Here are the break statistics from fifteen 9-ball matches streamed by Accu-Stats from the 2013 Southern Classic in Tunica, MS.
The conditions for this event included: Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets, Simonis cloth, Diamond wooden rack, winner breaks, rack your own, break from anywhere behind the line, no jump cues allowed, all slop counts (except 9 on the break in either foot-rail pocket), and a 40-second shot clock with one extension allowed per rack.
The 15 matches (207 games) were as follows:
Overall results -- The breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 76% of the time (157 of 207 games), won 58% of the games (120 of 207), and broke and ran 35% of the games (73 of 207).
Here's a little more detailed breakdown of the 207 games.
9-balls on the break: The 73 break-and-run games included three 9-balls on the break (1.4% of the 207 breaks) that counted as wins. The 9-ball was also made and had to be spotted one time.
The conditions for this event included: Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets, Simonis cloth, Diamond wooden rack, winner breaks, rack your own, break from anywhere behind the line, no jump cues allowed, all slop counts (except 9 on the break in either foot-rail pocket), and a 40-second shot clock with one extension allowed per rack.
The 15 matches (207 games) were as follows:
L. V. Corteza defeated F. Bustamante 9-7
R. Wiseman d. CJ Wiley 9-8 (but these stats exclude Games 1-4)
W. Kiamco d. E. Reyes 9-2
S. Van Boening d. J. Gray 9-4
A. Pagulayan d. E. Reyes 9-4
W. Can d. T. Stephenson 9-6
J. Shaw d. S. Van Boening 9-7
C. Biado d. N. Economopoulos 9-1
N. Feijen d. A. Pagulayan 9-3
N. Feijen d. W. Can 9-4
P. Burford d. C. Biado 9-8
L. V. Corteza d. W. Kiamco 9-7
L. V. Corteza d. P. Burford 9-1
L. V. Corteza d. D. Orcollo 9-7
L. V. Corteza d. D. Orcollo 9-7
Overall results -- The breaker made at least one ball (and did not foul) 76% of the time (157 of 207 games), won 58% of the games (120 of 207), and broke and ran 35% of the games (73 of 207).
Here's a little more detailed breakdown of the 207 games.
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 100 (48% of the 207 games)
Breaker lost the game: 57 (28%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 1 (0%)
Breaker lost the game: 7 (3%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 19 (9%)
Breaker lost the game: 23 (11%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 58% (120 of 207) of all games,
He won 64% (100 of 157) of the games in which he made at least one ball on the break and did not foul.
He won 13% (1 of 8) of the games in which he fouled on the break.
He won 45% (19 of 42) of the games in which he broke dry but did not foul.
He won 40% (20 of 50) of the games in which he either fouled on the break or broke dry without fouling.
9-balls on the break: The 73 break-and-run games included three 9-balls on the break (1.4% of the 207 breaks) that counted as wins. The 9-ball was also made and had to be spotted one time.
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