Martin MerquelanzMartin Merquelanz
Türkiye and the 2027 World Championship: Sixth Place, an Undrawn Lot and a Data VoidEvery analysis of mine begins with a forgotten number. This time it is 32....
Vietnamese Esports and the Lesson of an Empty Analysis Pipeline: When the Input Is Blank, Every Conclusion Is FabricationIn the esports industry, the quality of an in-depth analysis depends almost...
Vietnam Karate at the 20th Asian Games: Team Kata Gold, Two Bronzes, and the Question After the MedalAt Toyohashi Gymnasium on the afternoon of October 13, 2026, three Vietnamese...
The Transfer Market Lesson from Empty Analyses: When Data Fails, What Remains for Journalists?On the evening of August 12, 2026, a 47-page technical report arrived at my...
Nam Dinh 0-3 SHB Da Nang: A Scoreline Born From Match State, Not From TacticsTran Van Kien left the pitch in the 19th minute. Just moments earlier, Minh...
Belgium Open 2026: Portugal's Two U21 Titles and the Number That Actually Matters — Hidden in a DefeatBelgium Open 2026: Portugal's Two U21 Titles and the Number That Actually...
The Point Burden: How Ranking Mathematics Reshapes Table TennisAt a WTT Grand Smash earlier this year, the semifinal ended well past midnigh...
The Empty Chair and the Forgotten Masters: A Story of Vietnamese Sports Media Seen from the Vovinam ArenaAt the National Vovinam Championship in August 2026 in Binh Dinh province, I...
When V.League Stops Being the National Team's Backyard: The Transfer Equation and Vietnamese Identity in a New EraI was sitting in a small café in Busan, my phone screen showing a CLB Ha Noi...
Vietnamese Women's Volleyball in the Annual Season: The First Pass Decides the TableIn the last three matches of the annual-season group stage, one defending...
The 90+4 Red Card: When the Goalkeeper Advances and the Lesson of VerificationIn the 90+4th minute, the stadium held its breath. U20 Vietnam were chasing t...
The Hundred-Million Bubble: When Football Puts a Price on a DreamIn the notebook of a scout I once leafed through in a hotel near Anfield, the...
Loan Deals with Obligation to Buy and the Financial Trap of Indonesia's Small ClubsIn the meeting room of a mid-table Liga 1 club, in mid-June, I sat next to a...
Vietnam Women Face Japan at 17:30 on September 17: The 48-Hour Problem and the Door Opened for the Next GenerationAt 17:30 this afternoon, September 17 Vietnam time, the Vietnam women's...
China Masters 2026: Satwik-Chirag Claw Back After Injury, Srikanth Closes a ChapterThe scoreboard in Shenzhen flicked from 17-17 to 18-17 after a rally that...
Asian Games 2026: Five Days, Two Rounds a Day, and a Draw Sheet That ConfessesOn 25 September, in Aichi-Nagoya, a men's singles player may have to walk ont...
Bursaspor and the Lesson of Balance: A 21-Point Win That Didn't Come From a Single StarThe sound of the ball bouncing on the hardwood floor echoed steadily like the...
Justin Minaya and the Art of the Quiet SigningThe Palau Blaugrana is still on summer break, but FC Barcelona's front office...
Atalanta's Beige Third Kit: The Bergamo Sediment Layer and What Colour Does Not SayOn the club's feed, the photograph of the beige third shirt appeared just as ...
Bac Thi Khiem, Nguyen Thi Loan and Vietnamese Taekwondo's Concentrated Bet at Asiad 2026A late afternoon training session at the Ho Chi Minh City National Sports...
Vietnamese Esports and the Lesson of an Empty Analysis Pipeline: When the Input Is Blank, Every Conclusion Is FabricationIn the esports industry, the quality of an in-depth analysis depends almost...
Vietnam Karate at the 20th Asian Games: Team Kata Gold, Two Bronzes, and the Question After the MedalAt Toyohashi Gymnasium on the afternoon of October 13, 2026, three Vietnamese...
The Transfer Market Lesson from Empty Analyses: When Data Fails, What Remains for Journalists?On the evening of August 12, 2026, a 47-page technical report arrived at my...
Nam Dinh 0-3 SHB Da Nang: A Scoreline Born From Match State, Not From TacticsTran Van Kien left the pitch in the 19th minute. Just moments earlier, Minh...
Belgium Open 2026: Portugal's Two U21 Titles and the Number That Actually Matters — Hidden in a DefeatBelgium Open 2026: Portugal's Two U21 Titles and the Number That Actually...
The Point Burden: How Ranking Mathematics Reshapes Table TennisAt a WTT Grand Smash earlier this year, the semifinal ended well past midnigh...
The Empty Chair and the Forgotten Masters: A Story of Vietnamese Sports Media Seen from the Vovinam ArenaAt the National Vovinam Championship in August 2026 in Binh Dinh province, I...
When V.League Stops Being the National Team's Backyard: The Transfer Equation and Vietnamese Identity in a New EraI was sitting in a small café in Busan, my phone screen showing a CLB Ha Noi...
Vietnamese Women's Volleyball in the Annual Season: The First Pass Decides the TableIn the last three matches of the annual-season group stage, one defending...
The 90+4 Red Card: When the Goalkeeper Advances and the Lesson of VerificationIn the 90+4th minute, the stadium held its breath. U20 Vietnam were chasing t...
The Hundred-Million Bubble: When Football Puts a Price on a DreamIn the notebook of a scout I once leafed through in a hotel near Anfield, the...
Loan Deals with Obligation to Buy and the Financial Trap of Indonesia's Small ClubsIn the meeting room of a mid-table Liga 1 club, in mid-June, I sat next to a...
Vietnam Women Face Japan at 17:30 on September 17: The 48-Hour Problem and the Door Opened for the Next GenerationAt 17:30 this afternoon, September 17 Vietnam time, the Vietnam women's...
China Masters 2026: Satwik-Chirag Claw Back After Injury, Srikanth Closes a ChapterThe scoreboard in Shenzhen flicked from 17-17 to 18-17 after a rally that...
Asian Games 2026: Five Days, Two Rounds a Day, and a Draw Sheet That ConfessesOn 25 September, in Aichi-Nagoya, a men's singles player may have to walk ont...
Bursaspor and the Lesson of Balance: A 21-Point Win That Didn't Come From a Single StarThe sound of the ball bouncing on the hardwood floor echoed steadily like the...
Justin Minaya and the Art of the Quiet SigningThe Palau Blaugrana is still on summer break, but FC Barcelona's front office...
Atalanta's Beige Third Kit: The Bergamo Sediment Layer and What Colour Does Not SayOn the club's feed, the photograph of the beige third shirt appeared just as ...
Bac Thi Khiem, Nguyen Thi Loan and Vietnamese Taekwondo's Concentrated Bet at Asiad 2026A late afternoon training session at the Ho Chi Minh City National Sports...
