Salsoyouth 2022 — player statistics

Four double-dummy measures per player plus bidding activity, over every board they played, and an opponent-adjusted (strength-of-schedule) Butler. Each table lists all players and is sortable by any column. Double-dummy is idealised — the true best play needs all four hands — so read these as tendencies, not verdicts.

Butler vs double-dummy par↑ top

IMPs per board scored above (+) or below (−) the board’s minimax par — what real bidding and play (theirs and the opponents’) added or gave away against perfect double-dummy play. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamBoards/boardTotal
1S.BarINDIA U3130+2.43+73.0
2S.DasINDIA U3130+2.43+73.0
3P.PatreuhaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS50+1.64+82.0
4S.KushariINDIA U3140+1.43+57.0
5S.RoyINDIA U3140+1.43+57.0
6J.BazylukAGNIESZKAS ANGELS40+1.20+48.0
7H.HuhtamakiFINLAND50+1.08+54.0
8O.KoivuFINLAND50+1.08+54.0
9T.HinoJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA30+0.60+18.0
10T.KikuchiJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA30+0.60+18.0
11A.CalmanoviciSWEECE50+0.58+29.0
12J.StoeckliSWEECE50+0.58+29.0
13T.KielbasaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS40+0.55+22.0
14K.KopkaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS40+0.20+8.0
15A.SpoonerJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA40-0.20-8.0
16J.ThompsonJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA40-0.20-8.0
17D.BalokasSWEECE50-0.46-23.0
18I.OikonomopoulosSWEECE50-0.46-23.0
19T.KukuljanSLOVENIJA50-0.52-26.0
20G.RusSLOVENIJA50-0.52-26.0
21A.ChakrabortyINDIA U3130-0.67-20.0
22S.GhoshINDIA U3130-0.67-20.0
23M.MyllaeriFINLAND50-0.84-42.0
24I.VanniFINLAND50-0.84-42.0
25R.YamadaJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA30-1.33-40.0
26H.YugeJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA30-1.33-40.0
27K.CichyAGNIESZKAS ANGELS30-2.13-64.0
28T.DrnovsekSLOVENIJA50-2.40-120.0
29M.StiglicSLOVENIJA50-2.40-120.0

Opening-lead accuracy↑ top

How often a player’s opening lead held declarer to the same tricks as the best defensive lead double-dummy. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamLeadsOn targetConceded
1A.ChakrabortyINDIA U317100.0%0.00
2P.PatreuhaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS9100.0%0.00
3S.KushariINDIA U3112100.0%0.00
4T.HinoJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA9100.0%0.00
5H.YugeJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA6100.0%0.00
6M.StiglicSLOVENIJA9100.0%0.00
7A.CalmanoviciSWEECE1593.3%0.07
8T.DrnovsekSLOVENIJA1392.3%0.08
9M.MyllaeriFINLAND1291.7%0.08
10J.BazylukAGNIESZKAS ANGELS1190.9%0.09
11A.SpoonerJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1190.9%0.09
12T.KukuljanSLOVENIJA1190.9%0.09
13O.KoivuFINLAND1190.9%0.27
14S.RoyINDIA U311090.0%0.10
15T.KikuchiJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA988.9%0.11
16D.BalokasSWEECE988.9%0.11
17R.YamadaJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA887.5%0.12
18J.ThompsonJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA887.5%0.12
19H.HuhtamakiFINLAND1586.7%0.13
20J.StoeckliSWEECE1384.6%0.15
21I.OikonomopoulosSWEECE1283.3%0.17
22I.VanniFINLAND1376.9%0.23
23G.RusSLOVENIJA1376.9%0.39
24S.DasINDIA U31875.0%0.25
25K.KopkaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS1275.0%0.25
26T.KielbasaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS1471.4%0.29
27K.CichyAGNIESZKAS ANGELS771.4%0.29
28S.GhoshINDIA U31771.4%0.57
29S.BarINDIA U31666.7%0.33

Declarer-play accuracy↑ top

How often declarer took at least the double-dummy makeable tricks after the actual opening lead — i.e. didn’t leave tricks on the table. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamContractsOn targetConceded
1T.KielbasaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS6100.0%0.00
2H.HuhtamakiFINLAND7100.0%0.00
3A.SpoonerJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1090.0%0.10
4M.StiglicSLOVENIJA1090.0%0.10
5S.BarINDIA U31887.5%0.12
6S.DasINDIA U31887.5%0.12
7S.GhoshINDIA U31785.7%0.14
8A.CalmanoviciSWEECE1485.7%0.14
9T.KikuchiJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA785.7%0.14
10M.MyllaeriFINLAND1485.7%0.14
11S.KushariINDIA U311181.8%0.18
12T.HinoJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA580.0%0.20
13P.PatreuhaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS1080.0%0.30
14K.CichyAGNIESZKAS ANGELS977.8%0.22
15I.OikonomopoulosSWEECE1376.9%0.23
16O.KoivuFINLAND1776.5%0.23
17J.StoeckliSWEECE875.0%0.25
18R.YamadaJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1070.0%0.30
19K.KopkaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS1369.2%0.31
20A.ChakrabortyINDIA U31966.7%0.33
21J.BazylukAGNIESZKAS ANGELS966.7%0.33
22G.RusSLOVENIJA1566.7%0.33
23T.DrnovsekSLOVENIJA1866.7%0.61
24J.ThompsonJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1163.6%0.36
25D.BalokasSWEECE1662.5%0.44
26S.RoyINDIA U31757.1%1.14
27T.KukuljanSLOVENIJA1154.5%0.55
28I.VanniFINLAND1154.5%0.73
29H.YugeJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA650.0%0.83

Defensive accuracy↑ top

How often the defenders held declarer to the double-dummy makeable (or fewer) — charged to both defenders on the board. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamBoardsOn targetConceded
1S.KushariINDIA U312290.9%0.09
2S.RoyINDIA U312290.9%0.09
3T.HinoJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1888.9%0.11
4T.KikuchiJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1888.9%0.11
5P.PatreuhaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS2688.5%0.19
6J.BazylukAGNIESZKAS ANGELS2487.5%0.12
7T.KielbasaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS2286.4%0.23
8A.ChakrabortyINDIA U311485.7%0.14
9S.GhoshINDIA U311485.7%0.14
10K.CichyAGNIESZKAS ANGELS1485.7%0.14
11K.KopkaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS2085.0%0.15
12A.SpoonerJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1984.2%0.26
13J.ThompsonJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1984.2%0.26
14M.MyllaeriFINLAND2584.0%0.32
15I.VanniFINLAND2584.0%0.32
16T.DrnovsekSLOVENIJA2281.8%0.18
17M.StiglicSLOVENIJA2281.8%0.18
18T.KukuljanSLOVENIJA2479.2%0.33
19G.RusSLOVENIJA2479.2%0.33
20S.BarINDIA U311478.6%0.29
21S.DasINDIA U311478.6%0.29
22R.YamadaJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1478.6%0.29
23H.YugeJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA1478.6%0.29
24H.HuhtamakiFINLAND2676.9%0.23
25O.KoivuFINLAND2676.9%0.23
26D.BalokasSWEECE2176.2%0.24
27I.OikonomopoulosSWEECE2176.2%0.24
28A.CalmanoviciSWEECE2875.0%0.36
29J.StoeckliSWEECE2875.0%0.36

Strength of schedule — opponent-adjusted Butler↑ top

On every board a player meets a specific opposing pair, and strong opponents defend and bid well — which quietly depresses your cross-IMP. Opp /bd is the mean cumulative Butler of the pairs faced, i.e. the strength of the draw (+ tough, − easy). Adj /bd adds it back — a tough draw is credited, an easy one discounted — and Δ is the resulting move against the raw Butler order. Regulars only (≥ 40% of the boards). Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamBoardsOpp /bdRaw /bdAdj /bdΔ
1S.BarINDIA U3130+0.23+1.31+1.53▲2
2S.DasINDIA U3130+0.23+1.31+1.53▲2
3A.ChakrabortyINDIA U3130-0.40+1.61+1.21▼2
4S.GhoshINDIA U3130-0.40+1.61+1.21▼2
5P.PatreuhaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS50-0.10+1.10+1.00·
6R.YamadaJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA30+0.93-0.23+0.70▲16
7H.YugeJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA30+0.93-0.23+0.70▲16
8T.KielbasaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS40-0.14+0.83+0.69·
9H.HuhtamakiFINLAND50+0.04+0.53+0.56▲1
10O.KoivuFINLAND50+0.04+0.53+0.56▲1
11J.BazylukAGNIESZKAS ANGELS40-0.12+0.68+0.56▼2
12A.CalmanoviciSWEECE50+0.07+0.39+0.46·
13J.StoeckliSWEECE50+0.07+0.39+0.46·
14S.KushariINDIA U3140-0.52+0.84+0.32▼8
15S.RoyINDIA U3140-0.52+0.84+0.32▼8
16K.CichyAGNIESZKAS ANGELS30+0.08-0.08+0.00·
17M.MyllaeriFINLAND50+0.18-0.20-0.02▲3
18I.VanniFINLAND50+0.18-0.20-0.02▲3
19T.HinoJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA30-0.43+0.13-0.30▼5
20T.KikuchiJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA30-0.43+0.13-0.30▼5
21D.BalokasSWEECE50-0.24-0.12-0.37▼4
22I.OikonomopoulosSWEECE50-0.24-0.12-0.37▼4
23K.KopkaAGNIESZKAS ANGELS40-0.39-0.12-0.51▼4
24T.DrnovsekSLOVENIJA50+0.33-1.49-1.16▲2
25M.StiglicSLOVENIJA50+0.33-1.49-1.16▲2
26A.SpoonerJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA40-0.29-0.98-1.27▼2
27J.ThompsonJAPAN AND AUSTRALIA40-0.29-0.98-1.27▼2
28T.KukuljanSLOVENIJA50+0.36-1.76-1.40·
29G.RusSLOVENIJA50+0.36-1.76-1.40·