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16 players, 4 courts

With 16 players across 4 courts, the maths is clean: every player is on court every single round. The challenge isn’t who sits — it’s making sure people aren’t stuck with the same partner or facing the same opponents all night. Here’s a fair 8-round rotation that spreads partners and opponents as widely as possible.

What this setup looks like

Players · Courts
16 · 4
Sit out / round
0
Games / player
8
Max repeat partner
1

Sample 8-round rotation

Everyone plays every round.

1 Round 1
Court 1
8P8
12P12
vs
11P11
3P3
Court 2
5P5
7P7
vs
15P15
9P9
Court 3
2P2
10P10
vs
14P14
1P1
Court 4
4P4
16P16
vs
6P6
13P13
2 Round 2
Court 1
4P4
13P13
vs
3P3
10P10
Court 2
9P9
16P16
vs
11P11
8P8
Court 3
15P15
14P14
vs
6P6
1P1
Court 4
2P2
7P7
vs
12P12
5P5
3 Round 3
Court 1
16P16
1P1
vs
4P4
12P12
Court 2
15P15
5P5
vs
10P10
14P14
Court 3
13P13
7P7
vs
8P8
2P2
Court 4
3P3
6P6
vs
11P11
9P9
4 Round 4
Court 1
1P1
15P15
vs
9P9
3P3
Court 2
4P4
10P10
vs
7P7
8P8
Court 3
2P2
13P13
vs
6P6
11P11
Court 4
14P14
5P5
vs
12P12
16P16
5 Round 5
Court 1
16P16
11P11
vs
10P10
15P15
Court 2
4P4
9P9
vs
12P12
2P2
Court 3
3P3
7P7
vs
6P6
14P14
Court 4
8P8
13P13
vs
1P1
5P5
6 Round 6
Court 1
3P3
1P1
vs
7P7
16P16
Court 2
15P15
13P13
vs
12P12
14P14
Court 3
10P10
8P8
vs
6P6
2P2
Court 4
9P9
5P5
vs
4P4
11P11
7 Round 7
Court 1
15P15
3P3
vs
2P2
5P5
Court 2
9P9
7P7
vs
13P13
16P16
Court 3
11P11
14P14
vs
8P8
4P4
Court 4
12P12
1P1
vs
10P10
6P6
8 Round 8
Court 1
15P15
16P16
vs
2P2
4P4
Court 2
1P1
7P7
vs
11P11
5P5
Court 3
13P13
14P14
vs
6P6
9P9
Court 4
3P3
8P8
vs
10P10
12P12

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Questions

How do you run pickleball with 16 players on 4 courts?

With 16 players across 4 courts, the maths is clean: every player is on court every single round. The challenge isn’t who sits — it’s making sure people aren’t stuck with the same partner or facing the same opponents all night. Here’s a fair 8-round rotation that spreads partners and opponents as widely as possible.

How many different partners will each player get?

In this 8-round example, no pair repeats more than 1 time, so each player partners a wide mix of the group.

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