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9 players / 2 courts / one rotating sit-out

One rests each round.
Nine share the load.

Use nine rounds to give every player eight games and one sit-out while keeping repeat partners and opponents visible.

The short answer

9 players · 2 courts · 9 rounds

With nine players on two courts, eight play and one sits out. Across nine rounds, this example gives every player exactly one rest.

Build your version
Sit-outs / round
1
Games spread
0
Sit-out spread
0
Partner repeats
2
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Set the session

Court board

Optional player aliasesLocal to this tab

Up to 9 lines. Aliases never affect scheduling order.

Fixed objective order

  1. Games
  2. Sit-outs
  3. Partners
  4. Opponents
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The next round starts here

No opaque shuffle.

Set player, court, and round counts. The schedule and its fairness ledger appear together.

  • Every player accounted for each round
  • Repeat partners and opponents made visible
  • Print, CSV, and clipboard ready

Reviewed fixed example

See the complete rotation before you make it yours.

This example uses seed 902. The ledger describes this selected schedule—not a promise that every seed produces the same repeat counts.

Good for

  • Two-court groups with one extra player
  • Sessions where sit-out fairness is highly visible
  • Organizers who need an auditable rotation

Know the limits

  • One player rests every round
  • Some partner and opponent repeats remain
  • The schedule assumes the roster and court count stay fixed
02

Fixed example schedule

Example rotation

seed 902

Balanced according to these settings · selected from a bounded heuristic search

Seed 902 · Fixed example

Round01

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 9Player 6
vs
Player 1Player 7
Court 2
Player 2Player 4
vs
Player 8Player 3

Sit-outsPlayer 5

Round02

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 4Player 5
vs
Player 2Player 6
Court 2
Player 3Player 7
vs
Player 8Player 1

Sit-outsPlayer 9

Round03

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 7Player 9
vs
Player 5Player 3
Court 2
Player 6Player 1
vs
Player 4Player 8

Sit-outsPlayer 2

Round04

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 2Player 3
vs
Player 6Player 7
Court 2
Player 4Player 1
vs
Player 9Player 5

Sit-outsPlayer 8

Round05

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 5Player 6
vs
Player 7Player 4
Court 2
Player 3Player 9
vs
Player 8Player 2

Sit-outsPlayer 1

Round06

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 9Player 2
vs
Player 6Player 8
Court 2
Player 1Player 5
vs
Player 4Player 3

Sit-outsPlayer 7

Round07

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 9Player 1
vs
Player 7Player 2
Court 2
Player 5Player 8
vs
Player 4Player 6

Sit-outsPlayer 3

Round08

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 8Player 7
vs
Player 1Player 3
Court 2
Player 9Player 4
vs
Player 5Player 2

Sit-outsPlayer 6

Round09

1 sitting out

Court 1
Player 3Player 8
vs
Player 5Player 7
Court 2
Player 1Player 2
vs
Player 9Player 6

Sit-outsPlayer 4

Court-side questions

Questions about this setup

How many players sit out with 9 players on 2 courts?

One player sits out each round because two doubles courts hold eight active players.

How do I make the sit-outs fair?

Use nine rounds so each player receives one sit-out in the fixed example, then verify the sit-out spread in the ledger.

Does the generator avoid every repeat pairing?

It reduces repeats after balancing games and sit-outs, but it does not claim that every repeat can be eliminated.

Ready-made starting points

Start with a reviewed player-and-court setup, inspect its tradeoffs, then replace the labels with your own roster.

7 players1 court7 rounds · 3 sit out per round8 players2 courts7 rounds · 0 sit out per round12 players3 courts6 rounds · 0 sit out per round

Ready to configure a session.