Player Profile
Ed Simpson
Bio
Champion, broadcaster, walking content machine. Ed "J Pod" Simpson won the Season 2 championship alongside Jimmy Gorton, and the pair reunited in Season 4 chasing history as the first duo to win two TNT titles together — falling just short in the semis. In between came genuine hardship: a brutal knee injury from a "footballing tragedy" wiped out his entire third season, a loss felt as keenly in the commentary box as on court (his mic work comes with an official warning: don't listen with headphones). He returned with a point to prove, opening Season 4 with three aces — instantly among the best serving performances ever recorded — and later dropping twelve winners in a single match as a fill-in, arguably the greatest substitute shift in league history. High-volume, high-risk, high-entertainment: the errors column occasionally catches fire, but so does everything else. TNT is simply better with J Pod in it.
Per-season form
Winners & errors per set
Career & season splits
Statistics
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Head to head
Easiest & Hardest Opponent
Minimum 3 meetings. Fill-in appearances and finals both count. Hover or tap a tile for every meeting.
Every match
Match Log
| S | Rd | Opponent | Result | W | UE | Ace | DF | EF | V | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Red | L 1-6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Orange | L 1-6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Navy | W 6-3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Pink | W 6-1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Light Blue | W 6-2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | |
| 1 | 7 | Green | L 4-6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | |
| 1 | 8 | White | L 2-6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Black | L 3-6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 1 | QF | Red | L 4-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 1 | White | L 1-6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 3 | Light Blue | W 6-4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | BOG |
| 2 | 4 | Yellow | L 2-6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Red | W 5-5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | BOG |
| 2 | 6 | Navy | L 4-6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | Fill-in |
| 2 | 6 | Black | W 6-4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 7 | Pink | L 4-6 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 2 | 8 | Green | W 6-2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | BOG |
| 2 | 9 | Navy | L 3-6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| 2 | QF | Red | W 6-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | SF | Pink | W 3-66-46-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | F | Light Blue | 🏆 2-66-63-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | 1 | Yellow | W 6-2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Red | L 3-6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | Yellow | W 6-3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Fill-in |
| 4 | 3 | Pink | L 5-5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | Navy | L 3-6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 5 | Light Blue | W 6-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | White | W 5-5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Green | W 6-3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 8 | Black | W 6-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | BOG |
| 4 | QF | Light Blue | W 6-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | SF | White | L 4-63-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | 2 | Black | W 6-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 🔒 | |
| 5 | 3 | Pink | W 6-4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 🔒 | |
| 5 | 4 | Orange | L 3-6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 🔒 |