Here are some results from the Shane Van Boening vs. Fedor Gorst 9-ball match played in Anderson, SC on July 11-12, 2026. Hilltop Promotions promoted the match, with free streaming on YouTube by Railbirds TV. The venue was a small building on E. Earle Street that was used as an office by Hilltop Promotions. About 40 spectators attended the match. This is intended to be the first of a series of "King of the Hill" matches. Gorst won the match 50 - 30.
The commentators were Karl Boyes and Scott Frost. The referee was John Leyman.
This match was a race to 50 game wins played over 2 days. Here are the scores at the end of each day, with Van Boening's score first:
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Van Boenng broke 30 times -- successful 22 times (resulting in 14 game wins and 8 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 7 dry (3 wins, 4 losses).
■ Gorst broke 50 times -- successful 47 times (resulting in 35 game wins and 12 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 2 dry (both wins).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
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 and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Missed shots (est.):
Run-outs from first shot after break:
Run-outs from first shot after Van Boening's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Gorst's break:
Balls Pocketed:
Average number of balls made on the break:
Break-and-run packages:
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.):
Number of innings:
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e. winning streaks. Counts are given for Van Boening first, then Gorst, then the total.
Biggest leads each day by each player:
Lead changes (SVB's score given first) and tied scores:
9-balls on the break -- Two (2.5% of all 80 breaks), both by Van Boening (Games 22 and 26).
Match length -- About 8¼ hours, for an average of 6.2 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts. Without the timeouts, the average minutes per game was roughly 5.5.
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Note -- On Day 1, the stream started a few minutes late, as Gorst was shooting the 2-ball in Game 1. He ran out from there. From another source, I know that Gorst won the lag and broke in Game 1, so I imagine the game was a B&R, starting with Gorst making the 1-ball on the break. That's how I counted it for the stats.
The commentators were Karl Boyes and Scott Frost. The referee was John Leyman.
This match was a race to 50 game wins played over 2 days. Here are the scores at the end of each day, with Van Boening's score first:
Day 1 -- 22 - 25
Day 2 -- 8 - 25
Total -- 30 - 50
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
• 9-foot Rasson Victory table with 4½" corner pockets;
• Simonis Shark Grey cloth;
• Aramith Tournament balls with a black-spots cue ball;
• racking template (brand not stated);
• referee racks with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball on one of the wings or in the back location;
• winner breaks from behind the head string in a box that appeared to be the size used on the World Nineball Tour (approximately 8" to either side of the long string);
• a 30-second shot clock (60 sec. after the break and after a push out), with one 30-sec. extension per player per rack;
• foul on all balls;
• 3-foul rule in effect (no violations);
• jump cues allowed;
• all slop counts; and
• lag for opening break (won by Gorst).
■ Van Boenng broke 30 times -- successful 22 times (resulting in 14 game wins and 8 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 7 dry (3 wins, 4 losses).
■ Gorst broke 50 times -- successful 47 times (resulting in 35 game wins and 12 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 2 dry (both wins).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Van Boening -- 73% (22 of 30)
Gorst -- 94% (47 of 50)
Total -- 86% (69 of 80)
Breaker won game:
Van Boening -- 57% (17 of 30)
Gorst -- 74% (37 of 50)
Total -- 68% (54 of 80)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Van Boening -- 23% (7 of 30)
Gorst -- 42% (21 of 50)
Total -- 35% (28 of 80)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Van Boening -- 32% (7 of 22)
Gorst -- 45% (21 of 47)
Total -- 41% (28 of 69)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Van Boening -- 11 fouls (including 1 on the break) in 59 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 5.4 games at the table)
Gorst -- 6 fouls (including 1 on the break) in 73 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 12.2 games at the table)
Total -- 17 fouls in 80 games (1 per 4.7 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Van Boening -- 15 misses in 59 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 3.9 games at the table)
Gorst -- 14 misses in 73 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 5.2 games at the table)
Total -- 29 misses in 80 games (1 per 2.8 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Van Boening after his own successful break -- 7 of 22 (32%)
By Van Boening after Gorst's failed break -- 1 of 3 (33%)
By Van Boening, total -- 8 of 25 (32%)
By Gorst after his own successful break -- 21 of 47 (45%)
By Gorst after Van Boening's failed break -- 1 of 8 (13%)
By Gorst, total -- 22 of 55 (40%)
Total for Van Boening and Gorst -- 30 of 80 (38%)
Run-outs from first shot after Van Boening's break:
By Van Boening -- 7 of 22 (32%)
By Gorst -- 1 of 8 (13%)
Total -- 8 of 30 (27%)
Run-outs from first shot after Gorst's break:
By Gorst -- 21 of 47 (45%)
By Van Boening -- 1 of 3 (33%)
Total -- 22 of 50 (44%)
Balls Pocketed:
Van Boening -- 30 on the break, 220 not on the break, 250 in total
Gorst -- 61 on the break, 376 not on the break, 437 in total
[Includes balls pocketed on breaking fouls (1 by Van Boening) and on fouls after the break (1 by Van Boening).]
Average number of balls made on the break:
Van Boening -- 1.0 on all breaks, 1.3 on successful breaks
Gorst -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.3 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.3 on successful breaks
Break-and-run packages:
Van Boening's 7 B&R games were all singles.
Gorst's 21 B&R games consisted of two 3-packs, four 2-packs, and 7 singles.
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.):
36% of all games and 56% of games that were not B&Rs
Number of innings:
51% (41 of 80) of the games ended in one inning -- 28 games on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 13 games on the non-breaker's first inning
26% (21 of 80) of the games ended in the second inning.
23% (18 of 80) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the breaker's 8th visit.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e. winning streaks. Counts are given for Van Boening first, then Gorst, then the total.
1 game -- 6 times, 7 times, 13 times
2 games -- 3, 0, 3
3 games -- 2, 2, 4
5 games -- 0, 1, 1
6 games -- 2, 2, 4
7 games -- 0, 1, 1
13 games -- 0, 1, 1 (Gorst's wins 37 through 49 on Day 2)
Biggest leads each day by each player:
Day 1 -- Van Boening led by 6 at 16-10 and at 17-11; Gorst's biggest lead was 25-22 at the end of the day's play
Day 2 -- Van Boening never led; Gorst led by 22 at 49-27
Lead changes (SVB's score given first) and tied scores:
Day 1 -- 4 lead changes (at 2-1, 8-9, 10-9, and 18-19); score tied 7 times (at 1, 7, 8, 9, 18, 21, and 22 games each)
Days 2 -- no lead changes; no tied scores
9-balls on the break -- Two (2.5% of all 80 breaks), both by Van Boening (Games 22 and 26).
Match length -- About 8¼ hours, for an average of 6.2 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts. Without the timeouts, the average minutes per game was roughly 5.5.
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Note -- On Day 1, the stream started a few minutes late, as Gorst was shooting the 2-ball in Game 1. He ran out from there. From another source, I know that Gorst won the lag and broke in Game 1, so I imagine the game was a B&R, starting with Gorst making the 1-ball on the break. That's how I counted it for the stats.
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