1. Michael Smith, and the problem of the complete and sudden loss of form

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    December 6, 2016 by bsd987

    As I’ve noted before, my statistics are weighted such that more recent events count more than older events. This has …
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  2. The Deller: A Statistical look at whether Bristow should have gone for the bull

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    December 2, 2016 by bsd987

    [3 Dec 2016 UPDATE: Wayne Mardle has asked Michael van Gerwen how often he thinks he misses the bullseye or …
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  3. The Checkout Combination Index explained

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    December 1, 2016 by bsd987

    I’ve been receiving a lot of questions about a metric I first mentioned a year ago but that I didn’t …
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  4. Blank Draw Sheets

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    November 28, 2016 by bsd987

    Click here for an Excel sheet with the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship draw bracket.

  5. Introducing the Handicap Rating

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    October 18, 2016 by bsd987

    I’ve been collecting stats all year, and while I still need more data and still need to work more to …
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  6. Can van Gerwen keep up his current form for an entire year

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    March 11, 2016 by bsd987

    [EDITOR’S NOTE: All averages and match results are taken from data contained on Darts Database. All other calculations are my …
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  7. PDC Eras and Title Winners

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    February 24, 2016 by bsd987

    Recently, I had a series of tweets covering the all-time PDC title winners. Some were interesting, some probably led to …
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  8. The 2016 Lakeside: The Final Frontier for the Stone Age of Darts

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    January 2, 2016 by bsd987

    In 1993, sixteen darts players split from the BDO to stage their own events as a means to get darts …
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  9. Lakeside Preview

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    January 1, 2016 by bsd987

    I’m not trying to brag or anything, but while Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen are spending their New Year’s …
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  10. The aptly and simply titled Last 32 Preview blog post

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    December 25, 2015 by bsd987

    Merry Christmas y’all! Let me take a break from my regular stats-based postings to preview the second round. But I’m …
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