Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2024 US Open Pool Championship played August 19-24, 2024 at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, in New Jersey. Pay-per-view streaming was provided in the USA on DAZN. This was a 223-player 9-Ball event, produced by Matchroom Sport. Fedor Gorst won the tournament, defeating Shane Van Boening in the final match.
The event was double elimination down to the final 64 players, 32 from the winners' side and 32 from the one-loss side. It was then single-elimination play to the conclusion. Races were of 5 different lengths during the 6 days -- to 8 in the first 3 rounds on the losers' side, to 9 for all other rounds up to the Last 64, to 10 for the Last 64 round through the quarterfinals, to 11 for the semifinals, and to 13 for the finals. On the matches I watched, the commentators were Phil Yates, Karl Boyes, Scott Frost, and Jeremy Jones, with Andy Goldstein sitting in for two matches. The referees were Marcel Eckardt, Ben Taylor-Fuente, Julian Roper, and John Leyman. On Friday and Saturday, the announcer/interviewer was Abigail Davies and the MC was Tahir Hajat.
Conditions -- The conditions for these streamed matches included:
These stats are for all 17 matches (272 games) played on the "TV Table" from Wednesday through Saturday -- 1 match in the Losers' 3rd round on Wednesday, 4 matches in the Qualification rounds on Wednesday, 5 matches in the Last 64 and Last 32 rounds on Thursday, and 7 matches played From the Last 16 to the end on Friday and Saturday. These 17 matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Wednesday, August 21
Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23
Saturday, August 24
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 272 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 65 break-and-run games represented 24% of all 272 games, 50% of the 129 games won by the breaker, and 35% of the 188 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 65 break-and-run games consisted of one 3-pack (by Van Boening; included a 9-ball on the break), nine 2-packs (4 by Van Boening, 2 by Gorst, and 1 each by Asia, Filler and Woodward) and 44 singles. No one in these 17 matches broke and ran more than 3 games in a row.
9-Balls on the break -- The 65 break-and-run games included 3 9-balls on the break (1.1% of all breaks).
The event was double elimination down to the final 64 players, 32 from the winners' side and 32 from the one-loss side. It was then single-elimination play to the conclusion. Races were of 5 different lengths during the 6 days -- to 8 in the first 3 rounds on the losers' side, to 9 for all other rounds up to the Last 64, to 10 for the Last 64 round through the quarterfinals, to 11 for the semifinals, and to 13 for the finals. On the matches I watched, the commentators were Phil Yates, Karl Boyes, Scott Frost, and Jeremy Jones, with Andy Goldstein sitting in for two matches. The referees were Marcel Eckardt, Ben Taylor-Fuente, Julian Roper, and John Leyman. On Friday and Saturday, the announcer/interviewer was Abigail Davies and the MC was Tahir Hajat.
Conditions -- The conditions for these streamed matches included:
• Diamond 9-foot table with 4" corner pockets;
• 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;
• 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 all 17 matches (272 games) played on the "TV Table" from Wednesday through Saturday -- 1 match in the Losers' 3rd round on Wednesday, 4 matches in the Qualification rounds on Wednesday, 5 matches in the Last 64 and Last 32 rounds on Thursday, and 7 matches played From the Last 16 to the end on Friday and Saturday. These 17 matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Wednesday, August 21
1. Marvin Asis defeated Earl Strickland 8-5 (Losers' 3rd Round)
2. Shane Van Boening d. Imran Majid 9-5 (Winners' Qualification Round)
3. Chris Melling d. Carlo Biado 9-7 (Winners' Qualification Round)
4. Fedor Gorst d. Payne McBride 9-6 (Losers' Qualification Round)
5. Joshua Filler d. Jeremy Sossei 9-0 (Losers' Qualification Round)
Thursday, August 22
6. Filler d. Mickey Krause 10-9 (Last 64)
7. Gorst d. Ko Ping Chung 10-6 (Last 64)
8. Filler d. Bernie Regalario 10-7 (Last 32)
9. Skyler Woodward d. Carlo Biado 10-7 (Last 32)
10. Van Boening d. Duong Quoc Hoang 10-6 (Last 32)
Friday, August 23
11. Gorst d. Woodward 10-5 (Last 16)
12. Van Boening d. Jayson Shaw 10-5 (Last 16)
13. Gorst d. Jefrey Roda 10-5 (Quarterfinal)
14. Van Boening d. Vitaliy Patsura 10-7 (Quarterfinal)
Saturday, August 24
15. Gorst d. Niels Feijen 11-6 (Semifinal)
16. Van Boening d. Filler 11-7 (Semifinal)
17. Gorst d. Van Boening 13-10 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 73% (119 of 162)
Match losers -- 63% (69 of 110)
Total -- 69% (188 of 272)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 58% (94 of 162)
Match losers -- 32% (35 of 110)
Total -- 47% (129 of 272)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 31% (51 of 162)
Match losers -- 13% (14 of 110)
Total -- 24% (65 of 272)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 43% (51 of 119)
Match losers -- 20% (14 of 69)
Total -- 35% (65 of 188)
Here's a breakdown of the 272 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 104 (38% of the 272 games)
Breaker lost the game: 84 (31%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 2 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 17 (6%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 23 (8%)
Breaker lost the game: 42 (15%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 47% (129 of 272) of all games,
He won 55% (104 of 188) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 30% (25 of 84) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 65 break-and-run games represented 24% of all 272 games, 50% of the 129 games won by the breaker, and 35% of the 188 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 65 break-and-run games consisted of one 3-pack (by Van Boening; included a 9-ball on the break), nine 2-packs (4 by Van Boening, 2 by Gorst, and 1 each by Asia, Filler and Woodward) and 44 singles. No one in these 17 matches broke and ran more than 3 games in a row.
9-Balls on the break -- The 65 break-and-run games included 3 9-balls on the break (1.1% of all breaks).
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