Round Robin
Scoreholio’s Round Robin format allows teams to compete against random opponents while ensuring they don’t play the same team twice. A running leaderboard tracks results, and once all rounds are compl
How Scoreholio Manages Round Robin Scheduling
Unlike traditional Round Robin formats that generate a fixed schedule, Scoreholio dynamically assigns matches to maximize court usage. Instead of pre-determined matchups, Scoreholio prioritizes efficiency by continuously filling open courts.
How It Works:
When a team finishes a match, they move to the bottom of the Coming Up section.
Teams at the top of the Coming Up section are assigned to the next available court.
Scoreholio ensures teams don’t play each other twice.
Optimizing Your Tournament Setup
To use Scoreholio’s Round Robin effectively, you must have more teams than courts. Unlike traditional methods where 3 courts mean invite 6 teams, Scoreholio allows more teams to participate without extending the tournament duration.
Another key advantage is the ability to set a specific number of rounds for each team. Once a team completes their assigned rounds, they automatically move to the Finished/Not Playing section. This is different from traditional Round Robin formats, where every team must play every other team once, which can significantly extend the tournament length.
If you have the same number of teams as courts, a Time-Based Set Schedule is a better option to ensure smooth gameplay.
Setting # of Rounds
With Scoreholio's Round Robin format, you set how many rounds you want players to play before going into a finished/not playing section. We have an entire blog section dedicated to how to set rounds here: Blog
To break it down quickly, remember these rules:
4 is Your Friend: If you run four games, you’ll always be golden.(Especially for Switcholio)
Odd + Odd = Bad: Don’t run an odd # of games and an odd # of teams.
Setting # of Courts
You can check out the same blog from above for more info. To break it down, just know it is best to have at least 3 people or teams NOT playing at a given time. Scoreholio will ALWAYS fill a court that is open if it can. To prevent players from just playing back to back to back on the same court, have players or teams in the comping up section.
Quick Step Guide to Running a Round Robin Tournament
Check in your players
Click start tournament
Optional: Setup Player Scoring, Kiosk Mode or Scoreboards
Click playoff tab and start a bracket
Creating a Tournament
Click to find out more about # of Losses, Score Limit, Timer Length
Starting the Tournament
Click here to find out how to add players or teams. For this example we have created a blind draw Round Robin tournament. You will have to randomize your players onto teams before clicking the start tournament button. Any other team generation you would just click the start tournament button.
Click on Run a Tournament, click on the tournament you are running, click on Admin.
Running the Tournament
Click on the top left and select Round Robin. Here you can see all the people on the courts. If you want to set up scoreboards, Player Scoring, or kiosk mode you can or you can enter scores right here in admin.
Seeded Playoffs
After your round robin you can take teams to a seeded playoffs that are based on the results of the round robin. Click the top left menu and button then click playoffs.
Watch our quick how to run a Backyard Switcholio style Round Robin:
Learn More About Running a Round Robin Tournament at our: Blog
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