Here are some results from the Justin Bergman vs. Corey Deuel OB Challenge 8-Ball match played at the Rio Las Vegas Resort & Casino on July 28, 2016. CueSports International provided pay-per-view streaming. Bergman won the match 21-16.
Conditions -- The conditions for this call-shot 8-Ball match included:
■ Bergman broke 19 times -- successful 14 times (resulting in 13 game wins and 1 loss), 1 foul (a loss), and 4 dry (2 wins and 2 losses).
■ Deuel broke 18 times -- successful 17 times (resulting in 12 game wins and 5 losses), no fouls, and 1 dry (a loss).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
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 Deuel's break:
Number of innings -- 22 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 10 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, and 4 games ended on the breaker's second inning. Only 1 game went beyond the breaker's second visit to the table, and that game ended on the breaker's fourth inning.
8-balls on the break -- None. [Presumably, breaker would have had the option to spot it and continue playing or to re-break (as in the US Open 8-Ball event just concluded).]
Match length -- 3 hours and 31 minutes, for an average of 5.7 minutes per game. [Note: This includes lagging, racking, and the one timeout.]
Conditions -- The conditions for this call-shot 8-Ball match included:
- Diamond 7-foot table with 4½" pro-cut corner pockets;
- Simonis 860 Tournament Blue cloth;
- Cyclop TV balls, including the red-spot cue ball;
- jump cues allowed;
- breaker racks using the Magic Rack template;
- alternating breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- table open after the break;
- ball in hand anywhere on the table after a foul on the break; and
- cue-ball fouls only.
■ Bergman broke 19 times -- successful 14 times (resulting in 13 game wins and 1 loss), 1 foul (a loss), and 4 dry (2 wins and 2 losses).
■ Deuel broke 18 times -- successful 17 times (resulting in 12 game wins and 5 losses), no fouls, and 1 dry (a loss).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Bergman -- 14 of 19 (74%)
Deuel -- 17 of 18 (94%)
Total -- 31 of 37 (84%)
Breaker won game:
Bergman -- 15 of 19 (79%)
Deuel -- 12 of 18 (67%)
Total -- 27 of 37 (73%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Bergman -- 10 of 19 (53%)
Deuel -- 12 of 18 (67%)
Total -- 22 of 37 (59%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Bergman -- 10 of 14 (71%)
Deuel -- 12 of 17 (71%)
Total -- 22 of 31 (71%)
Fouls:
Bergman -- 2 (including 1 on the break)
Deuel -- 2 (neither on the break)
Total -- 4
Missed shots:
Bergman -- 2
Deuel -- 9
Total -- 11
Safeties:
Bergman -- 3
Deuel -- 1
Total -- 4 (3 in one game)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Bergman -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
Deuel -- 2.2 on all breaks, 2.3 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.6 on all breaks, 1.9 on successful breaks
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Bergman after his own successful break -- 10 of 14 (71%)
By Bergman after Deuel's failed break -- 1 of 1 (100%)
By Bergman, total -- 11 of 15 (73%)
By Deuel after his own successful break -- 12 of 17 (71%)
By Deuel after Bergman's failed break -- 3 of 5 (60%)
By Deuel, total -- 15 of 22 (68%)
Total for Bergman and Deuel -- 26 of 37 (70%)
Run-outs from first shot after Bergman's break:
By Bergman -- 10 of 14 (71%)
By Deuel -- 3 of 5 (60%)
Total -- 13 of 19 (68%)
Run-outs from first shot after Deuel's break:
By Deuel -- 12 of 17 (71%)
By Bergman -- 1 of 1 (100%)
Total -- 13 of 18 (72%)
Number of innings -- 22 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 10 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, and 4 games ended on the breaker's second inning. Only 1 game went beyond the breaker's second visit to the table, and that game ended on the breaker's fourth inning.
8-balls on the break -- None. [Presumably, breaker would have had the option to spot it and continue playing or to re-break (as in the US Open 8-Ball event just concluded).]
Match length -- 3 hours and 31 minutes, for an average of 5.7 minutes per game. [Note: This includes lagging, racking, and the one timeout.]
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