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founded in 2000, the organization applies mathematical principles to solve real-world problems in sport, gambling, and conflict analysis. Its founder, Tristan Barnett (also known as “The Baron”), holds a PhD in tennis statistics and has developed practical solutions in the field. His work includes creating a tennis prediction model, with live forecasts featured on Yahoo7 during Grand Slam tournaments as part of multimedia coverage. He also conducted research into alternative scoring systems, proposing a “5040 game” format as a potential `Game Changer’ for tennis. In addition, Barnett self-published The Mathematics of Tennis, a book that uses tennis as a framework for teaching mathematics at both secondary and tertiary levels. The main objectives are:
- Disseminate knowledge in the mathematics of sport, gambling and conflicts
- Teach mathematics at secondary and tertiary level using sport, gambling and game theory examples
- Enhance the quality in sport by modifying scoring systems
- Use tennis statistics and predictions through multimedia including live stream to enhance spectator entertainment
- Improve tennis performance through online software solutions
- Encourage responsible gambling through online software solutions
Timeline
2000: Strategic Games established as a registered business with a free website hosting through tripod. The business model focuses on teaching blackjack for profit. This coincided with Tristan self-funding a trip to Las Vegas from playing blackjack at Star City casino, Sydney. This business model was not successful.
2002: Whilst undertaking a PhD in tennis statistics the business model now focuses on obtaining work in sport and gambling statistics, which resulted in prediction modelling for betting companies Ladbrokes and Centrebet, sports multimedia company Infoplum and performance modelling for Tennis Australia. A paid website is created through Webcity. The business model is such that `Strategic Games uses mathematics to solve real-world problems in sport, gambling and conflicts’. Tristan establishes himself as an avatar “The Baron” as a result of playing bridge software `Bridge Baron’.
2003-2007: $50,000 of work for Ladbrokes in predicting live outcomes in tennis using analytic methods in Excel.
2008: $38,000 of work for Centrebet in predicting live outcomes in tennis, AFL, NBA, ice hockey, soccer and NFL using analytic methods in Excel.
2009-2012: $160,000 of work for Infoplum over 2.2 years in live predictive modelling in tennis, football codes, basketball, netball and different cricket formats using analytic methods in Excel.
2012: $3,750 of work for Tennis Australia in analyzing match statistics data as a decision support tool to increase performance.
2022: A professional website and logo developed through Vodien (takeover of Webcity in 2020) and the Strategic Games School was added as a course in operations research focusing on the mathematics of sport, gambling and conflicts. Tristan also established `The Baron Breaks’ – a tennis interaction for all fans featuring a predictive tennis calculator, live stream tennis commentary through social media sites, poetry and comedy on tennis, finding the GOAT, improvements to tennis regulations and performance strategies.
2023: Strategic Games business card created and Tristan reaches a maximum 5000 facebook contacts (15 years after joining facebook in 2008).
2024: `The Baron Breaks’ streaming live on facebook, Youtube, dLive, kick, twitch, twitter and instagram. Strategic Games flyer created and distributed on community noticeboards as a form of advertising.
2025: Self-published booklet titled `The Minuscule Ant’ containing 22 creative writing pieces’ (poetry) representing humour and satire including themes of tennis, politics, mathematics and travel.