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    Evaluating the Predictions

    Christopher JonesBy 3 Comments2 Mins Read

    The Kubb On staff attempted to predict who’d make it to Sunday in the 2017 U.S. National Kubb Championship. How well did they do? Here’s a look at how the predictions held up against the final results. The actual results are shown with the staff’s percentage of correctness in parenthesis. If you’d like to revisit the original predictions, you can do so in part one, two, three, and four.

    Quarter one

    Quarter two

    Quarter three

    Quarter four

    So in general, a pretty solid set of predictions. Quarter three was predicted 100 percent correct, but quarter four proved to be much more of a surprise. Kalifornia Kubbers and The Team Formally Known as Kubb Kitties were the only two teams that made it to Sunday that weren’t predicted by at least one Kubb On staff member. On average, the staff predicted 68.75 percent correct. Individually, voter four was slightly above average with 75 percent accuracy.

    Congratulations to all of the teams who competed hard Saturday and Sunday. Read more about the tournament in the recap.

    Christopher Jones was introduced to kubb in 2013, played his first tournament in 2014, and has been obsessed ever since. He co-founded Kalamazoo Kubb and Kubb On, and is an active member of the St. Paul Kubb Society and Twin Cities Kubb clubs. When not throwing batons, he is busy crafting great user experiences as an interaction designer.

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    3 Comments

    1. Andrew on

      The Kalifornia Kubbers run was pretty awesome. Correct me if any of this is inaccurate but they finished fourth in their Saturday group, worked an up hill battle of losing every first game in the Saturday elimination matches, took a game from Kubbanite, and ended tied for 9th. Hell yeah!

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      • Christopher Jones on

        I totally agree! When I checked in with them earlier in the day, they were talking about their struggles in group play and when I saw they had made Sunday at dinner, I was pleasantly surprised. Way to bring it, Cali!

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    2. Wayne Busick on

      The entire experience way exceeded my expectations and my expectations were very high. The welcoming and support that our entire group received from the community and players (both casual and elite) was awesome. I was blown away by the overall play and the top teams were inspiring. The tournament was top notch and very professional. Although the bar is high and we have a lot of work to do, Kali will be coming back next year with a vengeance!
      Sincerely,
      Wayne Busick
      Kalifornia Kubbers

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