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:
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
Fri. June 28
Sat. June 29
Sun., June 30
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 191 games (for match winners and losers combined).
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).
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.
• 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
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
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)
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)
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
■ 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
■ 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%)
Breaker's team lost the game: 48 (25%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker's team won the game: 3 (2%)
Breaker's team lost the game: 4 (2%)
Breaker's team lost the game: 4 (2%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker's team won the game: 20 (10%)
Breaker's team lost the game: 36 (19%)
Breaker's team lost the game: 36 (19%)
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.
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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