Cue the maths: predicting snooker's next champion with Elo

Welcome to the Crucible This blog is usually all about board games, but let&rsquo;s stretch the definition just a little: snooker is, after all, one of the most widely followed tabletop games in the world. And with the World Championship kicking off at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, I couldn&rsquo;t resist the excuse to dive into something a bit different. In the last article , we looked at…