Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 23 9-Ball matches streamed free by AZBtv this week from the Turning Stone Classic XXV in Verona, New York.
The conditions for this event included: Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets, Tournament Blue Simonis 860 cloth, Aramith Tournament TV balls with the measles cue ball, Diamond wooden rack, winner breaks from the box (2 diamonds wide), loser racks, cue-ball fouls only except during the act of shooting, no jump cues allowed, and all slop counts.
The 23 matches (329 games) were as follows. [Note: These stats are for 320 games instead of 329, as I missed the first 2 games of the Morgan/Nagle match and the first 7 games of the Archer/Herring match.]
Overall results -- The breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 56% of the time (179 of 320), won 52% of the games (166 of 320), and broke and ran 19% of the games (61 of 320).
Here's a more detailed breakdown of the 320 games.
Break-and-run games: The 61 break-and-run games represented 19% of all 320 games, 37% of the 166 games won by the breaker, and 34% of the 179 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul). The 61 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of one 5-pack (by Immonen in the Finals), two 3-packs (by Immonen in the Finals and by Casanzio), five 2-packs, and 40 singles.
9-balls on the break:
The 61 break-and-run games included 8 9-balls on the break (2.5% of the 320 breaks). One additional 9-ball was made on the break when the breaker scratched, so it was spotted. [I also understand, from the commentators, that Archer made the 9-ball on the break twice in the 7 games I missed from his match with Herring. That would raise the percentage to 3.1%.]
The conditions for this event included: Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets, Tournament Blue Simonis 860 cloth, Aramith Tournament TV balls with the measles cue ball, Diamond wooden rack, winner breaks from the box (2 diamonds wide), loser racks, cue-ball fouls only except during the act of shooting, no jump cues allowed, and all slop counts.
The 23 matches (329 games) were as follows. [Note: These stats are for 320 games instead of 329, as I missed the first 2 games of the Morgan/Nagle match and the first 7 games of the Archer/Herring match.]
Thurs., Jan. 7, 2016
Yu-Hsuan ("Keven") Cheng defeated Greg Antonakos 9-1, Shaun Wilke d. Danny Hewitt 9-5,
Mario Morra d. Holden Chin 9-5, and Rodney Morris d. Ron Casanzio 9-6.
Fri., Jan. 8
Sean Morgan d. Bruce Nagle 9-8, Brandon Shuff d. Joe Dupuis 9-2,
Jerry Crowe d. Randy Labonte 9-7, Ko Pin-Yi d. Karen Corr 9-4,
Tom McGonagle d. Ed Saur 9-6, Jayson Shaw d. R. Morris 9-8, and Luc Salvas d. Lee Brett 9-4.
Sat., Jan. 9
Johnny Archer d. Earl Herring 9-5, Jeremy Sossei d. Matt Krah 9-7,
Oscar Dominguez d. J. Shaw 9-5, D. Hewitt d. K. Corr 9-3,
Mike Dechaine d. Ko Ping-Chung 9-6, Mika Immonen d. K. Cheng 9-8, and R. Morris d. M. Morra 9-7.
Sun., Jan. 10
Erik Hjorleifson d. O. Dominguez 9-4, O. Dominguez d. K. Cheng 9-6,
E. Hjorleifson d. M. Immonen 9-4, M. Immonen d. O. Dominguez 9-5, and M. Immonen d. E. Hjorleifson 13-2 (Finals).
Overall results -- The breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 56% of the time (179 of 320), won 52% of the games (166 of 320), and broke and ran 19% of the games (61 of 320).
Here's a more detailed breakdown of the 320 games.
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 111 (35% of the 320 games)
Breaker lost the game: 68 (21%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 8 (3%)
Breaker lost the game: 15 (5%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 47 (15%)
Breaker lost the game: 71 (22%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 52% (166 of 320) of all games,
He won 62% (111 of 179) of the games in which he made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
He won 35% (8 of 23) of the games in which he fouled on the break.
He won 40% (47 of 118) of the games in which he broke dry but did not foul.
He won 39% (55 of 141) of the games in which he either fouled on the break or broke dry without fouling.
Break-and-run games: The 61 break-and-run games represented 19% of all 320 games, 37% of the 166 games won by the breaker, and 34% of the 179 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul). The 61 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of one 5-pack (by Immonen in the Finals), two 3-packs (by Immonen in the Finals and by Casanzio), five 2-packs, and 40 singles.
9-balls on the break:
The 61 break-and-run games included 8 9-balls on the break (2.5% of the 320 breaks). One additional 9-ball was made on the break when the breaker scratched, so it was spotted. [I also understand, from the commentators, that Archer made the 9-ball on the break twice in the 7 games I missed from his match with Herring. That would raise the percentage to 3.1%.]
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