Americano Generator
Paste your club-night players and choose how many courts and rounds you have. You get a rotating-partner doubles schedule with the sit-outs shared out fairly. It runs entirely in your browser: names are never uploaded or stored.
2 courts in use · nobody sits out.
No one partners the same person twice. Each pair of players faces each other 2–2 times (partners count as 0 unless they also oppose).
Round 1
Court 1 Player 1 & Player 2 v Player 3 & Player 4 Court 2 Player 5 & Player 6 v Player 7 & Player 8 Round 2
Court 1 Player 1 & Player 5 v Player 2 & Player 6 Court 2 Player 3 & Player 7 v Player 4 & Player 8 Round 3
Court 1 Player 1 & Player 3 v Player 5 & Player 7 Court 2 Player 2 & Player 4 v Player 6 & Player 8 Round 4
Court 1 Player 1 & Player 4 v Player 6 & Player 7 Court 2 Player 2 & Player 3 v Player 5 & Player 8 Round 5
Court 1 Player 1 & Player 8 v Player 4 & Player 5 Court 2 Player 2 & Player 7 v Player 3 & Player 6 Round 6
Court 1 Player 1 & Player 6 v Player 3 & Player 8 Court 2 Player 2 & Player 5 v Player 4 & Player 7 Round 7
Court 1 Player 1 & Player 7 v Player 2 & Player 8 Court 2 Player 3 & Player 5 v Player 4 & Player 6
How the schedule is built
Four players fit on a court, so the tool uses as many courts as your numbers allow and rotates anyone left over onto the bench, giving the next sit-out to whoever has sat least and longest ago.
With eight players and seven rounds it uses the classic balanced table: everyone partners everyone once and faces everyone exactly twice. With another multiple of four on enough courts, partners come from the circle method so nobody repeats a partner within n−1 rounds, and the court groupings are searched to spread opponents. For other numbers it runs a seeded search and tells you plainly how many repeat partnerships remain. The same names always give the same schedule.
When to use it
Social club nights, mixed-ability sessions, end-of-term socials and warm-up evenings before a tournament. Scoring is up to you: the usual americano rule credits each player with the points their side scored. See the americano guide for scoring and tie-breakers.
FAQ
How many players do I need for an americano?
Four is the minimum. Multiples of four (8, 12, 16) keep every court full with nobody sitting out; other numbers work, with a shared bench rotation.
How many rounds should I play?
Eight players can play 7 rounds so everyone partners everyone once. With 12 or 16 players a full set is 11 or 15 rounds, so most clubs stop after 6 to 8.
Why do some partners repeat?
When rounds outnumber the available new partners, or the field does not divide into fours, a repeat cannot be avoided. The tool shows the exact count.
Does it work for mexicano?
No. A mexicano re-pairs each round from the live standings, so it cannot be fixed in advance. This tool builds a fixed americano schedule.
Read the guide: Badminton Americano: How to Run a Rotating-Partner Night →
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