Round Robin Tournament Scheduling
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I am new to this board, and hope someone can help me. We are a group of 5 players who have signed on to play in a 34-week doubles rotation. Is there a plan such that all 5 of us play an equal number of weeks over the course of the 34-week season, and also so that we are paired (more or less) equitably with each other during the 34 weeks?
All help is appreciated.
...Craig R.
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Craig,
There are only 15 possible doubles matches that you can play. These are:
(1 2 v 3 4)
(1 2 v 3 5)
(1 2 v 4 5)
(1 3 v 2 4)
(1 3 v 2 5)
(1 3 v 4 5)
(1 4 v 2 3)
(1 4 v 2 5)
(1 4 v 3 5)
(1 5 v 2 3)
(1 5 v 2 4)
(1 5 v 3 4)
(2 3 v 4 5)
(2 4 v 3 5)
(2 5 v 3 4)
So play these in a randomized order for the first 15 weeks, then play them again in a different randomized order for the next 15 weeks.
For the final 4 weeks play 4 of rounds from the standard schedule for 5 players, for example see here on the Wiseman web site (http://www.jdawiseman.com/papers/tournaments/individual-pairs/ip-pure_05.html).
Hope that helps.