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Do they Double a Lot in the Swordfish Finals?

November 7, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

Some people have taken issue with the matches on the Swordfish finals due to a perceived high number of double hits. Let’s crunch some numbers and see if this is actually true.

Survive the Pools and Fence the Finals?

October 31, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

Many people perceive that pool fighting is uglier and leads to more double hits than elimination bracket fights. But is this really the case?

Case Study – SoCal 2018 Singlestick

September 12, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

Even if you don’t like singlestick, there is a lot to learn about how the afterblow affects both the attacker and the defender independently.

Does Bracket Seeding Mean Anything?

August 29, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

Does the best fighter usually win? Is silver different from bronze? Is a seeded bracket better than a random one? Can I write something that makes this sound exciting?

HEMA Ratings – Does it actually mean anything?

August 15, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

“Damn those stupid numbers, no HEMA Rating’s going to tell me what my odds of winning are!” While on an individual level there are a ton of other factors that the rating doesn’t capture, does it do a good job overall?

Data Mining – CombatCon Longsword

July 31, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

How has the CombatCon Longsword tournament changed year over year? We crunch the numbers and see.

Data Mining – SoCal Swordfight Longsword

July 31, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

How has the SoCal Longsword tournament changed year over year? We crunch the numbers and see.

Case Study: SoCal 2018 Sword and Buckler

July 18, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

I’ve always been a big advocate of evaluating tournaments in as objective a manner as possible, so I’m going to take a crack at it. […]

Scalability: Why bugs are small and tournament rulesets are hard

July 4, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

I bet you never imagined a connection between why bugs are small and why large tournaments are run a certain way. But here we are.

Is It Important To Weigh Target Values?

June 13, 2018 Sean Franklin 0

Tournament organizers gave different point values for different targets, and you’ll never guess what happened next!

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