Here are some stats from the single-elimination portion of the 2016 American Straight Pool Championship played October 12-16 at Diamond Billiards in Midlothian, Virginia. These were the 6 matches streamed free by InsidePool for this portion of the event, and they represented 26% of the total of 23 matches played in this portion of the event. All 6 matches were to 150 points, with the first 3 on Saturday, Oct. 15 and the last 3 on Sunday, Oct. 16.
This portion of the event was preceded by a 3-day group stage (7 groups of 6 players), with round-robin play in each group. Twenty-four players -- the top 3 from each group plus the top 3 4th-place finishers in the groups -- advanced to the single-elimination stage. The top 8 players from the group stage received byes in the first single-elimination round.
The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith balls;
- triangle rack;
- fouls on all balls;
- lag for 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.
All information is given first for the match winner and then for the match loser (separated by a comma).
Match #1 -- Denis Grabe defeated Radoslaw Babica 150 - 98
High Run: 69, 34
Total Innings: 17, 16
PPI (Points per Inning): 8.8, 6.1
Attempted Scoring Innings: 8, 7
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 18.8, 14.0
Missed Shots: 4, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 1
Match Length: 148 min.
Points per Minute: 1.7
Match #2 -- David Alcaide d. Brandon Shuff 150 -124
High Run: 71, 46
Total Innings: 13, 12
PPI (Points per Inning): 11.5, 10.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 8, 8
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 18.8, 15.5
Missed Shots: 5, 6
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 3
Match Length: 153 min.
Points per Minute: 1.8
Match #3 -- Niels Feijen d. Alex Pagulayan 150 - 129
High Run: 55, 71
Total Innings: 6, 5
PPI (Points per Inning): 25.0, 25.8
Attempted Scoring Innings: 5, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 30.0, 25.8
Missed Shots: 2, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 2, 0
Match Length: est. 161 min.
Points per Minute: 1.7
[Note: I didn't watch the first several minutes of this match, but I was told what had happened by viewers in the chat room.]
Match #4 (SEMIFINAL) -- Mika Immonen d. Carlo Biado 150 - 85
High Run: 98 & out, 50
Total Innings: 9, 8
PPI (Points per Inning): 16.7, 10.6
Attempted Scoring Innings: 6, 6
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 14.2
Missed Shots: 3, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 3, 1
Match Length: 113 min.
Points per Minute: 2.1
Match #5 (SEMIFINAL) -- Niels Feijen d. Nick Van den Berg 150 - 49
High Run: 115, 40
Total Innings: 4, 4
PPI (Points per Inning): 37.5, 12.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 4, 3
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 37.5, 16.3
Missed Shots: 3, 3
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 0
Match Length: 124 min.
Points per Minute: 1.6
Match #6 (FINAL) -- Niels Feijen d. Mika Immonen 150 - 114
High Run: 52, 61
Total Innings: 18, 18
PPI (Points per Inning): 8.3, 6.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 7, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 21.4, 22.8
Missed Shots: 3, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 2, 0
Match Length: 169 min.
Points per Minute:1.6
[Note: These stats are based on the "official" score for each match, which differed from my scoring in some cases.]
This portion of the event was preceded by a 3-day group stage (7 groups of 6 players), with round-robin play in each group. Twenty-four players -- the top 3 from each group plus the top 3 4th-place finishers in the groups -- advanced to the single-elimination stage. The top 8 players from the group stage received byes in the first single-elimination round.
The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith balls;
- triangle rack;
- fouls on all balls;
- lag for 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.
All information is given first for the match winner and then for the match loser (separated by a comma).
Match #1 -- Denis Grabe defeated Radoslaw Babica 150 - 98
High Run: 69, 34
Total Innings: 17, 16
PPI (Points per Inning): 8.8, 6.1
Attempted Scoring Innings: 8, 7
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 18.8, 14.0
Missed Shots: 4, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 1
Match Length: 148 min.
Points per Minute: 1.7
Match #2 -- David Alcaide d. Brandon Shuff 150 -124
High Run: 71, 46
Total Innings: 13, 12
PPI (Points per Inning): 11.5, 10.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 8, 8
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 18.8, 15.5
Missed Shots: 5, 6
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 3
Match Length: 153 min.
Points per Minute: 1.8
Match #3 -- Niels Feijen d. Alex Pagulayan 150 - 129
High Run: 55, 71
Total Innings: 6, 5
PPI (Points per Inning): 25.0, 25.8
Attempted Scoring Innings: 5, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 30.0, 25.8
Missed Shots: 2, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 2, 0
Match Length: est. 161 min.
Points per Minute: 1.7
[Note: I didn't watch the first several minutes of this match, but I was told what had happened by viewers in the chat room.]
Match #4 (SEMIFINAL) -- Mika Immonen d. Carlo Biado 150 - 85
High Run: 98 & out, 50
Total Innings: 9, 8
PPI (Points per Inning): 16.7, 10.6
Attempted Scoring Innings: 6, 6
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 14.2
Missed Shots: 3, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 3, 1
Match Length: 113 min.
Points per Minute: 2.1
Match #5 (SEMIFINAL) -- Niels Feijen d. Nick Van den Berg 150 - 49
High Run: 115, 40
Total Innings: 4, 4
PPI (Points per Inning): 37.5, 12.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 4, 3
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 37.5, 16.3
Missed Shots: 3, 3
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 0
Match Length: 124 min.
Points per Minute: 1.6
Match #6 (FINAL) -- Niels Feijen d. Mika Immonen 150 - 114
High Run: 52, 61
Total Innings: 18, 18
PPI (Points per Inning): 8.3, 6.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 7, 5
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 21.4, 22.8
Missed Shots: 3, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 2, 0
Match Length: 169 min.
Points per Minute:1.6
[Note: These stats are based on the "official" score for each match, which differed from my scoring in some cases.]
