Round robin snaking seeding

method for two pools

Pool A Pool B

1 2

4 3

5 6

8 7

9 10

Three pools

Pool A Pool B Pool C

1 2 3

6 5 4

7 8 9

12 11 10

These draw formats illustrate standard round robin tournaments in which the first named team is
the home team:

5- or 6-team draw (with 5 teams, the teams vs 6 have byes)

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5

1 vs 6 2 vs 3 1 vs 2 2 vs 4 1 vs 3

3 vs 4 4 vs 1 3 vs 5 3 vs 6 4 vs 5

5 vs 2 6 vs 5 6 vs 4 5 vs 1 6 vs 2

7- or 8-team draw (with 7 teams, the teams vs 8 have byes)

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7

1 vs 8 2 vs 5 1 vs 4 2 vs 1 1 vs 7 2 vs 4 1 vs 3

3 vs 6 4 vs 3 3 vs 2 5 vs 8 3 vs 5 3 vs 8 4 vs 7

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

9- or 10-team draw (with 9 teams, the teams vs 10 have byes)

Round Round Round 3 Round Round Round Round Round Round

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 vs 10 2 vs 7 1 vs 6 2 vs 3 1 vs 2 2 vs 8 1 vs 7 2 vs 4 1 vs 3

3 vs 8 4 vs 5 3 vs 4 4 vs 1 3 vs 9 4 vs 6 3 vs 5 3 vs 10 4 vs 9

5 vs 6 6 vs 3 5 vs 2 6 vs 8 5 vs 7 5 vs 10 6 vs 2 5 vs 1 6 vs 7

7 vs 4 8 vs 1 7 vs 9 7 vs 10 8 vs 4 7 vs 3 8 vs 9 7 vs 8 8 vs 5

9 vs 2 10 vs 9 10 vs 8 9 vs 5 10 vs 6 9 vs 1 10 vs 4 9 vs 6 2 vs 10

11- or 12-team draw (with 11 teams, the teams vs 12 have byes)

Roun Roun Roun Roun Roun Roun Roun Roun Roun Roun Roun
d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d8 d9 d 10 d 11

1 vs 2 vs 9 1 vs 8 2 vs 5 1 vs 4 2 vs 1 1 vs 2 vs 8 1 vs 7 2 vs 4 1 vs 3
12 11

3 vs 4 vs 7 3 vs 6 4 vs 3 3 vs 2 4 vs 3 vs 9 4 vs 6 3 vs 5 3 vs 4 vs
10 10 12 11

5 vs 8 6 vs 5 5 vs 4 6 vs 1 5 vs 6 vs 8 5 vs 7 5 vs 6 vs 2 5 vs 1 6 vs 9
11 12

7 vs 6 8 vs 3 7 vs 2 8 vs 7 vs 9 7 vs 8 vs 4 7 vs 3 8 vs 7 vs 8 vs 7
10 12 11 10

9 vs 4 1 vs 9 vs 9 vs 10 vs 9 vs 5 2 vs 9 vs 1 9 vs 9 vs 8 10 vs
10 11 12 6 10 10 5

2 vs 12 vs 12 vs 11 vs 12 vs 11 vs 6 vs 11 vs 12 vs 11 vs 12 vs
11 11 10 7 8 3 12 10 4 6 2