James De Groote
Timeline
Per season: the club, the teams and their divisions, the ranking and how often games were won against what the ranking predicted.
- C 3 · Prov. Oost · Vl. · Jeugd 10
- A 1A Jeugd · 12 · Prov. Oost · Vl. · Jeugd 4
- B 2 · Prov. Oost · Vl. · Jeugd 13
- A 1 · Prov. Oost · Vl. · Jeugd 11
- J 4B · Prov. Oost · Vl. 1
- J 4D · Prov. Oost · Vl. 15
- H 4C · Prov. Oost · Vl. 1
- J 4D · Prov. Oost · Vl. 2
- K 5C · Prov. Oost · Vl. 2
Career
Ranking per season. The bigger the ball, the more games; the colour shows how often they were won.
Form
The Ppong rating after every match day. Beat stronger players and it rises, before your ranking changes.
Playing style
Wins and loses about as the rankings predict.
- Against higher: 0.98 × the expected wins
- Against lower: 0.24 × the expected losses
- Based on 26–27, 25–26
Under pressure
How it ends when it gets close. the mark is what the rankings predict
42 of 73 won
won 3 of 63 after trailing 0–2
won 47 of 101 sets after 10–10
lost 4 of 66 after leading 2–0
Home and away
In the home hall versus on the road (league).
Against higher, equal and lower
Win rate against a higher, equal or lower ranking. The mark is what the rankings predict.
Position in the team
As player 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the line-up.
Through the season
Stronger early in the season
Best wins
Wins against higher ranked players.
- E4→D4 Kylian WatheletWolves Xhendelesse 3–2 14/09/2025 · Tournament
- E4→D6 Steff LyssensStekene 3–2 23/01/2026 · League
- E4→D6 Herwig van DoorsselaerWetteren 3–0 28/11/2025 · League
- E4→E0 Frank D'HaeseWetteren 3–1 17/04/2026 · League
- E4→E0 Lucas MercanteLe Centre 3–2 22/02/2026 · Tournament
- E4→E0 Etienne QuintynDe Rijdt Brakel 3–2 06/02/2026 · League
Opponents
Nemeses
- Bas Loncke
QLT Gent · E2 0–4 - Josse Duthoy
Merelbeke · C0 0–4 - Marie Chapodze
Merelbeke · E6 0–4 - Leander Nuytinck
Sleidinge · E6 0–4 - Mathis van den Bulke
Maldegem · D0 0–3 - Karel Verbeeck
Merelbeke · E0 0–3 - Finn Flamand
QLT Gent · E0 0–3 - Lieven Trenson
Maldegem · E6 0–3
Favourites
- Guust Dacquin
QLT Gent · NG 4–0 - Jarne Dejonckheere
Sleidinge · E6 3–1 - Lowie Naessens
Merelbeke · NG 2–1 - Yu Pu
QLT Gent · E6 2–1 - Senne Cornelis
Nova · E4 2–1 - Themistoklis Xanthopoulos
Merelbeke · E0 2–1 - Thijs van de Putte
TTC Deinze · E0 8–4
Met most often
- Thijs van de Putte
TTC Deinze · E0 8–4 - Lauren Trenson
Maldegem · E6 2–3 - Lou de Jans
TTC Deinze · E6 1–4 - Oskar van de Putte
TTC Deinze · E4 2–2 - Bas Loncke
QLT Gent · E2 0–4 - Jarne Dejonckheere
Sleidinge · E6 3–1 - Guust Dacquin
QLT Gent · NG 4–0 - Josse Duthoy
Merelbeke · C0 0–4
Against clubs
Clubs with at least three games.
Most often in the same team
- Mila De Groote 45 team matches
- Jonas Martens 16 team matches
- Esther De Wit 12 team matches
- Lucas Van Giel 10 team matches
- Sameer Abu-Sheala 10 team matches
- Raven Smet 9 team matches
- Jayden Francken 6 team matches
- Jenne Verhasselt 4 team matches
Doubles partners
- Mila De Groote 5 of 12 won
- Jonas Martens 2 of 6 won
- Raven Smet 2 of 3 won
- Valerii Kudriashov 1 of 1 won
- Jenne Verhasselt 1 of 1 won
- Jayden Francken 0 of 1 won
Milestones
- First game 3 September 2022
- 100 games 7 January 2024
- 50 wins 7 April 2024
- 100 wins 15 August 2025
- 250 games 30 August 2025
- First win against a D player 14 September 2025 against Kylian Wathelet (D4)
- 5 seasons played 25 July 2026
- 8 wins in a row 25 September 2026
- 12 × every game won on a match day 9 October 2026