Here are some results from the Justin Bergman vs. Francisco Bustamante 8-Ball race to 25 played at Racks on the Rocks in West Peoria, IL on Friday, February 21, 2020. PoolActionTV provided pay-per-view streaming.
This was the first set of a best-two-out-of-three-sets all-around challenge match with 8-Ball on Day 1, One-Pocket on Day 2, and 10-Ball (if needed) on Day 3. The commentators were Larry Schwartz, Ray Hansen, Mark Wilson, and Nick Varner. Bergman won the set 25-21.
Conditions -- The conditions for this call-shot 8-Ball set included:
■ Bergman broke 24 times -- successful 11 times (resulting in 10 game wins and 1 loss), 6 fouls (1 win and 5 losses), and 7 dry (2 wins and 5 losses).
■ Bustamante broke 22 times -- successful 14 times (resulting in 8 game wins and 6 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 7 dry (2 wins and 5 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Fouled and/or dry breaks:
Breaker won game:
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Fouls:
Missed shots:
Safeties:
Average number of balls made on the break:
Run-outs from first shot after break:
Run-outs from first shot after Bergman's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Bustamante's break:
Number of innings -- 80% (37 of 46) of the games ended in one inning. 16 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 21 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 5 games ended on the breaker's second inning, 2 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning, and 2 games ended on the breaker's third inning. No game went beyond the breaker's third visit to the table.
Break-and-run games -- Bergman's 10 B&R games consisted of 1 3-pack, 2 2-packs, and 3 singles. Bustamante's 6 B&R games consisted of 1 2-pack and 4 singles.
8-balls on the break -- None. [I didn't hear any mention of what the rule was if one had occurred.]
Set length -- Approximately 5¼ hours, for an average of 6.8-6.9 minutes per game. [Note: This includes racking and 3 timeouts of 5-6 minutes each.]
This was the first set of a best-two-out-of-three-sets all-around challenge match with 8-Ball on Day 1, One-Pocket on Day 2, and 10-Ball (if needed) on Day 3. The commentators were Larry Schwartz, Ray Hansen, Mark Wilson, and Nick Varner. Bergman won the set 25-21.
Conditions -- The conditions for this call-shot 8-Ball set included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets;
- Simonis 860 blue cloth;
- Aramith balls, including a measles cue ball;
- breaker racks using a triangle rack;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- take the group you make more of on the break (table open if breaker made same number of each group, or fouled, or broke dry);
- ball in hand behind the head string after a foul on the break;
- jump cues not allowed;
- 3-foul rule in effect; and
- lag for opening break.
- Simonis 860 blue cloth;
- Aramith balls, including a measles cue ball;
- breaker racks using a triangle rack;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- take the group you make more of on the break (table open if breaker made same number of each group, or fouled, or broke dry);
- ball in hand behind the head string after a foul on the break;
- jump cues not allowed;
- 3-foul rule in effect; and
- lag for opening break.
■ Bergman broke 24 times -- successful 11 times (resulting in 10 game wins and 1 loss), 6 fouls (1 win and 5 losses), and 7 dry (2 wins and 5 losses).
■ Bustamante broke 22 times -- successful 14 times (resulting in 8 game wins and 6 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 7 dry (2 wins and 5 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Bergman -- 11 of 24 (46%)
Bustamante -- 14 of 22 (64%)
Total -- 25 of 46 (54%)
Fouled and/or dry breaks:
Bergman -- 13 of 24 (54%)
Bustamante -- 8 of 22 (36%)
Total -- 21 of 46 (46%)
Breaker won game:
Bergman -- 13 of 24 (54%)
Bustamante -- 10 of 22 (45%)
Total -- 23 of 46 (50%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Bergman -- 10 of 24 (42%)
Bustamante -- 6 of 22 (27%)
Total -- 16 of 46 (35%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Bergman -- 10 of 11 (91%)
Bustamante -- 6 of 14 (43%)
Total -- 16 of 25 (64%)
Fouls:
Bergman -- 8 (including 6 on the break)
Bustamante -- 3 (including 1 on the break)
Total -- 11
Missed shots:
Bergman -- 4
Bustamante -- 10
Total -- 14
Safeties:
Bergman -- 3
Bustamante -- 3
Total -- 6 (2 games with 1 safety each game and 1 game with 4)
Games with 1 or more safeties -- 7% (3 of 46)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Bergman -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Bustamante -- 0.9 on all breaks, 1.3 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.0 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Bergman after his own successful break (B&R's) -- 10 of 11 (91%)
By Bergman after Bustamante's failed break -- 6 of 8 (75%)
By Bergman, total -- 16 of 19 (84%)
By Bustamante after his own successful break (B&R's) -- 6 of 14 (43%)
By Bustamante after Bergman's failed break -- 9 of 13 (64%)
By Bustamante, total -- 15 of 27 (56%)
Total for Bergman and Bustamante -- 31 of 46 (67%)
Run-outs from first shot after Bergman's break:
By Bergman (B&R's) -- 10 of 11 (91%)
By Bustamante -- 9 of 13 (69%)
Total -- 19 of 24 (79%)
Run-outs from first shot after Bustamante's break:
By Bustamante (B&R's) -- 6 of 14 (43%)
By Bergman -- 6 of 8 (75%)
Total -- 12 of 22 (55%)
Number of innings -- 80% (37 of 46) of the games ended in one inning. 16 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 21 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 5 games ended on the breaker's second inning, 2 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning, and 2 games ended on the breaker's third inning. No game went beyond the breaker's third visit to the table.
Break-and-run games -- Bergman's 10 B&R games consisted of 1 3-pack, 2 2-packs, and 3 singles. Bustamante's 6 B&R games consisted of 1 2-pack and 4 singles.
8-balls on the break -- None. [I didn't hear any mention of what the rule was if one had occurred.]
Set length -- Approximately 5¼ hours, for an average of 6.8-6.9 minutes per game. [Note: This includes racking and 3 timeouts of 5-6 minutes each.]
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