nathan bloom
Table TennisTable Tennis England, CBeebies and a 10-Year-Old: A News Item With No Competitive Metric Worth ReadingThree data points sit inside the news item Table Tennis England published, an...
Martial ArtsDuong Thuy Vi and a Fourth Consecutive Asian Games Bronze: The Boundary of a Martial Arts LifetimeI was sitting in row eleven, in the press section, and the wushu arena in...
EsportsVCT 2027: A Nine-Month Calendar, a $100K–$400K Ladder, and the Buried China ClauseOn 15 October I opened the VCT 2027 calendar release and did what I have done...
Table TennisBelgium Open 2026: Portugal Sweep Both U21 Finals, and a Ceiling Surfaces on the Same Match DayAt Belgium Open 2026, Portugal's Matilde PINTO won the U21 women's title and...
EsportsWhen Data Falls Silent: The Deadly Trap of Sports Analytics in the Digital AgeA nine-part report. Full of tables, full of headings, full of cells to fill i...
International FootballInfantino in Jakarta and the Question of Who Is Rewriting Southeast Asian Football's MapOn an evening in September in Shanghai, I received a message from a friend...
International FootballAmérica vs Chivas: A Parity Written by the Bookmaker, and a Void in Chivas' AttackRussia 2026 was so cold that I remembered every breath of the stands for four...
Domestic FootballVietnam 4-2 Pakistan: The Comeback and a Defensive Crack That Cannot Be HiddenMinute 50, on the technical bench, Kim Sang-sik did not stand up. He sat with...
International FootballKevin Diks and the 60th-Minute Decision: When Indonesia's Captain Changed His Own Position Mid-MatchAt the 60th minute at Gelora Bung Karno, Kevin Diks raised his hand toward th...
BadmintonAsia U17 2026: Tanvi Patri Won Three Deciders, and the Spreadsheet Shows What the Reports MissedThe score I logged in Chengdu was 18-16. Not 21-19. Tanvi Patri's opening gam...
BadmintonNineteen Minutes in Nagoya and the Silence of a Champion PairOn the night of 25 September in Aichi-Nagoya, I sat in the eleventh row, behi...
Martial ArtsVietnam Women's Team Kata Opens ASIAD 2026 Gold Account: A Victory with Two PagesNagoya, Japan - September 21, 2026. On the competition floor of Aichi...
BasketballSaddiq Bey and $55.5 Million: The Pelicans Pay for Continuity, Not RevolutionThree years. $55.5 million. Fully guaranteed through the 2029-30 season. And ...
Martial ArtsVR Taekwondo: A Vietnamese Female Fighter, the Mixed-Gender Mat, and the Asiad Medal Nobody SawThe most memorable moment on the VR taekwondo mat did not come from a kick. I...
BadmintonPV Sindhu at the 2026 Asian Games: The 10-7-15 Curve and a Stress Fracture That Shaped a TournamentPV Sindhu at the 2026 Asian Games: The 10-7-15 Curve and a Stress Fracture Th...
International FootballMauro Icardi, Valencia and Real Betis: The €5m Wage That Is Blocking Both DoorsThe 88th minute at Mestalla. A corner is cleared outside the box, the ball...
International FootballErrors at Wembley: Quansah, England and the Game-Management Problem of Holding a LeadIn the 71st minute at Wembley, Jarell Quansah rotated his hips towards his ow...
BasketballCedi Osman Returns to OAKA: Transfer Analysis and Prospects at Anadolu EfesWhen Cedi Osman stepped onto the OAKA court in an Anadolu Efes jersey, the...
ChessChess Olympiad 2026: India Faces Double Challenge in Samarkand, Gukesh – Sindarov Match Heats Up the AtmosphereSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, is preparing to become the...
EsportsWhen the Analysis Board Is Empty: The Line Between Analysis and Fabrication in EsportsOne late January night at the Sports Data Lab office in Gangnam, Seoul, I...
Martial ArtsDuong Thuy Vi and a Fourth Consecutive Asian Games Bronze: The Boundary of a Martial Arts LifetimeI was sitting in row eleven, in the press section, and the wushu arena in...
EsportsVCT 2027: A Nine-Month Calendar, a $100K–$400K Ladder, and the Buried China ClauseOn 15 October I opened the VCT 2027 calendar release and did what I have done...
Table TennisBelgium Open 2026: Portugal Sweep Both U21 Finals, and a Ceiling Surfaces on the Same Match DayAt Belgium Open 2026, Portugal's Matilde PINTO won the U21 women's title and...
EsportsWhen Data Falls Silent: The Deadly Trap of Sports Analytics in the Digital AgeA nine-part report. Full of tables, full of headings, full of cells to fill i...
International FootballInfantino in Jakarta and the Question of Who Is Rewriting Southeast Asian Football's MapOn an evening in September in Shanghai, I received a message from a friend...
International FootballAmérica vs Chivas: A Parity Written by the Bookmaker, and a Void in Chivas' AttackRussia 2026 was so cold that I remembered every breath of the stands for four...
Domestic FootballVietnam 4-2 Pakistan: The Comeback and a Defensive Crack That Cannot Be HiddenMinute 50, on the technical bench, Kim Sang-sik did not stand up. He sat with...
International FootballKevin Diks and the 60th-Minute Decision: When Indonesia's Captain Changed His Own Position Mid-MatchAt the 60th minute at Gelora Bung Karno, Kevin Diks raised his hand toward th...
BadmintonAsia U17 2026: Tanvi Patri Won Three Deciders, and the Spreadsheet Shows What the Reports MissedThe score I logged in Chengdu was 18-16. Not 21-19. Tanvi Patri's opening gam...
BadmintonNineteen Minutes in Nagoya and the Silence of a Champion PairOn the night of 25 September in Aichi-Nagoya, I sat in the eleventh row, behi...
Martial ArtsVietnam Women's Team Kata Opens ASIAD 2026 Gold Account: A Victory with Two PagesNagoya, Japan - September 21, 2026. On the competition floor of Aichi...
BasketballSaddiq Bey and $55.5 Million: The Pelicans Pay for Continuity, Not RevolutionThree years. $55.5 million. Fully guaranteed through the 2029-30 season. And ...
Martial ArtsVR Taekwondo: A Vietnamese Female Fighter, the Mixed-Gender Mat, and the Asiad Medal Nobody SawThe most memorable moment on the VR taekwondo mat did not come from a kick. I...
BadmintonPV Sindhu at the 2026 Asian Games: The 10-7-15 Curve and a Stress Fracture That Shaped a TournamentPV Sindhu at the 2026 Asian Games: The 10-7-15 Curve and a Stress Fracture Th...
International FootballMauro Icardi, Valencia and Real Betis: The €5m Wage That Is Blocking Both DoorsThe 88th minute at Mestalla. A corner is cleared outside the box, the ball...
International FootballErrors at Wembley: Quansah, England and the Game-Management Problem of Holding a LeadIn the 71st minute at Wembley, Jarell Quansah rotated his hips towards his ow...
BasketballCedi Osman Returns to OAKA: Transfer Analysis and Prospects at Anadolu EfesWhen Cedi Osman stepped onto the OAKA court in an Anadolu Efes jersey, the...
ChessChess Olympiad 2026: India Faces Double Challenge in Samarkand, Gukesh – Sindarov Match Heats Up the AtmosphereSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, is preparing to become the...
EsportsWhen the Analysis Board Is Empty: The Line Between Analysis and Fabrication in EsportsOne late January night at the Sports Data Lab office in Gangnam, Seoul, I...
