# Notational Analysis of Men's Singles Pickleball: Game Patterns and Competitive Strategies
## 3 Results
### Descriptive Analysis
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\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c} \hline \hline
**Search** & **Max.** & **T-Pattern** & **L** & **O** & **\%** \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{FS-MD} & \multirow{4}{*}{504} & \multirow{4}{*}{45.1\%} & ((FS MD) (SZ2 FHV)) & 4 & 134 & 26.5 \\  & & & (FS (MD SZ2)) & 3 & 331 & 65.6 \\  & & & (FS (MD SZ3)) & 3 & 105 & 20.8 \\  & & & (FS (MD BH)) & 3 & 130 & 25.8 \\  & & & (FS (MD FH)) & 3 & 123 & 24.4 \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{FS-MD-SW} & \multirow{4}{*}{194} & \multirow{4}{*}{38.5\%} & (FS (MD (SW SWW))) & 4 & 113 & 58.2 \\  & & & (FS (MD) (SZ2 SW)) & 4 & 141 & 27.9 \\  & & & ((FS MD) (SZ2 (SW SWW))) & 5 & 69 & 35.5 \\  & & & ((FS MD) (SZ3 (SW SWW))) & 5 & 36 & 18.5 \\  & & & (FS MD) (FZ4 (SW SWW))) & 5 & 38 & 19.6 \\  & & & (FS MD) (SZ2 (SW SWUE))) & 5 & 72 & 37.1 \\  & & & (((FS MD) (SZ2 FZ4)) (SW SWW)) & 6 & 26 & 13.4 \\  & & & (FS (MD) (SZ2) (SW (SWW FHV)))) & 6 & 31 & 15.9 \\  & & & ((FS MD) (SZ2 FZ4) (SW (SWW FHV)))) & 7 & 12 & 6.2 \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{FS-MD-RW} & \multirow{4}{*}{310} & \multirow{4}{*}{61.5\%} & (FS (MD (RW RWUE))) & 4 & 169 & 54.5 \\  & & & ((FS MD) (SZ2 RW)) & 4 & 190 & 61.3 \\  & & & (FS MD) (SZ2 (RW RWW))) & 5 & 135 & 43.5 \\  & & & (FS (MD SZ2) (RW (RW FWF)))) & 6 & 72 & 23.2 \\  & & & (((FS MD) (SZ2 FZ4)) (RW RWW)) & 6 & 38 & 12.2 \\  & & & (((FS MD) (SZ2 FZ3)) (RW RWW)) & 6 & 31 & 10 \\  & & & ((FS MD) (SZ3 (RW RWUE))) & 5 & 63 & 20.3 \\  & & & ((FS MD)) (RWUE BH)) & 5 & 75 & 24.1 \\  & & & ((FS MD RW)) (RWUE FH)) & 5 & 61 & 19.7 \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{FS-LN} & \multirow{4}{*}{145} & \multirow{4}{*}{13\%} & (FS (LN SZ2)) & 3 & 110 & 75.9 \\  & & & (FS (LN (SZ2 BHV))) & 4 & 36 & 24.8 \\  & & & (FS (LN (SZ2 FHV))) & 4 & 34 & 23.4 \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{FS-LN-SW} & \multirow{4}{*}{57} & \multirow{4}{*}{39.3\%} & (FS (LN (SW SWW))) & 4 & 49 & 85.9 \\  & & & ((FS LN (SWW))) & 4 & 37 & 64.9 \\  & & & ((FS (LS) (SZ2 (SW SWW))) & 5 & 31 & 54.3 \\  & & & (((FS LN) (SZ2 SW)) (SWW FHV)) & 6 & 14 & 24.5 \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{FS-LN-RW} & \multirow{4}{*}{88} & \multirow{4}{*}{60.7\%} & (FS (LN (RW RWUE))) & 4 & 45 & 51.1 \\  & & & (FS LN) (SZ2 RW)) & 4 & 61 & 69.3 \\  & & & (FS LN) (SZ2 (RW RWW))) & 5 & 42 & 28.9 \\  & & & (FS LN) (SZ2 (RW RWW)) & 5 & 42 & 47.7 \\  & & & (((FS LN) (SZ2 FZ3)) (RW RWW)) & 6 & 14 & 15.9 \\  & & & (((FS LN) (SZ2 RW)) (RWW BFV)) & 6 & 16 & 18.1 \\  & & & (((FS LN) (SZ2 RW)) (RWW FHV)) & 6 & 13 & 14.7 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Note: Max refers to the maximum possible frequency of points with this sequence; L indicates the pattern length; O represents the occurrence of that sequence. Note 2 \({}^{\circ}\) FS: first writer style; SH: short rally, MD: medium rally, LN: long rally; SW: server wins, RW: receiver wins with a winner or a forced error, SWUE: severe wins with an unforced error by the opponent, RWW: receiver wins with a winner or a forced error, RWUE: receiver wins with an unforced error by the opponent; SZ: mid-court striking zone; SZ3: back court striking zone, including the baseline, SZ4: deep court striking zone, behind the baseline; FZ3: finishing zone left mid-court zone, FZ4: finishing zone right mid-court zone, FZ6: finishing zone right back court zone; FH: forehand, BH: backhand, FHV: forehand volley, BHV: backhand volley; OUT: shot out, NT: net shot.  
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Table 5: _Cont._In short rallies, which accounted for 42% of the total points recorded, the server won a significantly higher percentage of points compared to the returner (60.4% versus 39.6%). Most of these points were finished from striking zone 4, representing nearly half of the cases, with a clear predominance of forehand shots (38.1%), often followed by an unforced error (14% from the returner and 13% from the server). Additionally, a considerable number of points concluded with a shot from striking zone 2 (29.8%). Up to 14% of all points in this type of rally were won by the server due to an unforced error from the returner following a forehand shot from striking zone 4, representing 23.6% of the points won by the server.