Here are some results from the Shane Van Boening vs. Skyler Woodward 10-Ball match played at Sandite Billiards & Grill in Tulsa, OK on July 9-11, 2021. Pay-per-view streaming was provided by Omega Billiards. The primary commentators were Joey Gray, Chip Compton, and Jason Sword.
This match was a race to 150 game wins played over 3 days. Van Boening trailed by 7 games after Day 1. But he took an 11 game lead after Day 2 on the strength of a 26-game win streak that day, and then doubled Woodward in game wins on Day 3 to end with a 36 game margin of victory. So the scores each day (Van Boening's score first) were as follows.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Van Boening broke 147 times -- successful 130 times (resulting in 98 game wins and 32 losses), 6 fouls (all losses), and 11 dry (5 wins, 6 losses).
■ Woodward broke 115 times -- successful 94 times (resulting in 69 game wins and 25 losses), 8 fouls (all losses), and 13 dry (1 win, 12 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
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 Woodward's break:
Break-and-run packages
Games with 1 or more safeties (est)-- 23% (60 of 262)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Number of innings -- 73% (191 of 262) of the games ended in one inning, with 133 games ending on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 58 games ending on the non-breaker's first inning. 23 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 18 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 11% (30 of 262) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 8th visit.
10-balls on the break -- None. (It would have been spotted.)
Match length -- Approximately 20 hours, for an average of 4.5 minutes per game. This includes racking and brief timeouts, but excludes a total of a little over an hour for 3 longer intermissions (one each day).
This match was a race to 150 game wins played over 3 days. Van Boening trailed by 7 games after Day 1. But he took an 11 game lead after Day 2 on the strength of a 26-game win streak that day, and then doubled Woodward in game wins on Day 3 to end with a 36 game margin of victory. So the scores each day (Van Boening's score first) were as follows.
Day 1 -- 43 - 50
Day 2 -- 57 - 39 (2-day total 100 - 89)
Day 3 -- 50 - 25
Total -- 150 - 114
[Note: My stream was frozen for Games 194 and 195 near the start of Day 3, and those games were not shown on the reloop available the past 3 days. So most of my stats are for 262 games instead of 264. Although I do not know any of the details of the play in those two missing games, I do know that Van Boening broke and won both of them. So those 2 games are included in the Breaker Won Game stats below. But Van Boening may have had 1 or 2 more B&R games than are shown below.]
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- 7-foot Diamond table with pro-cut pockets (4½" corners);
- new, blue Simonis cloth;
- Predator Arcos II balls;
- Accu-Rack racking template;
- rack your own, with the 1-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball and 3-ball on the back corners;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- call shots (but not safes), with the opponent having a choice of shooting or passing it back if a ball is pocketed illegally;
- early called combos or caroms on the 10-ball win the game (a 10-ball on the break is spotted);
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not happen);
- jump cues allowed;
- cue ball fouls only;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break on Day 1 (won by Woodward).
■ Van Boening broke 147 times -- successful 130 times (resulting in 98 game wins and 32 losses), 6 fouls (all losses), and 11 dry (5 wins, 6 losses).
■ Woodward broke 115 times -- successful 94 times (resulting in 69 game wins and 25 losses), 8 fouls (all losses), and 13 dry (1 win, 12 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Van Boening -- 130 of 147 (88%)
Woodward -- 94 of 115 (82%)
Total -- 224 of 262 (85%)
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
Van Boening -- 17 of 147 (12%)
Woodward -- 21 of 115 (18%)
Total -- 38 of 262 (15%)
Breaker won game:
Van Boening -- 105 of 149 (70%)
Woodward -- 70 of 115 (61%)
Total -- 175 of 264 (66%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Van Boening -- 76 of 147 (52%)
Woodward -- 57 of 115 (50%)
Total -- 133 of 262 (51%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Van Boening -- 76 of 130 (58%)
Woodward -- 57 of 94 (61%)
Total -- 133 of 224 (59%)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Van Boening -- 13 fouls, including 6 on the break, in 205 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 15.8 games at the table)
Woodward -- 24 fouls, including 8 on the break, in 186 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 7.8 games at the table)
Total -- 37 fouls in 262 games (1 per 7.1 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Van Boening -- 34 misses in 205 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 6.0 games at the table)
Woodward -- 20 misses in 186 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 9.3 games at the table)
Total -- 54 misses in 262 games (1 per 4.9 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Van Boening after his own successful break -- 76 of 130 (58%)
By Van Boening after Woodward's failed break -- 14 of 21 (67%)
By Van Boening, total -- 90 of 151 (60%)
By Woodward after his own successful break -- 57 of 94 (61%)
By Woodward after Van Boening's failed break -- 10 of 17 (59%)
By Woodward, total -- 67 of 111 (60%)
Total for Van Boening and Woodward -- 157 of 262 (60%)
Run-outs from first shot after Van Boening's break:
By Van Boening -- 76 of 130 (58%)
By Woodward -- 10 of 17 (59%)
Total -- 86 of 147 (59%)
Run-outs from first shot after Woodward's break:
By Woodward -- 57 of 94 (61%)
By Van Boening -- 14 of 21 (67%)
Total -- 71 of 115 (62%)
Break-and-run packages
Van Boening's 76 B&R games consisted of 1 7-pack, 1 6-pack, 1 5-pack, 2 4-packs, 6 3-packs, 10 2-packs, and 12 singles
Woodward's 57 B&R games consisted of 1 7-pack, 1 5-pack, 1 4-pack, 5 3-packs, 5 2-packs, and 16 singles
Games with 1 or more safeties (est)-- 23% (60 of 262)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Van Boening -- 1.8 on all breaks, 2.0 on successful breaks
Woodward -- 1.7 on all breaks, 1.9 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.8 on all breaks, 1.9 on successful breaks
Number of innings -- 73% (191 of 262) of the games ended in one inning, with 133 games ending on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 58 games ending on the non-breaker's first inning. 23 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 18 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 11% (30 of 262) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 8th visit.
10-balls on the break -- None. (It would have been spotted.)
Match length -- Approximately 20 hours, for an average of 4.5 minutes per game. This includes racking and brief timeouts, but excludes a total of a little over an hour for 3 longer intermissions (one each day).