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The U.S. National High School Esports Championship: When a Legacy Sports Media Giant Steps Onto the Scholastic FieldI remember a night in Busan, sitting in front of a screen watching a Korean...
USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS launch the National High School Esports Championship: three titles, eight teams, one finalOn December 11, somewhere in the United States, two high-school esports teams...
One Penalty in Bandung: How the 'Red Tornado' The Cong-Viettel Learned a Beat-Keeper's LessonOn the stands of Si Jalak Harupat in Bandung Regency, there was a silence tha...
Overwatch 2 Perks: When Every Match Becomes a Miniature Patch10:40 PM at an esports academy in Jakarta. A large screen replays the VOD of ...
Nine Data Pillars of Esports: When an Analytical Framework Meets a VoidIn the analysis room of an esports tournament, the screens stay lit all night...
Badminton at the 2026 Asian Games: India meets Japan in the quarter-finals, the medal path narrows to a single laneSome draws are made in silence, yet their echo lasts an entire Games. At noon...
Guus Til, the Call That Never Came, and the Voice of Peter BoszIn the third row of the PSV press room, I kept watching Peter Bosz's hand. He...
Kubo's Deflected Third-Minute Goal: What the Data Says, and What the Reports Left OutThird minute. Takefusa Kubo collects the ball on the right touchline, rolls...
Gulf 27: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Two Denied Penalties in JeddahMinute 104. Mohammed Al-Qahtani received the ball at the edge of the box,...
The Empty Map of V.League: Vietnam's Transfer Market Prices Goals, Not MechanismsIn a hotel meeting room a few hundred metres from Hang Day Stadium,...
Singapore's First Women's Epee Team Medal: When Top Seeding Only Got Them to the SemifinalThe blade touched the side of the opponent's jacket exactly as the electronic...
Asian Games 2026: India and the two-pillar equation on the road to badminton goldWhen the badminton draw for the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya) was revealed,...
The N/A That Costs More Than Any Report: How Football Analytics Fabricates Itself2:40 a.m. I open a nine-section tactical analysis file. Section one, tactics...
Vietnam's futsal team climbs to 20th in the world, but still sits behind Thailand and IndonesiaThe stands at the arena in Thailand were empty enough that the squeak of shoe...
102 Minutes for a 6-2, 6-1 Scoreline: The Hidden Signal in Swiatek's Wuhan WinOn the scoreboard at the Wuhan centre court, the numbers read cleanly: 6-2,...
Esports Analysis and the Trap of Empty DataIn my studio in Busan, my second monitor lit up with a twelve-page report. Ni...
2026 Americas Youth Table Tennis Championship: Host United States Sweeps All 14 GoldsKATY, Texas, December 2026 — The medal board in the Katy arena lobby came dow...
Vietnam Futsal: 20 Players, 6 Cuts and a Gamble Named GiustozziIn the first training session in Nha Trang that I attended, coach Diego...
SofM Rates LCK Above LPL Ahead of Worlds 2026: A Verdict Standing Outside the PatchIncheon, 1:40 a.m. I stayed behind in the studio after a late broadcast, the...
Malaysia 1-0 Vietnam in the Third-Place Match: A Goal From Outside the Box, an Overturned Penalty, and the Data Gaps That Still Need VerifyingIn the 73rd minute, the referee pointed to the penalty spot. The ball was...
USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS launch the National High School Esports Championship: three titles, eight teams, one finalOn December 11, somewhere in the United States, two high-school esports teams...
One Penalty in Bandung: How the 'Red Tornado' The Cong-Viettel Learned a Beat-Keeper's LessonOn the stands of Si Jalak Harupat in Bandung Regency, there was a silence tha...
Overwatch 2 Perks: When Every Match Becomes a Miniature Patch10:40 PM at an esports academy in Jakarta. A large screen replays the VOD of ...
Nine Data Pillars of Esports: When an Analytical Framework Meets a VoidIn the analysis room of an esports tournament, the screens stay lit all night...
Badminton at the 2026 Asian Games: India meets Japan in the quarter-finals, the medal path narrows to a single laneSome draws are made in silence, yet their echo lasts an entire Games. At noon...
Guus Til, the Call That Never Came, and the Voice of Peter BoszIn the third row of the PSV press room, I kept watching Peter Bosz's hand. He...
Kubo's Deflected Third-Minute Goal: What the Data Says, and What the Reports Left OutThird minute. Takefusa Kubo collects the ball on the right touchline, rolls...
Gulf 27: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Two Denied Penalties in JeddahMinute 104. Mohammed Al-Qahtani received the ball at the edge of the box,...
The Empty Map of V.League: Vietnam's Transfer Market Prices Goals, Not MechanismsIn a hotel meeting room a few hundred metres from Hang Day Stadium,...
Singapore's First Women's Epee Team Medal: When Top Seeding Only Got Them to the SemifinalThe blade touched the side of the opponent's jacket exactly as the electronic...
Asian Games 2026: India and the two-pillar equation on the road to badminton goldWhen the badminton draw for the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya) was revealed,...
The N/A That Costs More Than Any Report: How Football Analytics Fabricates Itself2:40 a.m. I open a nine-section tactical analysis file. Section one, tactics...
Vietnam's futsal team climbs to 20th in the world, but still sits behind Thailand and IndonesiaThe stands at the arena in Thailand were empty enough that the squeak of shoe...
102 Minutes for a 6-2, 6-1 Scoreline: The Hidden Signal in Swiatek's Wuhan WinOn the scoreboard at the Wuhan centre court, the numbers read cleanly: 6-2,...
Esports Analysis and the Trap of Empty DataIn my studio in Busan, my second monitor lit up with a twelve-page report. Ni...
2026 Americas Youth Table Tennis Championship: Host United States Sweeps All 14 GoldsKATY, Texas, December 2026 — The medal board in the Katy arena lobby came dow...
Vietnam Futsal: 20 Players, 6 Cuts and a Gamble Named GiustozziIn the first training session in Nha Trang that I attended, coach Diego...
SofM Rates LCK Above LPL Ahead of Worlds 2026: A Verdict Standing Outside the PatchIncheon, 1:40 a.m. I stayed behind in the studio after a late broadcast, the...
Malaysia 1-0 Vietnam in the Third-Place Match: A Goal From Outside the Box, an Overturned Penalty, and the Data Gaps That Still Need VerifyingIn the 73rd minute, the referee pointed to the penalty spot. The ball was...
