Docs and guides
Walkthroughs show how to use StatChecked, page by page. The Casebook follows Worlds with Sherlock Holmes. Guides explain the statistics the pages show.
Walkthroughs
Each walkthrough follows one section of the site the way a visitor uses it, with a screenshot of every step and a link to try the page yourself.
The Casebook
Columns on what our models and the pick’em crowd saw, told as Sherlock Holmes stories. The characters are Conan Doyle’s; every number is real.
The Final Problem
Gen.G against Bilibili Gaming for the 2026 World Championship. Holmes weighs the evidence for both finalists and settles the account between the model and the pick’em crowd, but keeps the verdict sealed.
The Adventure of the Eight Who Remained
The Worlds 2026 quarterfinals and semifinals: a coin toss, two sweeps, and the evening the crowd backed T1 by nineteen picks to four.
The Adventure of the Sixteen Teams
Holmes examines the Worlds 2026 Swiss stage: how four of the model’s eight favourites went home, and why nobody picked Invictus Gaming.
Guides
Plain-English explanations of the numbers: how tier lists and ratings are worked out, and how to read them.
League of Legends
What League of Legends match stats really tell you
KDA, kill participation, CS per minute, vision score and damage share, and how to read a scoreboard fairly.
LeagueHow League of Legends ranked works
Tiers and divisions, LP, the apex ladder, and what the numbers on a profile mean.
LeagueHow our champion tier list is calculated
Which games we count, the 30-game minimum, how the tier score weighs win rate, popularity and bans, and how to get the most from the list.
LeagueHow the Worlds simulation works
Game-by-game Elo with region offsets, 20,000 runs of the real Worlds format, and how the odds become Pick’Em and Crystal Ball answers.
LeagueWin rate, sample size and luck
Why a 70% win rate over 30 games says little, one simple rule for margins of error, and how it applies to champions, ranked records and pro series.
Formula 1
How to read Formula 1 telemetry
Speed traces, throttle and brake, gears and DRS: what each channel shows and how to find where a lap is won or lost.
F1Understanding Formula 1 tyre strategy
Compounds, the two-compound rule, undercuts and overcuts, and how to read a stint chart.
F1Formula 1 qualifying explained
The Q1, Q2 and Q3 knockout, track evolution, tyres, sectors and mini-sectors, how to read a delta trace, and why a tenth of a second matters.
F1The Formula 1 points system, sprints and tiebreaks
Race and sprint points, the end of the fastest-lap bonus in 2025, how countback settles ties, constructors’ scoring and fair teammate comparisons.