Here are some aggregate break statistics from the matches streamed free by AZBtv this week from the Turning Stone Classic XXIX 9-Ball Open at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Billy Thorpe won the tournament.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
The 23 matches (323 games) on the main streaming table were as follows (shown in the order in which they were played). These 23 matches represented 9.3% of the event's total of 248 matches played (excludes the 6 forfeited matches). [Note: These stats exclude 1 game that I missed in the Shaw/Pepin match.]
Thurs., Jan. 4, 2018
Overall results -- The breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 66% of the time (211 of 322), won 61% of the games (196 of 322), and broke and ran 22% of the games (70 of 322).
Here's a more detailed breakdown of the 322 games.
Break-and-run games -- The 70 break-and-run games represented 22% of all 322 games, 36% of the 196 games won by the breaker, and 33% of the 211 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul). The 70 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of one 4-pack (by Shaw), four 3-packs (2 by Hatch and 1 each by Boemmels and Spahiu), six 2-packs, and 42 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 70 break-and-run games included 8 9-balls on the break (2.5% of the 322 breaks). Two additional 9-balls were made on fouled breaks.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut corner pockets;
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 cloth;
- Aramith Tournament TV balls with the measles cue ball;
- Diamond plastic 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;
- no jump cues allowed; and
- all slop counts.
The 23 matches (323 games) on the main streaming table were as follows (shown in the order in which they were played). These 23 matches represented 9.3% of the event's total of 248 matches played (excludes the 6 forfeited matches). [Note: These stats exclude 1 game that I missed in the Shaw/Pepin match.]
Thurs., Jan. 4, 2018
Zion Zvi defeated Jerry Crowe 9-1, Jayson Shaw d. Kyle Pepin 9-3,
Dave Fernandez d. Samantha Barrett 9-2, and Jesse Piercey d. Joe Dupuis 9-4.
Fri., Jan. 5Rich Connors d. Rob Staskowski 9-7, Mika Immonen d. Lance Lisciotti 9-1,
Mike Nicoloro d. Dwight Dixon 9-3, Hunter Lombardo d. Jorge Rodriguez 9-8,
Earl Herring d. Brent Boemmels 9-8, Billy Thorpe d. John Morra 9-7, and Kevin Clark d. Hendrik Drost 9-5.
Sat., Jan. 6Qais Kolee d. John Vitale 9-6, Thomas Wan d. Danny Basavich 9-8,
Shaw d. Dennis Hatch 9-4, Shaun Wilkie d. Kyle Pepin 9-5,
Nelson Oliveira d. Martin Daigle 9-4, Joey Cicero d. Shaw 9-5, and Shaw d. Wilkie 9-3.
Sun., Jan. 7Thorpe d. Besar Spahiu 9-1, Spahiu d. Shaw 9-6, Thorpe d. Cicero 9-8,
Hatch d. Cicero 9-2 (Semifinal), and Thorpe d. Hatch 13-11 (Finals).
Overall results -- The breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 66% of the time (211 of 322), won 61% of the games (196 of 322), and broke and ran 22% of the games (70 of 322).
Here's a more detailed breakdown of the 322 games.
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 148 (46% of the 322 games)
Breaker lost the game: 63 (20%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 7 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 17 (5%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 41 (13%)
Breaker lost the game: 46 (14%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 61% (196 of 322) of all games,
He won 70% (148 of 211) of the games in which he made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
He won 29% (7 of 24) of the games in which he fouled on the break.
He won 47% (41 of 87) of the games in which he broke dry but did not foul.
He won 43% (48 of 111) of the games in which he either fouled on the break or broke dry without fouling.
Break-and-run games -- The 70 break-and-run games represented 22% of all 322 games, 36% of the 196 games won by the breaker, and 33% of the 211 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul). The 70 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of one 4-pack (by Shaw), four 3-packs (2 by Hatch and 1 each by Boemmels and Spahiu), six 2-packs, and 42 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 70 break-and-run games included 8 9-balls on the break (2.5% of the 322 breaks). Two additional 9-balls were made on fouled breaks.
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