Niels Verkest

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

Often beats stronger players, but also often loses to weaker ones. Unpredictable: typical of pimples or an odd rubber.

• Against higher: 1.36 × the expected wins
• Against lower: 1.27 × 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

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

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

Most often in the same team

• Yoachim Vanderheyden 104 team matches
• Jeroen Vannieuwenhuyse 48 team matches
• Marc De Backer 41 team matches
• Steven Bjones 24 team matches
• Walter Timmermans 23 team matches
• Ronny Bjones 22 team matches
• Philippe Carette 22 team matches
• Vassili Moltchanov 21 team matches

Doubles partners

• Yoachim Vanderheyden 19 of 55 won
• Jeroen Vannieuwenhuyse 11 of 27 won
• Bruno De Laet 9 of 17 won
• Philippe Carette 7 of 15 won
• Steven Bjones 6 of 12 won
• Vassili Moltchanov 4 of 9 won
• Ronny Bjones 4 of 7 won
• Guy Stroobants 1 of 6 won