Selkirk Kansas City Open 2024 · Analysis

Selkirk Kansas City Open 2024, by the numbers

Federico Staksrud / Gabriel Tardio won the Men's Doubles final with a 26% chance going in.

Every number here comes from PickleFitter Ratings as they stood before each match, replayed across every PPA Tour match since June 2023. For the results themselves, see the event page.

Favourites won
70%
2024 average 75%
Predictability
2nd wildest
of 15 events in 2024
Went the distance
37%
season 28%; loser took a game
Comebacks
42
won after losing game one

The finals: what the odds said

Each champion's chance of winning the final, before it started.

Champions' pre-match chance in each final
  • Men's Doubles26%
  • Men's Singles58%
  • Mixed Doubles86%
  • Women's Doubles93%
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Champions' pre-match chance in each final
FinalChampion's chance
Men's Doubles26%
Men's Singles58%
Mixed Doubles86%
Women's Doubles93%

The biggest upsets

Main-draw wins with the lowest pre-match chance.

  1. Tyson McGuffin beat Federico StaksrudMen's Singles, Semi-Finals · 11-8, 2-11, 11-813%chance
  2. Rafa Hewett beat Christian AlshonMen's Singles, Round 16 · 11-8, 11-915%chance
  3. Christian Alshon / Hayden Patriquin beat Ben Johns / Collin JohnsMen's Doubles, Bronze · 11-4, 11-321%chance
  4. Blaine Hovenier beat Spartak RahachouMen's Singles, Round 64 · 0-11, 11-8, 11-424%chance
  5. Christopher Haworth beat Federico StaksrudMen's Singles, Bronze · 11-7, 0-11, 11-924%chance

Who beat their odds

Main-draw wins minus the wins the pre-match odds expected, for players with three or more rated matches.

Wins above or below expectation
More wins than expectedFewer than expected
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Wins above or below expectation
PlayerWins vs expectedRecord
Jorja Johnson+2.6won 7 of 9, odds said 4.4
Connor Garnett+2.1won 6 of 7, odds said 3.9
Mari Humberg+2.0won 3 of 4, odds said 1.0
Gabriel Tardio+1.8won 4 of 5, odds said 2.2
Aanik Lohani+1.0won 2 of 3, odds said 1.0
Rafa Hewett+0.9won 2 of 4, odds said 1.1
Dylan Frazier−0.6won 3 of 5, odds said 3.6
Meghan Dizon−0.8won 3 of 6, odds said 3.8
Etta Tuionetoa−1.0won 2 of 5, odds said 3.0
Ben Johns−1.0won 5 of 7, odds said 6.0
Collin Johns−1.6won 2 of 5, odds said 3.6

Favourites, round by round

How often the higher-rated side won in each round, against all of 2024.

Favourite win rate by round, Selkirk Kansas City Open 2024 vs 2024
This event2024 average
  • R64 (3)67%
  • R32 (11)73%
  • R16 (20)80%
  • QF (16)75%
  • Final (4)75%
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Favourite win rate by round, Selkirk Kansas City Open 2024 vs 2024
Round (matches)Favourites won2024 average
R64 (3)67%2024: 77%
R32 (11)73%2024: 75%
R16 (20)80%2024: 79%
QF (16)75%2024: 73%
Final (4)75%2024: 74%

How predictable was it?

Share of rated main-draw matches won by the favourite, every 2024 event. Lower means more upsets.

Favourite win rate, 2024 events
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Favourite win rate, 2024 events
EventFavourites won
IHG Hotels & Resorts Bristol Open68%
Selkirk Kansas City Open70%
Picklr Utah Open71%
Vizzy Atlanta Open71%
CIBC Texas Open72%
Rate Championships73%
Las Vegas Pickleball Cup74%
CIBC PPA Finals75%
CIBC Atlanta Slam75%
Veolia Sacramento Open76%
Daytona Beach Open78%
Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup78%
Veolia Milwaukee Open78%
Lapiplasty® Pickleball World Championships78%
Select Medical Orange County Cup79%

Wins by paddle brand

Main-draw wins against what the players' ratings expected, grouped by the brand each player plays now (from their tour profile, as of Aug 11, 2024 or later). A few players can swing a brand, and nobody's paddle wins matches by itself: read it as who had a good week, not which paddle is better.

Wins vs expected by current paddle brand
More wins than expectedFewer than expected
  • Paddletek (2)+2.9
  • PIKKL (3)+2.3
  • Franklin (4)+0.6
  • Joola (12)−0.6
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Wins vs expected by current paddle brand
Brand (players)Wins vs expectedRecord
Paddletek (2)+2.9won 10 of 14, expected 7.1
PIKKL (3)+2.3won 13 of 18, expected 10.7
Franklin (4)+0.6won 13 of 20, expected 12.4
Joola (12)−0.6won 30 of 53, expected 30.6

How the odds work

Before each match we take each side's PickleFitter Rating (doubles teams average their two players) and turn the gap into a chance of winning. Only matches where every player had at least 20 rated matches count. Since 2025 the favourite has won 77% of 5,981 such matches, and the odds are calibrated: when they say 75%, the favourite wins about 75% of the time. More on our methodology.

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