Here are some break results for the Mosconi Cup played this week (Dec. 7 - Dec.10) at the Tropicana Las Vegas Casino Hotel Resort. This event is 9-ball racing to 11 matches, with each match being a race to 5 games. The format is one team match (everyone plays one game, then repeat until one side wins 5 games), 7 doubles matches, and up to 13 singles matches (only 10 were played). Europe won 11-7 (the scores favored Europe each of the 4 days -- 3-2, 3-2, 3-2, and 2-1).
The players for the U.S. were Shane Van Boening, Corey Deuel, Mike Dechaine, Justin Bergman, and Skyler Woodward. The players for Europe were Niels Feijen, Darren Appleton, Nick van den Berg, Karl Boyes, and Albin Ouschan.
The conditions for this event included the following: Diamond 9' table with 4¼" corner pockets, Simonis blue cloth, Aramith balls, measles cue ball, jump cues allowed, referee racks in a standard triangle rack with the 9-ball on the foot spot, alternate breaks, break from anywhere behind the head string, no illegal-break rule, 30-sec. shot clock (60 sec. after the break), one 30-sec. extension per side per game, foul on all balls, and all slop counts.
The following stats are for all 4 days of the event combined.
The U.S. broke 71 times, with the following results:
Europe also broke 71 times, with the following results:
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 70% (99 of 142) of the time; the breaking side won 56% (80 of 142) of the games; and the breaking side won 65% (64 of 99) of the games in which the breaker made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
Break-and-run games, on all breaks:
Break-and-run games, on successful breaks:
The players for the U.S. were Shane Van Boening, Corey Deuel, Mike Dechaine, Justin Bergman, and Skyler Woodward. The players for Europe were Niels Feijen, Darren Appleton, Nick van den Berg, Karl Boyes, and Albin Ouschan.
The conditions for this event included the following: Diamond 9' table with 4¼" corner pockets, Simonis blue cloth, Aramith balls, measles cue ball, jump cues allowed, referee racks in a standard triangle rack with the 9-ball on the foot spot, alternate breaks, break from anywhere behind the head string, no illegal-break rule, 30-sec. shot clock (60 sec. after the break), one 30-sec. extension per side per game, foul on all balls, and all slop counts.
The following stats are for all 4 days of the event combined.
The U.S. broke 71 times, with the following results:
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 33 (46%)
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 21 (30%)
• Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 4 (6%)
• Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 13 (18%)
Europe also broke 71 times, with the following results:
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 31 (44%)
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 14 (20%)
• Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 12 (17%)
• Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 14 (20%)
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 70% (99 of 142) of the time; the breaking side won 56% (80 of 142) of the games; and the breaking side won 65% (64 of 99) of the games in which the breaker made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
Break-and-run games, on all breaks:
USA -- 20 out of 71 (28%)
Europe -- 17 out of 71 (24%) including one 9-ball on the break
Total -- 37 out of 142 (26%)
Break-and-run games, on successful breaks:
USA -- 20 out of 54 (37%)
Europe -- 17 out of 45 (38%)
Total -- 37 out of 99 (37%)
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