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founded in 2000 and uses mathematics to solve real-world problems in sport, gambling and conflicts. Founder Tristan Barnett (aka ”The Baron”) has a PhD in tennis statistics and successfully solved real-world problems. This includes a book titled ‘The Mathematics of Tennis’ where tennis can be used as a vehicle for teaching secondary and tertiary level mathematics. Two applications documented in the book are a tennis prediction model where live predictions featured on Yahoo7 during Grand Slam tournaments as multimedia and an analysis on alternate scoring systems to demonstrate as ‘A Game Changer’ that a 5040 game should be used in all tennis formats. The main objectives are:
- Disseminate knowledge in the mathematics of sport, gambling and conflicts
- Teach mathematics at secondary and tertiary level using sport and gambling 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. 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.