A link league is a format where teams are arranged in a circular or polygonal formation (such as a triangle, square, pentagon, or hexagon) and only play against their two neighboring teams.

Used when many teams need to compete in one day, or when a rough preliminary ranking is needed. The key feature is determining rankings quickly with fewer matches.

Link League has the following characteristics.

• Teams are arranged in a loop or polygon formation (triangle, square, pentagon, or hexagon)
• Each team only plays the two neighboring teams
• Fewer matches, finishes quickly (always exactly 2 matches per team)
• Often used as the preliminary round for large events

Used when rankings need to be determined quickly.

■ Sports

• Volleyball / Basketball / Soccer / Baseball

■ Tournament Preliminaries

• When you want to quickly decide which teams advance to the main event
• When there are too many teams for a full round-robin in the time available

■ School Events

• As a substitute for grade-level ball game tournament qualifying rounds

A match layout using a triangle-to-hexagon formation, summarizing results between neighboring teams. Since each team plays exactly 2 matches, it is ideal for quickly determining preliminary standings.

1. Choose the polygon shape: triangle, square, pentagon, or hexagon
2. Assign teams to each position in the formation
3. Each team plays their two neighboring teams
4. Determine rankings from the results

With Match Maker, you can create a link league table in seconds.

• Select "Link League" as the format
• Enter team names
• Review the auto-generated table
• Record results and referee name for each match
• Copy or download the match layout as an image
• Copy or download standings and results as CSV (includes referee info)
• Print or share via URL with a single click

▶ Try it now: Create a Link League Table