Here are some aggregate break statistics from the Ultimate Pool USA Florida Open (8-Ball), played May 9-10 at Classic Billiards in Lauderhill, Florida. Streaming was free on YouTube. Gerson Martinez Boza won the event, defeating Joven Bustamante in the final match.
This was a 160-player event. The first stage was round-robin play in 32 groups of 5 players. Play was single-elimination after that. The next round, called "Preliminary," was the 64 players who finished second and third in their round-robin groups. The 32 winners from the "Preliminary" round joined the 32 players who finished first in their round-robin groups to form the Last 64 round. Races were to 6 in the round-robin stage and 7 thereafter, except for a race to 8 in the finals. The primary commentators were Simon Webb, Tony Holgate, and Mike DeMarco.
The conditions for the streamed matches on the last day included:
The stats are for all 10 matches (106 games) streamed on the final day (May 10). The 2 games that were halted when the match clock expired are not included. In the order played, the matches were:
Overall results
Breaker won the game:
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Here's a breakdown of the 106 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 49 break-and-run games represented 46% of all 106 games, 74% of the 66 games won by the breaker, and 67% of the 73 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 player and see how many he ran on his own successive breaks, and we can call these "alternate-break packages." The 49 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 4-pack (by Wilkie), 4 alternate-break 3-packs (1 each by Bergman, Atencio, Alcaide, and Boza), 5 alternate-break 2-packs, and 23 singles.
8-balls on the break -- None.
This was a 160-player event. The first stage was round-robin play in 32 groups of 5 players. Play was single-elimination after that. The next round, called "Preliminary," was the 64 players who finished second and third in their round-robin groups. The 32 winners from the "Preliminary" round joined the 32 players who finished first in their round-robin groups to form the Last 64 round. Races were to 6 in the round-robin stage and 7 thereafter, except for a race to 8 in the finals. The primary commentators were Simon Webb, Tony Holgate, and Mike DeMarco.
The conditions for the streamed matches on the last day included:
• Brunswick Tournament Elite 7-foot table with quite generous pockets;
• CPBA cloth (blue);
• Aramith Tournament balls with a black-spots cue ball;
• referee racks using a Black Edition Smart Rack (aluminum), with the 8-ball on the spot;
• alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
• table open after the break, but "dirty" (mixed-suit) combinations not allowed on the first shot;
• ball in hand behind the head string after a pocket scratch on the break, but incoming player can shoot in any direction;
• ball in hand anywhere on the table after the cue ball is sent off the table on the break;
• an 8-ball made on the break, with no foul, is spotted, and the breaker continues play;
• an 8-ball made on a fouled break is loss of game;
• no call shots;
• intentional fouls not allowed (loss of game);
• no jump shots allowed with any cue;
• foul on all balls;
• a match clock of 40 minutes of playing time (excludes racking);
• a shot clock of 30-seconds during the first 30 minutes on the match clock and 15 seconds thereafter, with one 15-second extension allowed per player per game;
• if the match clock runs out, the player ahead in completed games wins the match. If the score is tied in completed games, they play a speed-pool shootout. Each player breaks 6 balls that are racked in a triangle, and then pockets all 6 balls. The player who does this in the shorter elapsed time wins the match.
• lag for opening break and again for choice of who goes first in a shootout.
The stats are for all 10 matches (106 games) streamed on the final day (May 10). The 2 games that were halted when the match clock expired are not included. In the order played, the matches were:
1. Billy Thorpe defeated Kristen Barrett 7-0 [Last 64]
2. Dennis Hatch d. Craig Waddingham 7-6 [Last 64]
3. Justin Bergman d. Gavin Mathew 7-2 [Last 64]
4. Hatch d. Thorpe 6-5 (match clock expired) [Last 32]
5. Jesus Atencio d. David Alcaide 7-6 [Last 32]
6. Joven Bustamante d. Hatch 7-5 [Last 16]
7. Gerson Martinez Boza d. Eric Charlton 7-1 [Quarterfinal]
8. Bustamante d. Shaun Wilkie 6-6 + shootout after match clock expired [Semifinal]
9. Boza d. Atencio 7-5 [Semifinal]
10. Boza d. Bustamante 8-1 [Final]
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 77% (41 of 53)
Match losers -- 60% (32 of 53)
Total -- 69% (73 of 106)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 77% (41 of 53)
Match losers -- 47% (25 of 53)
Total -- 62% (66 of 106)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 57% (30 of 53)
Match losers -- 36% (19 of 53)
Total -- 46% (49 0f 106)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 73% (30 of 41)
Match losers -- 59% (19 of 32)
Total -- 67% (49 of 73)
Here's a breakdown of the 106 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 56 (53% of the 106 games)
Breaker lost the game: 17 (16%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 0 (0%)
Breaker lost the game: 7 (7%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 10 (9%)
Breaker lost the game: 16 (15%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 62% (66 of 106) of all games,
He won 77% (56 of 73) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 30% (10 of 33) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 49 break-and-run games represented 46% of all 106 games, 74% of the 66 games won by the breaker, and 67% of the 73 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 player and see how many he ran on his own successive breaks, and we can call these "alternate-break packages." The 49 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 4-pack (by Wilkie), 4 alternate-break 3-packs (1 each by Bergman, Atencio, Alcaide, and Boza), 5 alternate-break 2-packs, and 23 singles.
8-balls on the break -- None.