Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2022 Derby City Classic 9-Ball event played January 26-29 at Caesars Southern Indiana Hotel & Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana with pay-per-view streaming by Accu-Stats. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz won the event, defeating Joshua Filler in the final match. The primary commentators were Mark Wilson and Jeremy Jones.
This event had 473 players, and operated under the standard DCC format of redrawing match pairings for every round, with one buy-back permitted for each player. All races were to 9.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 11 matches (168 games) streamed by Accu-Stats 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. No TPAs were given for four of the matches.
Thurs., Jan. 27
Fri., Jan. 28
Sat., Jan. 29
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 168 breaks (for match winners and losers combined).
Legal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Illegal, made at least one ball, and no foul;
Fouled (includes 1 break that was both fouled and illegal):
Legal, dry, and no foul:
Illegal, dry, and no foul:
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 56% of all games (94 of 168),
Break-and-run games -- The 50 break-and-run games represented 30% of all 168 games, 53% of the 94 games won by the breaker, and 43% of the 115 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
The 50 break-and-run games consisted of 3 3-packs (1 each by Appleton, Filler, and Sanchez-Ruiz), 6 2-packs, and 29 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 50 break-and-run games included 2 9-balls on the break (1.2% of the 168 breaks). With the Accu-Rack, the 9-ball tends to remain close to its original position.
This event had 473 players, and operated under the standard DCC format of redrawing match pairings for every round, with one buy-back permitted for each player. All races were to 9.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with blue Simonis 860 or 860 HR cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with an Aramith "Diamond" cue ball with blue spots;
- Accu-Rack racking template;
- rack your own with the 9-ball on the foot spot;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- the break is illegal (non-compliant), and non-breaker has an option to shoot, unless at least 3 balls reach the plane of the head string or are pocketed;
- jump cues not allowed and jumping with break cues not allowed;
- cue-ball fouls only;
- for "full production" matches, a 40-second shot clock with one automatic extension per player per rack; and
- all slop counts.
The 11 matches (168 games) streamed by Accu-Stats 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. No TPAs were given for four of the matches.
Thurs., Jan. 27
Joshua Filler (.897) defeated Darren Appleton (.868) 9-8
Fri., Jan. 28
Corey Deuel (.932) d. Darren Appleton (.938) 9-8
Efren Reyes d. Michael Deitchman 9-5
Sat., Jan. 29
Max Eberle (.935) d. Konrad Juszczyszyn (.857) 9-7
Filler (.953) d. Mieszko Fortunski (.894) 9-7
Shane Van Boening (.924) d. Fedor Gorst (.912) 9-7
Mario He d. Carlo Biado 9-6
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz d. John Morra 9-5
Filler d. Jayson Shaw 9-7
Sanchez-Ruiz (.888) d. Roland Garcia (.881) 9-6 (Semifinal)
Sanchez-Ruiz (.951) d. Filler (.778) 9-3 (Finals)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul) -- 73% (69 of 95) for match winners, 63% (46 of 73) for match losers, and 68% (115 of 168) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 63% (60 of 95) for match winners, 47% (34 of 73) for match losers, and 56% (94 of 168) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 33% (31 of 95) for match winners, 26% (19 of 73) for match losers, and 30% (50 of 168) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 45% (31 of 69) for match winners, 41% (19 of 46) for match losers, and 43% (50 of 115) in total
■ Illegal breaks -- 9% (9 of 95) for match winners, 15% (11 of 73) for match losers, and 12% (20 of 168 in total
Here's a breakdown of the 168 breaks (for match winners and losers combined).
Legal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 80 (48% of the 168 games)
Breaker lost the game: 35 (21%)
Illegal, made at least one ball, and no foul;
Breaker won the game: 3 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 10 (6%)
Fouled (includes 1 break that was both fouled and illegal):
Breaker won the game: 2 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 11 (7%)
Legal, dry, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 7 (4%)
Breaker lost the game: 14 (8%)
Illegal, dry, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 2 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 4 (2%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 56% of all games (94 of 168),
He won 70% (80 of 115) of the games in which the break was successful (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul).
He won 26% (14 of 53) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (illegal, fouled, or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 50 break-and-run games represented 30% of all 168 games, 53% of the 94 games won by the breaker, and 43% of the 115 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
The 50 break-and-run games consisted of 3 3-packs (1 each by Appleton, Filler, and Sanchez-Ruiz), 6 2-packs, and 29 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 50 break-and-run games included 2 9-balls on the break (1.2% of the 168 breaks). With the Accu-Rack, the 9-ball tends to remain close to its original position.
