Break Stats -- 2019 World Cup of Pool (9-Ball), June 2019

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Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2019 World Cup of Pool, played June 25-30, 2019 at Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. This was a single-elimination 9-Ball event for 32 two-man teams, produced by Matchroom Sport and streamed in the USA by DAZN. The team from Austria won the tournament, defeating the team from the Philippines in the final match.

Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
• Rasson Victory II 9-foot table with blue Simonis cloth;
• Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
• triangle rack;
• referee racks with the 9-ball on the spot;
• alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
• foul on all balls;
• 30-second shot clock (60 sec. after the break), with one 30-sec. extension per team per rack;
• jump cues allowed; and
• all slop counts.​

The event consisted of 31 matches in total, but I did not track the first round (16 matches). So the stats are for the 15 matches (191 games) after the first round. They are listed here in the order in which they were played.

Thurs. June 27
1. China (Wu Jiaqing & Liu Haitao) defeated Chile (Enrique Rojas & Alejandro Carvajal) 7-6
2. Netherlands (Niels Feijen & Marc Bijsterbosch) d. USA (Shane Van Boening & Skyler Woodward) 7-3​

Fri. June 28
3. Philippines (Carlo Biado & Jeff De Luna) d. Albania (Eklent Kaçi & Besar Spahiu) 7-5
4. Canada (Alex Pagulayan & John Morra) d. Estonia (Denis Grabe & Mark Magi) 7-6
5. Greece (Alex Kazakis & Nick Malaj) d. Chinese Taipei (Ko Pin-Yi & Ko Ping-Chung) 7-5
6. Austria (Albin Ouschan & Mario He) d. Hong Kong China (Lo Ho Sum & Yip Kin Ling) 7-5
7. Spain (David Alcaide & Francisco Sanchez Ruiz) d. Finland (Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen) 7-5
8. Great Britain A (Jayson Shaw & Chris Melling) d. Poland (Konrad Juszczyszyn & Mateusz Sniegocki) 7-5​

Sat. June 29
9. Netherlands d. China 9-5 (Quarterfinal)
10. Philippines d. Canada 9-5 (Quarterfinal)
11. Austria d. Greece 9-2 (Quarterfinal)
12. Spain d. Great Britain A 9-6 (Quarterfinal)​

Sun., June 30
13. Philippines d. Netherlands 9-6 (Semifinal)
14. Austria d. Spain 9-3 (Semifinal)
15. Austria d. Philippines 11-3 (Finals)​

Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 68% (65 of 95) for match winners, 66% (63 of 96) for match losers, and 67% (128 of 191) in total​
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■ Breaker's team won the game -- 67% (64 of 95) for match winners, 41% (39 of 96) for match losers, and 54% (103 of 191) in total​
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■ Break-and-run games -- 20% (19 of 95) for match winners, 18% (17 of 96) for match losers, and 19% (36 of 191) in total​

Here's a breakdown of the 191 games (for match winners and losers combined).

Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:​
Breaker's team won the game: 80 (42% of the 191 games)
Breaker's team lost the game: 48 (25%)​
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Breaker fouled on the break:​
Breaker's team won the game: 3 (2%)
Breaker's team lost the game: 4 (2%)​
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Breaker broke dry (without fouling):​
Breaker's team won the game: 20 (10%)
Breaker's team lost the game: 36 (19%)​
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Therefore, whereas the breaker's team won 54% (103 of 191) of all games,​
They won 63% (80 of 128) of the games in which they made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
They won 43% (3 of 7) of the games in which they fouled on the break.
They won 36% (20 of 56) of the games in which they broke dry but did not foul.
They won 37% (23 of 63) of the games in which they either fouled on the break or broke dry without fouling.​

Break-and-run games -- The 36 break-and-run games represented 19% of all 191 games, 35% of the 103 games won by the breaker's team, and 28% of the 128 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 team and see how many they ran on their own successive breaks, and we can call these "alternate-break packages." The 36 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 4-pack (by Netherlands), 3 alternate-break 2-packs (one each by China, Albania, and Philippines), and 26 singles. Only once did a team break and ran more than 2 games in a row on their own successive breaks in these 15 matches.

9-Balls on the break -- The 36 break-and-run games included 2 9-balls on the break (1.0% of all breaks).
 
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Miscellany from the data for the 2019 World Cup of Pool (9-Ball event):
[This relates only to the 15 streamed matches after Round 1, not to all 31 matches in the event.]

• The most balls made on a single break was 3, done 8 times. Three of those games were won by B&R; 3 were won, but not by B&R; and 2 were lost.

• The average number of balls made on the break was 0.9 (this includes dry and fouled breaks). On successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul), the average was 1.3.

• 37% (71 of 191) of the games ended in one inning – 19% (36) won by the breaking team (B&R) and 18% (35) won by the non-breaking team. Thirteen percent (25 of 191) of the games lasted more than 3 innings.

• 29% (55 of 191) of the games were run out by the team that was at the table following the break. These run-outs were:
- By the breaking team after successful breaks (B&R games) – 28% (36 of 128)​
- By the non-breaking team after fouls on the break – 57% (4 of 7)​
- By the non-breaking team after dry breaks – 27% (15 of 56)​

• The team that made the first ball after the break:
- Won the game in that same inning 53% of the time (101 of 189)​
- Won the game in a later inning 15% of the time (29 of 189)​
- Lost the game 31% of the time (59 of 189)​
[Note -- total games used here are 189 rather than 191 to eliminate the 2 games in which no ball was made after the break.]​

• The losing team won an average of 5.0 games in the 8 races to 7 (round of 16 teams) and 4.5 games in the 7 races to 9 (quarterfinal and semifinal matches). Two matches went to hill/hill; one match finished with just two games for the loser.

• The average elapsed time for the 8 races to 7 to 7 was 85 minutes, averaging 7.1 minutes per game. The 6 races to 9 averaged 98 minutes in total elapsed time, or 7.2 minutes per game. For all 15 matches combined, the average minutes per game was 7.1. The elapsed time was measured from the lag until the winning ball was made (or conceded), so it includes time for racking and commercial breaks. Commercial breaks were significant in all of these matches, occurring after every 3 or 4 games in a match, and lasting about 3 minutes each.

• The match that was longest (102 min.) in the races to 7 was China d. Chile 7-6. The longest match (109 min.) in the races to 9 and 11 was Philippines d. Canada 9-5. The match highest in average minutes per game, at 8.0, was Greece d. Chinese Taipei 7-5.

• The match that was shortest (73 min.) in the races to 7 was Netherlands d. USA 7-3. The shortest match (86 min.) in the races to 9 and 11 was Austria d. Greece 9-2. The match lowest in average minutes per game, at 6.2, was Gt. Britain A d. Poland 7-5.

• Breaking fouls averaged 1 for every 35.3 games, other fouls 1 for every 5.7 games, and missed shots about 1 for every 2.0 games.

• About 38% of the games involved one or more safeties.
 
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The finalists, Austria and the Philippines, both appeared in 4 of the 15 matches I tracked. What did a few of their stats look like compared with those of the other teams?
[Again, this omits all first-round matches.]

Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Austria -- 71% (17 of 24)
Philippines -- 56% (15 of 27)
All other teams -- 69% (96 of 140)
Total -- 67% (128 of 191)​

Breaking team won the game:
Austria -- 71% (17 of 24)
Philippines -- 56% (15 of 27)
All other teams -- 51% (71 of 140)
Total -- 54% (103 of 191)​

Break-and-run games, on all breaks:
Austria -- 13% (3 of 24)
Philippines -- 26% (7 of 27)
All other teams -- 19% (26 of 140)
Total -- 19% (36 of 191)​

Break-and-run games, on successful breaks:
Austria -- 18% (3 of 17)
Philippines -- 47% (7 of 15)
All other teams -- 27% (26 of 96)
Total -- 28% (36 of 128)​
 
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It seemed like several times JJ mentioned that the
pockets are 4.25( 4 and a quarter he said) .
 
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AtLarge said:
Miscellany from the data for the 2019 World Cup of Pool (9-Ball event):
[This relates only to the 15 streamed matches after Round 1, not to all 31 matches in the event.]

• The most balls made on a single break was 3, done 8 times. Three of those games were won by B&R; 3 were won, but not by B&R; and 2 were lost.

• The average number of balls made on the break was 0.9 (this includes dry and fouled breaks). On successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul), the average was 1.3.

• 37% (71 of 191) of the games ended in one inning – 19% (36) won by the breaking team (B&R) and 18% (35) won by the non-breaking team. Thirteen percent (25 of 191) of the games lasted more than 3 innings.

• 29% (55 of 191) of the games were run out by the team that was at the table following the break. These run-outs were:
- By the breaking team after successful breaks (B&R games) – 28% (36 of 128)
- By the non-breaking team after fouls on the break – 57% (4 of 7)
- By the non-breaking team after dry breaks – 27% (15 of 56)

• The team that made the first ball after the break:
- Won the game in that same inning 53% of the time (101 of 189)
- Won the game in a later inning 15% of the time (29 of 189)
- Lost the game 31% of the time (59 of 189)
[Note -- total games used here are 189 rather than 191 to eliminate the 2 games in which no ball was made after the break.]

• The losing team won an average of 5.0 games in the 8 races to 7 (round of 16 teams) and 4.5 games in the 7 races to 9 (quarterfinal and semifinal matches). Two matches went to hill/hill; one match finished with just two games for the loser.

• The average elapsed time for the 8 races to 7 to 7 was 85 minutes, averaging 7.1 minutes per game. The 6 races to 9 averaged 98 minutes in total elapsed time, or 7.2 minutes per game. For all 15 matches combined, the average minutes per game was 7.1. The elapsed time was measured from the lag until the winning ball was made (or conceded), so it includes time for racking and commercial breaks. Commercial breaks were significant in all of these matches, occurring after every 3 or 4 games in a match, and lasting about 3 minutes each.

• The match that was longest (102 min.) in the races to 7 was China d. Chile 7-6. The longest match (109 min.) in the races to 9 and 11 was Philippines d. Canada 9-5. The match highest in average minutes per game, at 8.0, was Greece d. Chinese Taipei 7-5.

• The match that was shortest (73 min.) in the races to 7 was Netherlands d. USA 7-3. The shortest match (86 min.) in the races to 9 and 11 was Austria d. Greece 9-2. The match lowest in average minutes per game, at 6.2, was Gt. Britain A d. Poland 7-5.

• Breaking fouls averaged 1 for every 35.3 games, other fouls 1 for every 5.7 games, and missed shots about 1 for every 2.0 games.

• About 38% of the games involved one or more safeties.
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Great work as usual, thank you for sharing.
Do we have the final numbers of dry breaks, total, with and without a ball made on the break?

Thanks in advance for your time,

Petros
 
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I have often noted that the pockets are too loose in Matchroom events, and sometimes even when it has been claimed they were tight, the pockets played like buckets. The most extreme example of loose pockets was at the 2018 Mosconi, where poorly struck shots were, all too often, finding the pockets.

As always, though, Matchroom has improved things. At last, the equipment was appropriate for the great players who competed at the US Open in Vegas and the World Cup of Pool in England over the past few months.

Thanks, Matchroom.
 
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Amazing stats that seem to bear out the conclusion that running out was tougher than in past WCOP events. Thanks for sharing.
 
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