Here are some break results for the 2021 Mosconi Cup played this week (Dec. 7 - Dec. 10) at Alexandra Palace in London, England. This event was 9-Ball racing to 11 matches, with each match being a race to 5 games. The format was one team match (everyone plays one game, then repeat until one side wins 5 games), up to 7 doubles matches (all 7 were played), and up to 13 singles matches (9 were played). Team Europe won the Cup 11-6, with the match scores on the 4 days (Team Europe first) being 2-2, 2-3, 5-0, and and 2-1.
The players for Team USA were Shane Van Boening, Skyler Woodward, Tyler Styer, Chris Reinhold, and Jeremy Jones. The players for Team Europe were Jayson Shaw, Albin Ouschan, Joshua Filler, Klenti Kaçi, and David Alcaide. The Team Captains were Jeremy Jones (USA) and Alex Lely (EUR). The Vice Captains were Shane Van Boening (USA) and Karl Boyes (EUR). Jones became the Playing Captain for Team USA when Earl Strickland was not allowed to participate because of Covid regulations. The commentators (2 per match) were Phil Yates, Michael McMullan, Niels Feijen, and Kelly Fisher.
The conditions for this event included the following:
The 17 matches were as follows, in the order they were played. Match winners are bolded; event scores after each match are in brackets.
Tues. Dec. 7, 2021
Wed. Dec. 8
Thurs. Dec. 9
Fri. Dec. 10
The successful-break rates (made at least one ball and did not foul) were 88% for Team USA (56 of 64) and 85% (58 of 68) for Team Europe.
Team USA won the game on 56% (36 of 64) of their own breaks, whereas Team Europe won on 66% (45 of 68) of their breaks. Some details:
Team USA broke 64 times, with the following results:
Team Europe broke 68 times, with the following results:
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 86% (114 of 132) of the time; the breaking side won 61% (81 of 132) of the games; and the breaking side won 65% (74 of 114) of the games in which the breaker made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
Break-and-run on all breaks:
Break-and-run on successful breaks:
The players for Team USA were Shane Van Boening, Skyler Woodward, Tyler Styer, Chris Reinhold, and Jeremy Jones. The players for Team Europe were Jayson Shaw, Albin Ouschan, Joshua Filler, Klenti Kaçi, and David Alcaide. The Team Captains were Jeremy Jones (USA) and Alex Lely (EUR). The Vice Captains were Shane Van Boening (USA) and Karl Boyes (EUR). Jones became the Playing Captain for Team USA when Earl Strickland was not allowed to participate because of Covid regulations. The commentators (2 per match) were Phil Yates, Michael McMullan, Niels Feijen, and Kelly Fisher.
The conditions for this event included the following:
- Rasson OX 9-foot table with 4" corner pockets;
- gray Simonis cloth;
- Aramith Tournament Black balls with a black measles cue ball;
- referee racks using a triangle rack with the 1-ball on the foot spot (2-ball not necessarily in back location);
- alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- no illegal break rule;
- 30-sec. shot clock (60 sec. after the break), with one 30-sec. extension per side per game;
- foul on all balls;
- jump cues allowed;
- lag for the break in each match; and
- all slop counts.
The 17 matches were as follows, in the order they were played. Match winners are bolded; event scores after each match are in brackets.
Tues. Dec. 7, 2021
1. Teams -- USA ... 5-2 ... Europe [1-0]
2. Doubles -- Styer/Reinhold ... 5-4 ... Ouschan/Kaçi [2-0]
3. Singles -- Van Boening ... 2-5 ... Filler [2-1]
4. Doubles -- Woodward/Jones ... 0-5 ... Shaw/Alcaide [2-2]
Wed. Dec. 8
5. Singles -- Van Boening ... 3-5 ... Shaw [2-3]
6. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-3 ... Ouschan [3-3]
7. Doubles -- Van Boening/Woodward ... 5-4 ... Shaw/Ouschan [4-3]
8. Singles -- Styer ... 5-3 ... Filler [5-3]
9. Doubles -- Reinhold/Jones ... 4-5 ... Kaçi/Alcaide [5-4]
Thurs. Dec. 9
10. Singles -- Reinhold ... 2-5 ... Shaw [5-5]
11. Doubles -- Woodward/Styer ... 2-5 ... Shaw/Filler [5-6]
12. Singles -- Van Boening ... 3-5 ... Kaçi [5-7]
13. Doubles -- Van Boening/Styer ... 1-5 ... Ouschan/Alcaide [5-8]
14. Singles -- Jones ... 4-5 ... Alcaide [5-9]
Fri. Dec. 10
15. Doubles -- Van Boening/Woodward ... 4-5 ... Shaw/Filler [5-10]
16. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-2 ... Shaw [6-10]
17. Singles -- Van Boening ... 4-5 ... Filler [6-11]
The successful-break rates (made at least one ball and did not foul) were 88% for Team USA (56 of 64) and 85% (58 of 68) for Team Europe.
Team USA won the game on 56% (36 of 64) of their own breaks, whereas Team Europe won on 66% (45 of 68) of their breaks. Some details:
Team USA broke 64 times, with the following results:
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 32 (50%)
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 24 (38%)
Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 4 (6%)
Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 4 (6%)
Team Europe broke 68 times, with the following results:
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 42 (62%)
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 16 (24%)
Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 3 (4%)
Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 7 (10%)
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 86% (114 of 132) of the time; the breaking side won 61% (81 of 132) of the games; and the breaking side won 65% (74 of 114) of the games in which the breaker made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
Break-and-run on all breaks:
Team USA -- 11 out of 64 (17%)
Team Europe -- 28 out of 68 (41%)
Total -- 39 out of 132 (30%)
Break-and-run on successful breaks:
Team USA -- 11 out of 56 (20%)
Team Europe -- 28 out of 58 (48%)
Total -- 29 out of 114 (34%)
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