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A Ranking Model Motivated by Nonnegative Matrix Factorization with Applications to Tennis Tournaments

Rui Xia
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Louis Filstroff
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Cédric Févotte

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We propose a novel ranking model that combines the Bradley-Terry-Luce probability model with a nonnegative matrix factorization framework to model and uncover the presence of latent variables that influence the performance of top tennis players. We derive an efficient, provably convergent, and numerically stable majorization-minimization-based algorithm to maximize the likelihood of datasets under the proposed statistical model. The model is tested on datasets involving the outcomes of matches between 20 top male and female tennis players over 14 major tournaments for men (including the Grand Slams and the ATP Masters 1000) and 16 major tournaments for women over the past 10 years. Our model automatically infers that the surface of the court (e.g., clay or hard court) is a key determinant of the performances of male players, but less so for females. Top players on various surfaces over this longitudinal period are also identified in an objective manner.
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hal-02376789 , version 1 (22-11-2019)

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Rui Xia, Vincent Y.F. Tan, Louis Filstroff, Cédric Févotte. A Ranking Model Motivated by Nonnegative Matrix Factorization with Applications to Tennis Tournaments. European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECMLPKDD), Sep 2019, Wurzburg, Germany. ⟨hal-02376789⟩
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