Daniel MARTHINDaniel MARTHIN
ChessThe UzChess Cup Miniature and the Trap of a Theory-Avoidance OpeningAt board three of the UzChess Cup, there was a moment the scoreboard will nev...
Volleyball21-4, 21-2: Yan Xu – Xia Xinyi's Dominant Victory and the Olympic Ticket Asia Awaits21-4, 21-2: Yan Xu – Xia Xinyi's Dominant Victory and the Olympic Ticket Asia...
BilliardsHo Chi Minh City 9-ball Final: The Data Behind the World No. 1's FallThe second set of the mixed-doubles final at the 9-ball event of the Predator...
BasketballBrizuela Furious with Referees: Spain's Third Consecutive Loss Exposes FIBA Officiating IssuesAs the clock at OAKA Arena ticked down in the final seconds, Darío Brizuela...
Formula 1Aston Martin hits rock bottom: The Newey-Honda double puzzle and the recovery opportunity from the abyssZandvoort, a late-summer Sunday. Fernando Alonso's green AMR26 crossed the li...
VolleyballNebraska 3-0 Creighton: A 15,405 Attendance Record and the Data Left OutAt the press row in Pinnacle Bank Arena, the official box score showed a line...
BasketballThe Achilles Snap That Broke Benilde's Dream: Allen Liwag and the Unfinished End of an EraThe JFK airport waiting lounge taught me one thing: if you want to get throug...
EsportsLess Than Two Months After the Farewell Letter, Gray Signs With RRQ: A Cross-Border Move and a Data VacuumOne Photo, Two Months, One Question There is a photo. In the frame there is n...
EsportsEsports Data Reports: When a Label Replaces the TruthLast week, I received a twelve-page dossier, its title printed in bold: "Deep...
Formula 1Verstappen and the 'at least one win' target: the balance sheet of a shrinking empireMax Verstappen's margin to George Russell in Baku was 0.2 seconds. One-fifth ...
BasketballSergio de Larrea: The 6'6" Guard and the Data Void in DallasLast summer, with the 25th pick of the NBA Draft, the Dallas Mavericks called...
EsportsWhen a deep esports analysis returns only N/A: a lesson in data disciplineA document labeled “deep esports analysis – stage 2” arrived with every...
Martial ArtsDana White's Personal Assistant Scores Knockout, Earns UFC ContractSal Everett, personal assistant to UFC president Dana White, has officially...
International FootballLoans with Obligation to Buy: The Wage Map and the Trap for Small ClubsLate July, on a Sunday night in my studio in Hamburg, I reopen the spreadshee...
TennisUS Open 2026: Round 2 Promises Fireworks — A Tactical View from the VAR RoomWhen the flag of world number one Novak Djokovic was lowered right from the...
VolleyballAn Empty Data File in Nagoya: Women's Volleyball and the Balls Nobody CountsOn an October afternoon in Nagoya, I sat in the editorial room with a...
EsportsGen.G beat Hanwha Life 22-7 at Worlds 2026: a BO1 that hardens a head-to-head patternWhen the Nexus of Hanwha Life Esports fell, the scoreboard froze at 22-7 and...
Martial ArtsJena Bishop Weathers the Storm to Claim the PFL CrownThe moment the first round ended, I stood in the corridor leading to Jena...
BadmintonAsian Games 2026: India's Men's Badminton Projected Path and the Gap at Third SinglesIn 2026, in Hangzhou, I sat in the seventh row of the arena. Far enough not t...
EsportsChampions Shanghai: Four Chinese Teams Go 0-8, VCT Americas Open 4-0I sat in front of my screen in Penang, opened the opening-round stats from...
