Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2021 International Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge played October 24-26, 2021 at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, VA with pay-per-view streaming by Accu-Stats. This was an invitational 16-man, single-elimination event won by Joshua Filler.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
Sun., Oct. 24 (All matches in Round 1)
Mon., Oct. 25 (Matches 6, 7, and 9 in Round 1; Matches 8 and 10 in Round 2)
Tues., Oct. 26 (Matches 11 and 12 in Round 2, Matches 13 and 14 Semifinals, and Match 15 Finals)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 58% (80 of 138) for match winners, 52% (72 of 139) for match losers, and 55% (152 of 277) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 60% (83 of 138) for match winners, 41% (57 of 139) for match losers, and 51% (140 of 277) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 19% (26 of 138) for match winners, 17% (23 of 139) for match losers, and 18% (49 of 277) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 33% (26 of 80) for match winners, 32% (23 of 72) for match losers, and 32% (49 of 152) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 277 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 51% (140 of 277) of all games,
Break-and-run games -- The 49 break-and-run games represented 18% of all 277 games, 35% of the 140 games won by the breaker, and 32% of the 152 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 5 alternate-break 2-packs (1 each by Morra, Immonen, Orcollo, Yapp, and Filler), and 39 singles.
10-balls on the break -- No 10-balls were made on the break.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 10-foot table with standard pro-cut pockets (4½" corners) and Simonis 860 cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a red-measles cue ball;
- Accu-Rack Pro10 racking template;
- referee racks with the 1-ball on the spot (2-ball and 3-ball need not be on the back corners);
- alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- jump cues not allowed;
- foul on all balls;
- all slop counts (except spot any 10-ball made on the break);
- 40-second shot clock with one automatic extension per player per rack; and
- lag for opening break.
The event's 15 matches (277 games), all streamed from the same table, were as follows (shown in the order in which they were played). The figures in parentheses are the Accu-Stats Total Performance Averages (TPA), as calculated by Accu-Stats and shown on the stream. TPAs were not provided for Matches 4, 8, and 13 and for Immonen in Match 15.Sun., Oct. 24 (All matches in Round 1)
1. Joshua Filler (.904) defeated Alex Kazakis (.819) 11-7
2. Denis Grabe (.861) d. Jayson Shaw (.793) 11-7
3. Mika Immonen (.831) d. John Morra (.811) 11-10
4. Omar Al Shaheen d. Mario He 11-7
5. Roberto Gomez (.818) d. Dennis Orcollo (.889) 11-8
Mon., Oct. 25 (Matches 6, 7, and 9 in Round 1; Matches 8 and 10 in Round 2)
6. Shane Van Boening (.898) d. Lee Vann Corteza (.802) 11-8
7. Alex Pagulayan (.864) d. Fedor Gorst (.797) 11-9
8. Gomez d. Al Shaheen 11-10
9. Aloysius Yapp (.914) d. Jeffrey De Luna (.868) 11-7
10. Filler (.863) d. Grabe (.804) 11-7
Tues., Oct. 26 (Matches 11 and 12 in Round 2, Matches 13 and 14 Semifinals, and Match 15 Finals)
11. Immonen (.924 -- best of the event) d. Pagulayan (.861) 11-9
12. Yapp (.895) d. Van Boening (.806) 11-6
13. Filler d. Yapp 11-6
14. Immonen (.809) d. Gomez (.766) 11-8
15. Filler (.908) d. Immonen 11-3
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 58% (80 of 138) for match winners, 52% (72 of 139) for match losers, and 55% (152 of 277) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 60% (83 of 138) for match winners, 41% (57 of 139) for match losers, and 51% (140 of 277) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 19% (26 of 138) for match winners, 17% (23 of 139) for match losers, and 18% (49 of 277) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 33% (26 of 80) for match winners, 32% (23 of 72) for match losers, and 32% (49 of 152) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 277 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 94 (34% of the 277 games)
Breaker lost the game: 58 (21%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 5 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 14 (5%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 41 (15%)
Breaker lost the game: 65 (23%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 51% (140 of 277) of all games,
He won 62% (94 of 152) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 37% (46 of 125) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 49 break-and-run games represented 18% of all 277 games, 35% of the 140 games won by the breaker, and 32% of the 152 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 5 alternate-break 2-packs (1 each by Morra, Immonen, Orcollo, Yapp, and Filler), and 39 singles.
10-balls on the break -- No 10-balls were made on the break.