A 5 team round robin runs 5 rounds with 2 matches per round and 10 matches in total — every team plays every other team exactly once. Because 5 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 5, Team 3 vs Team 4
Round 2: Team 1 vs Team 5, Team 4 — bye, Team 2 vs Team 3
Round 3: Team 1 vs Team 4, Team 5 vs Team 3, Team 2 — bye
Round 4: Team 1 vs Team 3, Team 4 vs Team 2, Team 5 — bye
Round 5: Team 1 vs Team 2, Team 3 — bye, Team 4 vs Team 5
The circle method pairs the 5 entrants across two rows, then holds one fixed and rotates the rest one position per round. After 5 rotations every pairing has happened once, which is why the total is 10 matches (5 × 4 ÷ 2).
At about 15 minutes per game to 11 points, 5 rounds take roughly 75 minutes, provided all 2 matches of a round run at once. With half the courts, double the estimate.
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