20.500.12556/RUL-185609 Assessing the relevance of scores in table tennis theoretical framework and empirical evidence The score is an indispensable element in competitive sports, playing a crucial role in determining the outcome of a match. However, the importance of scores in table tennis remains unexplored, as the hundreds of possible score scenarios in a single set make it especially challenging to assess their significance scientifically. This study is the first attempt to quantify the relevance of all possible scores in table tennis matches through probabilistic computing and empirical verification. Depending on the overall winning probability, relevance values were determined for the 121 possible scores. An extensive dataset consisting of 1,364 matches and 103,772 individual scores from top-level table tennis was examined to test the empirical winning probabilities of each score. The results highlight a significant correlation between the theoretical score relevance and players’ empirical winning probabilities. Winners perform better at more relevant scores, such as close scores or crunch time, with this trend being more pronounced among male players. Z-tests were used to identify scores with positive or negative deviations from the average scoring rate. Individual players show considerable variation in scoring performance across different score situations. These findings provide significant implications for players’ training and competition. The approach presented in this study can also be applied to other scoring games and sports. sport table tennis performance analysis score importance theoretical and practical perspectives winning probability šport namizni tenis analiza uspešnosti pomen rezultata teorija praksa verjetnost zmage true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-08-12 14:39:14 2026-08-12 14:39:16 2026-08-13 04:00:39 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 75885-75893 Vol. 13 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 796.386 2169-3536 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3563768 246403075 Assessing_the_Relevance_of_Scores_in_Table_Tennis_Theoretical_Framework_and_Empirical_Evidence.pdf Assessing_the_Relevance_of_Scores_in_Table_Tennis_Theoretical_Framework_and_Empirical_Evidence.pdf 1 07E4F90AF70A2788529C52E5F83E7B55 2bf255952cd963f2b7e27e1508f5b30a1f8a9d65a55c4717c4e30fdcbd0b4527 7a7c5490-964b-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=244317 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10978854 1 7af7d39b-964a-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=244316 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0