Here is an example of a balanced schedule for n=8 teams.
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
A-B | A-C | A-D | A-E | A-F | A-G | A-H |
C-E | B-E | B-H | B-C | B-G | B-F | B-D |
D-H | D-F | C-F | D-G | C-D | C-H | C-G |
F-G | G-H | E-G | F-H | E-H | D-E | E-F |
The correspondence carry-over table is
Team A | Team B | Team C | Team D | Team E | Team F | Team G | Team H | |
Team A | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Team B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Team C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Team D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Team E | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Team F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Team G | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Team H | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |