| 23 March 2011
If we were to break down the styles of play statistically, there is an obvious difference between North America and Japan. North American players value early aggression, and there are few comebacks. Japanese players tend to play matches more closely, with the endings being a toss-up, and there being more comebacks.
As for Hong Kong and Singapore? I'm not sure. So far, they tend to play more toward North American style. That was evident in the 16-on-16 match, which took place last month. Some of the notable stats -- first-hit win percentage, combos and comebacks -- were above average.
Team Singapore won the contest, 16-14, and the stats of the match are available at the Fighting Game Stats database.
For both teams combined, they were well over the .580 first-hit win percentage average. Hong Kong was at .625 and Singapore was .667. The comeback rate for Hong Kong was staggering; they were at .352, nearly double that of the average (.190). Singapore was also above average, but only at .205.
As for combos, Singapore dominated with a 2.361 per round average. Hong Kong was only at 1.917, which is slightly below tournament average (1.990).
The one stat that took a hit for both teams was EX connection percentage. While the tournament average is .470, neither team was close. Singapore was at .417 and Hong Kong at .437.
Maybe Singapore and Hong Kong are creatures of their own, that they don't play closer to North Americans or Japanese. A few more lengthy matches or tournaments should decide that.
You can watch the videos over on the SGFinest1 YouTube portal.
