Here are some results from the Rodney Morris vs. Francisco Bustamante Tiger Challenge 10-Ball match played at the Rio Las Vegas Resort & Casino on July 27, 2016. CueSports International provided pay-per-view streaming. Morris won the match 21-17.
Conditions -- The conditions for this call-shot 10-Ball event included:
- Diamond 7-foot table with 4½" pro-cut corner pockets;
- Simonis 860 Tournament Blue cloth;
- Cyclop TV balls, including the red-spot cue ball;
- jump cues allowed;
- breaker racks using the Magic Rack template with the 2- and 3-balls on the back corners;
- alternating breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- cue-ball fouls only;
- opponent has choice to shoot or return the shot if a called ball goes in the wrong pocket or a ball is made on a safety; and
- spot any 10-ball made on the break.
Morris broke 19 times -- successful 13 times (resulting in 9 game wins and 4 losses), 3 fouls (all losses), 3 dry (2 wins and 1 loss).
Bustamante broke 19 times -- successful 16 times (resulting in 9 game wins and 7 losses), no fouls, and 3 dry (all losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Breaker won game:
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Fouls and missed shots (approximately):
Average number of balls made on the break:
Run-outs from first shot after break:
Run-outs from first shot after Morris's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Bustamante's break:
Number of games won, by inning:
10-balls on the break -- The 10-ball was made on the break only once (2.6% of the 38 breaks), and it was spotted rather than counting as a game win.
Match length -- 1 hour and 58 minutes, for an average of 3.1 minutes per game. [Note: This includes lagging, racking, and the one timeout.]
Conditions -- The conditions for this call-shot 10-Ball event included:
- Diamond 7-foot table with 4½" pro-cut corner pockets;
- Simonis 860 Tournament Blue cloth;
- Cyclop TV balls, including the red-spot cue ball;
- jump cues allowed;
- breaker racks using the Magic Rack template with the 2- and 3-balls on the back corners;
- alternating breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- cue-ball fouls only;
- opponent has choice to shoot or return the shot if a called ball goes in the wrong pocket or a ball is made on a safety; and
- spot any 10-ball made on the break.
Morris broke 19 times -- successful 13 times (resulting in 9 game wins and 4 losses), 3 fouls (all losses), 3 dry (2 wins and 1 loss).
Bustamante broke 19 times -- successful 16 times (resulting in 9 game wins and 7 losses), no fouls, and 3 dry (all losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
- Morris -- 13 of 19 (68%)
- Bustamante -- 16 of 19 (84%)
- Total -- 29 of 38 (76%)
Breaker won game:
- Morris -- 11 of 19 (58%)
- Bustamante -- 9 of 19 (47%)
- Total -- 20 of 38 (53%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
- Morris -- 7 of 19 (37%)
- Bustamante -- 7 of 19 (37%)
- Total -- 14 of 38 (37%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
- Morris -- 7 of 13 (54%)
- Bustamante -- 7 of 16 (44%)
- Total -- 14 of 29 (48%)
Fouls and missed shots (approximately):
- Morris -- 6 (including 3 fouls on the break)
- Bustamante -- 13
Average number of balls made on the break:
- Morris -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
- Bustamante -- 1.3 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
- Total -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
Run-outs from first shot after break:
- By Morris after his own successful break -- 7 of 13 (54%)
- By Morris after Bustamante's failed break -- 1 of 3 (33%)
- By Morris, total -- 8 of 16 (50%)
- By Bustamante after his own successful break -- 7 of 16 (44%)
- By Bustamante after Morris failed break -- 4 of 6 (67%)
- By Bustamante, total -- 11 of 22 (50%)
- Total for Morris and Bustamante -- 19 of 38 (50%)
Run-outs from first shot after Morris's break:
- By Morris -- 7 of 13 (54%)
- By Bustamante -- 4 of 6 (67%)
- Total -- 11 of 19 (58%)
Run-outs from first shot after Bustamante's break:
- By Bustamante -- 7 of 16 (44%)
- By Morris -- 1 of 3 (33%)
- Total -- 8 of 19 (42%)
Number of games won, by inning:
- 1 inning -- 14 won by breaker (B&R's), 11 won by non-breaker
- 2 innings -- 4 by breaker, 5 by non-breaker
- 3 innings -- 1 by breaker, 1 by non-breaker
- 4 innings -- 1 by breaker, 1 by non-breaker
10-balls on the break -- The 10-ball was made on the break only once (2.6% of the 38 breaks), and it was spotted rather than counting as a game win.
Match length -- 1 hour and 58 minutes, for an average of 3.1 minutes per game. [Note: This includes lagging, racking, and the one timeout.]
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