Here are some stats from the Alex Pagulayan vs. Francisco Bustamante 8-Ball race to 25 played May 3, 2020 at Ray Hansen's home in Texas. Pay-per-view live streaming was provided by PoolActionTV.
This was Day 3 of a best-3-out-of-5 Champions Challenge All-Around match, with a different discipline played each day for up to 5 days. Remote commentary (by phone) was provided on Day 3 by Larry Schwartz. Ray Hansen also commentated, from a room in his home separate from the pool room. Bustamante won the set 25-12.
Bustamante now leads the match with 2 wins to 1 for Pagulayan. Scores for each Day/Discipline (Bustamante's score first):
Conditions -- The conditions for this set included:
■ Bustamante broke 24 times -- successful 14 times (resulting in 13 game wins and 1 loss), 2 fouls (1 win, 1 loss), and 8 dry (1 win, 7 losses).
■ Pagulayan broke 13 times -- successful 8 times (resulting in 3 game wins and 5 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 4 dry (all losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Fouled and/or dry breaks:
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:
Safeties:
Average number of balls made on the break:
Run-outs from first shot after break:
Run-outs from first shot after Bustamante's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Pagulayan's break:
Number of innings -- 89% (33 of 37) of the games ended in one inning. 14 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 19 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, and 4 games ended on the breaker's second inning. No game went beyond the breaker's second visit to the table.
Break-and-run games -- Bustmante's 12 B&R games consisted of 2 3-packs and 6 singles. Pagulayan's 2 B&R games were both singles.
8-balls on the break -- None. [I didn't hear any mention of what the rule was if one had occurred.]
Set length -- Approximately 3 hours and 6 minutes, for an average of 5.0 minutes per game. [Note: This includes racking and 1 timeout of about 14 minutes. Excluding that timeout, the average was 4.6 minutes per game]
This was Day 3 of a best-3-out-of-5 Champions Challenge All-Around match, with a different discipline played each day for up to 5 days. Remote commentary (by phone) was provided on Day 3 by Larry Schwartz. Ray Hansen also commentated, from a room in his home separate from the pool room. Bustamante won the set 25-12.
Bustamante now leads the match with 2 wins to 1 for Pagulayan. Scores for each Day/Discipline (Bustamante's score first):
Day 1 -- 15 - 12, 15-Ball Filipino Rotation (stats here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=511474).
Day 2 -- 13 - 16, 9-Ball Banks (stats here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=511534).
Day 3 -- 25 - 12, 8-Ball
Day 2 -- 13 - 16, 9-Ball Banks (stats here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=511534).
Day 3 -- 25 - 12, 8-Ball
Conditions -- The conditions for this set included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with standard pro-cut pockets and blue Simonis 860 HR cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- rack your own;
- take what you make on the break if all pocketed balls are from the same group, table open otherwise;
- ball in hand behind the head string after a foul on the break;
- jump cues not allowed;
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not happen);
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break (won by Pagulayan).
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- rack your own;
- take what you make on the break if all pocketed balls are from the same group, table open otherwise;
- ball in hand behind the head string after a foul on the break;
- jump cues not allowed;
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not happen);
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break (won by Pagulayan).
■ Bustamante broke 24 times -- successful 14 times (resulting in 13 game wins and 1 loss), 2 fouls (1 win, 1 loss), and 8 dry (1 win, 7 losses).
■ Pagulayan broke 13 times -- successful 8 times (resulting in 3 game wins and 5 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 4 dry (all losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Bustamante -- 14 of 24 (58%)
Pagulayan -- 8 of 13 (62%)
Total -- 22 of 37 (59%)
Fouled and/or dry breaks:
Bustamante -- 10 of 24 (42%)
Pagulayan -- 5 of 13 (38%)
Total -- 15 of 37 (41%)
Breaker won game:
Bustamante -- 15 of 24 (63%)
Pagulayan -- 3 of 13 (23%)
Total -- 18 of 37 (49%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Bustamante -- 12 of 24 (50%)
Pagulayan -- 2 of 13 (15%)
Total -- 14 of 37 (38%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Bustamante -- 12 of 14 (86%)
Pagulayan -- 2 of 8 (25%)
Total -- 14 of 22 (64%)
Fouls:
Bustamante -- 2 (both on the break)
Pagulayan -- 4 (including 1 on the break)
Total -- 6
Missed shots:
Bustamante -- 3
Pagulayan -- 6
Total -- 9
Safeties:
Bustamante -- 0
Pagulayan -- 0
Total -- 0
Average number of balls made on the break:
Bustamante -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.7 on successful breaks
Pagulayan -- 0.7 on all breaks, 1.1 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.0 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Bustamante after his own successful break (B&R's) -- 12 of 14 (86%)
By Bustamante after Pagulayan's failed break -- 5 of 5 (100%)
By Bustamante, total -- 17 of 19 (89%)
By Pagulayan after his own successful break (B&R's) -- 2 of 8 (25%)
By Pagulayan after Bustamante's failed break -- 8 of 10 (80%)
By Pagulayan, total -- 10 of 18 (56%)
Total for Pagulayan and Bustamante -- 27 of 37 (73%)
Run-outs from first shot after Bustamante's break:
By Bustamante (B&R's) -- 12 of 14 (86%)
By Pagulayan -- 8 of 10 (80%)
Total -- 20 of 24 83%)
Run-outs from first shot after Pagulayan's break:
By Pagulayan (B&R's) -- 2 of 8 (25%)
By Bustamante -- 5 of 5 (100%)
Total -- 7 of 13 (54%)
Number of innings -- 89% (33 of 37) of the games ended in one inning. 14 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 19 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, and 4 games ended on the breaker's second inning. No game went beyond the breaker's second visit to the table.
Break-and-run games -- Bustmante's 12 B&R games consisted of 2 3-packs and 6 singles. Pagulayan's 2 B&R games were both singles.
8-balls on the break -- None. [I didn't hear any mention of what the rule was if one had occurred.]
Set length -- Approximately 3 hours and 6 minutes, for an average of 5.0 minutes per game. [Note: This includes racking and 1 timeout of about 14 minutes. Excluding that timeout, the average was 4.6 minutes per game]
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