Analysis of Competitive Surfing Tournaments with Generalized Bradley-Terry Likelihoods

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aut.relation.journalJournal of Sports Analytics
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dc.contributor.authorDriver, Timothy C
dc.contributor.authorHankin, Robin KS
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-07T22:55:19Z
dc.date.available2023-03-07T22:55:19Z
dc.date.copyright2023-02-07
dc.description.abstractHere we analyse competitive surfing, specifically the 2019 Men’s World Surf League, using formal statistical methods. We use generalized Bradley-Terry likelihoods to assess a number of hypotheses of interest to the surfing community. We quantify the dominance of the top competitors using likelihood techniques, and go on to study the “Brazilian storm” phenomenon using reified entities in two ways. Firstly we assess the supposed Brazilian preference for beach break and point break wave types; and secondly we consider results from the perspective of tournament theory and test for competitors modifying their strategy in the presence of compatriot rivals. We quantify the evidence for these commonly assumed features of contemporary competitive surfing and suggest further avenues of research.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Sports Analytics, ISSN: 2215-020X (Print); 2215-0218 (Online), IOS Press, 1-8. doi: 10.3233/jsa-220596
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/jsa-220596
dc.identifier.issn2215-020X
dc.identifier.issn2215-0218
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/15950
dc.publisherIOS Press
dc.relation.urihttps://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-sports-analytics/jsa220596
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject38 Economics
dc.subject3801 Applied Economics
dc.subject44 Human Society
dc.titleAnalysis of Competitive Surfing Tournaments with Generalized Bradley-Terry Likelihoods
dc.typeJournal Article
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