| 25 May 2010
After two tournaments in the AllisFighter/iPlayWinner Online Ranbats series, Sai-Kun is the clear leader and favorite to win the PlayStation 3 division. There's a lot of factors that have contributed to his great play, but to me, nothing really stood out until I looked at his stream statistics.
Sai-Kun played three times on the stream last week and went 3-0. Yeah, champions step up when people are watching. However, he faced eight different characters and finished in a positive round ratio in all eight matchups (plus-14 for the tournament). He gave up only one round when a player switched characters (10-for-11). Just one! Haunts said a few times that his opponents were probably better off sticking instead of switching, and I agree as a spectator. The stats don't lie either.
The graphic you see above is the totals after two tournaments for the players that have been on the stream for the PlayStation 3 tournaments. Again, Sai-Kun has been unstoppable, going 7-0. But in almost every category that I track, he is the leader or near it. His .972 closeout percentage is by far the best. And his .278 comeback percentage is eye-popping (he makes a comeback 1 out of 4 times. Think about that for a second).
I imagine that Tuesday night the sharks are going to be coming after him in full force. We'll find out whether he can survive another run.
UPDATE: I should mention that if you're wondering about Cyborg. Yes, he went 0-1 on the stream and has very positive stats. He went 7-for-7 on getting the first hit and 5-for-7 in getting the first combo. But he couldn't convert those into wins.
I still have to put together the Xbox 360 grand totals. But in the meantime, the 1.2 ranbat stream statistics are ready to go.
If you want to check out more, you can download the Excel files.
Also, if you need a guide on what it all means, go here for a guide.
Finally, apologies for the delay on the stats.
