Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2023 Derby City Classic 9-Ball event played January 25-28 at Caesars Southern Indiana Hotel & Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana with pay-per-view streaming by Accu-Stats. Fedor Gorst won the event, defeating Shane Van Boening in the final match.
This event had 526 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 13 matches (160 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. TPAs were given for just four of the matches.
Fri., Jan. 27
Sat., Jan. 28 (extending through the night until about 9:30 am Sunday morning)
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 160 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 41 break-and-run games represented 26% of all 160 games, 44% of the 94 games won by the breaker, and 38% of the 108 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
The 41 break-and-run games consisted of 10 2-packs and 21 singles. No one broke and ran more than 2 games in a row.
9-balls on the break -- The 41 break-and-run games included 1 9-ball on the break (0.6% of the 160 breaks). With the Accu-Rack, the 9-ball tends to remain close to its original position.
This event had 526 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 4¼" corner pockets and blue Simonis 860 or 860 HR cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with an Aramith "Diamond" cue ball with blue spots;
- Accu-Rack racking template;
- referee racks with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball not in the back location;
- winner breaks (he actually had the choice) from the break box -- one diamond to each side of the long string;
- no 3-point illegal-break rule;
- jump cues not allowed and jumping with break cues not allowed;
- cue-ball fouls only;
- a 30-second shot clock with one automatic extension per player per rack; and
- all slop counts.
[Note -- In matches 8-11 below, the players racked their own and the shot clock was not in operation.]
The 13 matches (160 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. TPAs were given for just four of the matches.
Fri., Jan. 27
1. Mika Immonen (.958) defeated Dee Adkins (.516) 9-0
2. Brandon Shuff (.914) d. Mieszko Fortunski (.829) 9-7
Sat., Jan. 28 (extending through the night until about 9:30 am Sunday morning)
3. Jayson Shaw (.938) d. David Grossman (.619) 9-0
4. Tony Chohan d. Louis DeMarco 9-5
5. Fedor Gorst (.875) d. Joshua Filler (.771) 9-2
6. Robbie Capito d. Lee Vann Corteza 9-4
7. Shane Van Boening d. Max Eberle 9-5
8. Roland Garcia d. Tony Chohan 9-6
9. Filler d. Donny Mills 9-3
10. Gorst d. Skyler Woodward 9-1
11. Gorst d. Garcia 9-1
12. Gorst d. Alex Pagulayan 9-7 (Semifinal)
13. Gorst d. Van Boening 9-2 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 68% (77 of 113)
Match losers -- 66% (31 of 47)
Total -- 68% (108 of 160)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 73% (82 of 113)
Match losers -- 26% (12 of 47)
Total -- 59% (94 of 160)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 31% (35 of 113)
Match losers -- 13% (6 of 47)
Total -- 26% (41 of 160)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 45% (35 of 77)
Match losers -- 19% (6 of 31)
Total -- 38% (41 of 108)
Here's a breakdown of the 160 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 67 (42% of the 160 games)
Breaker lost the game: 41 (26%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 3 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 11 (7%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 24 (15%)
Breaker lost the game: 14 (9%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 59% (94 of 160) of all games,
He won 62% (67 of 108) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 52% (27 of 52) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 41 break-and-run games represented 26% of all 160 games, 44% of the 94 games won by the breaker, and 38% of the 108 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
The 41 break-and-run games consisted of 10 2-packs and 21 singles. No one broke and ran more than 2 games in a row.
9-balls on the break -- The 41 break-and-run games included 1 9-ball on the break (0.6% of the 160 breaks). With the Accu-Rack, the 9-ball tends to remain close to its original position.
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