Here are some results from the 7 9-Ball races to 11 played by Shane Van Boening and Siming Chen in Las Vegas on 3 successive days in April, 2019. The first 2 sets were played at Griff's Bar & Billiards on the first of those 3 days, the next 3 sets were at Griff's on the second day, and the last 2 sets were played at the Las Vegas Cue Club on the third day. The video was provided by Kenny Hsi on his Fada Vlogs YouTube channel.
Conditions -- The conditions for these matches included:
Scores of each set -- Van Boening won 5 of the 7 sets. His score is shown first for each set:
The following stats are for all 7 sets combined.
■ Van Boening broke 71 times -- successful 50 times (resulting in 40 game wins and 10 losses), 1 foul (a win), and 20 dry (8 wins and 12 losses).
■ Chen broke 55 times -- successful 39 times (resulting in 23 game wins and 16 losses), 4 fouls (1 win, 3 losses), and 12 dry (6 wins, 6 losses).
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.) and missed-shot rates:
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.):
Average number of balls made on the break:
Run-outs from first shot after break:
Run-outs from first shot after Van Boening's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Chen's break:
Number of innings -- 57% (72 of 126) of the games ended in one inning. 42 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 30 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 18 games (14%) ended on the breaker's second inning, and 11 games (9%) ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 25 games (20%) went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 7th visit.
Break-and-run packages
9-balls on the break -- None.
Length of sets -- The elapsed time for all 7 sets was 8 hours and 22 minutes, for an average of 4.0 minutes per game. Five of the 7 sets were played at a pace that was faster than the overall 4.0 minutes per game.
Conditions -- The conditions for these matches included:
- a different Diamond 9-foot table each day;
- Cyclop balls at Griff's, Aramith balls at the LV Cue Club;
- breaker racks using an Accu-Rack racking template, with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball in back;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string; and
- jump cues allowed.
- Cyclop balls at Griff's, Aramith balls at the LV Cue Club;
- breaker racks using an Accu-Rack racking template, with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball in back;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string; and
- jump cues allowed.
Scores of each set -- Van Boening won 5 of the 7 sets. His score is shown first for each set:
1. 11-10
2. 11-3
3. 10-11
4. 11-10
5. 11-5
6. 11-2
7. 9-11
Total -- 74-52 (winning percentage of 59% for Van Boening)
2. 11-3
3. 10-11
4. 11-10
5. 11-5
6. 11-2
7. 9-11
Total -- 74-52 (winning percentage of 59% for Van Boening)
The following stats are for all 7 sets combined.
■ Van Boening broke 71 times -- successful 50 times (resulting in 40 game wins and 10 losses), 1 foul (a win), and 20 dry (8 wins and 12 losses).
■ Chen broke 55 times -- successful 39 times (resulting in 23 game wins and 16 losses), 4 fouls (1 win, 3 losses), and 12 dry (6 wins, 6 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Van Boening -- 50 of 71 (70%)
Chen -- 39 of 55 (71%)
Total -- 89 of 126 (71%)
Breaker won game:
Van Boening -- 49 of 71 (69%)
Chen -- 30 of 55 (55%)
Total -- 79 of 126 (63%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Van Boening -- 31 of 71 (44%)
Chen -- 11 of 55 (20%)
Total -- 42 of 126 (33%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Van Boening -- 31 of 50 (62%)
Chen -- 11 of 39 (28%)
Total -- 42 of 89 (47%)
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 115 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 10.5 games at the table)
Chen -- 11 (including 4 on the break) in 95 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 8.6 games at the table)
Total -- 22 in 126 games (1 per 5.7 games)
Missed shots (est.) and missed-shot rates:
Van Boening -- 20 misses in 115 games at the table (a rate of 1 miss for every 5.8 games at the table)
Chen -- 24 in 95 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 4.0 games at the table)
Total -- 44 in 126 games (1 per 2.9 games)
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.):
by Van Boening only -- 14
by Chen only -- 16
by both -- 10
Total games with 1 or more safeties -- 32% (40 of 126)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Van Boening -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Chen -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Van Boening after his own successful break -- 31 of 50 (62%)
By Van Boening after Chen's failed break -- 6 of 16 (38%)
By Van Boening, total -- 37 of 66 (56%)
By Chen after her own successful break -- 11 of 39 (28%)
By Chen after Van Boening's failed break -- 7 of 21 (33%)
By Chen, total -- 18 of 60 (30%)
Total for Van Boening and Chen -- 55 of 126 (44%)
Run-outs from first shot after Van Boening's break:
By Van Boening -- 31 of 50 (62%)
By Chen -- 7 of 21 (33%)
Total -- 38 of 71 (54%)
Run-outs from first shot after Chen's break:
By Chen -- 11 of 39 (28%)
By Van Boening -- 6 of 16 (38%)
Total -- 17 of 55 (31%)
Number of innings -- 57% (72 of 126) of the games ended in one inning. 42 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 30 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 18 games (14%) ended on the breaker's second inning, and 11 games (9%) ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 25 games (20%) went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 7th visit.
Break-and-run packages
Van Boening's 31 B&R games consisted of three 4-packs, two 3-packs, three 2-packs, and 7 singles.
Chen's 11 B&R games consisted of two 2-packs and 7 singles.
Chen's 11 B&R games consisted of two 2-packs and 7 singles.
9-balls on the break -- None.
Length of sets -- The elapsed time for all 7 sets was 8 hours and 22 minutes, for an average of 4.0 minutes per game. Five of the 7 sets were played at a pace that was faster than the overall 4.0 minutes per game.
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