14.1 Stats -- 2016 US Open Straight-Pool Championship, April 2016

Here are some stats from the 2016 US Open Straight-Pool Championship played April 20-24 at Pool Table Magic in Windsor Locks, CT. Pay-per-view streaming was provided by CueSports International (CSI). The 14 streamed matches represented 27% of the total of 51 matches played during the event.

Stage 1 of this event was round-robin with the 20 players separated into 4 groups of 5. Three players from each of the 4 groups (12 players in total) then advanced to a single-elimination stage, with the top performer from each group in the round-robin stage receiving a bye in the first round of single elimination. The event winner was Dennis Orcollo.

All streamed matches were played on the same table, which has somewhat tighter pockets than the other tables in the room.

The conditions for this event included:
- Brunswick Gold Crown 9-foot table with green Simonis 860 HR cloth and approximately 4¾" corner pockets;
- Aramith Tournament balls, including the cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- fouls on all balls;
- opponent racked in some matches; rack your own in some matches; referee racked in the finals;
- lag for choice on opening break.

Attempted Scoring Innings means the player's total number of innings for the game minus the number of innings that he played only a safety or an intentional foul (no attempt to score a point).

PPI is Points per Inning based on the total number of innings in the game for that player. [Note: I call this measure Points per Inning rather than Balls per Inning to be a bit more precise in the definition, since the number of points a player is credited with in a game can be quite different from the number of balls he pocketed.]

PPASI is Points per Attempted Scoring Inning, i.e., points per inning based on the number of Attempted Scoring Innings in the game for that player.

Match number 1 was played on Wednesday, April 20; Matches 2-3 on Thursday, April 21; Matches 4-8 on Friday, April 22; Matches 9-13 on Saturday, April 23; and Match 14 on Sunday, April 24. Matches 1-8 were in the round-robin stage and matches 9-14 in the single-elimination stage.

All information is given first for the match winner and then for the match loser (separated by a comma).

Match #1 -- Dennis Orcollo defeated Jeff Mossiman 125-14
High Run: 74, 12
Total Innings: 7, 6
PPI (Points per Inning): 17.9, 2.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 4, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 31.3, 2.8
Missed Shots: 0, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 2, 0
Match Length: 48 min.
Points per Minute: 2.9

Match #2 -- Warren Kiamco d. Matt Tetreault 125-78
High Run: 47, 27
Total Innings: 14, 13
PPI (Points per Inning): 8.9, 6.0
Attempted Scoring Innings: 7, 9
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 17.9, 8.7
Missed Shots: 4, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 1
Match Length: 110 min.
Points per Minute: 1.8

Match #3 -- Dennis Orcollo d. Thorsten Hohmann 125-21
High Run: 57, 13
Total Innings: 6, 5
PPI (Points per Inning): 20.8, 4.2
Attempted Scoring Innings: 5, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 4.2
Missed Shots: 3, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 1
Match Length: 72 min.
Points per Minute: 2.0

Match #4 -- Tyler Styer d. Will Maynard 125-43
High Run: 52, 15
Total Innings: 28, 28
PPI (Points per Inning): 4.5, 1.5
Attempted Scoring Innings: 11, 14
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 11.4, 3.1
Missed Shots: 8, 8
Unintentional Fouls: 2, 1
Match Length: 121 min.
Points per Minute: 1.4

Match #5 -- Bob Jewett d. Shane Van Boening 125-81
High Run: 32, 25
Total Innings: 12, 11
PPI (Points per Inning): 10.4, 7.4
Attempted Scoring Innings: 8, 8
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 15.6, 10.1
Missed Shots: 6, 6
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 1
Match Length: 114 min.
Points per Minute: 1.8

Match #6 -- Thorsten Hohmann d. Kyle Pepin 125-34
High Run: 106, 20
Total Innings: 3, 3
PPI (Points per Inning): 41.7, 11.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 3, 2
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 41.7, 17.0
Missed Shots: 2, 2
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 0
Match Length: 71 min.
Points per Minute: 2.2

Match #7 -- Alex Pagulayan d. Frank Scharbach 125-28
High Run: 41, 13
Total Innings: 24, 23
PPI (Points per Inning): 5.2, 1.2
Attempted Scoring Innings: 14, 12
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 8.9, 2.3
Missed Shots: 3, 9
Unintentional Fouls: 3, 1
Match Length: 87 min.
Points per Minute: 1.8

Match #8 -- Warren Kiamco d. Mika Immonen 125-84
High Run: 43, 30
Total Innings: 7, 7
PPI (Points per Inning): 17.9, 12.0
Attempted Scoring Innings: 7, 6
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 17.9, 14.0
Missed Shots: 6, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 1
Match Length: 83 min.
Points per Minute: 2.5

Match #9 -- Mika Immonen d. Thorsten Hohmann 150-139
High Run: 77, 56
Total Innings: 12, 12
PPI (Points per Inning): 12.5, 11.6
Attempted Scoring Innings: 6, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 27.8
Missed Shots: 3, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 0
Match Length: 118 min.
Points per Minute: 2.4

Match #10 -- Shane Van Boening d. Danny Barouty 150-18
High Run: 86, 11
Total Innings: 7, 7
PPI (Points per Inning): 21.4, 2.6
Attempted Scoring Innings: 5, 4
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 30.0, 4.5
Missed Shots: 3, 3
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 3
Match Length: 81 min.
Points per Minute: 2.1

Match #11 -- Warren Kiamco d. Bob Madenjian 150-73
High Run: 57, 28
Total Innings: 15, 15
PPI (Points per Inning): 10.0, 4.9
Attempted Scoring Innings: 9, 6
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 16.7, 12.2
Missed Shots: 5, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 2
Match Length: 125 min.
Points per Minute: 1.8

Match #12 -- Shane Van Boening d. Alex Pagulayan 150-55
High Run: 70, 57
Total Innings: 7, 6
PPI (Points per Inning): 21.4, 9.2
Attempted Scoring Innings: 4, 3
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 37.5, 18.3
Missed Shots: 2, 2
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 1
Match Length: 140 min.
Points per Minute: 1.5

Match #13 -- Dennis Orcollo d. Warren Kiamco 150-18
High Run: 93, 14
Total Innings: 3, 3
PPI (Points per Inning): 50.0, 6.0
Attempted Scoring Innings: 3, 2
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 50.0, 9.0
Missed Shots: 2, 2
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 0
Match Length: 66 min.
Points per Minute: 2.5

Match #14 -- Dennis Orcollo d. Shane Van Boening 200-121
High Run: 97, 45
Total Innings: 8, 7
PPI (Points per Inning): 25.0, 17.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 5, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 40.0, 24.2
Missed Shots: 2, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 0
Match Length: 181 min.
Points per Minute: 1.8

[Note: These stats are based on the "official" score for each match, which differed from my scoring in a few cases.]

Here are some aggregate stats for the 14 streamed matches:

For the 8 games from the Group Stage, played to 125 points:

For the 6 games in single-elimination play (all to 150 points except to 200 for the finals):

Dennis Orcollo beat Shane Van Boening 200-121 in the final match of the 2016 US Open Straight Pool Championship this afternoon. Here is how it went, inning by inning.

Scores in brackets are for Orcollo first, then Van Boening. References to "left" and "right" sides of the table are as the player looks from the head of the table to the foot.

O1 (Orcollo's inning #1) -- opening safety break from right side, leaving the 1-ball out to the right side of the rack
V1 -- missed the 1-ball, undercutting it and leaving it hanging in the right foot pocket

O2 -- ran 43, but got stuck to the back-right corner of the rack and played safe [43-0]
V2 -- safe

O3 -- safe
V3 -- safe

O4 -- safe, but left the 4-ball at the top of the rack available for the left head pocket
V4 -- ran 4, then missed an easy 1-ball that was half a diamond off the left side rail with the CB near the left side pocket [43-4]

O5 -- ran 10, then missed a medium-length shot on the 2-ball to the right head pocket from near the left side cushion [53-4]
V5 -- ran 42, but had nothing after the break shot. From behind the pack, missed a hop/jump trying to carom the 10-ball off the 12-ball (and possibly the 6-ball) to the left foot pocket [53-46]

O6 -- ran 97, then scratched in the left side pocket on a break shot [149-46]
V6 -- ran 30, then missed a long 12/6 combo down the left side rail [149-76]

O7 -- ran 41, then missed a long cut on the 10-ball to the left head pocket with the CB real close to the 10-ball near the top of the rack [190-76]
V7 -- ran 45, but was stuck in the back of the pile and missed a 9/5 combo to the left side pocket [190-121]

O8 -- ran 10 and out [200-121]
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Summary data for this match (for Orcollo first, then Van Boening, separated by a comma):

High Run: 97, 45
Total Innings: 8, 7
PPI (Points per Inning): 25.0, 17.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 5, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 40.0, 24.2
Missed Shots: 2, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 0
Match Length: 181 min.
Points per Minute: 1.8