Five Players with One Resting Player per Round

This is an invented planning exercise, not a customer event or testimonial.

Background and constraints

A fictional five-player league has two tables. The host needs a clear rest rotation rather than assigning an invented sixth player.

Exact tool inputs

Alex
Blair
Casey
Drew
Ellis

Round robin

2

1

Actual generated result

names

• Alex
• Blair
• Casey
• Drew
• Ellis

format

Round robin

round

1

losses

Alex

0

Blair

0

Casey

0

Drew

0

Ellis

0

history

• round

  1

  a

  Blair

  b

  Ellis

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  1

  winner

  Blair

• round

  1

  a

  Casey

  b

  Drew

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  1

  winner

  Casey

• round

  2

  a

  Alex

  b

  Ellis

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  2

  winner

  Alex

• round

  2

  a

  Blair

  b

  Casey

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  2

  winner

  Blair

• round

  3

  a

  Alex

  b

  Drew

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  3

  winner

  Alex

• round

  3

  a

  Ellis

  b

  Casey

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  3

  winner

  Ellis

• round

  4

  a

  Alex

  b

  Casey

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  4

  winner

  Alex

• round

  4

  a

  Drew

  b

  Blair

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  4

  winner

  Drew

• round

  5

  a

  Alex

  b

  Blair

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  5

  winner

  Alex

• round

  5

  a

  Drew

  b

  Ellis

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  5

  winner

  Drew

matches

• round

  1

  a

  Blair

  b

  Ellis

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  1

• round

  1

  a

  Casey

  b

  Drew

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  1

• round

  2

  a

  Alex

  b

  Ellis

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  2

• round

  2

  a

  Blair

  b

  Casey

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  2

• round

  3

  a

  Alex

  b

  Drew

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  3

• round

  3

  a

  Ellis

  b

  Casey

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  3

• round

  4

  a

  Alex

  b

  Casey

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  4

• round

  4

  a

  Drew

  b

  Blair

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  4

• round

  5

  a

  Alex

  b

  Blair

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  1

  wave

  5

• round

  5

  a

  Drew

  b

  Ellis

  sa

  1

  sb

  0

  table

  2

  wave

  5

champion

null

standings

• name

  Alex

  points

  12

  played

  4

  for

  4

  against

  0

  rank

  1

• name

  Blair

  points

  6

  played

  4

  for

  2

  against

  2

  rank

  2

• name

  Drew

  points

  6

  played

  4

  for

  2

  against

  2

  rank

  2

• name

  Casey

  points

  3

  played

  4

  for

  1

  against

  3

  rank

  4

• name

  Ellis

  points

  3

  played

  4

  for

  1

  against

  3

  rank

  4

tables

2

waves

5

Planning process

The organizer generates five rounds with two matches each. One player rests in each round, and each real player completes four matches. The worked scores are 1–0 for first-listed players and all ten results are retained.

Result explanation

Five times four divided by two gives ten matches. Two tables allow five playing waves, with one rest slot each round. Resting is neither a loss nor a scored win.

Alternative

Use a casual activity table during rest periods, while keeping it outside the competitive standings.

Execution notes

Do not require a resting player to judge or teach without agreement. Include setup, transitions and score checks in the host schedule.

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