Free Round Robin Tournament Templates

What Is a Round Robin Tournament?

A Round Robin Tournament is a competition format that means all the participants are scheduled to play against one another. Unlike a more difficult tournament structure that does not permit a team or individual competitor to stay and fight for the main prize after one loss, you are not going to be eliminated right away - depending on the number of participants, there will be several rounds that determine the standings and let the organizers announce the eventual winner. Whether you are arranging a major tournament or meeting with friends to play a quick game, it may be the fairest way to find out the best competitor and present them with an award.

For a full list of Round Robin Tournament templates please check out our library below.

Round Robin Tournament Types

If you are looking for the right way to schedule various games and rounds the tournament consists of, you can select a suitable template and customize it with the names of teams or individual players, set the dates the rounds will be carried out, fill out the tables to schedule the games, and indicate the amount of money the winner, runner-up, and possibly other competitors will be entitled to receive.

• 4 Team Round Robin;
• 5 Team Round Robin;
• 6 Team Round Robin;
• 7 Team Round Robin;
• 8 Team Round Robin.

How Does a Round Robin Tournament Work?

Learn more about the operating principles of the Round Robin Tournament to decide whether this format is the most appropriate for your competition:

1. There are advantages and disadvantages of this structure. While it offers teams the chance to prove themselves against strong and weak opponents alike and it is possible to award points after every round to announce the winner later, unless the participants are grouped to give only one or two of them to advance further in the competition, your event may take months to be over. Draws and equal points are also a factor that interferes with the schedule so it is harder to plan the entire competition. This also means the physical or mental exhaustion of the players despite the large profits of the organizing committee so consider choosing this format only if the rounds are relatively short.
2. It is necessary to notify the participants about the schedule of the competition, the locations where the games or other similar events will be held, and their opponents to give them sufficient time to study their rivals. To do so, create a Round Robin Tournament Bracket and distribute it among the participants. If you are organizing a lengthy competition, you will also need to inform the potential spectators about it - post the schedule you have made online or make it available in the common area for anyone who may want to participate or be a part of the audience. This way, you will also help the teams to announce the search for new players if their squad is lacking in certain areas and open ticket sales in advance guaranteeing the income for the organizers and the prize fund.
3. Avoid overloading the Round Robin Tournament template with extra details - it should present the information in an accessible way. It should be enough to indicate the names of participants and the dates the games or rounds will take place - it will be easier to draw a table to communicate the particulars in a convenient way. In case you are opting for a mixed format of the competition, putting the teams into groups to determine the winner, and then scheduling play-off matches, make sure the bracket properly reflects your intentions and lets every interested party know what awaits them.

Still looking for a particular template? Take a look at the related templates below:

• Single Elimination Bracket;
• Double Elimination Bracket;
• Football Squares Template.