Okay, so, I’ve been wanting to make a table tennis livescore thing for a while now. It’s something I’ve been thinking about doing in my spare time, just for fun, you know? I finally got around to it, and I want to share how I did it.
First, I started by looking around online to see what’s already out there. I mean, there are tons of sites that have scores and schedules for table tennis matches. I just looked at a bunch of them, like, AiScore and Flashscore, just to get an idea of what they offer. They have scores from all over the world, different tournaments, and stuff like that.
Then, I thought about what I wanted to do with my own project. I wasn’t trying to make something super professional or anything. Just something basic that would show the scores of games, maybe with some kind of update for when games were happening live. I figured it would be a good way to learn some new things. It is really not easy since table tennis game usually need to be the best of 5 or 7.
So, I started messing around with some code. I tried a few different ways to get the data for the scores. At first, it was pretty confusing. I mean, I could find the scores easily enough, but getting them to update automatically was a bit of a challenge. I also need to learn the game rules, I didn’t know that if a game is tied at 10-10, a player must win a game by two clear points.
After a lot of trial and error, I finally figured out a way to do it. It wasn’t perfect, but it worked! I used some APIs and scraped some data from a few different places. I know scraping isn’t always the best way to do things, but it was the easiest way for me to get the information I needed. I’m not a super experienced coder, so I just did what made sense to me.
I put together a simple webpage to display the scores. Nothing fancy, just a table with the names of the players or teams and the current score. I also added a little indicator to show which games were live.
The whole process was pretty fun, to be honest. I learned a lot, and I ended up with something that actually worked. It’s not the most amazing thing in the world, but I’m pretty proud of it.
Here’s what I learned from this little project:
- Getting data can be tricky. There are lots of ways to do it, but finding the right way for your specific project can take some time.
- Don’t be afraid to experiment. I tried a lot of different things that didn’t work before I found something that did.
- Simple is good. My project isn’t super complicated, but it does what I wanted it to do.
- Learning new stuff is fun! Even if it’s frustrating sometimes, it’s always rewarding to figure something out that you didn’t know how to do before.
Anyway, that’s my story about making a table tennis livescore thing. It was a fun little side project, and I hope maybe it inspires someone else to try something similar. If you’re into table tennis or just looking for a coding project to try, give it a shot! You might be surprised at what you can create.
