Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2019 Diamond Las Vegas Open 9-Ball event played July 17-20 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with free streaming on CueSports International's YouTube channel.
This was a double-elimination event with 106 players. All races were to 7 until the final match, which was to 9. Niels Feijen won the event.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The stats are for all 16 matches (170 games) that were streamed by CSI, listed here in the order in which they were played. These 16 matches were 7.6% of the event's total of 210 matches played
Wed. July 17
Thurs. July 18
Fri. July 19
Sat. July 20
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 170 breaks (for match winners and losers combined).
Legal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Illegal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Fouled (includes 1 break that was both fouled and illegal):
Legal, dry, and no foul:
Illegal, dry, and no foul:
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 63% of all games (107 of 170),
Break-and-run games -- The 62 break-and-run games represented 36% of all 170 games, 58% of the 107 games won by the breaker, and 52% of the 120 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
With alternating breaks, B&R "packages" of the normal type are not possible. But we can still look at the breaks of a given player and see how many he or she ran on his or her own successive breaks, and we can call these "alternate-break packages." The 62 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 4-pack (by Feijen), 5 alternate-break 3-packs (two by Aranas and one each by Morra, Chang, and Fortunski), 12 alternate-break 2-packs, and 19 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 62 break-and-run games included 4 9-balls on the break (2.4% of the 170 breaks).
This was a double-elimination event with 106 players. All races were to 7 until the final match, which was to 9. Niels Feijen won the event.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with new blue Predator XK2 cloth;
- Predator Arcos II balls, including a black-triangles cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own with the 1-ball on the foot spot;
- alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- 3-point rule in effect: the break is illegal (and non-breaker has an option to shoot) unless at least 3 balls cross the head string or are pocketed;
- jump cues allowed;
- foul on all balls;
- no shot clock; and
- all slop counts, including the 9-ball on the break.
The stats are for all 16 matches (170 games) that were streamed by CSI, listed here in the order in which they were played. These 16 matches were 7.6% of the event's total of 210 matches played
Wed. July 17
Niels Feijen defeated James Aranas 7-6
(Kevin) Cheng Yu-Hsuan d. Roberto Gomez 7-5
Raymund Faraon d. Darren Appleton 7-4
Ko Ping-Chung d. Naoyuki Oi 7-2
Thurs. July 18
Francisco Bustamante d. Max Eberle 7-0
Skyler Woodward d. John Morra 7-6
Feijen d. Ko Pin-Yi 7-0
Mieszko Fortunski d. Billy Thorpe 7-5
Fri. July 19
Fabio Rizzi d. Kristina Tkach 7-5
Chang Jung-Lin d. Joshua Filler 7-1
Carlo Biado d. Albin Ouschan 7-4
Eklent Kaçi d. Corey Deuel 7-0
Sat. July 20
Aranas d. Shane Van Boening 7-5
Feijen d. Fortunski 7-2 (Hotseat Match)
Fortunski d. Woodward 7-4 (Semifinal)
Feijen d. Fortunski 9-7 (Finals)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul) -- 74% (64 of 87) for match winners, 67% (56 of 83) for match losers, and 71% (120 of 170) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 79% (69 of 87) for match winners, 46% (38 of 83) for match losers, and 63% (107 of 170) in total
■ Break-and-run games -- 45% (39 of 87) for match winners, 28% (23 of 83) for match losers, and 36% (62 of 170) in total
■ Illegal breaks -- 3% (3 of 87) for match winners, 6% (5 of 83) for match losers, and 5% (8 of 170) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 170 breaks (for match winners and losers combined).
Legal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 88 (52% of the 170 games)
Breaker lost the game: 32 (19%)
Illegal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 1 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 0 (0%)
Fouled (includes 1 break that was both fouled and illegal):
Breaker won the game: 0 (0%)
Breaker lost the game: 8 (5%)
Legal, dry, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 17 (10%)
Breaker lost the game: 18 (11%)
Illegal, dry, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 1 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 5 (3%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 63% of all games (107 of 170),
He/she won 73% (88 of 120) of the games in which he/she broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul (successful breaks).
He/she won 100% (1 of 1) of the games in which he/she broke illegally, made at least one ball, and did not foul.
He/she won 0% (0 of 8) of the games in which he/she fouled on the break (whether wet, dry, legal, or illegal).
He/she won 49% (17 of 35) of the games in which he/she broke legally, dry, and did not foul.
He/she won 17% (1 of 6) of the games in which he/she broke illegally, dry, and did not foul.
He/she won 38% (19 of 50) of the games in which the break was illegal, fouled, or dry (all unsuccessful breaks).
Break-and-run games -- The 62 break-and-run games represented 36% of all 170 games, 58% of the 107 games won by the breaker, and 52% of the 120 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
With alternating breaks, B&R "packages" of the normal type are not possible. But we can still look at the breaks of a given player and see how many he or she ran on his or her own successive breaks, and we can call these "alternate-break packages." The 62 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 4-pack (by Feijen), 5 alternate-break 3-packs (two by Aranas and one each by Morra, Chang, and Fortunski), 12 alternate-break 2-packs, and 19 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 62 break-and-run games included 4 9-balls on the break (2.4% of the 170 breaks).
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