Our Method: How This Guide Reads the Game
Birchbungalowvire is an independent guide to esports team performance analytics, published by Birchbungalowvire SARL in Bordeaux. These are the rules we write by.
Who We Are
A small editorial team with backgrounds in competitive play, coaching support and sports data analysis. We write for coaches, team owners and analysts-in-training who want to understand analytics work well enough to buy it, build it or challenge it.
Our Premise
Most teams own data but do not read it. Our job is to explain what a consultant measures and why, in plain terms, so readers can judge value for themselves rather than trust a sales pitch.
What We Cite
Public match data from HLTV.org, VLR.gg, Oracle's Elixir, Liquipedia, OpenDota and STRATZ; official league rules from organisers such as Riot Games, ESL FACEIT Group and BLAST; and developer documentation from Valve and Riot.
How We Define
Every metric gets one plain definition and one sentence on what it tells a coach. Where trackers calculate a metric differently, we say so.
No Paid Placement
We do not accept payment from tool vendors, leagues or consultancies to be mentioned. Tools appear because analysts use them. Scoping chats requested through the contact desk are answered by our editorial team and never sold on as leads.
Updates and Corrections
Esports formats and patches change quickly. We review each guide when a major format change is announced, such as a new draft rule or a map pool rotation, and at least twice a year otherwise. Each page shows its last update date. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] with the page and the correction; confirmed fixes are made promptly.