Here are some aggregate break statistics from the Turning Stone Classic XXXIX 9-Ball Open played August 29 - September 1, 2024 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Free live streaming was provided by AZBtv on the Facebook page of UpState AL.
This was a 128-player double-elimination event. Moritz Neuhausen won the tournament, defeating Mika Immonen in the final match.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches in this event included:
The stats are for 20 matches (287 games) out of the 23 matches shown on the main streaming table. I excluded one of those 23 matches from the stats because the level of play was far worse than in any of the other matches. Also, I did not watch 2 of those 23 matches -- the losers'-side matches that were streamed at 10 am on Friday and Saturday. These 20 tracked matches were 8.0% of the event's total of 251 matches played (3 matches were forfeited), and are listed here in the order in which they were played. One game in Match 6 below is excluded because it was played when the stream went down at Facebook's streaming time limit. So the stats are for 286 games.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Friday, Aug. 30
Saturday, Aug. 31
Sunday, September 1
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 286 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 43 break-and-run games represented 15% of all 286 games, 29% of the 146 games won by the breaker, and 23% of the 183 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 43 break-and-run games (including 9-balls on the break) consisted of four 2-packs (one each by Chin, Hewitt, Souto, and Neuhausen) and 35 singles. No one in these 20 matches broke and ran more than 2 games in a row.
9-balls on the break -- The 43 break-and-run games included 4 9-balls on the break (1.4% of all 286 breaks). One additional 9-ball was made on a fouled break.
This was a 128-player double-elimination event. Moritz Neuhausen won the tournament, defeating Mika Immonen in the final match.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches in this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with 4½" corner pockets;
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 cloth, new;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- Diamond black polycarbonate triangle rack;
- winner breaks from a central box (2 diamonds wide);
- loser racks, with the 1-ball on the foot spot;
- cue-ball fouls only except during the act of shooting;
- 3-foul rule in effect (one violation occurred);
- no jump cues allowed;
- no shot clock;
- all slop counts; and
- lag for opening break.
The stats are for 20 matches (287 games) out of the 23 matches shown on the main streaming table. I excluded one of those 23 matches from the stats because the level of play was far worse than in any of the other matches. Also, I did not watch 2 of those 23 matches -- the losers'-side matches that were streamed at 10 am on Friday and Saturday. These 20 tracked matches were 8.0% of the event's total of 251 matches played (3 matches were forfeited), and are listed here in the order in which they were played. One game in Match 6 below is excluded because it was played when the stream went down at Facebook's streaming time limit. So the stats are for 286 games.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
1. Mika Immonen defeated Vince Beaurivage 9-8
2. Alex Bausch d. Garrett Vaughan 9-5
3. Jayson Shaw d. Chris Szuter 9-3
4. Holden Chin d. Frank Wolak 9-8
Friday, Aug. 30
5. Danny Hewitt d. Johnny Archer 9-5
6. Christoph Neumayer d. Yesid Garibello 9-4
7. Jonathan Smith d. Greg Antonakos 9-8
8. Michael Baoanan d. Tyler Henninger 9-2
9. Jimmy Rivera d. Rachel Lang 9-1
Saturday, Aug. 31
10. Jeremy Sossei d. John Francisco 9-2
11. Moritz Neuhausen d. Mustafa Alnar 9-8
12. Hewitt d. Kevin Clark 9-8
13. Jonas Souto d. Tom Cayer 9-2
14. Immonen d. Lukas Fracasso-Verner 9-3
15. Bucky Souvanthong d. Aaron Greenwood 9-4
Sunday, September 1
16. Alnar d. Shaw 9-4
17. Baoanan d. Sossei 9-5
18. Neuhausen d. Immonen 9-6 (Hotseat match)
19. Immonen d. Baoanan 9-6 (Semifinal)
20. Neuhausen d. Immonen 13-11 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 69% (122 of 177)
Match losers -- 56% (61 of 109)
Total -- 64% (183 of 286)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 62% (110 of 177)
Match losers -- 33% (36 of 109)
Total -- 51% (146 of 286)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 19% (33 of 177)
Match losers -- 9% (10 of 109)
Total -- 15% (43 of 286)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 27% (33 of 122)
Match losers -- 16% (10 of 61)
Total -- 23% (43 of 183)
Here's a breakdown of the 286 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 109 (38% of the 286 games)
Breaker lost the game: 74 (26%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 4 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 18 (6%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 33 (12%)
Breaker lost the game: 48 (17%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 51% (146 of 286) of all games,
He won 60% (109 of 183) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 36% (37 of 103) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 43 break-and-run games represented 15% of all 286 games, 29% of the 146 games won by the breaker, and 23% of the 183 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 43 break-and-run games (including 9-balls on the break) consisted of four 2-packs (one each by Chin, Hewitt, Souto, and Neuhausen) and 35 singles. No one in these 20 matches broke and ran more than 2 games in a row.
9-balls on the break -- The 43 break-and-run games included 4 9-balls on the break (1.4% of all 286 breaks). One additional 9-ball was made on a fouled break.
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