Monthly World Rankings for January 2023
The rankings according to my simulation for January 2nd, 2023
Current Posts
The five most recent posts.
Monthly World Rankings for December 2022
The rankings according to my simulation for December 5th, 2022
Monthly World Rankings for November 2022
The rankings according to my simulation for November 7th, 2022
Monthly World Rankings for October 2022
The rankings according to my simulation for October 3rd, 2022
Are Lost Match-Points a Disadvantage?
We will take a look at how many three-game matches are won after one player or side had a match point in the second game that they could not convert.
Older Top Posts
Five older posts that I would still recommend reading
Will the next European Star come from France? (Update)
A year ago I analyzed the prospects of France of having the next European star in the men’s singles. As one year has passed, I will take a look at the developments of the players from the original post.
A Look at the Future of Indian Women's Singles
In this post we will analyse the strength developments of five young Indian women’s singles players and compare their developments to the two greatest Indian women’s singles players of all time, Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu.
Is Elite Badminton Getting Older?
A couple of days ago I found a research paper titled *Elite Badminton Is Getting Older: Ages of the Top 100 Ranked Badminton Players from 1994 to 2020* written by four researchers from Spain, among them *Pablo Abian*, who has won countless Spanish national championships and international titles. I will compare their results to my analysis which uses rankings generated by my simulation.
Test-Retest Reliability of Badminton Matches
The term test-retest reliability describes the reliability of a test when performed multiple times. We treat badminton matches as measurements which one of the players or pairs is stronger, and ask the question whether this test result is replicated in the next match between the same players, that means if the next match is won by the same player or pair.
How Often do Left-Handed Win?
I look at the database to see how often left-handed players win rallies and matches against right-handed players and pairs. This is also done for doubles matches, where the different combination are taken into account.
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