I'm keeping track of the break results for the Mosconi Cup that started yesterday at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England. This event is 9-ball racing to 11 matches, with each match being a race to 5 games. The format is one team match (everyone plays one game), 7 doubles matches, and up to 13 singles matches.
The players for the U.S. are Justin Bergman, Corey Deuel, Justin Hall, John Schmidt, and Shane Van Boening. The players for Europe are Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Nikos Ekonomopoulos, Niels Feijen, and Mark Gray.
The conditions for this event include the following: Diamond 9' table, Simonis blue cloth, Super Aramith Pro balls, measles cue ball, jump cues allowed, referee racks in a standard triangle rack with the 9-ball on the foot spot, alternate breaks, break from anywhere behind the head string, no illegal-break rule, 30-sec. shot clock (60 sec. after the break), one 30-sec. extension per side per game, foul on all balls, and all slop counts.
Here are the results for DAYS 1 and 2 Combined -- Mon. 12/1 and Tues. 12/2. The score was 3-2 on Day 1 and 3-2 on Day 2, both in Europe's favor, for a total of 6-4 after two days.
The U.S. broke 36 times, with the following results:
Europe broke 38 times, with the following results:
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 73% (54 of 74) of the time, won 65% (48 of 74) of the games, and won 72% (39 of 54) of the games in which he made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
Break-and-run games:
Edit -- See Post #10 Below for an Update Through Day 3.
Edit -- See Post #12 Below for the Update Through All 4 Days.
The players for the U.S. are Justin Bergman, Corey Deuel, Justin Hall, John Schmidt, and Shane Van Boening. The players for Europe are Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Nikos Ekonomopoulos, Niels Feijen, and Mark Gray.
The conditions for this event include the following: Diamond 9' table, Simonis blue cloth, Super Aramith Pro balls, measles cue ball, jump cues allowed, referee racks in a standard triangle rack with the 9-ball on the foot spot, alternate breaks, break from anywhere behind the head string, no illegal-break rule, 30-sec. shot clock (60 sec. after the break), one 30-sec. extension per side per game, foul on all balls, and all slop counts.
Here are the results for DAYS 1 and 2 Combined -- Mon. 12/1 and Tues. 12/2. The score was 3-2 on Day 1 and 3-2 on Day 2, both in Europe's favor, for a total of 6-4 after two days.
The U.S. broke 36 times, with the following results:
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 20 (56%)
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 8 (22%)
• Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 1 (3%)
• Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 7 (19%)
Europe broke 38 times, with the following results:
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 19 (50%)
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 7 (18%)
• Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 8 (21%)
• Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 4 (11%)
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 73% (54 of 74) of the time, won 65% (48 of 74) of the games, and won 72% (39 of 54) of the games in which he made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
Break-and-run games:
• U.S. -- 12 out of 36 (33%).
• Europe -- 14 out of 38 (37%) including one 9-ball on the break.
• Total -- 26 out of 74 (35%).
Edit -- See Post #10 Below for an Update Through Day 3.
Edit -- See Post #12 Below for the Update Through All 4 Days.
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