Here are some stats from the single-elimination portion of the 2017 American Straight Pool Championship played October 17-21 at Diamond Billiards in Midlothian, Virginia. These were the 6 matches streamed free by Diamond Billiards for this portion of the event, and they represented 26% of the total of 23 matches played in this portion of the event. The first 2 matches were to 125 points on Friday, Oct. 20 and the other 4 were to 150 points on Sat., Oct. 21.
This portion of the event was preceded by a group stage (8 groups of 6 players), with round-robin play in each group. Twenty-four players -- the top 3 from each group -- advanced to the single-elimination stage. The top player from each group received a bye in the first single-elimination round.
The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith balls;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own in most cases;
- fouls on all balls;
- lag for opening break.
Attempted Scoring Innings means the player's total number of innings for the game minus the number of innings that he played only a safety or an intentional foul (no attempt to score a point).
PPI is Points per Inning based on the total number of innings in the game for that player. [Note: I call this measure Points per Inning rather than Balls per Inning to be a bit more precise in the definition, since the number of points a player is credited with in a game can be quite different from the number of balls he pocketed.]
PPASI is Points per Attempted Scoring Inning, i.e., points per inning based on the number of Attempted Scoring Innings in the game for that player.
All information is given first for the match winner and then for the match loser (separated by a comma).
Match #1 -- Jayson Shaw defeated Rodney Morris 125-123
High Run: 81 & out, 80
Total Innings: 6, 6
PPI (Points per Inning): 20.8, 20.5
Attempted Scoring Innings: 5, 3
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 41.0
Missed Shots: 3, 2
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 1
Match Length: 82 min.
Points per Minute: 3.0 (3.2 counting a rack for Shaw that was overlooked in the score)
Match #2 -- Konrad Juszczyszyn d. John Schmidt 125-119
High Run: 44, 83
Total Innings: 18, 17
PPI (Points per Inning): 6.9, 7.0
Attempted Scoring Innings: 7, 4
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 17.9, 29.8
Missed Shots: 3, 1
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 3
Match Length: 117 min.
Points per Minute: 2.1
Match #3 -- Thorsten Hohmann d. Alex Pagulayan 150-112
High Run: 114 & out, 95
Total Innings: 10, 10
PPI (Points per Inning): 15.0, 11.2
Attempted Scoring Innings: 4, 2
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 37.5, 56.0
Missed Shots: 1, 1
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 2
Match Length: 151 min.
Points per Minute: 1.7
Match #4 (SEMIFINAL) -- Konrad Juszczyszyn d. Warren Kiamco 150-139
High Run: 70, 63
Total Innings: 12, 12
PPI (Points per Inning): 12.5, 11.6
Attempted Scoring Innings: 9, 6
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 16.7, 23.2
Missed Shots: 4, 6
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 0
Match Length: 148 min.
Points per Minute: 2.0
Match #5 (SEMIFINAL) -- Dennis Orcollo d. Thorsten Hohmann 150-130
High Run: 82, 81
Total Innings: 8, 8
PPI (Points per Inning): 18.8, 16.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 6, 7
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 18.6
Missed Shots: 5, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 1
Match Length: 187 min.
Points per Minute: 1.5
Match #6 (FINAL) -- Konrad Juszczyszyn d. Dennis Orcollo 150-87
High Run: 44 & out, 43
Total Innings: 10, 9
PPI (Points per Inning): 15.0, 9.7
Attempted Scoring Innings: 6, 6
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 14.5
Missed Shots: 4, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 1
Match Length: 111 min.
Points per Minute: 2.1
[Note: These stats are based on the score shown on screen for each match (except the finals), which differed from my scoring in some cases.]
This portion of the event was preceded by a group stage (8 groups of 6 players), with round-robin play in each group. Twenty-four players -- the top 3 from each group -- advanced to the single-elimination stage. The top player from each group received a bye in the first single-elimination round.
The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith balls;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own in most cases;
- fouls on all balls;
- lag for opening break.
Attempted Scoring Innings means the player's total number of innings for the game minus the number of innings that he played only a safety or an intentional foul (no attempt to score a point).
PPI is Points per Inning based on the total number of innings in the game for that player. [Note: I call this measure Points per Inning rather than Balls per Inning to be a bit more precise in the definition, since the number of points a player is credited with in a game can be quite different from the number of balls he pocketed.]
PPASI is Points per Attempted Scoring Inning, i.e., points per inning based on the number of Attempted Scoring Innings in the game for that player.
All information is given first for the match winner and then for the match loser (separated by a comma).
Match #1 -- Jayson Shaw defeated Rodney Morris 125-123
High Run: 81 & out, 80
Total Innings: 6, 6
PPI (Points per Inning): 20.8, 20.5
Attempted Scoring Innings: 5, 3
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 41.0
Missed Shots: 3, 2
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 1
Match Length: 82 min.
Points per Minute: 3.0 (3.2 counting a rack for Shaw that was overlooked in the score)
Match #2 -- Konrad Juszczyszyn d. John Schmidt 125-119
High Run: 44, 83
Total Innings: 18, 17
PPI (Points per Inning): 6.9, 7.0
Attempted Scoring Innings: 7, 4
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 17.9, 29.8
Missed Shots: 3, 1
Unintentional Fouls: 0, 3
Match Length: 117 min.
Points per Minute: 2.1
Match #3 -- Thorsten Hohmann d. Alex Pagulayan 150-112
High Run: 114 & out, 95
Total Innings: 10, 10
PPI (Points per Inning): 15.0, 11.2
Attempted Scoring Innings: 4, 2
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 37.5, 56.0
Missed Shots: 1, 1
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 2
Match Length: 151 min.
Points per Minute: 1.7
Match #4 (SEMIFINAL) -- Konrad Juszczyszyn d. Warren Kiamco 150-139
High Run: 70, 63
Total Innings: 12, 12
PPI (Points per Inning): 12.5, 11.6
Attempted Scoring Innings: 9, 6
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 16.7, 23.2
Missed Shots: 4, 6
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 0
Match Length: 148 min.
Points per Minute: 2.0
Match #5 (SEMIFINAL) -- Dennis Orcollo d. Thorsten Hohmann 150-130
High Run: 82, 81
Total Innings: 8, 8
PPI (Points per Inning): 18.8, 16.3
Attempted Scoring Innings: 6, 7
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 18.6
Missed Shots: 5, 5
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 1
Match Length: 187 min.
Points per Minute: 1.5
Match #6 (FINAL) -- Konrad Juszczyszyn d. Dennis Orcollo 150-87
High Run: 44 & out, 43
Total Innings: 10, 9
PPI (Points per Inning): 15.0, 9.7
Attempted Scoring Innings: 6, 6
PPASI (Points per Attempted Scoring Inning): 25.0, 14.5
Missed Shots: 4, 4
Unintentional Fouls: 1, 1
Match Length: 111 min.
Points per Minute: 2.1
[Note: These stats are based on the score shown on screen for each match (except the finals), which differed from my scoring in some cases.]