A 3 team round robin runs 3 rounds with 1 match per round and 3 matches in total — every team plays every other team exactly once. Because 3 is an odd number, one team sits out each round, so each team gets exactly one bye.
Round 1: Team 1 — bye, Team 2 vs Team 3
Round 2: Team 1 vs Team 3, Team 2 — bye
Round 3: Team 1 vs Team 2, Team 3 — bye
The circle method pairs the 3 entrants across two rows, then holds one fixed and rotates the rest one position per round. After 3 rotations every pairing has happened once, which is why the total is 3 matches (3 × 2 ÷ 2).
At about 15 minutes per game to 11 points, 3 rounds take roughly 45 minutes, provided all 1 match of a round run at once. With half the courts, double the estimate.
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