Here are some aggregate statistics from the 2019 U.S. Open 8-Ball Championship played August 11-13 at Griff's Bar & Billiards in Las Vegas, Nevada. The promoter, CueSports International, provided pay-per-view streaming.
This was a 36-player, double-elimination event with all races to 8 except the final match (to 10). The winner was Skyler Woodward, defeating Chang Jung-Lin in the final match. The stats are for all 12 matches streamed by CSI; this represented 17% of the total of 70 matches played in the event.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 12 matches (152 games) streamed and tracked were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played.
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Monday, August 12
Tuesday, August 13
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 152 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 55% (83 of 152) of all games,
Break-and-run games -- The 65 break-and-run games represented 43% of all 152 games, 78% of the 83 games won by the breaker, and 68% of the 96 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
With alternating breaks, B&R "packages" of the normal type are not possible. But we can still look at the breaks of a given player and see how many he ran on his own successive breaks, and we can call these "alternate-break packages." The 65 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 5-pack (by Woodward against Teutscher), 6 alternate break 4-packs (2 by Woodward and 1 each by Aranas, Chang, Styer, and Van Boening), 1 alternate-break 3-pack, 5 alternate-break 2-packs, and 23 singles.
8-Balls on the break -- One 8-ball was made on the break (0.7% of all 152 breaks); it was spotted.
This was a 36-player, double-elimination event with all races to 8 except the final match (to 10). The winner was Skyler Woodward, defeating Chang Jung-Lin in the final match. The stats are for all 12 matches streamed by CSI; this represented 17% of the total of 70 matches played in the event.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets;
- Simonis 860-HR Tournament Blue cloth;
- Cyclop Hyperion balls, including a red-spots-and-rectangles cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own, with no inspection by the opponent;
- alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- table open after the break;
- ball in hand anywhere on the table after a foul on the break;
- for an 8-ball made on the break, it is breaker's choice to spot the 8-ball and continue shooting or to re-break..
- call shots;
- jump cues allowed;
- foul on all balls;
- no shot clock unless deemed necessary by the director; and
- lag for opening break.
The 12 matches (152 games) streamed and tracked were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played.
Sunday, August 11, 2019
1. James Aranas defeated Billy Thorpe 8-3
2. Tyler Styer d. Darren Appleton 8-2
3. Skyler Woodward d. Marco Teutscher 8-1
4. Thorsten Hohmann d. James Aranas 8-7
Monday, August 12
5. Shane Van Boening d. Dennis Hatch 8-2
6. Woodward d. Max Eberle 8-3
7. Woodward d. Corey Deuel 8-7
8. Chang Jung-Lin d. Styer 8-7
Tuesday, August 13
9. Woodward d. Chang 8-6 (Hotseat match)
10. Styer d. John Morra 8-5 (loser 4th)
11. Chang d. Styer 8-4 (Semifinal)
12. Woodward d. Chang 10-7 (Final)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 72% (54 of 75) for match winners, 55% (42 of 77) for match losers, and 63% (96 of 152) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 69% (52 of 75) for match winners, 40% (31 of 77) for match losers, and 55% (83 of 152) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 59% (44 of 75) for match winners, 27% (21 of 77) for match losers, and 43% (65 of 152) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 81% (44 of 54) for match winners, 50% (21 of 42) for match losers, and 68% (65 of 96) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 152 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 70 (46% of the 152 games)
Breaker lost the game: 26 (17%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 1 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 8 (5%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 12 (8%)
Breaker lost the game: 35 (23%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 55% (83 of 152) of all games,
• He won 73% (70 of 96) of the games in which he made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
• He won 11% (1 of 9) of the games in which he fouled on the break.
• He won 26% (12 of 47) of the games in which he broke dry but did not foul.
• He won 23% (13 of 56) of the games in which he either fouled on the break or broke dry without fouling.
Break-and-run games -- The 65 break-and-run games represented 43% of all 152 games, 78% of the 83 games won by the breaker, and 68% of the 96 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
With alternating breaks, B&R "packages" of the normal type are not possible. But we can still look at the breaks of a given player and see how many he ran on his own successive breaks, and we can call these "alternate-break packages." The 65 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 5-pack (by Woodward against Teutscher), 6 alternate break 4-packs (2 by Woodward and 1 each by Aranas, Chang, Styer, and Van Boening), 1 alternate-break 3-pack, 5 alternate-break 2-packs, and 23 singles.
8-Balls on the break -- One 8-ball was made on the break (0.7% of all 152 breaks); it was spotted.
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