Here are some break results for the 2017 Mosconi Cup played this week (Dec. 4 - Dec. 7) at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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), 7 doubles matches, and up to 13 singles matches (only 7 were played). Europe won 11-4, with the match scores on the 4 days being 4-1, 4-1, 2-2, and 1-0.
The players for Team USA were Shane Van Boening, Dennis Hatch, Skyler Woodward, Oscar Dominguez, and Billy Thorpe. The players for Team Europe were Ralf Souquet, Nick Van den Berg, David Alcaide, Jayson Shaw, and Joshua Filler.
The conditions for this event included the following:
The 15 matches were as follows, in the order they were played:
Mon. Dec. 4, 2017
Tues. Dec. 5
Wed. Dec 6
Thurs. Dec 7
The successful-break rates (made at least one ball and did not foul) were 81% for Team USA (46 of 57) and 81% (47 of 58) for Team Europe.
Team USA won the game on 49% (28 of 57) of their own breaks, whereas Team Europe won on 67% (39 of 58) of their breaks. Some details:
Team USA broke 57 times, with the following results:
Team Europe broke 58 times, with the following results:
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 81% (93 of 115) of the time; the breaking side won 58% (67 of 115) of the games; and the breaking side won 65% (60 of 93) 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, Dennis Hatch, Skyler Woodward, Oscar Dominguez, and Billy Thorpe. The players for Team Europe were Ralf Souquet, Nick Van den Berg, David Alcaide, Jayson Shaw, and Joshua Filler.
The conditions for this event included the following:
- Rasson Victory 9-foot table with 4¼" corner pockets and blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with the 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.
The 15 matches were as follows, in the order they were played:
Mon. Dec. 4, 2017
Team Europe defeated Team USA 5-3
Shaw & Alcaide d. Woodward & Thorpe 5-3
Filler d. Hatch 5-4
Souquet & Van den Berg d. Van Boening & Dominguez 5-3
Van Boening d. Shaw 5-1
Tues. Dec. 5
Hatch & Thorpe d. Van den Berg & Alcaide 5-4
Souquet d. Dominguez 5-3
Shaw & Filler d. Van Boening & Woodward 5-1
Alcaide d. Woodard 5-1
Van den Berg & Filler d. Van Boening & Thorpe 5-0
Wed. Dec 6
Hatch & Dominguez d. Souquet & Shaw 5-4
Thorpe d. Van den Berg 5-4
Souquet & Alcaide d. Woodward & Dominguez 5-2
Shaw d. Van Boening 5-4
Thurs. Dec 7
Filler d. Hatch 5-3
The successful-break rates (made at least one ball and did not foul) were 81% for Team USA (46 of 57) and 81% (47 of 58) for Team Europe.
Team USA won the game on 49% (28 of 57) of their own breaks, whereas Team Europe won on 67% (39 of 58) of their breaks. Some details:
Team USA broke 57 times, with the following results:
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 26 (46%)
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 20 (35%)
• Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 2 (4%)
• Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 9 (16%)
Team Europe broke 58 times, with the following results:
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 34 (59%)
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 13 (22%)
• Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 5 (9%)
• Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 6 (10%)
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 81% (93 of 115) of the time; the breaking side won 58% (67 of 115) of the games; and the breaking side won 65% (60 of 93) 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 -- 12 out of 57 (21%)
• Team Europe -- 15 out of 58 (26%)
• Total -- 27 out of 115 (23%)
Break-and-run on successful breaks:
• Team USA -- 12 out of 46 (26%)
• Team Europe -- 15 out of 47 (32%)
• Total -- 27 out of 93 (29%)
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