Here are some aggregate break statistics from the Turning Stone Classic XXXIV 9-Ball Open played January 6-9, 2022 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Free live streaming was provided by AZBtv on the Facebook page of UpState AL.
This was a 123-player double-elimination event. Jayson Shaw won the tournament, defeating Fedor Gorst in the final match. This was Shaw's 7th win at Turning Stone (all in the last 13 events), breaking his tie at 6 wins with Johnny Archer and Shane Van Boening.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches in this event included:
The stats are for 20 of the 22 matches (294 games) shown on the main streaming table. I excluded one of those matches from the stats because the level of play was much worse than in any of the other matches. Also, I did not watch the losers'-side match between two amateurs that was streamed at 10 am on Saturday. These 20 tracked matches represented 8.3% of the event's total of 241 matches played (13 matches were forfeited), and are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Friday, January 7
Saturday, January 8
Sunday, January 9
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 73% (126 of 173) for match winners, 69% (83 of 121) for match losers, and 71% (209 of 294) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 72% (124 of 173) for match winners, 50% (61 of 121) for match losers, and 63% (185 of 294) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 33% (57 of 173) for match winners, 25% (30 of 121) for match losers, and 30% (87 of 294) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 45% (57 of 126) for match winners, 36% (30 of 83) for match losers, and 42% (87 of 209) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 294 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 63% (185 of 294) of all games,
Break-and-run games -- The 87 break-and-run games represented 30% of all 294 games, 47% of the 185 games won by the breaker, and 42% of the 209 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 87 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of one 5-pack (by Shaw), six 3-packs (two by Gorst and one each by Morra, Strickland, Immonen, and Al Youssef), ten 2-packs, and 44 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 87 break-and-run games included 5 9-balls on the break (1.7% of all 294 breaks).
This was a 123-player double-elimination event. Jayson Shaw won the tournament, defeating Fedor Gorst in the final match. This was Shaw's 7th win at Turning Stone (all in the last 13 events), breaking his tie at 6 wins with Johnny Archer and Shane Van Boening.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches in this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets (4½" corners);
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 or 860 HR cloth;
- Super Aramith Pro balls with a cue ball like the Aramith red-dot ball (no measles) but with a different logo;
- Diamond black polycarbonate triangle rack;
- winner breaks from a central box (2 diamonds wide);
- loser racks, with the 1-ball on the foot spot;
- cue-ball fouls only except during the act of shooting;
- no jump cues allowed;
- no shot clock;
- all slop counts; and
- lag for opening break.
The stats are for 20 of the 22 matches (294 games) shown on the main streaming table. I excluded one of those matches from the stats because the level of play was much worse than in any of the other matches. Also, I did not watch the losers'-side match between two amateurs that was streamed at 10 am on Saturday. These 20 tracked matches represented 8.3% of the event's total of 241 matches played (13 matches were forfeited), and are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
1. Frankie Hernandez defeated John Moody, Jr. 9-3
2. Earl Strickland d. Alain Gelinas 9-2
3. Mika Immonen d. Ray Lee 9-2
4. John Morra d. Matt Krah 9-6
Friday, January 7
5. Brandon Shuff d. Shaun Wilkie 9-3
6. Holden Chin d. Earl Herring 9-5
7. Immonen d. Bader Al Awadhi 9-8
8. Pat Fleming d. Greg Antonakos 9-6
9. Tyler Styer d. Johnny Archer 9-6
Saturday, January 8
10. Hunter Lombardo d. Ron Casanzio 9-2
11. Styer d. Bucky Souvanthong 9-8
12. Jeremy Sossei d. Brad Guthrie 9-7
13. Demetrius Jelatis d. Lyn Wechsler 9-3
14. Jayson Shaw d. Earl Strickland 9-8
15. Morra d. Thorsten Hohmann 9-5
Sunday, January 9
16. Fedor Gorst d. Immonen 9-8
17. Abdullah Al Youssef d. Morra 9-8
18. Gorst d. Shaw 9-3 (Hotseat match)
19. Shaw d. Al Youssef 9-7 (Semifinal)
20. Shaw d. Gorst 13-10 (Finals)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 73% (126 of 173) for match winners, 69% (83 of 121) for match losers, and 71% (209 of 294) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 72% (124 of 173) for match winners, 50% (61 of 121) for match losers, and 63% (185 of 294) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 33% (57 of 173) for match winners, 25% (30 of 121) for match losers, and 30% (87 of 294) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 45% (57 of 126) for match winners, 36% (30 of 83) for match losers, and 42% (87 of 209) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 294 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 149 (51% of the 294 games)
Breaker lost the game: 60 (20%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 6 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 20 (7%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 30 (10%)
Breaker lost the game: 29 (10%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 63% (185 of 294) of all games,
He won 71% (149 of 209) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 42% (36 of 85) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 87 break-and-run games represented 30% of all 294 games, 47% of the 185 games won by the breaker, and 42% of the 209 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 87 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of one 5-pack (by Shaw), six 3-packs (two by Gorst and one each by Morra, Strickland, Immonen, and Al Youssef), ten 2-packs, and 44 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 87 break-and-run games included 5 9-balls on the break (1.7% of all 294 breaks).
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