Here are some results from the Jayson Shaw vs. Skyler Woodward 10-Ball match played at the Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, TX on March 2 and 3, 2019. Pay-per-view streaming was provided by SullyVision. This match is intended to be the first of 8 such matches ("The Clash of the Titans") throughout the year, qualifying the 8 winners for a tournament with a winner-takes-all prize of $20,000.
This match was a race to 50 game wins, with the first day stopping when one player reached 25. Woodward led 25-23 at the end of the first day, but Shaw outscored him 27-11 on the second day to win the match 50-36.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Shaw broke 50 times -- successful 37 times (resulting in 28 game wins and 9 losses), no fouls, and 13 dry (7 wins and 6 losses).
■ Woodward broke 36 times -- successful 22 times (resulting in 15 game wins and 7 losses), 4 fouls (all losses), and 10 dry (6 wins and 4 losses).
Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
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:
Missed shots (est.):
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
Average number of balls made on the break:
Run-outs from first shot after break:
Run-outs from first shot after Shaw's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Woodward's break:
Number of innings -- 52% (45 of 86) of the games ended in one inning. 27 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 18 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 18 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 6 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 20% (17 of 86) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 5th visit.
Break-and-run packages
10-balls on the break -- Two 10-balls were made on the break (2.3% of all breaks); they were spotted.
Match length -- 8 hours and 20 minutes, for an average of 5.8 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts, but excludes a 53-minute intermission on the first day and a 40-minute intermission on the second day.
This match was a race to 50 game wins, with the first day stopping when one player reached 25. Woodward led 25-23 at the end of the first day, but Shaw outscored him 27-11 on the second day to win the match 50-36.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with standard pro-cut pockets and Simonis 860 blue cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- referee racks using an Accu-Rack racking template, with the 1-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball and 3-ball on the back corners;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- call shots (but not safes), with the opponent having a choice of shooting or passing it back after a ball is pocketed illegally;
- spot any 10-ball made on the break;
- early combos or caroms on the 10-ball allowed;
- foul on all balls, and 3-foul rule in effect;
- jump cues allowed;
- 40-sec. shot clock, with 1 30-sec. extension per player per game (I didn't see any use of a shot clock); and
- lag for opening break.
■ Shaw broke 50 times -- successful 37 times (resulting in 28 game wins and 9 losses), no fouls, and 13 dry (7 wins and 6 losses).
■ Woodward broke 36 times -- successful 22 times (resulting in 15 game wins and 7 losses), 4 fouls (all losses), and 10 dry (6 wins and 4 losses).
Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Shaw -- 37 of 50 (74%)
Woodward -- 22 of 36 (61%)
Total -- 59 of 86 (69%)
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
Shaw -- 13 of 50 (26%)
Woodward -- 14 of 36 (39%)
Total -- 27 of 86 (31%)
Breaker won game:
Shaw -- 35 of 50 (70%)
Woodward -- 21 of 36 (58%)
Total -- 56 of 86 (65%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Shaw -- 19 of 50 (38%)
Woodward -- 8 of 36 (22%)
Total -- 27 of 86 (31%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Shaw -- 19 of 37 (51%)
Woodward -- 8 of 22 (36%)
Total -- 27 of 59 (46%)
Fouls:
Shaw -- 5
Woodward -- 9 (including 4 on the break)
Total -- 14
Missed shots (est.):
Shaw -- 27
Woodward -- 22
Total -- 49
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
by Shaw only -- 8
by Woodward only -- 10
by both -- 10
Total games with 1 or more safeties -- 33% (28 of 86)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Shaw -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Woodward -- 1.0 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Shaw after his own successful break -- 19 of 37 (51%)
By Shaw after Woodward's failed break -- 6 of 14 (43%)
By Shaw, total -- 25 of 51 (49%)
By Woodward after his own successful break -- 8 of 22 (36%)
By Woodward after Shaw's failed break -- 2 of 13 (15%)
By Woodward, total -- 10 of 35 (29%)
Total for Shaw and Woodward -- 35 of 86 (41%)
Run-outs from first shot after Shaw's break:
By Shaw -- 19 of 37 (51%)
By Woodward -- 2 of 13 (15%)
Total -- 21 of 50 (42%)
Run-outs from first shot after Woodward's break:
By Woodward -- 8 of 22 (36%)
By Shaw -- 6 of 14 (43%)
Total -- 14 of 36 (39%)
Number of innings -- 52% (45 of 86) of the games ended in one inning. 27 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 18 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 18 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 6 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 20% (17 of 86) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 5th visit.
Break-and-run packages
Shaw's 19 B&R games consisted of 3 3-packs, 3 2-packs, and 4 singles.
Woodward's 8 B&R games were all singles.
10-balls on the break -- Two 10-balls were made on the break (2.3% of all breaks); they were spotted.
Match length -- 8 hours and 20 minutes, for an average of 5.8 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts, but excludes a 53-minute intermission on the first day and a 40-minute intermission on the second day.
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