Here are a few break stats for the 2019 ABN Dream Challenge -- Team USA vs. Team Russia. Individual records are in post #2. This was a 9-Ball event similar to the Mosconi Cup, played September 23-25 at the Baza Billiard Club in Moscow, Russia. Free live streaming was provided on the ABNbilliards Facebook page.
This event was a race to 10 match wins, with each match being a race to 5 games. The format was one teams match [each player (5 of Team USA's 6 players) plays one game, then repeat until one side wins 5 games], 8 doubles matches, and up to 10 singles matches (8 were played). Team USA won the teams match, 6 of 8 singles matches, and 3 of 8 doubles matches to take the title 10-7.
The players for Team USA were Shane Van Boening, Billy Thorpe, Skyler Woodward, Corey Deuel, Tyler Styer, and Max Eberle. The players for Team Russia were Ruslan Chinakhov, Fedor Gorst, Konstantin Stepanov, Sergey Lutsker, and Maksim Dudanets.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included the following:
The 17 matches played were as follows, in the order played. Match winners are bolded; event scores after each match are in brackets.
Mon. Sept. 23, 2019
Tues. Sept. 24
Wed. Sept. 25
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker's side won the game:
Break-and-run on all breaks:
Break-and-run on successful breaks:
This event was a race to 10 match wins, with each match being a race to 5 games. The format was one teams match [each player (5 of Team USA's 6 players) plays one game, then repeat until one side wins 5 games], 8 doubles matches, and up to 10 singles matches (8 were played). Team USA won the teams match, 6 of 8 singles matches, and 3 of 8 doubles matches to take the title 10-7.
The players for Team USA were Shane Van Boening, Billy Thorpe, Skyler Woodward, Corey Deuel, Tyler Styer, and Max Eberle. The players for Team Russia were Ruslan Chinakhov, Fedor Gorst, Konstantin Stepanov, Sergey Lutsker, and Maksim Dudanets.
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included the following:
- Diamond 9-foot table with blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- referee racks using a triangle rack with the 1-ball on the foot spot (2-ball not necessarily in back location);
- alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- no 3-point (illegal break) rule;
- 30-sec. shot clock (even after the break), with one 30-sec. extension per side per game;
- foul on all balls;
- jump cues allowed;
- lag for the break; and
- all slop counts.
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- referee racks using a triangle rack with the 1-ball on the foot spot (2-ball not necessarily in back location);
- alternate breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- no 3-point (illegal break) rule;
- 30-sec. shot clock (even after the break), with one 30-sec. extension per side per game;
- foul on all balls;
- jump cues allowed;
- lag for the break; and
- all slop counts.
The 17 matches played were as follows, in the order played. Match winners are bolded; event scores after each match are in brackets.
Mon. Sept. 23, 2019
1. Teams -- USA ... 5-3 ... Russia [1-0]
2. Doubles -- Deuel/Eberle ... 3-5 ... Gorst/Stepanov [1-1]
3. Doubles -- Thorpe/Styer ... 1-5 ... Chinakhov/Dudanets [1-2]
4. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-4 ... Lutsker [2-2]
5. Doubles -- Van Boening/Woodward ... 5-0 ... Gorst/Chinakhov [3-2]
6. Singles -- Styer ... 4-5 ... Dudanets [3-3]
2. Doubles -- Deuel/Eberle ... 3-5 ... Gorst/Stepanov [1-1]
3. Doubles -- Thorpe/Styer ... 1-5 ... Chinakhov/Dudanets [1-2]
4. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-4 ... Lutsker [2-2]
5. Doubles -- Van Boening/Woodward ... 5-0 ... Gorst/Chinakhov [3-2]
6. Singles -- Styer ... 4-5 ... Dudanets [3-3]
Tues. Sept. 24
7. Doubles -- Thorpe/Deuel ... 3-5 ... Stepanov/Lutsker [3-4]
8. Singles -- Thorpe ... 5-2 ... Chinakhov [4-4]
9. Doubles -- Van Boening/Styer ... 5-1 ... Stepanov/Dudanets [5-4]
10. Singles -- Eberle ... 5-4 ... Gorst [6-4]
11. Doubles -- Deuel/Woodward ... 3-5 ... Gorst/Lutsker [6-5]
12. Singles -- Van Boening ... 5-2 ... Stepanov [7-5]
8. Singles -- Thorpe ... 5-2 ... Chinakhov [4-4]
9. Doubles -- Van Boening/Styer ... 5-1 ... Stepanov/Dudanets [5-4]
10. Singles -- Eberle ... 5-4 ... Gorst [6-4]
11. Doubles -- Deuel/Woodward ... 3-5 ... Gorst/Lutsker [6-5]
12. Singles -- Van Boening ... 5-2 ... Stepanov [7-5]
Wed. Sept. 25
13. Doubles -- Van Boening/Thorpe ... 1-5 ... Chinakhov/Stepanov [7-6]
14. Doubles -- Woodward/Styer ... 5-2 ... Dudanets/Lutsker [8-6]
15. Singles -- Deuel ... 4-5 ... Gorst [8-7]
16. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-4 ... Lutsker [9-7]
17. Singles -- Thorpe ... 5-1 ... Chinakhov [10-7]
14. Doubles -- Woodward/Styer ... 5-2 ... Dudanets/Lutsker [8-6]
15. Singles -- Deuel ... 4-5 ... Gorst [8-7]
16. Singles -- Woodward ... 5-4 ... Lutsker [9-7]
17. Singles -- Thorpe ... 5-1 ... Chinakhov [10-7]
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul:
Team USA -- 42 of 65 (65%)
Team Russia -- 36 of 62 (58%)
Total -- 78 of 127 (61%)
Team Russia -- 36 of 62 (58%)
Total -- 78 of 127 (61%)
Breaker's side won the game:
Team USA -- 39 of 65 (60%)
Team Russia -- 32 of 62 (52%)
Total -- 71 of 127 (56%)
Team Russia -- 32 of 62 (52%)
Total -- 71 of 127 (56%)
Break-and-run on all breaks:
Team USA -- 24 of 65 (37%)
Team Russia -- 12 of 62 (19%)
Total -- 36 of 127 (28%)
Team Russia -- 12 of 62 (19%)
Total -- 36 of 127 (28%)
Break-and-run on successful breaks:
Team USA -- 24 of 42 (57%)
Team Russia -- 12 of 36 (33%)
Total -- 36 of 78 (46%)
Team Russia -- 12 of 36 (33%)
Total -- 36 of 78 (46%)
Last edited: