Virtua Fighter 5 REVO · v1.10 · Region: South America
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Elo rating
Overall, and on each character played 10+ times1556 #1,641 of 3,686 on the Elo list →
- Goh1553610 matches
Lion1551375 matches
Jacky156967 matches
Lau155844 matches
Pai154216 matches
Wolf154811 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
| Goh | 32 | 5,134 | 2,579 | 2,555 | 50.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion | 34 | 2,612 | 1,344 | 1,268 | 51.5% |
| Jacky | 30 | 741 | 395 | 346 | 53.3% |
| Lau | 36 | 476 | 245 | 231 | 51.5% |
| Pai | 30 | 432 | 247 | 185 | 57.2% |
| Wolf | 27 | 210 | 108 | 102 | 51.4% |
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
3,482 of 4,494 rounds counted5.6 inputs a second (334 a minute) this season. Faster than 9% of the 4,069 regulars with enough rounds counted to compare.
By character played
| Goh | 5.6 | 335 | 1,850 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lion | 5.5 | 333 | 1,275 |
| Jacky | 5.5 | 329 | 111 |
| Lau | 5.8 | 346 | 162 |
| Pai | 5.5 | 333 | 50 |
| Wolf | 5.0 | 300 | 34 |
By opponent's character
| Akira | 5.6 | 337 | 484 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacky | 5.6 | 336 | 377 |
| Jean | 5.6 | 337 | 284 |
| Wolf | 5.6 | 338 | 262 |
| Pai | 5.7 | 339 | 218 |
| Jeffry | 5.8 | 347 | 188 |
| Goh | 5.7 | 343 | 183 |
| Sarah | 5.5 | 330 | 229 |
| Aoi | 5.4 | 325 | 188 |
| Shun | 5.4 | 322 | 147 |
| Lau | 5.7 | 339 | 139 |
| Lion | 5.8 | 346 | 121 |
| Vanessa | 5.4 | 326 | 123 |
| Brad | 5.6 | 339 | 131 |
| Kage | 5.2 | 313 | 107 |
| El Blaze | 5.5 | 332 | 103 |
| Lei Fei | 5.3 | 321 | 75 |
| Eileen | 5.4 | 324 | 74 |
| Taka | 5.3 | 316 | 45 |
| Dural | 5.8 | 346 | 4 |
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
| Akira | 150 | 75 | 75 | 50.0% | -0.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacky | 122 | 56 | 66 | 45.9% | -1.4 |
| Jean | 94 | 51 | 43 | 54.3% | +7.8 |
| Wolf | 86 | 40 | 46 | 46.5% | -0.5 |
| Pai | 77 | 47 | 30 | 61.0% | +11.6 |
| Jeffry | 70 | 27 | 43 | 38.6% | -9.0 |
| Goh | 63 | 31 | 32 | 49.2% | +4.2 |
| Sarah | 63 | 33 | 30 | 52.4% | +2.4 |
| Aoi | 60 | 31 | 29 | 51.7% | +0.1 |
| Shun | 49 | 19 | 30 | 38.8% | -10.8 |
| Lau | 43 | 18 | 25 | 41.9% | -5.2 |
| Lion | 43 | 20 | 23 | 46.5% | -0.8 |
| Vanessa | 41 | 19 | 22 | 46.3% | -1.8 |
| Brad | 34 | 21 | 13 | 61.8% | +13.2 |
| Kage | 33 | 14 | 19 | 42.4% | -4.5 |
| El Blaze | 32 | 16 | 16 | 50.0% | +3.9 |
| Lei Fei | 27 | 7 | 20 | 25.9% | -16.2 |
| Eileen | 22 | 9 | 13 | 40.9% | -10.2 |
| Taka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | -1.8 |
| Dural | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | -6.0 |
0 of 16 rows differ from what this player's level and their opponents' ranks predict, once the test allows for asking 16 questions at once; about 0.8 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
| Breakable Full Fence | 129 | 70 | 59 | 54.3% | +5.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Wall | 125 | 59 | 66 | 47.2% | -0.3 |
| Breakable Half Fence | 114 | 56 | 58 | 49.1% | -1.0 |
| Low Fence | 112 | 39 | 73 | 34.8% | -14.3 |
| Rectangle | 112 | 52 | 60 | 46.4% | -1.7 |
| Octagon | 111 | 57 | 54 | 51.4% | +2.5 |
| Open | 105 | 49 | 56 | 46.7% | -1.0 |
| Full Fence | 101 | 49 | 52 | 48.5% | +1.4 |
| Half Fence | 99 | 52 | 47 | 52.5% | +4.3 |
| Full Fence and Open | 58 | 32 | 26 | 55.2% | +9.2 |
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 | 666 | 50.5% | 48.7% | +1.7 |
| No walls | 342 | 43.0% | 47.6% | -4.6 |
Walls against open: +6.3 points (95% range -0.3 to +12.9), p 0.062 — 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
| タイヨウ (Rank 32) | 19 | 11 | 8 | 57.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANANA (Rank 30) | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60.0% |
| jiwoonpk (Rank 32) | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60.0% |
| え～る (Rank 29) | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46.7% |
| ∈挙動不審∋ (Rank 35) | 14 | 4 | 10 | 28.6% |
| Sinabro (Rank 29) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53.9% |
| okb@j＞おーけーびー (Rank 30) | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92.3% |
| AlicerLandeel (Rank 32) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% |
| MATSUNAGAAKIRA.REBOOT (Rank 26) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% |
| jinjin (Rank 30) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% |
| 鳩男 (Rank 32) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% |
| rosenkim (Rank 31) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% |
| しゅが～nsr (Rank 27) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% |
| ヘニオ (Rank 35) | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2% |
| ミッチー (Rank 33) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
| AOEアオイ (Rank 32) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| MaBoy (Rank 33) | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% |
| MaxMuncy (Rank 27) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
| mmmsm (Rank 32) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| ガリバー (Rank 29) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% |
| ワクワク (Rank 33) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.0% |
| fazz00r (Rank 28) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% |
| montanmo (Rank 29) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% |
| ルドルフ (Rank 33) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| 入れ込むかもしれない (Rank 31) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% |
Most played opponents, most recent first
| え～る (Rank 29) | 2026/10/17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ヘニオ (Rank 35) | 2026/10/15 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2% |
| MaBoy (Rank 33) | 2026/10/15 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% |
| BANANA (Rank 30) | 2026/10/14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60.0% |
| AlicerLandeel (Rank 32) | 2026/10/13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% |
| rosenkim (Rank 31) | 2026/10/11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% |
| 鳩男 (Rank 32) | 2026/10/10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% |
| Sinabro (Rank 29) | 2026/10/10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53.9% |
| ルドルフ (Rank 33) | 2026/10/07 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| okb@j＞おーけーびー (Rank 30) | 2026/10/02 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92.3% |
| ∈挙動不審∋ (Rank 35) | 2026/09/15 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 28.6% |
| ガリバー (Rank 29) | 2026/09/12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% |
| ミッチー (Rank 33) | 2026/09/12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
| タイヨウ (Rank 32) | 2026/09/10 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 57.9% |
| 入れ込むかもしれない (Rank 31) | 2026/09/10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% |
| ワクワク (Rank 33) | 2026/09/02 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.0% |
| jiwoonpk (Rank 32) | 2026/08/30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60.0% |
| しゅが～nsr (Rank 27) | 2026/08/24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% |
| mmmsm (Rank 32) | 2026/08/05 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| fazz00r (Rank 28) | 2026/08/05 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% |
| montanmo (Rank 29) | 2026/07/19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% |
| AOEアオイ (Rank 32) | 2026/07/04 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| jinjin (Rank 30) | 2026/06/22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% |
| MATSUNAGAAKIRA.REBOOT (Rank 26) | 2026/06/06 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% |
| MaxMuncy (Rank 27) | 2026/05/22 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
Round openings
Every character
| backdash into guardG | 283 | 7.0% |
|---|---|---|
| guardG | 253 | 6.3% |
| backdash into Karura4P+K | 236 | 5.8% |
| Soukyu46P | 212 | 5.2% |
| evade up into guardG | 183 | 4.5% |
| Juchou Senshou8P+K | 148 | 3.7% |
| punchP | 110 | 2.7% |
| Sune Kudaki43P | 81 | 2.0% |
| Ni'oudaoshi3K+G | 80 | 2.0% |
| backdash into evade up | 75 | 1.9% |
| punchP into kickK | 73 | 1.8% |
| Kokuryusatsu Ni46P+KP into Kokuryusatsu Todome46P+KPP | 64 | 1.6% |
| Karura4P+K into Soukyu46P | 61 | 1.5% |
| Kumite Harai (Deflect)4P+K+G into Kumite Harai~Tsukami4P+K+GP+G | 57 | 1.4% |
| Kokuryusatsu Ni46P+KP into Kokuryusatsu Ni~Tsukami46P+KPP+G | 50 | 1.2% |
494 further openings account for the other 2,071 rounds.
Counted from 1,006 of the 1,123 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Goh
- Career
- 2,579–2,555 · 50.2%
- This season
- 610 matches · 47.4%
- Peak rank
- 32
First hit in 48.7% of 2,370 rounds. Won 52.9% of the rounds they struck first, 45.0% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
- In round 2: backs off first in 39.7% of rounds, against 27.1% in their other rounds.
- Against Shun: evades first in 32.7% of rounds, against 7.0% against everyone else.
- After opening the round before by backing off: attacks straight away in 49.3% of rounds, against 38.9% after anything else.
- After losing a round: waits first in 21.1% of rounds, against 14.2% after winning one.
- In round 2: opens with “backdash into 4P+K Karura” in 16.6% of rounds, against 7.7% in their other rounds.
- Against Shun: opens with “evade up into G guard” in 19.2% of rounds, against 3.5% against everyone else.
- After losing a round: opens with “G guard” in 8.3% of rounds, against 4.4% after winning one.
- When behind: opens with “evade up into G guard” in 5.4% of rounds, against 3.2% when ahead or level.
| backdash into Karura4P+K | 236 | 9.9% |
|---|---|---|
| Soukyu46P | 212 | 8.9% |
| backdash into guardG | 198 | 8.3% |
| guardG | 156 | 6.5% |
| evade up into guardG | 101 | 4.2% |
| Sune Kudaki43P | 81 | 3.4% |
| Ni'oudaoshi3K+G | 80 | 3.4% |
| punchP into kickK | 65 | 2.7% |
| Kokuryusatsu Ni46P+KP into Kokuryusatsu Todome46P+KPP | 64 | 2.7% |
| Karura4P+K into Soukyu46P | 61 | 2.5% |
| Kumite Harai (Deflect)4P+K+G into Kumite Harai~Tsukami4P+K+GP+G | 57 | 2.4% |
| Kokuryusatsu Ni46P+KP into Kokuryusatsu Ni~Tsukami46P+KPP+G | 50 | 2.1% |
| crouch into Sune Kudaki43P | 50 | 2.1% |
| backdash into evade up | 49 | 2.0% |
| backdash into Soukyu46P | 41 | 1.7% |
211 further openings account for the other 887 rounds.
Counted from 594 of the 610 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
By stage type
Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Goh
| Opponent | Walls | No walls | Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akira | 32–27 · 54% | 11–13 · 46% | too few to test |
| Jacky | 20–19 · 51% | 7–12 · 37% | too few to test |
| Jeffry | 7–10 · 41% | 9–8 · 53% | too few to test |
| Sarah | 11–10 · 52% | 8–9 · 47% | too few to test |
| Jean | 12–10 · 55% | 8–6 · 57% | too few to test |
| Goh | 8–12 · 40% | 8–6 · 57% | too few to test |
| Pai | 6–5 · 55% | 10–9 · 53% | too few to test |
| Wolf | 18–10 · 64% | 1–3 · 25% | too few to test |
| Vanessa | 10–11 · 48% | 3–3 · 50% | too few to test |
| Lion | 8–4 · 67% | 4–7 · 36% | too few to test |
| Shun | 4–11 · 27% | 1–7 · 12% | too few to test |
| El Blaze | 7–6 · 54% | 3–7 · 30% | too few to test |
| Lau | 8–10 · 44% | 2–3 · 40% | too few to test |
| Aoi | 7–9 · 44% | 2–5 · 29% | 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.
16 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.
Lion
- Career
- 1,344–1,268 · 51.5%
- This season
- 375 matches · 48.0%
- Peak rank
- 34
First hit in 51.5% of 1,165 rounds. Won 54.8% of the rounds they struck first, 43.7% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
- In round 1: waits first in 24.9% of rounds, against 15.1% in their other rounds.
- Against Lei Fei: backs off first in 37.8% of rounds, against 21.6% against everyone else.
- In round 1: opens with “P punch” in 12.3% of rounds, against 5.0% in their other rounds.
- Against Akira: opens with “P punch” in 14.8% of rounds, against 5.8% against everyone else.
| Juchou Senshou8P+K | 148 | 12.6% |
|---|---|---|
| punchP | 80 | 6.8% |
| guardG | 65 | 5.5% |
| backdash into guardG | 62 | 5.3% |
| evade up into guardG | 54 | 4.6% |
| backdash into Kishitsu Kasensou43P | 39 | 3.3% |
| punchP into crouch | 38 | 3.2% |
| backdash into back kick+guard4K+G | 34 | 2.9% |
| Banchu6P into Banchu Renkanshu6PP | 29 | 2.5% |
| Shicchi Soutai3K+G | 29 | 2.5% |
| punchP into Katousui2P | 25 | 2.1% |
| Taizan Soukoushu4P+K | 22 | 1.9% |
| backdash into Touku Rigou Bantaitetsu46K+G | 18 | 1.5% |
| punchP into Koushu RensuiPP | 17 | 1.4% |
| Ukoushin46P+K into crouch | 15 | 1.3% |
186 further openings account for the other 500 rounds.
Counted from 293 of the 375 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 | 6–11 · 35% | 5–7 · 42% | too few to test |
| Akira | 10–10 · 50% | 5–7 · 42% | too few to test |
| Jean | 7–12 · 37% | 4–2 · 67% | too few to test |
| Aoi | 10–8 · 56% | 1–4 · 20% | too few to test |
| Wolf | 3–10 · 23% | 0–7 · 0% | 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.
82 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
- 395–346 · 53.3%
- This season
- 67 matches · 62.7%
- Peak rank
- 30
First hit in 49.2% of 238 rounds. Won 64.1% of the rounds they struck first, 50.4% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| Low Spin Kick1K+G | 18 | 7.6% |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Spin Kick46K+G | 17 | 7.1% |
| backdash into Spin Heel Sword4K+G | 17 | 7.1% |
| backdash into guardG | 15 | 6.3% |
| guardG | 15 | 6.3% |
| evade up into guardG | 14 | 5.9% |
| Slant Back Knuckle1P into Rage Kick1PK | 12 | 5.0% |
| Bil Jee6P+K | 10 | 4.2% |
| Dash Hammer Kick66K into High Angle Upper Kick6K | 9 | 3.8% |
| Groin Kick6K+G | 9 | 3.8% |
| High Angle Upper Kick6K into kickK | 7 | 2.9% |
| Spin Heel Sword4K+G | 7 | 2.9% |
| evade down into guardG | 7 | 2.9% |
| guardG into Low Spin Kick1K+G | 7 | 2.9% |
| punchP | 6 | 2.5% |
47 further openings account for the other 68 rounds.
Counted from 60 of the 67 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Lau
- Career
- 245–231 · 51.5%
- This season
- 44 matches · 38.6%
- Peak rank
- 36
First hit in 38.1% of 155 rounds. Won 50.9% of the rounds they struck first, 38.5% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| Honshin Hekiken1P+K | 21 | 13.6% |
|---|---|---|
| evade up into guardG | 10 | 6.5% |
| guardG | 9 | 5.8% |
| crouch into down-back kick1K | 7 | 4.5% |
| punchP | 7 | 4.5% |
| Kosoushou46P | 6 | 3.9% |
| backdash into evade up | 6 | 3.9% |
| crouch into Renkanshou3PPP | 6 | 3.9% |
| backdash into Honten Rakutoutai46K+G | 5 | 3.2% |
| backdash into Kosoushou46P | 5 | 3.2% |
| backdash into guardG | 5 | 3.2% |
| Koryu Tenshinkyaku6K+G | 4 | 2.6% |
| Souko Sensou66P+K into Rouko Tankai6P+K | 4 | 2.6% |
| Souko Sensou66P+K into Rouko Tekiga6P+KP+K | 4 | 2.6% |
| guardG into Honshin Hekiken1P+K | 4 | 2.6% |
38 further openings account for the other 52 rounds.
Counted from 40 of the 44 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Wolf
- Career
- 108–102 · 51.4%
- This season
- 11 matches · 45.5%
- Peak rank
- 27
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| Comet Hook1P into Knuckle Part1PP | 7 | 17.1% |
|---|---|---|
| guardG | 5 | 12.2% |
| evade up into guardG | 4 | 9.8% |
| backdash into guardG | 3 | 7.3% |
| evade down into guardG | 3 | 7.3% |
| Elbow Butt4P | 2 | 4.9% |
| Screw Hook63214P into Screw Lariat63214PP | 2 | 4.9% |
| evade down into Elbow Butt4P | 2 | 4.9% |
| Low Drop Kick62K | 1 | 2.4% |
| Short Shoulder46P+K | 1 | 2.4% |
| Short Shoulder46P+K into Level Back CrushP+K | 1 | 2.4% |
| backdash into Heavy Middle Kick3K+G | 1 | 2.4% |
| backdash into Kenka Kick1K+G | 1 | 2.4% |
| backdash into Mow Down Chop1P+K | 1 | 2.4% |
| backdash into Short Shoulder46P+K | 1 | 2.4% |
6 further openings account for the other 6 rounds.
Counted from 10 of the 11 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Pai
- Career
- 247–185 · 57.2%
- This season
- 16 matches · 43.8%
- Peak rank
- 30
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| Souka Rensui3PP into Souka Raigekishou3PPP | 4 | 10.0% |
|---|---|---|
| backdash into Honrakukyaku46K+G | 4 | 10.0% |
| backdash into evade up | 3 | 7.5% |
| crouch into down-back kick1K | 3 | 7.5% |
| guardG | 3 | 7.5% |
| Honshin Soukyaku1K+G | 2 | 5.0% |
| Soukasui3P into Souka Rensui3PP | 2 | 5.0% |
| punchP | 2 | 5.0% |
| punchP into RenshouPP | 2 | 5.0% |
| Hi'en Tankyaku9K | 1 | 2.5% |
| Hi'en Tankyaku9K into Hi'en Rekkyaku9KK | 1 | 2.5% |
| Senkyaku Chushou3KP into Renkan Soukashou3KPP | 1 | 2.5% |
| Soukasui3P into Souka Senpukyaku3PK | 1 | 2.5% |
| Tenshin Oushoushou46P+K | 1 | 2.5% |
| backdash into Tenshin Oushoushou46P+K | 1 | 2.5% |
9 further openings account for the other 9 rounds.
Counted from 9 of the 16 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
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 (31 here; about 1.6 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
- Goh: 8 of 16 tests hold up
- Lion: 4 of 15 tests hold up
- Jacky: not tested (too few rounds)
- Lau: not tested (too few rounds)
- Wolf: not tested (too few rounds)
- Pai: not tested (too few rounds)