Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2024 U.S. Open 8-Ball Championship played March 6-8, 2024 at Griff's Bar & Billiards in Las Vegas, Nevada. Streaming was free on YouTube (only on the GriffsTV channel for the Finals). The commentators were Collins Newey (the streamer) and Molina Mike, with assistance on several matches from entrants and a sponsor. Wiktor Zielinski won the event, defeating Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz in the final match.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
This was a 50-player, double-elimination event, with races to 8 except for a single race to 11 in the finals. Twelve of the players had FargoRates in the 800s and 14 more were above 750.
These stats are for 12 matches, all of which were streamed on the feature table. These 12 matches (166 games) were 12% of the total of 98 matches played in the event. The 12 matches are as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. They total 166 games, but 3 games in Match 6 below were not shown in full when the camera was pointed at another match, so the stats are for 163 games.
Wednesday, March 6
Thurs., March 7
Fri., March 8
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 163 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 85 break-and-run games represented 52% of all 163 games, 84% of the 101 games won by the breaker, and 67% of the 127 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 85 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 5-pack (by Sanchez-Ruiz), 6 alternate-break 3-packs (2 by Sanchez-Ruiz, 2 by Zielinski, 1 by Filler, and 1 by Van Boening), 18 alternate-break 2-packs, and 26 singles.
8-balls on the break -- 1 (0.6% of all 163 breaks). It was spotted.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Diamond 9-foot table (4¼" corner pockets);
- Blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls, including a blue-dots cue ball;
- Taom MaxRack racking template;
- alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- table open after the break;
- ball in hand anywhere on the table after a foul on the break;
- an 8-ball made on the break is spotted (it may have been breaker's choice to spot the 8-ball and continue shooting or to re-break);
- call shots;
- cue-ball fouls only;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break.
This was a 50-player, double-elimination event, with races to 8 except for a single race to 11 in the finals. Twelve of the players had FargoRates in the 800s and 14 more were above 750.
These stats are for 12 matches, all of which were streamed on the feature table. These 12 matches (166 games) were 12% of the total of 98 matches played in the event. The 12 matches are as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. They total 166 games, but 3 games in Match 6 below were not shown in full when the camera was pointed at another match, so the stats are for 163 games.
Wednesday, March 6
1. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz defeated Sergio Rivas 8-7
2. Albin Ouschan d. Shane Van Boening 8-7
Thurs., March 7
3. Joshua Filler d. Max Lechner 8-4
4. Sanchez-Ruiz d. Bader Alawadhi 8-5
5. Lee Vann Corteza d. Tony Chohan 8-2
6. Daniel Maciol d. Skyler Woodward 8-5
Fri., March 8
7. Roland Garcia d. Carlo Biado 8-6
8. Sanchez-Ruiz d. Filler 8-5
9. Sanchez-Ruiz d. Wiktor Zielinski 8-7 (hotseat match)
10. Filler d. Corteza 8-7
11. Zielinski d. Filler 8-3 (Semifinal)
12. Zielinski d. Sanchez-Ruiz 11-9 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 81% (67 of 83)
Match losers -- 75% (60 of 80)
Total -- 78% (127 of 163)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 71% (59 of 83)
Match losers -- 53% (42 of 80)
Total -- 62% (101 of 163)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 58% (48 of 83)
Match losers -- 46% (37 of 80)
Total -- 52% (85 of 163)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 72% (48 of 67)
Match losers -- 62% (37 of 60)
Total -- 67% (85 of 127)
Here's a breakdown of the 163 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 97 (60% of the 163 games)
Breaker lost the game: 30 (18%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 1 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 6 (4%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 3 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 26 (16%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 62% (101 of 163) of all games,
He won 76% (97 of 127) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 11% (4 of 36) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 85 break-and-run games represented 52% of all 163 games, 84% of the 101 games won by the breaker, and 67% of the 127 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 85 break-and-run games consisted of 1 alternate-break 5-pack (by Sanchez-Ruiz), 6 alternate-break 3-packs (2 by Sanchez-Ruiz, 2 by Zielinski, 1 by Filler, and 1 by Van Boening), 18 alternate-break 2-packs, and 26 singles.
8-balls on the break -- 1 (0.6% of all 163 breaks). It was spotted.
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