Virtua Fighter 5 REVO · v1.10 · Region: North America
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Elo rating
Overall, and on each character played 10+ times1697 #818 of 3,686 on the Elo list →
- Lion1705190 matches
Jacky1678133 matches
Wolf1702112 matches
Pai1718111 matches
Kage166869 matches
Taka170347 matches
Lau169643 matches
Jeffry171429 matches
The overall rating moves on every match, whatever was picked; a character's rating adds this player's own adjustment on it. Both run from every recorded match since v1.10; how they are worked out is on the Elo list.
Characters played — VF5's own record
| Lion | 34 | 1,004 | 596 | 408 | 59.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lau | 38 | 924 | 618 | 306 | 66.9% |
| Jacky | 33 | 794 | 481 | 313 | 60.6% |
| Wolf | 33 | 751 | 459 | 292 | 61.1% |
| Taka | 35 | 661 | 424 | 237 | 64.2% |
| Pai | 33 | 553 | 341 | 212 | 61.7% |
| Jeffry | 35 | 472 | 328 | 144 | 69.5% |
| Kage | 30 | 197 | 124 | 73 | 62.9% |
| Akira | 26 | 77 | 39 | 38 | 50.6% |
These are the totals VF5 keeps for each character, read from the newest replay stored for it. They cover the player's whole ranked career and take no period.
Inputs per second
2,868 of 3,100 rounds counted5.7 inputs a second (340 a minute) this season. Faster than 11% of the 4,069 regulars with enough rounds counted to compare.
By character played
| Lion | 5.6 | 336 | 671 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacky | 5.7 | 344 | 500 |
| Wolf | 5.5 | 330 | 473 |
| Pai | 5.6 | 338 | 449 |
| Kage | 5.6 | 335 | 284 |
| Taka | 6.2 | 370 | 188 |
| Lau | 5.8 | 349 | 177 |
| Jeffry | 5.6 | 338 | 116 |
| Akira | 5.3 | 320 | 10 |
By opponent's character
| Shun | 5.5 | 331 | 405 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacky | 5.8 | 346 | 396 |
| Goh | 5.8 | 349 | 287 |
| Akira | 5.9 | 352 | 244 |
| Pai | 5.6 | 336 | 246 |
| Sarah | 5.8 | 350 | 218 |
| Aoi | 5.6 | 336 | 198 |
| Kage | 5.5 | 331 | 169 |
| Brad | 5.6 | 338 | 144 |
| Vanessa | 5.6 | 336 | 125 |
| El Blaze | 5.7 | 340 | 66 |
| Eileen | 5.3 | 321 | 58 |
| Jean | 5.2 | 315 | 64 |
| Wolf | 5.4 | 325 | 61 |
| Lau | 6.3 | 377 | 36 |
| Taka | 5.4 | 326 | 50 |
| Lei Fei | 5.5 | 331 | 34 |
| Jeffry | 5.7 | 340 | 30 |
| Dural | 6.3 | 376 | 20 |
| Lion | 5.7 | 343 | 17 |
An input is any change on the controller (a new stick direction, a button pressed or released) from the bell to the moment a round is decided, over the live time of the round. Only rounds whose inputs have been decoded are counted. Who you face changes the pace too: see the inputs-per-second article under News.
Against each character
| Shun | 106 | 64 | 42 | 60.4% | +3.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacky | 103 | 60 | 43 | 58.2% | +1.3 |
| Goh | 81 | 32 | 49 | 39.5% | -16.8 |
| Akira | 67 | 36 | 31 | 53.7% | +2.6 |
| Pai | 61 | 42 | 19 | 68.8% | +12.5 |
| Sarah | 58 | 35 | 23 | 60.3% | -2.5 |
| Aoi | 53 | 37 | 16 | 69.8% | +12.4 |
| Kage | 45 | 23 | 22 | 51.1% | +0.8 |
| Brad | 40 | 23 | 17 | 57.5% | +6.1 |
| Vanessa | 34 | 18 | 16 | 52.9% | +3.8 |
| El Blaze | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33.3% | -9.2 |
| Eileen | 17 | 11 | 6 | 64.7% | -2.1 |
| Jean | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53.3% | -16.5 |
| Wolf | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33.3% | -30.0 |
| Lau | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46.1% | -2.4 |
| Taka | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58.3% | -2.6 |
| Lei Fei | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | +6.6 |
| Jeffry | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | +8.8 |
| Dural | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | -9.3 |
| Lion | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | -10.9 |
0 of 4 rows differ from what this player's level and their opponents' ranks predict, once the test allows for asking 4 questions at once; about 0.2 would by chance alone.
A matchup row is the particular people played on that character, not the character in general: one strong regular moves it as much as the matchup does.
By ring shape
| Octagon | 103 | 55 | 48 | 53.4% | +0.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Fence | 89 | 45 | 44 | 50.6% | -5.9 |
| Half Fence | 83 | 45 | 38 | 54.2% | -1.2 |
| Rectangle | 79 | 51 | 28 | 64.6% | +11.5 |
| Breakable Half Fence | 77 | 45 | 32 | 58.4% | -0.2 |
| Low Fence | 77 | 45 | 32 | 58.4% | -0.7 |
| Open | 76 | 38 | 38 | 50.0% | -1.5 |
| Single Wall | 62 | 37 | 25 | 59.7% | -2.5 |
| Breakable Full Fence | 57 | 30 | 27 | 52.6% | -3.5 |
| Full Fence and Open | 34 | 22 | 12 | 64.7% | +11.9 |
0 of 10 rows differ from what this player's level and their opponents' ranks predict, once the test allows for asking 10 questions at once; about 0.5 would by chance alone.
With or without walls
| Stages | Matches | Win % | Expected | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walls | 488 | 55.5% | 55.4% | +0.2 |
| No walls | 215 | 55.8% | 57.2% | -1.4 |
Walls against open: +1.5 points (95% range -7.5 to +10.5), p 0.739 — no measurable difference.
The fence-and-open stages and Training Room are on neither side, as on the stage report.
How these are tested
- Each match gets an expected result from the two players' ranks, read off the ladder's rank-against-rank win rates, and shifted by one number per player so the expected wins add up to the actual ones. A row's gap is how far above that expectation it sits, against the same measure over the player's other matches.
- Matches against the same opponent are not independent, so each test is widened by how unevenly this player's results fall across the people they played. Rows under 30 decided matches or 10 different opponents on either side carry no test, and each table is corrected for the number of rows tested in it.
- Not adjusted for: how strong an opponent is for their rank. Rank carries most of it; the rest needs a rating model.
Most played opponents
| seedash (Rank 33) | 76 | 53 | 23 | 69.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| leefung._ (Rank 33) | 69 | 42 | 27 | 60.9% |
| Da-Goat-Pawn (Rank 32) | 54 | 36 | 18 | 66.7% |
| onuelito (Rank 38) | 35 | 12 | 23 | 34.3% |
| DUCKSEASON (Rank 36) | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.7% |
| kungfusmurf (Rank 35) | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42.9% |
| blackula1981 (Rank 36) | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45.0% |
| itrap (Rank 30) | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65.0% |
| Jiikae (Rank 33) | 17 | 12 | 5 | 70.6% |
| Username (Rank 36) | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41.2% |
| StayRealChill (Rank 35) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 62.5% |
| sum1else (Rank 30) | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53.3% |
| Wodin (Rank 29) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64.3% |
| HecticFall (Rank 30) | 13 | 4 | 9 | 30.8% |
| Nohara (Rank 30) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53.9% |
| TheBigThonk (Rank 32) | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25.0% |
| Denkai (Rank 36) | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9.1% |
| TayoTayoTaka (Rank 31) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| justaname00 (Rank 34) | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20.0% |
| Chris (Rank 35) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33.3% |
| IXOYE (Rank 34) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% |
| Monroe (Rank 34) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
| RareEntity (Rank 42) | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2% |
| Firebird710 (Rank 33) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% |
| Mr.Maoifyou'renasty (Rank 27) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% |
Most played opponents, most recent first
| Username (Rank 36) | 2026/10/18 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiikae (Rank 33) | 2026/10/18 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 70.6% |
| RareEntity (Rank 42) | 2026/10/18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2% |
| TayoTayoTaka (Rank 31) | 2026/10/18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| onuelito (Rank 38) | 2026/10/17 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 34.3% |
| Monroe (Rank 34) | 2026/10/15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
| Da-Goat-Pawn (Rank 32) | 2026/10/13 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 66.7% |
| Nohara (Rank 30) | 2026/09/24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53.9% |
| leefung._ (Rank 33) | 2026/09/23 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 60.9% |
| Wodin (Rank 29) | 2026/09/13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64.3% |
| sum1else (Rank 30) | 2026/09/07 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53.3% |
| justaname00 (Rank 34) | 2026/09/05 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20.0% |
| seedash (Rank 33) | 2026/08/31 | 76 | 53 | 23 | 69.7% |
| blackula1981 (Rank 36) | 2026/08/28 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45.0% |
| Denkai (Rank 36) | 2026/07/30 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9.1% |
| kungfusmurf (Rank 35) | 2026/07/27 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42.9% |
| Chris (Rank 35) | 2026/07/17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33.3% |
| HecticFall (Rank 30) | 2026/07/17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 30.8% |
| Mr.Maoifyou'renasty (Rank 27) | 2026/07/16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% |
| Firebird710 (Rank 33) | 2026/07/06 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% |
| itrap (Rank 30) | 2026/07/05 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65.0% |
| IXOYE (Rank 34) | 2026/06/22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% |
| StayRealChill (Rank 35) | 2026/06/06 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 62.5% |
| TheBigThonk (Rank 32) | 2026/06/06 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25.0% |
| DUCKSEASON (Rank 36) | 2026/06/05 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.7% |
Round openings
Every character
| punchP | 149 | 5.3% |
|---|---|---|
| guardG into punchP | 115 | 4.1% |
| guardG | 114 | 4.0% |
| evade up into crouch dash forward | 92 | 3.2% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 70 | 2.5% |
| evade down into guardG | 66 | 2.3% |
| guardG into evade down | 60 | 2.1% |
| backdash into guardG | 50 | 1.8% |
| backdash into evade down | 48 | 1.7% |
| crouch dash forward into guardG | 46 | 1.6% |
| punchP into Koushu RensuiPP | 45 | 1.6% |
| punchP into Jab Straight | 32 | 1.1% |
| evade up into crouch dash back | 31 | 1.1% |
| crouch dash forward into punchP | 30 | 1.1% |
| guardG into evade up | 29 | 1.0% |
608 further openings account for the other 1,857 rounds.
Counted from 696 of the 765 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Lion
- Career
- 596–408 · 59.4%
- This season
- 192 matches · 56.2%
- Peak rank
- 34
First hit in 55.1% of 621 rounds. Won 53.8% of the rounds they struck first, 52.3% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
- Against Jacky: moves in first in 11.1% of rounds, against 2.1% against everyone else.
| punchP into Koushu RensuiPP | 45 | 7.2% |
|---|---|---|
| punchP | 37 | 5.9% |
| Banchu6P | 27 | 4.3% |
| guardG into punchP | 26 | 4.1% |
| guardG | 25 | 4.0% |
| Senputai8K into Katoutai8KK | 17 | 2.7% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 16 | 2.5% |
| guardG into evade down | 15 | 2.4% |
| evade up into crouch dash forward | 14 | 2.2% |
| guardG into Koushu RensuiPP | 12 | 1.9% |
| backdash into guardG | 11 | 1.8% |
| evade down into guardG | 11 | 1.8% |
| evade up into Senkyutai1K | 11 | 1.8% |
| Banchu6P into Banchu Renkanshu6PP | 10 | 1.6% |
| Koushu RensuiPP into Renkan SenshouPPP | 10 | 1.6% |
141 further openings account for the other 342 rounds.
Counted from 157 of the 192 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
By stage type
Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Lion
| Opponent | Walls | No walls | Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacky | 14–12 · 54% | 3–6 · 33% | too few to test |
| Shun | 15–11 · 58% | 2–0 · 100% | too few to test |
| Akira | 7–9 · 44% | 4–1 · 80% | too few to test |
Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.
35 of this character's decided matches could not be matched to the round-openings pull, which is what says the character was played, and are left out of this table.
Jacky
- Career
- 481–313 · 60.6%
- This season
- 139 matches · 49.6%
- Peak rank
- 33
First hit in 44.0% of 496 rounds. Won 51.4% of the rounds they struck first, 50.0% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
- In round 1: waits first in 28.6% of rounds, against 13.1% in their other rounds.
| punchP | 28 | 5.4% |
|---|---|---|
| guardG into punchP | 27 | 5.2% |
| evade down into Dash Hammer Kick66K | 23 | 4.5% |
| guardG | 19 | 3.7% |
| punchP into Jab StraightPP | 17 | 3.3% |
| backdash into evade down | 16 | 3.1% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 15 | 2.9% |
| crouch dash back into Spin Heel Sword4K+G | 14 | 2.7% |
| evade up into crouch dash forward | 14 | 2.7% |
| Middle Smash6P | 13 | 2.5% |
| evade down into guardG | 12 | 2.3% |
| evade up into Dash Hammer Kick66K | 11 | 2.1% |
| guardG into evade down | 11 | 2.1% |
| punchP into Middle Smash6P | 11 | 2.1% |
| crouch dash forward into guardG | 10 | 1.9% |
130 further openings account for the other 274 rounds.
Counted from 126 of the 139 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Pai
- Career
- 341–212 · 61.7%
- This season
- 113 matches · 65.5%
- Peak rank
- 33
First hit in 50.4% of 460 rounds. Won 63.4% of the rounds they struck first, 52.6% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
- In round 1: waits first in 31.9% of rounds, against 12.4% in their other rounds.
| evade up into crouch dash forward | 25 | 5.4% |
|---|---|---|
| punchP | 25 | 5.4% |
| Hi'en Tankyaku9K | 18 | 3.9% |
| guardG | 18 | 3.9% |
| evade down into guardG | 16 | 3.5% |
| guardG into evade down | 16 | 3.5% |
| guardG into punchP | 16 | 3.5% |
| Ensei Haijinkyaku7K+G | 11 | 2.4% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 11 | 2.4% |
| evade up | 11 | 2.4% |
| backdash into guardG | 10 | 2.2% |
| crouch dash forward into guardG | 9 | 1.9% |
| evade down | 9 | 1.9% |
| evade up into crouch dash back | 8 | 1.7% |
| guardG into evade up | 8 | 1.7% |
129 further openings account for the other 250 rounds.
By stage type
Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Pai
| Opponent | Walls | No walls | Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pai | 16–4 · 80% | 7–2 · 78% | too few to test |
Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.
Wolf
- Career
- 459–292 · 61.1%
- This season
- 116 matches · 52.6%
- Peak rank
- 33
First hit in 43.1% of 411 rounds. Won 51.4% of the rounds they struck first, 52.1% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
No reliable tells for this character.
| punchP | 25 | 6.1% |
|---|---|---|
| evade up into crouch dash forward | 22 | 5.3% |
| evade down into guardG | 15 | 3.6% |
| punchP into Jab StraightPP | 15 | 3.6% |
| guardG into punchP | 14 | 3.4% |
| Low Drop Kick62K | 13 | 3.2% |
| guardG | 13 | 3.2% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 11 | 2.7% |
| crouch dash forward into guardG | 11 | 2.7% |
| evade up into evade down | 10 | 2.4% |
| backdash into evade down | 8 | 1.9% |
| backdash into Quick Shoulder66P+K | 7 | 1.7% |
| evade down into Elbow Butt4P | 7 | 1.7% |
| evade up into Regret Discharge33P+K | 7 | 1.7% |
| evade up into punchP | 7 | 1.7% |
109 further openings account for the other 227 rounds.
Counted from 98 of the 116 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Kage
- Career
- 124–73 · 62.9%
- This season
- 69 matches · 52.2%
- Peak rank
- 30
First hit in 54.2% of 284 rounds. Won 47.4% of the rounds they struck first, 55.4% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| punchP | 17 | 6.0% |
|---|---|---|
| guardG into punchP | 15 | 5.3% |
| guardG | 11 | 3.9% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 10 | 3.5% |
| backdash into Rakujin Gaeri44P | 8 | 2.8% |
| guardG into evade down | 8 | 2.8% |
| punchP into ResshouPP | 8 | 2.8% |
| Engetsugeri9K+G | 7 | 2.5% |
| backdash into evade down | 7 | 2.5% |
| backdash into guardG | 7 | 2.5% |
| evade down into Rakujin Gaeri44P | 7 | 2.5% |
| evade down into guardG | 7 | 2.5% |
| evade up into crouch dash forward | 7 | 2.5% |
| evade down | 5 | 1.8% |
| evade up into Ryubisen44K+G | 5 | 1.8% |
94 further openings account for the other 155 rounds.
Taka
- Career
- 424–237 · 64.2%
- This season
- 51 matches · 54.9%
- Peak rank
- 35
First hit in 52.6% of 192 rounds. Won 59.4% of the rounds they struck first, 41.8% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| punchP into Tsuppari 2PP | 13 | 6.5% |
|---|---|---|
| backdash into Kachi'age33P+K | 10 | 5.0% |
| guardG into punchP | 10 | 5.0% |
| Morotezuki66P into Morote Tsuppari66PP | 7 | 3.5% |
| backdash into evade down | 7 | 3.5% |
| evade down into Morote Tsuppari66PP | 7 | 3.5% |
| punchP into Hiji'ate6P | 7 | 3.5% |
| backdash into Zangeki33P | 6 | 3.0% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 6 | 3.0% |
| guardG | 6 | 3.0% |
| Hiji'ate6P | 5 | 2.5% |
| crouch dash forward into guardG | 5 | 2.5% |
| evade down into Morotezuki66P | 5 | 2.5% |
| evade up into Morote Tsuppari66PP | 5 | 2.5% |
| guardG into Tsuppari 2PP | 5 | 2.5% |
57 further openings account for the other 96 rounds.
Counted from 48 of the 51 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Lau
- Career
- 618–306 · 66.9%
- This season
- 49 matches · 53.1%
- Peak rank
- 38
First hit in 45.8% of 190 rounds. Won 51.7% of the rounds they struck first, 54.4% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| evade down into Souko Sensou66P+K | 14 | 7.4% |
|---|---|---|
| Touku Shashou897P+K | 12 | 6.3% |
| Touku Kosenkyaku9K | 9 | 4.7% |
| guardG | 9 | 4.7% |
| evade up into Souko Sensou66P+K | 8 | 4.2% |
| backdash into Hi'en Renshou44PP | 7 | 3.7% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 6 | 3.2% |
| punchP | 6 | 3.2% |
| punchP into RenshouPP | 6 | 3.2% |
| backdash into Kensou4P | 5 | 2.6% |
| crouch dash forward into guardG | 5 | 2.6% |
| evade down into guardG | 5 | 2.6% |
| backdash into evade down | 4 | 2.1% |
| backdash into evade up | 4 | 2.1% |
| backdash into guardG | 4 | 2.1% |
57 further openings account for the other 86 rounds.
Jeffry
- Career
- 328–144 · 69.5%
- This season
- 33 matches · 69.7%
- Peak rank
- 35
First hit in 55.5% of 128 rounds. Won 54.9% of the rounds they struck first, 63.2% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| backdash into Megaton Knuckle43P+K | 24 | 18.1% |
|---|---|---|
| guardG | 12 | 9.0% |
| backdash into Double Hammer Down43P | 7 | 5.3% |
| backdash into Rising Hammer43PP | 7 | 5.3% |
| punchP | 6 | 4.5% |
| punchP into Knuckle KickPK | 5 | 3.8% |
| evade up into throwP+G | 4 | 3.0% |
| guardG into punchP | 4 | 3.0% |
| Dash Elbow66P | 3 | 2.3% |
| evade up into crouch dash forward | 3 | 2.3% |
| guardG into throw escape | 3 | 2.3% |
| punchP into crouch | 3 | 2.3% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 2 | 1.5% |
| backward movement into throwP+G | 2 | 1.5% |
| crouch into Double Hammer Down43P | 2 | 1.5% |
42 further openings account for the other 46 rounds.
Akira
- Career
- 39–38 · 50.6%
- This season
- 3 matches · 33.3%
- Peak rank
- 26
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| evade down into Rimon Chouchu66P | 3 | 30.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Rimon Chouchu66P | 2 | 20.0% |
| evade up | 1 | 10.0% |
| evade up into crouch dash forward | 1 | 10.0% |
| guardG | 1 | 10.0% |
| punchP | 1 | 10.0% |
| punchP into Hachimon KaidaPP | 1 | 10.0% |
How these are tested
A tell is a habit in how this player starts a round: something they do clearly more often in one situation than in the others — backing off more in round 2, say, or opening with one move more against one character. Each situation is compared with how they actually opened their rounds, and a tell is listed only if it is too strong to be a fluke even after allowing for how many situations were checked on this page. Anything weaker is left out, so a character with no tells listed may still have habits, just none the data can show for certain.
- An opener is filed by what the player did first: attack (a named move or any button), move in (forward dash, forward movement or crouch dash forward), wait (guard, crouch or no input), back off (backdash, crouch dash back or backward movement) or evade. Each is also tested as the exact opener: the character's five most used, and the rest together.
- Up to ten things known before a round starts are tested against the opener: which round it is, the opponent's character, the ring shape, how the player opened the round before and how the opponent did, whether they won or lost the round before, who landed the first hit of the round before, whether they go into it ahead, level or behind, and -- where a Shun is playing -- the drink points he starts it on: the player's own if they are Shun, the opponent's if they face one. Each is a chi-square test, divided by how much more alike the rounds of one match are than separate rounds would be, and never made more generous by it. Checked by shuffling the data so that nothing is there: the tests then find something no more often than chance allows.
- Round results and drink points come from each match's round record, matched to its openers by the two players and the date. A match whose record is missing, lacks rounds the openers have, or does not add up to the match's result sits out of those four tests only. These four are compared only between rounds of the same number -- the score and the drinks follow from which round it is (every match starts level and on no drinks), so a pattern that is only “the first round is different” is not counted as one of theirs. Drawn rounds count toward neither side of the score, and the round after one has no previous result. Drink points are grouped as on the Shun report (none, 1–4, 5–9 and so on), with neighbouring groups joined where they are thin.
- A character is tested with at least 300 rounds from 30 matches. Rare cases are pooled before testing, and a pattern is only named where it holds up after correcting for every test on this page (50 here; about 2.5 would come up by chance alone before the correction).
- Walls against open is tested per opponent with 30+ matches and 10+ different players on each side, allowing for both players' ranks, and corrected across every player page at once: 0 of 2,552 hold up. With stages shuffled at random: 0 of 2,651–2,673.
Tests behind each character's list
- Lion: 1 of 14 tests hold up
- Jacky: 1 of 11 tests hold up
- Pai: 1 of 14 tests hold up
- Wolf: 0 of 11 tests hold up
- Kage: not tested (too few rounds)
- Taka: not tested (too few rounds)
- Lau: not tested (too few rounds)
- Jeffry: not tested (too few rounds)
- Akira: not tested (too few rounds)