Saturday, 16 May 2026 โ Sunday, 17 May 2026 ยท Chatswood Tennis Club
I. Core Records and Rankings
Daily Ranking
Date | Ranking | Tiebreaker Method |
|---|---|---|
5/16(Sat) | Bruce > Lucas > Jack > Sam | Two tied groups; 2W tier broken by Bruce 4-0 Lucas, 1W tier broken by Jack 4-3 Sam |
5/17(Sun) | Bruce > Jack > Lucas > Sam | Bruce 3-0 wins outright; remaining 3 players all 1-2 โ three-way circle โ ITTF 2.11.2 Tier 2 game win ratio tiebreaker |
2-Day Cumulative (Key Combined Metrics)
Player | Win-Loss (matches) | Game Win Rate (set ratio) | Total Points Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
๐ฅ Bruce | 5-1(83%) | 22-9(2.44 โ far and away first on the team) | 339-244(58%) |
๐ฅ Jack | 2-4(33%) | 17-19(0.89) | 296-310(49%) |
๐ฅ Lucas | 3-3(50%) | 15-18(0.83) | 305-326(48%) |
๐ Sam | 2-4(33%) | 13-21(0.62) | 264-323(45%) |
II. In-Depth Analysis of Each Player's Two-Day Performance
๐ฆ Bruce โ A King-Tier Weekend
Data profile: 5-1 matches, 22-9 games, 5/17 was the second 3-0 outright in May (the previous one was 5/8).
Strengths:
Bruce-Lucas matchup is unanswerable: 2-0 over the weekend, and all 4 game scores were 11-X level blowouts, with 5/16 G6 being an 11-1 near-bagel
Bruce-Jack closed loop: both weekend matches were 4-2, ending in 6 games, never letting Jack drag it to a 7th game โ the 5/9 "lead โ impatience โ late-game collapse" pattern hasn't reappeared in 3 sessions and can be judged permanently closed
Consistency confirmed: only lost 1 of 6 matches (lost to Sam 2-4 on 5/16), and even in defeat took at least 2 games every match
Only weakness: lost to Sam on 5/16 โ the Bruce-Sam matchup is back to 1-1 this weekend, and Bruce's edge over Sam isn't as solid as it is over Lucas (Bruce-Sam cumulative is still level at 8-8).
๐จ Lucas โ A Polarized, Two-Ended Performance
Data profile: 3-3 matches, but a 0.83 game win rate, second-from-bottom on the team โ reflecting Lucas's "all or nothing" playing style.
Strengths confirmed:
Lucas-Jack 5-game winning streak (5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/16, 5/17 all wins) โ now 11-5 (+6) cumulative, the most solid matchup edge in the dataset
On 5/16 also cleanly beat Sam 4-1, showing that when Lucas is on form he can dominate across the board
Key weakness recurring:
5/17 Sam 7-game deuce collapse: lost two consecutive deuces, G3 14-16 and G4 14-16, going from a 2-1 lead to a 2-3 deficit, ultimately losing 3-4
This is the third time in May that Lucas lost a match on key-point games (5/9 vs Sam 14-16, 5/10 vs Sam 12-14, 5/17 vs Sam 14-16+14-16) โ it is now a confirmed recurring weak spot, not single-instance variance
Bruce-Lucas cumulative is 13-2, with Lucas losing both weekend matches 0-4 outright
๐ฉ Jack โ Local Wins, Still Stuck on the Big Picture
Data profile: 2-4 matches, 17-19 games (the second-best game win rate on the team, behind only Bruce).
Key positive signals:
Sam-Jack cumulative overtaken: from Sam 8-7 after 5/10, through back-to-back wins on 5/16 (Jack 4-3) and 5/17 (Jack 4-0), Jack now leads 9-8. This is the first time Jack holds a cumulative lead over Sam in the dataset
5/17 4-0 over Sam was Jack's cleanest win of the weekend, far higher quality than the narrow 4-3 win on 5/16
Serious weakness:
Lucas-Jack 5-game losing streak, and the 4-2 game scoreline on 5/17 was the largest game margin in the 5-game streak, showing this matchup isn't improving but getting worse
Bruce-Jack also two consecutive losses: 5/16 4-2, 5/17 4-2 โ cumulative Bruce overtook to 9-7
๐ฅ Sam โ Bottom Overall but Local Breakthroughs
Data profile: 2-4 matches, 13-21 games (dead last on the team).
Key positive signals:
5/17 vs Lucas classic comeback: from 1-2 down, took two consecutive 16-14 deuces in G3+G4 to reclaim the match, ultimately winning 4-3. This is the first time in the dataset Sam won deuces in the late stages of a 7-game match in the reverse case (previously Sam was the one losing deuces)
5/16 4-2 over Bruce โ Bruce-Sam cumulative overtaken for the first time to Sam 8-7 (though Bruce pulled it back to 8-8 level on 5/17)
Serious weakness:
0-4 loss to Jack (5/17): one of the cleanest defeats on the team, 2-11, 6-11, 7-11, 10-12 โ didn't take a single game
Cross-weekend Sam-Jack 0-2: lost 3-4 on 5/16, lost 0-4 on 5/17, Jack overtook cumulatively โ Sam is the first "baseline advantage โ now behind" cumulative H2H reversal in the dataset
Lucas cleanly beat Sam 4-1 on 5/16, only recovered on 5/17 โ the Sam-Lucas matchup was a mixed signal this weekend
Ranked by average score across all days (lower = better)
| Rank | Name | Days Played | Avg Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Lucas | 2 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Jack | 2 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Sam | 2 | 4 |
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce | 1 |
| 2 | Lucas | 2 |
| 3 | Jack | 3 |
| 4 | Sam | 4 |
| Player | Bruce | Lucas | Jack | Sam | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Bruce | ร | W4-0 11-1, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 | W4-2 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5 | L2-4 11-5, 8-11, 5-11, 8-11, 11-5, 6-11 | 2-1 |
| 2.Lucas | L0-4 1-11, 9-11, 5-11, 7-11 | ร | W4-3 7-11, 18-16, 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10 | W4-1 11-6, 11-13, 11-7, 11-3, 11-7 | 2-1 |
| 3.Jack | L2-4 13-11, 9-11, 6-11, 5-11, 11-9, 5-11 | L3-4 11-7, 16-18, 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 10-12 | ร | W4-3 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-6 | 1-2 |
| 4.Sam | W4-2 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6 | L1-4 6-11, 13-11, 7-11, 3-11, 7-11 | L3-4 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 12-14, 11-6, 6-11 | ร | 1-2 |
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce | 1 |
| 2 | Jack | 2 |
| 3 | Lucas | 3 |
| 4 | Sam | 4 |
| Player | Bruce | Jack | Lucas | Sam | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Bruce | ร | W4-2 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6 | W4-0 11-8, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8 | W4-1 11-3, 12-10, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9 | 3-0 |
| 2.Jack | L2-4 4-11, 11-7, 8-11, 4-11, 11-9, 6-11 | ร | L2-4 8-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5, 4-11, 6-11 | W4-0 12-10, 11-6, 11-7, 11-2 | 1-2 |
| 3.Lucas | L0-4 8-11, 5-11, 4-11, 8-11 | W4-2 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6 | ร | L3-4 11-9, 12-10, 14-16, 14-16, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11 | 1-2 |
| 4.Sam | L1-4 3-11, 10-12, 8-11, 11-4, 9-11 | L0-4 10-12, 6-11, 7-11, 2-11 | W4-3 9-11, 10-12, 16-14, 16-14, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8 | ร | 1-2 |