Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2024 Hanoi Open Pool Championship played October 8-13, 2024 at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam. Streaming was provided free on YouTube and by pay-per-view on DAZN on the weekend in the USA. This was a 246-player 9-Ball event (256 planned, about 10 no-shows), produced by Matchroom Sport, with double elimination down to 64 players (32 on the winners' side and 32 on the one-loss side) and then single-elimination to the end. Johann Chua won the tournament, defeating Ko Pin Yi in the final match.
For the 7 matches I tracked, the commentators were Phil Yates, Michael McMullan, Jeremy Jones, and Karl Boyes. The referees on Sunday were Marcel Eckardt and Ben Taylor-Fuente. The referees on Saturday were several from the host country; I did not hear their names. The announcer/interviewer was Abigail Davies, and the Master of Ceremonies was Vuong Tat Hien.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches I tracked included:
These stats are for the 7 matches (113 games) played on the "TV Table" on the weekend. These 7 matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Saturday, October 12
Sunday, October 13
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 113 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 33 break-and-run games represented 29% of all 113 games, 45% of the 73 games won by the breaker, and 40% of the 82 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 33 break-and-run games consisted of two 3-packs (one each by Chua and Ko PC), eight 2-packs, and 11 singles. No one in these 7 matches broke and ran more than 3 games in a row.
9-Balls on the break -- The 33 break-and-run games included 3 9-balls on the break (2.7% of all breaks).
For the 7 matches I tracked, the commentators were Phil Yates, Michael McMullan, Jeremy Jones, and Karl Boyes. The referees on Sunday were Marcel Eckardt and Ben Taylor-Fuente. The referees on Saturday were several from the host country; I did not hear their names. The announcer/interviewer was Abigail Davies, and the Master of Ceremonies was Vuong Tat Hien.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches I tracked included:
• Rasson Mr-Sung Acurra 9-foot table with 4" corner pockets (according to Jeremy Jones);
• Simonis 860 Shark Grey cloth;
• Aramith Tournament Black balls with a black-spots cue ball;
• Magic Ball Rack racking template;
• referee racks with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball on one of the wings or in the back location;
• winner breaks from behind the head string in a box approximately 8" to either side of the long string;
• no illegal-break rule, but referees enforce a forceful-break requirement;
• a 30-second shot clock (60 sec. after the break or a push out), with one 30-sec. extension per player per rack;
• foul on all balls;
• 3-foul rule in effect (violation did not occur);
• jump cues allowed;
• all slop counts; and
• lag for the break in each match.
These stats are for the 7 matches (113 games) played on the "TV Table" on the weekend. These 7 matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Saturday, October 12
1. Johann Chua defeated Jeffrey Ignacio 10-3 (Last 16)
2. Carlo Biado d. Ko Ping Chung 10-7 (Last 16)
3. Ko Pin Yi d. Jayson Shaw 10-9 (Quarterfinal)
4. Biado d. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz 10-5 (Quarterfinal)
Sunday, October 13
5. Ko PY d. Jefrey Roda 11-2 (Semifinal)
6. Chua d. Biado 11-5 (Semifinal)
7. Chua d. Ko PY 13-7 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 79% (56 of 71)
Match losers -- 62% (26 of 42)
Total -- 73% (82 of 113)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 75% (53 of 71)
Match losers -- 48% (20 of 42)
Total -- 65% (73 of 113)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 34% (24 of 71)
Match losers -- 21% (9 of 42)
Total -- 29% (33 of 113)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 43% (24 of 56)
Match losers -- 35% (9 of 26)
Total -- 40% (33 of 82)
Here's a breakdown of the 113 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 62 (55% of the 113 games)
Breaker lost the game: 20 (18%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 1 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 4 (4%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 10 (9%)
Breaker lost the game: 16 (14%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 65% (73 of 113) of all games,
He won 76% (62 of 82) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 35% (11 of 31) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 33 break-and-run games represented 29% of all 113 games, 45% of the 73 games won by the breaker, and 40% of the 82 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 33 break-and-run games consisted of two 3-packs (one each by Chua and Ko PC), eight 2-packs, and 11 singles. No one in these 7 matches broke and ran more than 3 games in a row.
9-Balls on the break -- The 33 break-and-run games included 3 9-balls on the break (2.7% of all breaks).
