Pongstats by ppong
NLFREN
Profile in KBTTB (VTTL and AFTT) · Licence 511486

Frank Smolders

D4 Lipalet · Playing since 2006–2007

Seniors HerenAlle

Playing style Vulnerable
1 096games
53%won
18seasons
1 562 rating
LLLLWLWWLL 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
Lipalet
NG
–
NG
70% 30/43
  • C 1B Kad · Jun · J · 21 · Prov. Limburg · Jeugd 6
  • C 1B Kad · Jun · J · 21 Fase 2 · Prov. Limburg · Jeugd 5
  • A 1A Kad · Jun · J · 21 · Prov. Limburg · Jeugd 1
E6
34% 19/56
  • G 5A · Prov. Limburg 12
  • F 5B · Prov. Limburg 1
E6
64% 46/72
  • G 5B · Prov. Limburg 16
E4
84% 64/76
  • F 5A · Prov. Limburg 17
  • E 4A · Prov. Limburg 1
E4
25% 13/52
  • F 4D · Prov. Limburg 12
  • G 4C · Prov. Limburg 1
E4
78% 58/74
  • F 5E · Prov. Limburg 15
  • G 5D · Prov. Limburg 3
E4
40% 31/78
  • F 4C · Prov. Limburg 17
  • E 4B · Prov. Limburg 1
  • G 5C · Prov. Limburg 1

Seniors Heren · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

E2
62% 36/58
  • F 4B · Prov. Limburg 15

Seniors Heren · 17-21 · Jeugd · Alle

E2
74% 62/84
  • E 4B · Prov. Limburg 20
  • F 4A · Prov. Limburg 2

Seniors Heren · Alle

E2
71% 51/72
  • F 4B · Prov. Limburg 15
  • D 3C · Prov. Limburg 2
  • B 2B · Prov. Limburg 1
D6
43% 32/75
  • E 3D · Prov. Limburg 18
  • F 4C · Prov. Limburg 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

D2
30% 20/67
  • E 3A · Prov. Limburg 10
  • D 3B · Prov. Limburg 7

Seniors Heren · Alle

D4
32% 15/47
  • E 3C · Prov. Limburg 11
  • D 3B · Prov. Limburg 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

D4
55% 11/20
  • E 3B · Prov. Limburg 5

Seniors Heren · Alle

D4
33% 14/42
  • E 3B · Prov. Limburg 8
  • D 2A · Prov. Limburg 2
  • F 3C · Prov. Limburg 1
  • B 2A · Prov. Limburg 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

D2
43% 31/72
  • D 3A · Prov. Limburg 17
  • E 3B · Prov. Limburg 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

D4
50% 36/72
  • E 3A · Prov. Limburg 17
  • F 4B · Prov. Limburg 1

Seniors Heren · Alle

D2
25% 9/36
  • D 3B · Prov. Limburg 7
  • C 2B · Prov. Limburg 2

Seniors Heren · Alle

D4
–

Seniors Heren · Alle

D4
–

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.

NGE6E4E2E0D6D4D2D006–0708–0910–1112–1314–1516–1718–1920–2122–2324–2526–27
Won 25% Won 100% 26–27

Form

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

1 0001 2001 4001 60008–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–25E6E4E2E0D6D4D2
Now1 562
Peak1 63318/11/2022
What-if ranking D4 Most players with this rating are D4.
Period
1 096 games · 53%

Playing style

Loses to lower rankings more often than expected.

On the riseDangerousSteadyVulnerableAgainst lower →Against higher →
  • Against higher: 0.86 × the expected wins
  • Against lower: 1.48 × the expected losses
  • Based on 24–25, 23–24

Under pressure

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

Deciding set 45%

88 of 195 won

Back from 0–2 4%

won 11 of 265 after trailing 0–2

Deuce sets 54%

won 241 of 448 sets after 10–10

2–0 lead 3%

lost 11 of 333 after leading 2–0

Home and away

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

55%51%HomeAway283/515277/544

Against higher, equal and lower

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

24%Higher42151%Equal24282%Lower433

Position in the team

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

58%135153%236852%326630%474

Through the season

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

49%Sept11358%Oct20456%Nov16355%Dec6043%Jan17356%Feb12848%Mar15360%Apr96

Best wins

Wins against higher ranked players.

  1. E2→C6 Walter GeritsLanaken 3–1 15/04/2017 · League
  2. D4→C4 Selina BruckersLipalet 3–2 15/01/2022 · League
  3. D6→C6 Davy TeppersOpglabbeek 3–2 18/11/2017 · League
  4. D6→C6 Peter IwensLanaken 3–1 11/11/2017 · League
  5. E2→D2 Sylvain VekemansNEERPELT 3–0 17/03/2017 · League
  6. E2→D2 Jorn CoolenOpitter 3–1 10/02/2017 · 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 15 September 2007
  2. 100 games 12 September 2009
  3. 50 wins 2 October 2009
  4. 100 wins 25 September 2010
  5. 5 seasons played 5 November 2011
  6. 250 games 5 November 2011
  7. First win against a D player 5 November 2011 against Yana van Mol (D6)
  8. 250 wins 22 February 2014
  9. 500 games 21 March 2015
  10. 22 wins in a row 15 April 2016
  11. 10 seasons played 26 August 2016
  12. First win against a C player 15 April 2017 against Walter Gerits (C6)
  13. 15 seasons played 17 September 2021
  14. 500 wins 26 February 2022
  15. 1000 games 7 October 2023
  16. 68 × every game won on a match day 13 January 2024