17 or 18 teams
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 |
| 1 2 |
16 18 |
3 16 |
6 10 |
| 3 4 |
2 17 |
1 5 |
14 16 |
| 5 6 |
12 14 |
2 4 |
15(*) 18 |
| 7 8 |
13 15 |
7 12 |
5 11 |
| 9 10 |
4 6 |
11 18 |
4 8 |
| 11 12 |
8 10 |
6 17 |
3 7 |
| 13 14 |
9 11 |
8 15 |
2 9 |
| 15 16 |
5 7 |
10 14 |
1 13 |
| 17 18 |
1 3 |
9 13 |
12 17 |
- If you have 17 teams, card 18 is a bye.
- The match labeled (*) has a non-zero chance of being a repeat. (This is especially non-ideal if a team is about to get a second bye.) Cards 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 all represent (1-2) or (0-3) teams at that point, so look to switch two of those teams.