Here are some results from the Justin Bergman vs. Francisco Bustamante 10-Ball race to 30 games played at Racks on the Rocks in West Peoria, IL on Sunday, February 23, 2020. PoolActionTV provided pay-per-view streaming.
This was the third (and match-deciding) 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 on Day 3. The commentators on Day 3 were Larry Schwartz, Ray Hansen, Nick Varner, and Mark Wilson. Bustamante won this set 30-20, so he won the match 2 sets to 1.
Stats on the other two sets can be found here for 8-Ball: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=507870 and here for One-Pocket: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=507913
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Bergman broke 21 times -- successful 12 times (resulting in 8 game wins and 4 losses), 0 fouls, and 9 dry (3 wins, 6 losses).
■ Bustamante broke 29 times -- successful 16 times (resulting in 14 game wins and 2 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 12 dry (6 wins, 6 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
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 and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Missed shots (est.):
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:
Break-and-run packages
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
Average number of balls made on the break:
Number of innings -- 52% (26 of 50) of the games ended in one inning. 14 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 12 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 11 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 2 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 22% (11 of 50) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the breaker's 9th visit.
10-balls on the break -- No 10-balls were made on the break. (They would have been spotted.)
Match length -- less than a minute over 5 hours, for an average of 6.0 minutes per game. This includes racking and 4 timeouts that totaled about 20 minutes.
This was the third (and match-deciding) 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 on Day 3. The commentators on Day 3 were Larry Schwartz, Ray Hansen, Nick Varner, and Mark Wilson. Bustamante won this set 30-20, so he won the match 2 sets to 1.
Stats on the other two sets can be found here for 8-Ball: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=507870 and here for One-Pocket: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=507913
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets;
- Aramith balls with a measles cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own, with the 1-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball and 3-ball on the back corners;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- call shots (but not safes), with the opponent having a choice of shooting or passing it back after a ball is pocketed illegally;
- spot any 10-ball made on the break;
- 3-foul rule in effect;
- jump cues not allowed (or, at least, never used);
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break.
- Aramith balls with a measles cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own, with the 1-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball and 3-ball on the back corners;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- call shots (but not safes), with the opponent having a choice of shooting or passing it back after a ball is pocketed illegally;
- spot any 10-ball made on the break;
- 3-foul rule in effect;
- jump cues not allowed (or, at least, never used);
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break.
■ Bergman broke 21 times -- successful 12 times (resulting in 8 game wins and 4 losses), 0 fouls, and 9 dry (3 wins, 6 losses).
■ Bustamante broke 29 times -- successful 16 times (resulting in 14 game wins and 2 losses), 1 foul (a loss), and 12 dry (6 wins, 6 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Bergman -- 12 of 21 (57%)
Bustamante -- 16 of 29 (55%)
Total -- 28 of 50 (56%)
Bustamante -- 16 of 29 (55%)
Total -- 28 of 50 (56%)
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
Bergman -- 9 of 21 (43%)
Bustamante -- 13 of 29 (45%)
Total -- 22 of 50 (44%)
Bustamante -- 13 of 29 (45%)
Total -- 22 of 50 (44%)
Breaker won game:
Bergman -- 11 of 21 (52%)
Bustamante -- 20 of 29 (69%)
Total -- 31 of 50 (62%)
Bustamante -- 20 of 29 (69%)
Total -- 31 of 50 (62%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Bergman -- 6 of 21 (29%)
Bustamante -- 8 of 29 (28%)
Total -- 14 of 50 (28%)
Bustamante -- 8 of 29 (28%)
Total -- 14 of 50 (28%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Bergman -- 6 of 12 (50%)
Bustamante -- 8 of 16 (50%)
Total -- 14 of 28 (50%)
Bustamante -- 8 of 16 (50%)
Total -- 14 of 28 (50%)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Bergman -- 2 foul (none on the break) in 42 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 21.0 games at the table)
Bustamante -- 5 fouls, including 1 on the break, in 44 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 8.8 games at the table)
Total -- 7 fouls in 50 games (1 per 7.1 games)
Bustamante -- 5 fouls, including 1 on the break, in 44 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 8.8 games at the table)
Total -- 7 fouls in 50 games (1 per 7.1 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Bergman -- 11 misses in 42 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 3.8 games at the table)
Bustamante -- 15 misses in 44 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 2.9 games at the table)
Total -- 26 misses in 50 games (1 per 1.9 games)
Bustamante -- 15 misses in 44 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 2.9 games at the table)
Total -- 26 misses in 50 games (1 per 1.9 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Bergman after his own successful break -- 6 of 12 (50%)
By Bergman after Bustamante's failed break -- 6 of 13 (46%)
By Bergman, total -- 12 of 25 (48%)
By Bustamante after his own successful break -- 8 of 16 (50%)
By Bustamante after Bergman's failed break -- 1 of 9 (11%)
By Bustamante, total -- 9 of 25 (36%)
Total for Bergman and Bustamante -- 21 of 50 (42%)
By Bergman after Bustamante's failed break -- 6 of 13 (46%)
By Bergman, total -- 12 of 25 (48%)
By Bustamante after his own successful break -- 8 of 16 (50%)
By Bustamante after Bergman's failed break -- 1 of 9 (11%)
By Bustamante, total -- 9 of 25 (36%)
Total for Bergman and Bustamante -- 21 of 50 (42%)
Run-outs from first shot after Bergman's break:
By Bergman -- 6 of 12 (50%)
By Bustamante -- 1 of 9 (11%)
Total -- 7 of 21 (33%)
By Bustamante -- 1 of 9 (11%)
Total -- 7 of 21 (33%)
Run-outs from first shot after Bustamante's break:
By Bustamante -- 8 of 16 (50%)
By Bergman -- 6 of 13 (46%)
Total -- 14 of 29 (48%)
By Bergman -- 6 of 13 (46%)
Total -- 14 of 29 (48%)
Break-and-run packages
Bergman's 6 B&R games consisted of 1 2-pack and 4 singles
Bustamante's 8 B&R games consisted of 1 3-pack and 5 singles
Bustamante's 8 B&R games consisted of 1 3-pack and 5 singles
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
by Bergman only -- 7
by Bustamante only -- 6
by both -- 4
Total games with 1 or more safeties -- 34% (17 of 50)
by Bustamante only -- 6
by both -- 4
Total games with 1 or more safeties -- 34% (17 of 50)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Bergman -- 0.8 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
Bustamante -- 0.9 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Total -- 0.9 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Bustamante -- 0.9 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Total -- 0.9 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Number of innings -- 52% (26 of 50) of the games ended in one inning. 14 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 12 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 11 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 2 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 22% (11 of 50) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the breaker's 9th visit.
10-balls on the break -- No 10-balls were made on the break. (They would have been spotted.)
Match length -- less than a minute over 5 hours, for an average of 6.0 minutes per game. This includes racking and 4 timeouts that totaled about 20 minutes.
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