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. 2025 Aug 11;7:1584173. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1584173

Table 1.

Comparison of points scored in different game phases stratified by set outcome and set score difference.

Game phase Winner Loser Two-way ANOVA (Interaction)
LD (n = 9) MD (n = 25) SD (n = 45) LD (n = 9) MD (n = 25) SD (n = 45)
Mean SD(±) Mean SD(±) Mean SD(±) Mean SD(±) Mean SD(±) Mean SD(±)
K0 1.22a 0.83 1.72a 1.24 0.98 1.01 0.22 0.44 0.36 0.57 0.89 1.11 F(2.0, 152.0) = 6.939; p < 0.001; ηρ2 = 0.084*
K1 4.78 1.72 7.24 2.13 8.27 1.95 5.00 1.41 6.16 1.82 8.00 1.85 F(2.0, 152.0) = 1.080; p = 0.342; ηρ2= 0.014
K2 5.22a 2.28 4.28a 2.13 3.40a 1.63 0.44 0.73 1.32 1.03 1.93 1.12 F(2.0, 152.0) = 10.516; p < 0.001; ηρ2 = 0.122*
K3A 1.11 0.93 1.72 1.21 1.62 1.09 1.11 0.78 1.36 0.99 1.93 1.36 F(2.0, 152.0) = 1.356; p = 0.261; ηρ2 = 0.018
K3Bb 1.11 1.05 1.08 1.26 0.91 0.95 0.11 0.33 0.28 0.46 0.40 0.62 F(2.0, 152.0) = 0.880; p = 0.417; ηρ2 = 0.011
(K2+K3A+K3B) 7.44a 3.09 7.08a 2.60 5.93a 2.08 2.96 1.67 4.27 1.91 3.56 1.96 F(2.0, 152.0) = 10.302; p < 0.001; ηρ2 = 0.119*

SD, standard deviation; ηρ2, partial eta squared; LD, large difference; MD, medium difference; SD, short difference.

a

Statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the winning and losing teams in terms of the set score difference (LD, MD, SD).

b

Statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the winner vs. loser teams.

*

p ≤ 0.05.