Here are some statistics from the 2024 Tony Chohan's Big Easy Classic One-Pocket event, played July 29-August 1, 2024 at Buffalo's Billiards in Jefferson, LA with pay-per-view streaming by PoolActionTV. The commentators for the streamed matches were Larry Schwartz (remotely), Jeremy Jones (remotely), and Ray Hansen.
This was an 11-player, double-elimination event, with races to 4 on the winners' side, 3 on the losers' side, and 5 in the final match. Shane Van Boening won the event, defeating Roberto Gomez in the final match.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The stats are for all 9 of the matches that were streamed in full on the main table with commentary. This constituted 45% of the total of 20 matches played in the event. The streamed matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Mon. July 29
Tues. July 30
Wed. July 31
■ Breaks from breaker's right side of table -- 32 of 44 (73%)
■ Games won by breaker:
■ Games won by player who scored the first point (or had it scored for him) -- 28 of 44 (64%)
■ Matches won by winner of lag -- 3 of 9 (33%)
■ Scratches on the break -- None
■ Balls made on the break -- One, by Gomez in Match 9
■ Three consecutive fouls -- None
■ Distribution of game scores:
■ Distribution of lengths of games:
■ Match lengths:
■ Average match score for the 6 races to 4 -- 4 - 0.7. Four of the 6 matches were shutouts, one ended at 4-1, and 1 went to hill/hill.
■ Ball counts by length of run:
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games:
■ High run-outs:
This was an 11-player, double-elimination event, with races to 4 on the winners' side, 3 on the losers' side, and 5 in the final match. Shane Van Boening won the event, defeating Roberto Gomez in the final match.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with 4" (said Ray Hansen) corner pockets and blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own with alternating breaks;
- re-break if a ball is made on the break for either player;
- no shot clock;
- cue-ball fouls only (and disturbing more than one ball);
- climbing up on the table (no feet on the floor) to shoot is permitted; and
- lag for opening break.
The stats are for all 9 of the matches that were streamed in full on the main table with commentary. This constituted 45% of the total of 20 matches played in the event. The streamed matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Mon. July 29
1. Evan Lunda defeated Francisco Bustamante 4-3
Tues. July 30
2. Shane Van Boening d. Lukas Fracasso-Verner 4-0
3. Tony Chohan d. Zach Marquardt 4-0
4. Roberto Gomez d. Josh Roberts 4-1
5. Chohan d. Van Boening 4-0
Wed. July 31
6. Bustamante d. Roberts 3-1
7. Gomez d. Chohan 4-0 (Hotseat match)
8. Van Boening d. Chohan 3-0 (Semifinal)
Thurs. Aug. 19. Van Boening d. Gomez 5-4 (Final)
■ Breaks from breaker's right side of table -- 32 of 44 (73%)
■ Games won by breaker:
When breaking from his left side of table -- 6 of 12 (50%)
When breaking from his right side of table -- 17 of 32 (53%)
Total -- 23 of 44 (52%)
■ Games won by player who scored the first point (or had it scored for him) -- 28 of 44 (64%)
■ Matches won by winner of lag -- 3 of 9 (33%)
■ Scratches on the break -- None
■ Balls made on the break -- One, by Gomez in Match 9
■ Three consecutive fouls -- None
■ Distribution of game scores:
8-(-1) -- 2
8-0 -- 9
8-1 -- 4
8-2 -- 10
8-3 -- 7
8-4 -- 3
8-5 -- 4
8-6 -- 3
8-7 -- 2
Total -- 44
Average game score -- 8 - 2.4
■ Distribution of lengths of games:
Under 10 minutes -- 5 games (11% of the 44 games)
10 - 19 min. -- 16
20 - 29 min. -- 7
30 - 59 min. -- 14
60+ min. -- 2 (5% of the 44 games. Longest 72 min., Game 2 of Match 4.)
Total -- 44
■ Match lengths:
Longest in total length (excludes final race to 5) -- 2 hrs., 56 min., Gomez d. Roberts 4-1.
Highest in average minutes per game (40) -- Bustamante d. Roberts 3-1
Shortest in total length (48 min.) and lowest in average minutes per game (12) -- Gomez d. Chohan 4-0.
Average match length (excludes final race to 5) -- 1 hr., 55 min.
Average minutes per game (includes all 9 matches) -- 27 min.
■ Average match score for the 6 races to 4 -- 4 - 0.7. Four of the 6 matches were shutouts, one ended at 4-1, and 1 went to hill/hill.
■ Ball counts by length of run:
The total ball counts resulted from the following runs and fouls.
1 ball -- 83 times
2 balls -- 44
3 balls -- 18
4 balls -- 12
5 balls -- 10
6 balls -- 14
7 balls -- 4
8 balls -- 3
9+ balls -- 0
Plus balls pocketed by opponents -- 53
Minus fouls -- 53
TOTAL ball count -- 459
Average game score -- 8 - 2.4
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games:
1 ball -- 19 (43% of the 44 games)
2 balls -- 10
3 balls -- 5
4 balls -- 1
5 balls -- 1
6 balls -- 4
7 balls -- 1
8 balls -- 3 (7%)
Average (mean) "out" run -- 2.7 balls
Average (median) "out" run -- 2 balls
■ High run-outs:
8-and-out -- 3 times, once each by Lunda (Match 1), Van Boening (Match 3), and Gomez (Match 7).
