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Luk Mertens

B2 Sokah · Playing since 2006–2007

Seniors HerenAlle

Playing style Steady
2 007games
61%won
21seasons
2 567 rating
LWWLWWWLLL Latest games

Timeline

Per season: the club, the teams and their divisions, the ranking and how often games were won against what the ranking predicted.

06–07
07–08
08–09
09–10
10–11
11–12
12–13
13–14
14–15
15–16
16–17
17–18
18–19
19–20
20–21
21–22
22–23
23–24
24–25
25–26
26–27
SchotenAntoniusSalamanderAntoniusSokah
E4
61% 36/59
  • F 5A · Prov. Antwerpen 3

Seniors Heren · Cadetten · Juniors · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

D6
80% 181/227
  • E 4C · Prov. Antwerpen 16
  • A 1 Super · Prov. Antwerpen · Jeugd 12
  • B 2B · Prov. Antwerpen 2
  • A 1A · Prov. Antwerpen 2
  • C 2A · Prov. Antwerpen 1
  • F 4D · Prov. Antwerpen 1

Seniors Heren · Cadetten · Juniors · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

C6
48% 74/153
  • B 1B · Prov. Antwerpen 16
  • A 1 Super · Prov. Antwerpen · Jeugd 4
  • A 1B · Landelijk 1
  • A 1A Play Off · Prov. Antwerpen · Jeugd 1

Seniors Heren · Juniors · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

C4
55% 76/137
  • B 1A · Prov. Antwerpen 15
  • C 2B · Prov. Antwerpen 2
  • B 1A Play offs · Prov. Antwerpen · Jeugd 1
  • A 1A · Landelijk 1

Seniors Heren · Juniors · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

C2
68% 138/204
  • B 1C · Landelijk 20
  • A 1 Sup Play Off · Prov. Antwerpen · Jeugd 3
  • A 1 SUP · Prov. Antwerpen · Jeugd 1

Seniors Heren · Juniors · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

B6
50% 53/106
  • B 2A · Nationaal 10
  • D Reeks B VTTL · Landelijk 9
  • A 2B · Nationaal 2
  • C Reeks A VTTL · Landelijk 1

Seniors Heren · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

B4
51% 54/106
  • A 2D · Nationaal 21
  • A 1A · Prov. Antwerpen · Jeugd 1
  • B Reeks B VTTL · Landelijk 1

Seniors Heren · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

B4
53% 46/86
  • A 2C · Nationaal 21

Seniors Heren · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

B4
89% 77/87
  • A Reeks B · Landelijk 21
  • A 1S SUPER PLAY · OFFS · Prov. Antwerpen · Jeugd 1

Seniors Heren · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

B2
73% 61/84
  • A 2C · Nationaal 20

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
70% 66/94
  • B 2D · Nationaal 17
  • A 1A · Nationaal 3
B2
69% 74/108
  • B 2B · Nationaal 17
  • A 1B · Nationaal 5
  • · Super Afdeling 2

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
64% 61/95
  • A 1A · Nationaal 16
  • · VINCI ENERGIES Superdivisie · Super Afdeling 6
  • B Reeks B Landelijk · RegionVTTL 4
  • B Beker van Antwerpen · Prov. Antwerpen 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
48% 39/82
  • A 1A · Nationaal 13
  • · SUPER HEREN · Super Afdeling 6
  • B 2C · Nationaal 5

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
31% 5/16
  • A 1A · Nationaal 4
  • · Super Heren · Super Afdeling 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
51% 45/89
  • A 1A · Nationaal 17
  • · SUPER HEREN · Super Afdeling 6
  • B 2D · Nationaal 3
  • A Beker v Ant KW Fin · Prov. Antwerpen 2
  • · Beker v België Heren R2 · Nationaal 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

B0
43% 31/72
  • A 1 · Nationaal 14
  • B 3A · Nationaal 6
  • · SUPER HEREN · Super Afdeling 3

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
41% 28/68
  • A 1 · Nationaal 10
  • B 3B · Nationaal 3
  • B BEKER V ANTW HALVE FINALE · Prov. Antwerpen 2

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
43% 34/80
  • A 1 · Nationaal 14
  • B 3B · Nationaal 6
  • E BEKER VAN ANTW 1/2 · Prov. Antwerpen 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
71% 34/48
  • B 3B · Nationaal 11
  • A 1 · Nationaal 2

Seniors Heren · Alle

B2
50% 3/6
  • B 2B · Nationaal 2

Seniors Heren · Alle

Won Expected ATeam, division and number of team matches

Career

Ranking per season. The bigger the ball, the more games; the colour shows how often they were won.

E6E4E2E0D6D4D2D0C6C4C2C0B6B4B2B0A06–0708–0910–1112–1314–1516–1718–1920–2122–2324–2526–27
Won 25% Won 100% 26–27 Club

Form

The Ppong rating after every match day. Beat stronger players and it rises, before your ranking changes.

1 5002 0002 50007–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2626–27E2E0D6D4D2D0C6C4C2C0B6B4B2B0A1
Now2 567
Peak2 68513/05/2018
What-if ranking B2 Most players with this rating are B2.
Period
2 007 games · 61%

Playing style

Beats lower rankings and loses to higher ones: plays exactly to the ranking.

On the riseDangerousSteadyVulnerableAgainst lower →Against higher →
  • Against higher: 0.49 × the expected wins
  • Against lower: 0.60 × the expected losses
  • Based on 26–27, 25–26, 24–25

Under pressure

How it ends when it gets close. the mark is what the rankings predict

Deciding set 54%

222 of 408 won

Back from 0–2 10%

won 22 of 229 after trailing 0–2

Deuce sets 47%

won 212 of 448 sets after 10–10

2–0 lead 4%

lost 12 of 308 after leading 2–0

Home and away

In the home hall versus on the road (league).

61%62%HomeAway440/720460/739

Against higher, equal and lower

Win rate against a higher, equal or lower ranking. The mark is what the rankings predict.

38%Higher62255%Equal50087%Lower707

Position in the team

As player 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the line-up.

81%129067%233362%329348%4543

Through the season

Win rate per month, September to May. The mark is what the rankings predict.

69%Sept22960%Oct33255%Nov31056%Dec9559%Jan27158%Feb22262%Mar22561%Apr11533%May3

Best wins

Wins against higher ranked players.

  1. D6→C2 Tony KeustermansGierle 3–2 29/02/2008 · League
  2. E4→D0 Tomas van RespailleWielsbeke-spoti 3–2 18/08/2006 · Tournament
  3. D6→C4 Mario GeysGierle 3–2 29/02/2008 · League
  4. C6→B6 Ive BeeckaertBrasgata 3–1 12/12/2008 · League
  5. D6→C6 Frank PeetersWillebroek 3–0 08/03/2008 · League
  6. D6→C6 Mathias AutriqueAFP Antwerpen 3–0 13/10/2007 · League

Opponents

Nemeses

Favourites

Met most often

Against clubs

Clubs with at least three games.

Most often in the same team

Doubles partners

Milestones

  1. First game 11 August 2006
  2. First win against a D player 18 August 2006 against Tomas van Respaille (D0)
  3. First win against a C player 3 August 2007 against Jurgen Limbourg (C6)
  4. 50 wins 10 August 2007
  5. 100 games 25 August 2007
  6. 100 wins 6 October 2007
  7. 250 games 23 February 2008
  8. 250 wins 18 October 2008
  9. First win against a B player 12 December 2008 against Ive Beeckaert (B6)
  10. 500 games 11 October 2009
  11. 5 seasons played 13 August 2010
  12. 500 wins 19 March 2011
  13. 1000 games 14 September 2013
  14. 29 wins in a row 10 January 2015
  15. 10 seasons played 19 September 2015
  16. 1500 games 1 December 2018
  17. 1000 wins 28 September 2019
  18. 15 seasons played 12 September 2020
  19. First win against a A player 5 February 2022 against Emiliano Baruch Riofrio Aguirre (As10)
  20. 20 seasons played 27 September 2025
  21. 117 × every game won on a match day 28 March 2026
  22. 2000 games 11 April 2026