Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 22 9-Ball matches streamed free by AZBtv from the Turning Stone Classic XXIV in Verona, New York.
The conditions for this event included: Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets, Tournament Blue Simonis 860 cloth, Aramith Tournament TV balls with the measles cue ball, Diamond wooden rack, winner breaks from the box (2 diamonds wide), loser racks, cue-ball fouls only except during the act of shooting, no jump cues allowed, and all slop counts.
The 22 matches (317 games) were as follows.
Overall results -- The breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 59% of the time (188 of 317), won 57% of the games (182 of 317), and broke and ran 23% of the games (73 of 317).
Here's a more detailed breakdown of the 317 games.
Break-and-run games: The 73 break-and-run games represented 23% of all 317 games, 40% of the 182 games won by the breaker, and 39% of the 188 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul). The 73 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of two 3-packs (one by Van Boening and one by Shaw), thirteen 2-packs, and 41 singles. Van Boening's 3-pack was in the final 3 games of one match, and he broke and ran the first game of his next match, so he had a "carryover" 4-pack.
9-balls on the break:
The 73 break-and-run games included 7 9-balls on the break (2.2% of the 317 breaks). One additional 9-ball was made on the break when the breaker scratched, so it was spotted.
The conditions for this event included: Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets, Tournament Blue Simonis 860 cloth, Aramith Tournament TV balls with the measles cue ball, Diamond wooden rack, winner breaks from the box (2 diamonds wide), loser racks, cue-ball fouls only except during the act of shooting, no jump cues allowed, and all slop counts.
The 22 matches (317 games) were as follows.
Thurs., Aug. 20
Jayson Shaw defeated Eric Hjorleifson 9-3, Danny Hewitt d. Bucky Souvanthong 9-3,
Sean Morgan d. Gregg McAndrews 9-4, and Luc Salvas d. Mike Dechaine 9-8
Fri., Aug. 21
Sylvain Grenier d. Robb Saez 9-5, Zion Zvi d. Ivaylo Petrov 9-8,
Shaun Wilke d. Johnny Archer 9-5, Greg Harada d. Danny Heidrich 9-7,
Justin Bergman d. Thorsten Hohmann 9-8, and Karen Corr d. B. Souvanthong 9-5
Sat., Aug. 22
John Morra d. Ernesto Dominguez 9-4, Skyler Woodward d. Jeremy Sossei 9-7,
Dennis Orcollo d. L. Salvas 9-1, Darren Appleton d. Ron Casanzio 9-0,
M. Dechaine d. Mika Immonen 9-2, Roberto Gomez d. D. Orcollo 9-7, and Corey Deuel d. T. Hohmann 9-8
Sun., Aug. 23
Shane Van Boening d. R. Gomez 9-3, M. Dechaine d. Justin Hall 9-4,
J. Shaw d. S Van Boening 9-8, M. Dechaine d. S. Van Boening 9-5 (semifinals), and J. Shaw d. M. Dechaine 13-10 (finals).
Overall results -- The breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 59% of the time (188 of 317), won 57% of the games (182 of 317), and broke and ran 23% of the games (73 of 317).
Here's a more detailed breakdown of the 317 games.
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 125 (39% of the 317 games)
Breaker lost the game: 63 (20%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 1 (0%)
Breaker lost the game: 15 (5%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 56 (18%)
Breaker lost the game: 57 (18%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 57% (182 of 317) of all games,
He won 66% (125 of 188) of the games in which he made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
He won 6% (1 of 16) of the games in which he fouled on the break.
He won 50% (56 of 113) of the games in which he broke dry but did not foul.
He won 44% (57 of 129) of the games in which he either fouled on the break or broke dry without fouling.
Break-and-run games: The 73 break-and-run games represented 23% of all 317 games, 40% of the 182 games won by the breaker, and 39% of the 188 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul). The 73 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of two 3-packs (one by Van Boening and one by Shaw), thirteen 2-packs, and 41 singles. Van Boening's 3-pack was in the final 3 games of one match, and he broke and ran the first game of his next match, so he had a "carryover" 4-pack.
9-balls on the break:
The 73 break-and-run games included 7 9-balls on the break (2.2% of the 317 breaks). One additional 9-ball was made on the break when the breaker scratched, so it was spotted.
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