Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2021 World Pool Masters event played May 22-25, 2021 at Europa Point Sports Park, in Gibraltar. This was an invitational 24-player, single-elimination 9-Ball event produced by Matchroom Sport with pay-per-view streaming in the USA on DAZN. The main commentators were Phil Yates, Karl Boyes, and Allison Fisher. Several of the players also commentated on one or more matches. Alex Kazakis won the tournament, defeating Shane Van Boening in the final match.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
The 23 matches (244 games) in this tournament were as follows (listed in the order in which they were played). The stats are for all of these matches.
Sat. May 22
Sun. May 23
Mon. May 24
Tues. May 25
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Breaker won the game:
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Here's a breakdown of the 244 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 63% (153 of 244) of all games,
Break-and-run games -- The 72 break-and-run games represented 30% of all 244 games, 47% of the 153 games won by the breaker, and 32% of the 228 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 72 break-and-run games consisted of 2 three-packs (1 each by Shaw and Kaci), 12 two-packs, and 42 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 72 break-and-run games included 2 9-balls on the break (0.8% of all breaks).
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
• Rasson OX 9-foot table with 4" corner pockets and 5" side pockets;
• Blue Simonis cloth;
• Aramith Tournament Black balls with a black-measles cue ball;
• referee racks using a triangle rack with the 1-ball on the spot (2-ball not necessarily in back location);
• winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
• no illegal-break rule;
• 30-second shot clock (60 sec. after the break), with one 30-sec. extension per player per rack;
• foul on all balls;
• jump cues allowed;
• all slop counts; and
• lag for the break in each match.
The 23 matches (244 games) in this tournament were as follows (listed in the order in which they were played). The stats are for all of these matches.
Sat. May 22
1. Justin Sajich defeated Kelly Fisher 7-3
2. Eklent Kaci d. Petri Makkonen 7-3
3. Chris Melling d. Sanjin Pehlivanovic 7-4
4. Skyler Woodward d. Billy Thorpe 7-1
Sun. May 23
5. Niels Feijen d. Jeffrey De Luna 7-3
6. Mieszko Fortunski d. Kristina Tkach 7-2
7. Denis Grabe d. Roberto Gomez 7-6
8. Joshua Filler d. Melling 7-5 (Last 16)
9. Shane Van Boening d. Jakub Koniar 7-4
10. Kaci d. Naoyuki Oi 7-5 (Last 16)
11. Woodward d. David Alcaide 7-3 (Last 16)
Mon. May 24
12. Max Lechner d. Fortunski 7-5 (Last 16)
13. Grabe d. Albin Ouschan 7-3 (Last 16)
14. Feijen d. Jayson Shaw 7-6 (Last 16)
15. Alexander Kazakis d. Sajicj 7-3 (Last 16)
16. Van Boening d. Fedor Gorst 7-1 (Last 16)
17. Kaci d. Feijen 7-0 (Quarterfinal)
Tues. May 25
18. Filler d. Grabe 7-5 (Quarterfinal)
19. Van Boening d. Lechmer 7-4 (Quarterfinal)
20. Kazakis d. Woodward 7-3 (Quarterfinal)
21. Kazakis d. Kaci 7-6 (Semifinal)
22. Van Boening d. Filler 7-6 (Semifinal)
23. Kazakis d. Van Boening 9-0 (Finals)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 93% (142 of 152)
Match losers -- 93% (86 of 92)
Total -- 93% (228 of 244)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 74% (112 of 152)
Match losers -- 45% (41 of 92)
Total -- 63% (153 of 244)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 35% (53 of 152)
Match losers -- 21% (19 of 92)
Total -- 30% (72 of 244)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 37% (53 of 142)
Match losers -- 22% (19 of 86)
Total -- 32% (72 of 228)
Here's a breakdown of the 244 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 146 (60% of the 244 games)
Breaker lost the game: 82 (34%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 1 (0%)
Breaker lost the game: 2 (1%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 6 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 7 (3%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 63% (153 of 244) of all games,
He/she won 64% (146 of 228) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He/she won 44% (7 of 16) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 72 break-and-run games represented 30% of all 244 games, 47% of the 153 games won by the breaker, and 32% of the 228 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 72 break-and-run games consisted of 2 three-packs (1 each by Shaw and Kaci), 12 two-packs, and 42 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 72 break-and-run games included 2 9-balls on the break (0.8% of all breaks).
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