Here are some break results for the 2018 Mosconi Cup played this week (Dec. 4 - Dec. 7) at Alexandra Palace in London, England. This event was 9-Ball racing to 11 matches, with each match being a race to 5 games. The format was one team match (everyone plays one game, then repeat until one side wins 5 games), 7 doubles matches, and up to 13 singles matches (12 were played). Team USA won 11-9, with the match scores on the 4 days being 3-2, 3-2, 3-2, and 2-3.
The players for Team USA were Shane Van Boening, Corey Deuel, Skyler Woodward, Billy Thorpe, and Tyler Styer. The players for Team Europe were Niels Feijen, Albin Ouschan, Jayson Shaw, Klenti Kaçi, and Alex Kazakis.
The conditions for this event included the following:
The 20 matches were as follows, in the order they were played. Match winners are bolded; event scores after each match are in brackets.
Tues. Dec. 4, 2018
Wed. Dec. 5
Thurs. Dec. 6
Fri. Dec. 7
The successful-break rates (made at least one ball and did not foul) were 84% for Team USA (64 of 76) and 87% (65 of 75) for Team Europe.
Team USA won the game on 67% (51 of 76) of their own breaks, whereas Team Europe won on 67% (50 of 75) of their breaks. Some details:
Team USA broke 76 times, with the following results:
Team Europe broke 75 times, with the following results:
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 85% (129 of 151) of the time; the breaking side won 67% (101 of 151) of the games; and the breaking side won 72% (93 of 129) of the games in which the breaker made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
Break-and-run on all breaks:
Break-and-run on successful breaks:
The players for Team USA were Shane Van Boening, Corey Deuel, Skyler Woodward, Billy Thorpe, and Tyler Styer. The players for Team Europe were Niels Feijen, Albin Ouschan, Jayson Shaw, Klenti Kaçi, and Alex Kazakis.
The conditions for this event included the following:
- Rasson Victory 9-foot table with approx. 4½" corner pockets and blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with the measles cue ball;
- referee racks using a triangle rack with the 1-ball on the foot spot (2-ball not necessarily in back location);
- alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- no illegal break rule;
- 30-sec. shot clock (60 sec. after the break), with one 30-sec. extension per side per game;
- foul on all balls;
- jump cues allowed;
- lag for the break; and
- all slop counts.
The 20 matches were as follows, in the order they were played. Match winners are bolded; event scores after each match are in brackets.
Tues. Dec. 4, 2018
1. Teams -- USA ... 4-5 ... Europe [0-1]
2. Doubles -- Thorpe/Woodward ... 1-5 ... Ouschan/Shaw [0-2]
3. Singles -- Styer... 5-3 ... Feijen [1-2]
4. Doubles -- Van Boening/Deuel ... 5-1 ... Kaçi/Kazakis [2-2]
5. Singles -- Van Boening ... 5-0 ... Shaw [3-2]
Wed. Dec. 5
6. Singles -- Van Boening ... 2-5 ... Shaw [3-3]
7. Doubles -- Van Boening/Woodward ... 5-3 ... Feijen/Kazakis[/B] [4-3]
8. Singles -- Deuel ... 3-5 ... Ouschan [4-4]
9. Doubles -- Thorpe/Styer ... 5-2 ... Shaw/Kaçi [5-4]
10. Singles -- Thorpe ... 5-3 ... Kaçi [6-4]
Thurs. Dec. 6
11. Doubles -- Woodward/Styer ... 5-4 ... Feijen/Ouschan [7-4]
12. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-3 ... Kazakis [8-4]
13. Doubles -- Deuel/Styer ... 4-5 ... Feijen/Kaçi [8-5]
14. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-4 ... Shaw [9-5]
15. Doubles -- Van Boening/Thorpe ... 1-5 ... Ouschan/Kazakis [9-6]
Fri. Dec. 7
16. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-4 ... Ouschan [10-6]
17. Singles -- Styer ... 3-5 ... Shaw [10-7]
18. Singles -- Deuel ... 1-5 ... Feijen [10-8]
19. Singles -- Thorpe ... 2-5 ... Kaçi [10-9]
20. Singles -- Van Boening ... 5-3 ... Kazakis [11-9]
The successful-break rates (made at least one ball and did not foul) were 84% for Team USA (64 of 76) and 87% (65 of 75) for Team Europe.
Team USA won the game on 67% (51 of 76) of their own breaks, whereas Team Europe won on 67% (50 of 75) of their breaks. Some details:
Team USA broke 76 times, with the following results:
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 46 (61%)
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 18 (24%)
• Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 5 (7%)
• Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 7 (9%)
Team Europe broke 75 times, with the following results:
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 47 (63%)
• Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 18 (24%)
• Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 3 (4%)
• Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 7 (9%)
For the two teams combined, the breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 85% (129 of 151) of the time; the breaking side won 67% (101 of 151) of the games; and the breaking side won 72% (93 of 129) of the games in which the breaker made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
Break-and-run on all breaks:
• Team USA -- 27 out of 76 (36%)
• Team Europe -- 31 out of 75 (41%)
• Total -- 58 out of 151 (38%)
Break-and-run on successful breaks:
• Team USA -- 27 out of 64 (42%)
• Team Europe -- 31 out of 65 (48%)
• Total -- 58 out of 129 (45%)
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