Here are some aggregate statistics from the 2019 Big Dog 10-Ball Championship. The event was played June 12-14 at Big Dog Billiards in Des Moines, Iowa with pay-per-view live streaming by PoolActionTV. The winner was Chang Jung-Lin, beating Corey Deuel in a 2-set final match.
This was a 19-player, double-elimination event, with all races to 11 and a true-DE final match. The stats are for all 10 matches (11 races to 11) streamed on the main streaming table; this represented 30% of the total of 37 races played in the event.
The conditions for this event included:
The 10 matches (11 races, 187 games) tracked were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played.
Friday, June 12, 2019
Saturday, June 13
Sunday, June 14
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 187 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 46 break-and-run games represented 25% of all 187 games, 42% of the 109 games won by the breaker, and 37% of the 123 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul). The 46 break-and-run games consisted of 1 seven-pack (Chang). 1 four-pack (Thorpe), 5 two-packs, and 25 singles.
10-Balls on the break -- One 10-ball was made on the break (0.5% of all breaks); it was spotted.
This was a 19-player, double-elimination event, with all races to 11 and a true-DE final match. The stats are for all 10 matches (11 races to 11) streamed on the main streaming table; this represented 30% of the total of 37 races played in the event.
The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets;
- Simonis blue cloth;
- Aramith balls with the measles cue ball;
- breaker racks using an Accu-Rack template, with the 1-ball on the spot and the 2-ball and 3-ball on the back corners;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- all slop counts except spot any 10-ball made on the break;
- jumping allowed only with playing cue;
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not occur);
- cue-ball fouls only;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break.
- Simonis blue cloth;
- Aramith balls with the measles cue ball;
- breaker racks using an Accu-Rack template, with the 1-ball on the spot and the 2-ball and 3-ball on the back corners;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- all slop counts except spot any 10-ball made on the break;
- jumping allowed only with playing cue;
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not occur);
- cue-ball fouls only;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break.
The 10 matches (11 races, 187 games) tracked were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played.
Friday, June 12, 2019
1. Chang Jung-Lin defeated Shane Van Boening 11-3
2. Alex Pagulayan d. Francisco Bustamante 11-8
2. Alex Pagulayan d. Francisco Bustamante 11-8
Saturday, June 13
3. Cheng Yu-Hsuan (Kevin) d. Joey Tate 11-2
4. Chang d. Eklent Kaçi 11-9
5. Van Boening d. Raymund Faraon 11-9
6. Corey Deuel d. Billy Thorpe 11-6
4. Chang d. Eklent Kaçi 11-9
5. Van Boening d. Raymund Faraon 11-9
6. Corey Deuel d. Billy Thorpe 11-6
Sunday, June 14
7. Pagulayan d. Liu Cheng-Chieh (Josh) 11-8
8. Chang d. Deuel 11-6 (Hotseat match)
9. Deuel d. Pagulayan 11-3 (Semifinal)
10. Chang d. Deuel 7-11, 11-5 (Final)
8. Chang d. Deuel 11-6 (Hotseat match)
9. Deuel d. Pagulayan 11-3 (Semifinal)
10. Chang d. Deuel 7-11, 11-5 (Final)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 71% (84 of 119) for match winners, 57% (39 of 68) for match losers, and 66% (123 of 187) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 68% (81 of 119) for match winners, 41% (28 of 68) for match losers, and 58% (109 of 187) in total
■ Break-and-run games -- 26% (31 of 119) for match winners, 22% (15 of 68) for match losers, and 25% (46 of 187) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 68% (81 of 119) for match winners, 41% (28 of 68) for match losers, and 58% (109 of 187) in total
■ Break-and-run games -- 26% (31 of 119) for match winners, 22% (15 of 68) for match losers, and 25% (46 of 187) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 187 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 82 (44% of the 187 games)
Breaker lost the game: 41 (22%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 5 (3%)
Breaker lost the game: 12 (6%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 22 (12%)
Breaker lost the game: 25 (13%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 58% (109 of 187) of all games,
He won 67% (82 of 123) of the games in which he made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
He won 29% (5 of 17) of the games in which he fouled on the break.
He won 47% (22 of 47) of the games in which he broke dry but did not foul.
He won 42% (27 of 64) of the games in which he either fouled on the break or broke dry without fouling.
Break-and-run games -- The 46 break-and-run games represented 25% of all 187 games, 42% of the 109 games won by the breaker, and 37% of the 123 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul). The 46 break-and-run games consisted of 1 seven-pack (Chang). 1 four-pack (Thorpe), 5 two-packs, and 25 singles.
10-Balls on the break -- One 10-ball was made on the break (0.5% of all breaks); it was spotted.
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