Here are some results from the Tony Chohan vs. Fedor Gorst One-Pocket match played April 14-16, 2023 at Railyard Billiards & Sports Pub in Louisville, Kentucky. Pay-per-view live streaming was provided by Railyard Billiards.
This match was a 3-day race to 21 games, with play stopping each day when the leader reached multiples of 7. The commentators were Jeremy Jones and Kyle Ferguson (room owner). Chohan won the match 21-18.
Conditions -- The conditions for this match included:
■ Match results, in games (Chohan's score first)
■ Games won by breaker
■ Breaks by side of table (viewing from head to foot)
■ Games won by player who scored the first point (or had it scored for him)
■ Scratches on the break -- Two, both by Chohan. He lost both games.
■ Balls made on the break -- None
■ Three consecutive fouls -- None
■ Games in which the player had the lead at some point
■ Ball counts by length of run -- The total ball counts resulted from the following runs and fouls. Counts are given for Chohan first, then Gorst, then the total.
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games. Counts are given for Chohan first, then Gorst, then the total.
■ Distribution of game scores. First column of counts is for games won by Chohan, 2nd column for games won by Gorst, third column the totals:
■ Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e., winning streaks. Counts are given for Chohan first, then Gorst, then the total.
■ Distribution of lengths of games. Counts are given first for games won by Chohan, then games won by Gorst, then the total.
■ Approx. Match length (including racking and the numerous timeouts)
■ Average minutes per game -- including timeouts (excluding timeouts, approximately)
This match was a 3-day race to 21 games, with play stopping each day when the leader reached multiples of 7. The commentators were Jeremy Jones and Kyle Ferguson (room owner). Chohan won the match 21-18.
Conditions -- The conditions for this match included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with 4¼" corner pockets;
- blue Simonis cloth, well worn;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a black-spots cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own with alternating breaks;
- no shot clock; and
- flip for opening break on Day 1 (won by Gorst)
- I heard no mention of whether it was loss of game for committing 3-consecutive-fouls, whether it was a re-break if a ball was made on the break, and whether it was cue-ball fouls only unless multiple balls were moved. Those situations did not occur.
■ Match results, in games (Chohan's score first)
Day 1 -- 7 - 2
Day 2 -- 7 - 7 (2-day total 14 - 9)
Day 3 -- 7 - 9
Total -- 21 - 18
■ Games won by breaker
Chohan -- 12 of 19 (63%)
Gorst -- 11 of 20 (55%)
Total -- 23 of 39 (59%)
■ Breaks by side of table (viewing from head to foot)
Chohan -- Broke from his right 14 times (9 wins, 5 losses) and from his left 5 times (3 wins, 2 losses).
Gorst -- Broke from his right 8 times (7 wins, 1 loss) and from his left 12 times (4 wins, 8 losses).
■ Games won by player who scored the first point (or had it scored for him)
Chohan -- 15 of 24 (63%)
Gorst -- 9 of 15 (60%)
Total -- 24 of 39 (62%)
■ Scratches on the break -- Two, both by Chohan. He lost both games.
■ Balls made on the break -- None
■ Three consecutive fouls -- None
■ Games in which the player had the lead at some point
Chohan -- 28 games, his 21 wins plus 7 games he lost.
Gorst -- 26 games, his 18 wins plus 8 games he lost.
■ Ball counts by length of run -- The total ball counts resulted from the following runs and fouls. Counts are given for Chohan first, then Gorst, then the total.
1 ball -- 46 times, 24 times, 70 times
2 balls -- 16, 17, 33
3 balls -- 7, 15, 22
4 balls -- 8, 5, 13
5 balls -- 7, 4, 11
6 balls -- 1, 3, 4
7 balls -- 2, 0, 2
8 balls -- 0, 4, 4
9 balls -- 1, 1, 2
Plus balls pocketed by opponent -- 26, 14, 40
Minus fouls -- 20, 34, 54
TOTAL ball count -- 201, 182, 383
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games. Counts are given for Chohan first, then Gorst, then the total.
1 ball -- 8 times, 3 times, 11 times (28% of the 39 games)
2 balls -- 6, 2, 8
3 balls -- 1, 3, 4
4 balls -- 2, 3, 5
5 balls -- 1, 1, 2
6 balls -- 1, 1, 2
7 balls -- 1, 0, 1
8 or 9 balls -- 1, 5, 6 (15%)
Average (mean) "out" run -- 3.5 balls
Average (median) "out" run -- 3 balls
■ Distribution of game scores. First column of counts is for games won by Chohan, 2nd column for games won by Gorst, third column the totals:
8-(-3) -- 1, 0, 1
8-(-2) -- 2, 0, 2
8-(-1) -- 0, 1, 1
8-0 -- 2, 5, 7
8-1 -- 4, 4, 8
8-2 -- 5, 2, 7
8-3 -- 1, 2, 3
8-4 -- 2, 2, 4
8-5 -- 4, 1, 5
8-6 -- 0, 0, 0
8-7 -- 0, 1, 1
Totals -- 21, 18, 39
Average game score -- 8 - 1.8 for games won by Chohan, 8 - 1.8 for games won by Gorst, 8 - 1.8 in total.
■ Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e., winning streaks. Counts are given for Chohan first, then Gorst, then the total.
1 game -- 5 times, 5 times, 10 times
2 games -- 3, 1, 4
3 games -- 0, 2, 2
4 games -- 0, 0, 0
5 games -- 2, 1, 3
■ Distribution of lengths of games. Counts are given first for games won by Chohan, then games won by Gorst, then the total.
Under 10 minutes -- 1 game, 2 games, 3 games (8% of the 39 games)
10 - 19 min. -- 3, 8, 11
20 - 29 min. -- 13, 4, 17
30 - 59 min. -- 4, 4, 8 (longest 51 min., Game 8 on Day 1, won by Gorst)
60+ min. -- none
Totals -- 21, 18, 39
■ Approx. Match length (including racking and the numerous timeouts)
Day 1 -- 4 hours, 51 minutes
Day 2 -- 5 hours, 25 min.
Day 3 -- 6 hours, 13 min.
Total -- 16 hours, 29 min.
■ Average minutes per game -- including timeouts (excluding timeouts, approximately)
Day 1 -- 32 (31)
Day 2 -- 23 (21)
Day 3 -- 23 (22)
Total -- 25 (24)
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