Here are some aggregate break statistics from the Turning Stone Classic XXXVI 9-Ball Open played January 5-8, 2023 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Free live streaming was provided by AZBtv on the Facebook page of UpState AL and on YouTube.
This was a 128-player double-elimination event. Jayson Shaw won the tournament, defeating Skyler Woodward in the final match. This was Shaw's 9th win at Turning Stone (all in the last 15 events).
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches in this event included:
The stats are for 21 of the 23 matches (300 games) shown on the main streaming table. I did not watch 2 of the 23 matches -- the losers'-side matches that were streamed at 10 am on Friday and Saturday. These 21 tracked matches represented 8.3% of the event's total of 253 matches played (1 match was forfeited), and are listed here in the order in which they were played. [Note: The stats include a game in Match 16 below that was won by Gorst but was not counted in the match score.]
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Friday, Jan. 6
Saturday, Jan. 7
Sunday, Jan. 8
Overall results
Breaker won the game:
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Here's a breakdown of the 300 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 65 break-and-run games represented 22% of all 300 games, 37% of the 177 games won by the breaker, and 35% of the 186 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 65 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of one 5-pack (by Woodward in the final match), one 3-pack (by Shaw), twelve 2-packs, and 33 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 65 break-and-run games included 3 9-balls on the break (1.0% of all 300 breaks).
This was a 128-player double-elimination event. Jayson Shaw won the tournament, defeating Skyler Woodward in the final match. This was Shaw's 9th win at Turning Stone (all in the last 15 events).
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches in this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with 4¼" corner pockets;
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- 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 21 of the 23 matches (300 games) shown on the main streaming table. I did not watch 2 of the 23 matches -- the losers'-side matches that were streamed at 10 am on Friday and Saturday. These 21 tracked matches represented 8.3% of the event's total of 253 matches played (1 match was forfeited), and are listed here in the order in which they were played. [Note: The stats include a game in Match 16 below that was won by Gorst but was not counted in the match score.]
Thursday, January 5, 2023
1. Demetrius Jelatis defeated Eric Cloutier 9-5
2. Vitaliy Patsura d. Brandon Shuff 9-6
3. Landon Hollingsworth d. Jim Kearney 9-7
4. Lukas Fracasso-Verner d. Dave Fernandez 9-4
Friday, Jan. 6
5. Naoyuki Oi d. Kristina Tkach 9-0
6. Matt Krah d. Mike Giurleo 9-7
7. Danny Hewitt d. Oscar Dominguez 9-4
8. Kyle Akaloo d. Joey Cicero 9-3
9. Johnny Archer d. Mieszko Fortunski 9-6
10. Greg Antonakos d. Pat Fleming 9-6
Saturday, Jan. 7
11. Thorsten Hohmann d. Tkach 9-3
12. Skyler Woodward d. Archer 9-5
13. John Morra d. Dominguez 9-4
14. Billy Thorpe d. Jesse Engel 9-8
15. Jayson Shaw d. Fedor Gorst 9-8
16. Gorst d. Morra 9-7 (Gorst won a 10th game that was not counted)
Sunday, Jan. 8
17. Woodward d. Shaw 9-6
18. Gorst d. Kevin West 9-2
19. Woodward d. Jeremy Sossei 9-1 (Hotseat match)
20. Shaw d. Sossei 9-2 (Semifinal)
21. Shaw d. Woodward 13-12 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 64% (119 of 187)
Match losers -- 59% (67 of 113)
Total -- 62% (186 of 300)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 69% (129 of 187)
Match losers -- 42% (48 of 113)
Total -- 59% (177 of 300)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 26% (48 of 187)
Match losers -- 15% (17 of 113)
Total -- 22% (65 of 300)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 40% (48 of 119)
Match losers -- 25% (17 of 67)
Total -- 35% (65 of 186)
Here's a breakdown of the 300 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 128 (43% of the 300 games)
Breaker lost the game: 58 (19%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 4 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 20 (7%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 45 (15%)
Breaker lost the game: 45 (15%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 59% (177 of 300) of all games,
He won 69% (128 of 186) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 43% (49 of 114) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 65 break-and-run games represented 22% of all 300 games, 37% of the 177 games won by the breaker, and 35% of the 186 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 65 break-and-run games (including 9's on the break) consisted of one 5-pack (by Woodward in the final match), one 3-pack (by Shaw), twelve 2-packs, and 33 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 65 break-and-run games included 3 9-balls on the break (1.0% of all 300 breaks).
What a difference a day makes 
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