I felt he should have been, as well. Niels likely got it because he went undefeated in singles competition.
Break Stats -- 2014 Mosconi Cup, Dec. 2014
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I felt he should have been, as well. Niels likely got it because he went undefeated in singles competition.
Laying it out as below helps me to put breaking and running results into perspective more easily.
Worst to Best in Break & Running (Legal Wet Break % / All Breaks %) -- Legal Wet Break %.
10. Van Boening -- 4 of 14 (29%) / 4 of 17 (24%) --14 of 17 (82%)
9. Bergman -- 2 of 6 (33%) / 2 of 9 (22%) -- 6 of 9 (67%)
8. Deuel -- 3 of 9 (33%) / 3 of 10 (30%) -- 9 of 10 (90%)* BEST
6. Hall -- 4 of 9 (44%) / 4 of 11 (36%) -- 9 of 11 (82%)
6. Feijen -- 4 of 9 (44%) / 4 of 11 (36%) -- 9 of 11 (82%)
5. Boyes -- 2 of 4 (50%) / 2 of 11 (18%) -- 4 of 11 (36%)* WORST
4. Schmidt -- 4 of 8 (50%) / 4 of 10 (40%) -- 8 of 10 (80%)
3. Ekonomopoulos -- 6 of 12 (50%) / 6 of 14 (43%) -- 12 of 14 (86%)
2. Appleton -- 6 of 11 (55%) / 6 of 15 (40%) -- 11 of 15 (73%)
1. Gray -- 6 of 9 (67%) / 6 of 11 (55%) -- 9 of 11 (82%)
A remarkable effort by Gray, he beat the God Ghost 6-5 on his breaks.
Who would have predicted SVB coming in last for running after a legal wet break?
Worst to Best in Break & Running (Legal Wet Break % / All Breaks %) -- Legal Wet Break %.
10. Van Boening -- 4 of 14 (29%) / 4 of 17 (24%) --14 of 17 (82%)
9. Bergman -- 2 of 6 (33%) / 2 of 9 (22%) -- 6 of 9 (67%)
8. Deuel -- 3 of 9 (33%) / 3 of 10 (30%) -- 9 of 10 (90%)* BEST
6. Hall -- 4 of 9 (44%) / 4 of 11 (36%) -- 9 of 11 (82%)
6. Feijen -- 4 of 9 (44%) / 4 of 11 (36%) -- 9 of 11 (82%)
5. Boyes -- 2 of 4 (50%) / 2 of 11 (18%) -- 4 of 11 (36%)* WORST
4. Schmidt -- 4 of 8 (50%) / 4 of 10 (40%) -- 8 of 10 (80%)
3. Ekonomopoulos -- 6 of 12 (50%) / 6 of 14 (43%) -- 12 of 14 (86%)
2. Appleton -- 6 of 11 (55%) / 6 of 15 (40%) -- 11 of 15 (73%)
1. Gray -- 6 of 9 (67%) / 6 of 11 (55%) -- 9 of 11 (82%)
A remarkable effort by Gray, he beat the God Ghost 6-5 on his breaks.
Who would have predicted SVB coming in last for running after a legal wet break?
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I don't know what their thinking was. Certainly a case can be made for Nikos, since he participated in 5 winning matches out of 6 that he played, whereas Niels participated in 4 winning matches out of 5 (but with 2 singles wins).
But one stat where Niels did better than anyone else was his winning percentage when you count a full point for each player in a singles match, half a point for each player in a doubles match, and 1/5 of a point for each player in the teams match -- i.e., the contribution to the overall Cup score of 11 - 5. On that basis the records were:
Feijen ..... 2.7 - 0.5 (winning percentage of 84%)
Boyes ..... 2.2 - 0.5 (81%)
Ekonomopoulos ..... 2.7 - 1.0 (73%)
Appleton ..... 2.7 - 1.0 (73%)
Gray ..... 0.7 - 2.0 (26%)
EUR Total ..... 11 - 5 (69%)