Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2021 Diamond Las Vegas Open 10-Ball event played September 1-4 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with free streaming on Billiard TV and on YouTube. This is one of the 5 events comprising this year's CSI/Predator US Pro Billiard Series. The primary commentators were Jeremy Jones and George Teyechea. Wu Kun-Lin won the event.
This was a 128-player event with double-elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 on the one-loss side). A random draw then matched one player from each side against each other, with single-elimination play from that point to the conclusion. Each match was two races to 4. If the same player won both races, he won the match. If the two races to 4 were split, a shootout determined the winner. The stats are for all 20 streamed matches, of which 8 ended with a shootout. These 20 matches represented 8.4% of the total of 239 matches played in the event.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 20 matches (220 games) tracked were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. [Note: The stats are for 218 games instead of 220, because two of the games were not played -- a penalty game given to Van Boening when Boza was late for their match and another penalty game given to Van Boening when Al-Shaheen was late for their match.]
Wed. September 1, 2021
Thurs. Sept. 2
Fri. Sept. 3
Sat. Sept 4
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 218 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 54% (118 of 218) of all games,
Break-and-run games -- The 44 break-and-run games represented 20% of all 218 games, 37% of the 118 games won by the breaker, and 34% of the 128 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 44 break-and-run games consisted of 1 3-pack (by Biado), 10 2-packs, and 21 singles.
10-Balls on the break -- Four 10-balls were made on the break (1.8% of all 218 breaks).
This was a 128-player event with double-elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 on the one-loss side). A random draw then matched one player from each side against each other, with single-elimination play from that point to the conclusion. Each match was two races to 4. If the same player won both races, he won the match. If the two races to 4 were split, a shootout determined the winner. The stats are for all 20 streamed matches, of which 8 ended with a shootout. These 20 matches represented 8.4% of the total of 239 matches played in the event.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets (4½" corners);
- Predator Arcadia cloth (blue);
- Predator Arcos II balls, including a black-triangles cue ball;
- Predator Arena lights;
- referee racks using a Predator triangle rack, with the 1-ball on the spot (2-ball and 3-ball need not be on the back corners);
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- call shots (but not safes), with the opponent having a choice of shooting or passing it back after a ball is pocketed illegally;
- early combinations or caroms on the 10-ball, if called, are game winners, as is a 10-ball in any pocket on a legal break;
- jump cues allowed;
- foul on all balls;
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not occur);
- 30-second shot clock (60 seconds after the break) with one 30-second extension allowed per player per game; and
- lag for opening break.
The 20 matches (220 games) tracked were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. [Note: The stats are for 218 games instead of 220, because two of the games were not played -- a penalty game given to Van Boening when Boza was late for their match and another penalty game given to Van Boening when Al-Shaheen was late for their match.]
Wed. September 1, 2021
1. Masato Yoshioka defeated Eric Carlton 4-1, 4-2
2. Skyler Woodward d. Oscar Dominguez 4-2, 4-2
3. Dennis Orcollo d. Mario He 4-2, 4-2
4. Shane Van Boening d. Gerson Martinez Boza 4-1, 4-3
5. Alex Kazakis d. Jason Bell 4-0, 4-0
Thurs. Sept. 2
6. Wiktor Zielinski d. Alex Pagulayan 4-0, 2-4, shootout
7. Woodward d. Darren Appleton 4-3, 3-4, shootout
8. Marco Teutscher d. Matt Krah 4-1, 4-0
9. Chang Jung-Lin d. Tony Chohan 4-3, 3-4, shootout
10. Carlo Biado d. Waleed Majid 4-1, 4-3
Fri. Sept. 3
11. Pagulayan d. He 4-0, 4-1
12. Aloysius Yapp d. Woodward 4-1, 2-4, shootout
13. Orcollo d. Thorsten Hohmann 4-1, 4-2
14. Van Boening d. Chris Reinhold 0-4, 4-1, shootout
15. Biado d. Kazakis 4-1, 4-0
Sat. Sept 4
16. Jesus Atencio d. Naoyuki Oi 3-4, 4-1, shootout
17. Van Boening d. Atencio 4-2, 4-3
18. Omar Al-Shaheen d. Van Boening 4-1, 1-4, shootout (Semifinal)
19. Wu Kun-Lin d. Denis Grabe 0-4, 4-2, shootout (Semifinal)
20. Wu d. Al-Shaheen 4-3, 4-1 (Final)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 60% (77 of 129) for match winners, 57% (51 0f 89) for match losers, and 59% (128 of 218) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 66% (85 of 129) for match winners, 37% (33 0f 89) for match losers, and 54% (118 of 218) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 24% (31 of 129) for match winners, 15% (13 of 89) for match losers, and 20% (44 of 218) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 40% (31 of 77) for match winners, 25% (13 of 51) for match losers, and 34% (44 of 128) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 218 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 86 (39% of the 218 games)
Breaker lost the game: 42 (19%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 5 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 12 (6%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 27 (12%)
Breaker lost the game: 46 (21%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 54% (118 of 218) of all games,
He won 67% (86 of 128) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 36% (32 of 90) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 44 break-and-run games represented 20% of all 218 games, 37% of the 118 games won by the breaker, and 34% of the 128 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 44 break-and-run games consisted of 1 3-pack (by Biado), 10 2-packs, and 21 singles.
10-Balls on the break -- Four 10-balls were made on the break (1.8% of all 218 breaks).
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