner repeat: never
First opponent repeat: round 9
First cross-repeat: round 5
Settings used: default

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Round	Court 1	Court 2	Court 3	Court 4	Court 5	Sit out
1	P6 & P8 vs P1 & P5	P13 & P22 vs P11 & P10	P17 & P15 vs P9 & P19	P20 & P3 vs P2 & P21	P16 & P4 vs P14 & P7	P12, P18
2	P12 & P3 vs P19 & P16	P20 & P11 vs P18 & P1	P6 & P4 vs P15 & P22	P14 & P17 vs P21 & P13	P7 & P9 vs P8 & P10	P2, P5
3	P11 & P17 vs P2 & P6	P10 & P18 vs P15 & P16	P9 & P20 vs P12 & P5	P13 & P7 vs P1 & P3	P19 & P21 vs P8 & P4	P14, P22
4	P2 & P8 vs P15 & P13	P10 & P1 vs P12 & P21	P6 & P9 vs P18 & P3	P7 & P20 vs P22 & P17	P14 & P11 vs P19 & P5	P4, P16
5	P21 & P18 vs P13 & P12 2X	P16 & P1 vs P17 & P5 X	P3 & P10 vs P11 & P4 X	P14 & P22 vs P8 & P15 X X	P2 & P7 vs P19 & P6 X	P9, P20
6	P16 & P14 X vs P20 & P6	P5 & P10 vs P17 & P2 X X	P4 & P15 X vs P13 & P1 X X	P21 & P9 vs P11 & P22 X	P12 & P18 X vs P3 & P8 2X	P7, P19
7	P12 & P6 vs P4 & P13 X 2X	P20 & P2 X vs P8 & P9 X 2X	P7 & P16 X vs P21 & P11 X	P10 & P19 vs P18 & P5 3X	P1 & P22 vs P3 & P14 2X	P15, P17
8	P15 & P12 vs P5 & P7 X	P21 & P22 X vs P2 & P18 2X	P3 & P4 X vs P17 & P8 2X	P10 & P9 X vs P6 & P14 X X	P19 & P13 vs P20 & P16 X X	P1, P11
9	P22 & P12 vs P17 & P10 X 2O X	P18 & P4 vs P5 & P2 X 2X	P19 & P7 X vs P9 & P13 4X	P21 & P16 X vs P15 & P1 X O 2X	P3 & P11 X vs P14 & P20 X 4X	P6, P8
10	P16 & P8 vs P9 & P11 X 2O	P4 & P17 X vs P15 & P18 X O 2X	P6 & P10 X vs P20 & P19 X 3X	P7 & P3 X vs P5 & P14 X O 2X	P22 & P2 X vs P1 & P12 X 2X	P13, P21
11	P7 & P21 X vs P8 & P20 X 3O X	P22 & P9 X vs P5 & P13 O 2X	P19 & P12 X vs P15 & P11 2O X	P4 & P2 X vs P16 & P6 X 2O X	P14 & P1 X vs P17 & P18 X O 2X	P3, P10
12	P10 & P15 X vs P9 & P3 X 2O X	P20 & P1 X vs P14 & P4 X 3O	P11 & P19 X vs P21 & P17 X 2O 2X	P7 & P22 X vs P16 & P2 X 2O X	P5 & P8 X vs P13 & P6 X 2O 2X	P12, P18
13	P9 & P15 X vs P20 & P18 X 3O	P22 & P4 X vs P3 & P19 X 3O	P14 & P13 X vs P11 & P12 X 3O	P8 & P1 X vs P16 & P10 X O 3X	P21 & P6 vs P17 & P7 X 4O	P2, P5
14	P2 & P11 X vs P5 & P15 X 3O X	P9 & P16 X vs P4 & P21 X 2O X	P12 & P10 X vs P6 & P18 X 3O X	P20 & P13 X vs P1 & P19 4O	P17 & P3 X vs P7 & P8 X 3O X	P14, P22
15	P22 & P3 X vs P9 & P18 X 4O	P8 & P19 X vs P12 & P14 X 4O	P13 & P11 X vs P10 & P7 X 4O	P20 & P17 X vs P15 & P2 X 4O	P1 & P21 X vs P5 & P6 X 2O X	P4, P16
16	P19 & P17 X vs P5 & P3 X 4O	P16 & P13 X vs P6 & P15 X 4O	P21 & P10 X vs P2 & P14 4O	P8 & P11 X vs P22 & P18 X 4O	P1 & P4 X vs P7 & P12 X 4O	P9, P20
17	P10 & P22 X vs P17 & P1 X 4O	P20 & P4 X vs P5 & P11 X 3O X	P12 & P2 X vs P9 & P14 X 3O X	P8 & P13 X vs P18 & P16 X 4O	P6 & P3 X vs P15 & P21 X 4O	P7, P19
18	P19 & P18 X vs P6 & P1 X 3O X	P13 & P10 X vs P5 & P22 X 4O	P2 & P9 X vs P16 & P11 X 4O	P12 & P20 X vs P3 & P21 X 4O	P7 & P4 X vs P14 & P8 X 4O	P15, P17

4 courts, 6 sit out

Each round, 6 players sit out, rotating fairly across the schedule.

Rounds: 18
Courts: 4
Sit out: 6
First partner repeat: never
First opponent repeat: round 12
First cross-repeat: round 6
Settings used: default

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Round	Court 1	Court 2	Court 3	Court 4	Sit out
1	P16 & P1 vs P3 & P20	P22 & P6 vs P2 & P17	P14 & P9 vs P13 & P5	P12 & P21 vs P19 & P18	P4, P7, P8, P10, P11, P15
2	P17 & P20 vs P14 & P8	P2 & P5 vs P12 & P10	P22 & P1 vs P9 & P7	P4 & P15 vs P11 & P19	P3, P6, P13, P16, P18, P21
3	P13 & P8 vs P22 & P15	P1 & P10 vs P21 & P11	P16 & P7 vs P5 & P4	P18 & P6 vs P14 & P3	P2, P9, P12, P17, P19, P20
4	P6 & P9 vs P16 & P21	P3 & P15 vs P12 & P17	P18 & P8 vs P2 & P11	P19 & P10 vs P13 & P20	P1, P4, P5, P7, P14, P22
5	P7 & P13 vs P3 & P2	P18 & P20 vs P9 & P4	P16 & P14 vs P22 & P12	P19 & P17 vs P1 & P5	P6, P8, P10, P11, P15, P21
6	P8 & P6 vs P7 & P10	P11 & P22 vs P5 & P19 X X	P15 & P21 vs P4 & P20 X X	P9 & P1 X vs P2 & P14 X	P3, P12, P13, P16, P17, P18
7	P18 & P14 X vs P15 & P10	P6 & P1 vs P13 & P12	P21 & P4 X vs P3 & P8	P17 & P7 vs P11 & P16 X	P2, P5, P9, P19, P20, P22
8	P17 & P22 X vs P21 & P18 X	P13 & P19 X vs P8 & P16 X	P9 & P12 vs P10 & P11 X X	P5 & P3 vs P20 & P2 3X	P1, P4, P6, P7, P14, P15
9	P14 & P22 X vs P4 & P3 X X	P9 & P20 X vs P7 & P12 2X	P18 & P2 X vs P19 & P16 X X	P5 & P6 vs P15 & P1 2X	P8, P10, P11, P13, P17, P21
10	P6 & P14 X vs P19 & P8 X 2X	P4 & P10 vs P17 & P1 X X	P13 & P21 vs P7 & P11 X 2X	P20 & P15 X vs P22 & P2 X 2X	P3, P5, P9, P12, P16, P18
11	P18 & P12 X vs P8 & P7 X 2X	P10 & P21 X vs P16 & P15 3X	P17 & P4 X vs P9 & P13 X X	P3 & P6 X vs P11 & P5 X 2X	P1, P2, P14, P19, P20, P22
12	P16 & P20 X vs P8 & P1 2O 2X	P12 & P2 X vs P22 & P21 X O 2X	P10 & P9 X vs P19 & P3 X	P14 & P5 X vs P18 & P13 2O X	P4, P6, P7, P11, P15, P17
13	P5 & P16 X vs P4 & P12 3O X	P6 & P11 X vs P20 & P22 X 2X	P19 & P15 X vs P3 & P1 X O 3X	P7 & P2 X vs P17 & P14 X 3X	P8, P9, P10, P13, P18, P21
14	P22 & P10 vs P7 & P4 X 2O 2X	P18 & P9 X vs P15 & P6 X O 2X	P20 & P21 X vs P13 & P17 X O 3X	P2 & P1 X vs P8 & P11 X 2O 2X	P3, P5, P12, P14, P16, P19
15	P15 & P18 X vs P13 & P3 X 3O X	P14 & P11 vs P10 & P16 X 2O 2X	P19 & P4 X vs P12 & P6 X 2O X	P21 & P8 X vs P9 & P5 X O	P1, P2, P7, P17, P20, P22
16	P18 & P5 X vs P2 & P16 X 4O	P1 & P19 X vs P7 & P22 X 2O X	P9 & P21 X vs P20 & P14 X 3O	P8 & P12 X vs P17 & P3 X 2O 2X	P4, P6, P10, P11, P13, P15
17	P4 & P14 X vs P20 & P11 X 3O X	P12 & P16 X vs P15 & P2 X 3O X	P22 & P5 X vs P17 & P10 X 3O X	P7 & P1 X vs P6 & P13 X 4O	P3, P8, P9, P18, P19, P21
18	P19 & P6 X vs P17 & P15 X 3O X	P10 & P18 X vs P1 & P21 X 3O	P11 & P4 X vs P3 & P7 X 4O	P13 & P22 X vs P8 & P9 X 4O	P2, P5, P12, P14, P16, P20

Static schedules break the moment something changes

A printed sheet works until it doesn't — someone shows up late, a player has to leave early, two friends want to play partners every round, or the rating gap on one court is too wide. PickleMixer handles all of it without rewriting the schedule.

Drop-ins & no-shows — add or remove a player and the next round adjusts on the fly
Fair sit-outs — tracks who has sat out the most and rotates them in next
Player swaps, court freeze, pin player to court — fine-tune any round before you commit it
Linked partners — couples or training pairs stay together while opponents rotate

Try the live mixer for 22 players

22-Player Round Robin FAQ

How many rounds for a 22-player round robin?: 18 rounds — 5 courts, 2 players sit out each round in a fair rotation. The schedule keeps partners and opponents fresh until repeats become mathematically unavoidable.
How many rounds before partners repeat?: First partner repeat: never (within the schedule). The schedule is generated at quality 40 (the user-facing mixer maximum) so partner repeats land as late in the rotation as the search can manage.
How many rounds before opponents repeat?: First opponent repeat: round 9. Once every unique pair has faced each other once, an opponent repeat becomes unavoidable — the schedule delays it until that point.
What if someone shows up late or leaves early?: Static schedules break the moment that happens. The live mixer adjusts on the next round — if a player no-shows you can drop them from the lineup and the next mix accounts for it; if someone leaves early the same applies in reverse.
Can I print this schedule and use it on its own?: Yes. Download the PDF or Excel — every round is laid out with court assignments and (where applicable) sit-outs. Just assign your players to slots P1 through P22 or write names in.
What do the P / O / X badges mean?: We only flag repeats. P (orange) = partner repeat — the same two players are partners again. O (yellow) = opponent repeat — the same two players are facing each other again. X (pale yellow) = cross-repeat — an ex-partner is now an opponent, or an ex-opponent is now a partner. A clean cell with no badges means everything on that court is fresh — no repeat partners, no repeat opponents.
Why use the live mixer instead of the printed schedule?: Because real sessions never go to plan. The mixer handles drop-ins, no-shows, swaps, locked partners, rating balance, mixed-doubles constraints, and sit-out fairness — none of which a printed sheet can adjust to mid-session. Use the download to plan; use the mixer to run the night.

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