Here are some results from the Scott Frost vs. Bobby McGrath 8-Ball match played at Racks on the Rocks in W. Peoria, IL on August 17-19, 2021. Pay-per-view streaming was provided by PoolActionTV. The commentators were Larry Schwartz and Ray Hansen, with Jeremy Jones subbing for Larry for the second half of Day 2.
This match was a race to 80 game wins played over 3 days. Frost won the match, outscoring McGrath each day. The scores (Frost's score first) were:
Conditions -- The conditions for this call-shot 8-Ball match included:
■ Frost broke 80 times -- successful 52 times (resulting in 36 game wins and 16 losses), 13 fouls (6 wins, 7 losses), and 15 dry (8 wins and 7 losses).
■ McGrath broke 60 times -- successful 35 times (resulting in 20 game wins and 15 losses), 2 fouls (1 win,1 loss), and 23 dry (9 wins, 14 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Fouled and/or dry breaks:
Breaker won game:
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Missed shots (est.):
Run-outs from first shot after the break:
Run-outs from first shot after McGrath's break:
Break-and-run packages
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.) -- 21% (29 of 140)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Number of innings
8-balls on the break -- One (in the first game of the match!); it was spotted. A second 8-ball on the break occurred in Game 80, but a misunderstanding of the rules led to replaying that break.
Match length (including racking and brief timeouts; there were no long intermissions)
Average minutes per game
This match was a race to 80 game wins played over 3 days. Frost won the match, outscoring McGrath each day. The scores (Frost's score first) were:
Day 1 -- 30 - 21
Day 2 -- 30 - 26 (2-day total 60 - 47)
Day 3 -- 20 - 13
Total -- 80 - 60
Conditions -- The conditions for this call-shot 8-Ball match included:
- Diamond Smart 7-foot table with pro-cut pockets (4½" corners);
- Simonis 860 blue cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a measles cue ball;
- breaker racks using a triangle rack, putting balls of the same group on all 3 corners;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- take what you make on the break if balls are made from only one group, open table otherwise;
- ball in hand behind the head string after a foul on the break;
- if an 8-ball is made on a successful break, the breaker has the option to either spot it and continue play or to re-break;
- jump cues allowed;
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not occur);
- cue ball fouls only;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break on Day 1 (won by Frost).
■ Frost broke 80 times -- successful 52 times (resulting in 36 game wins and 16 losses), 13 fouls (6 wins, 7 losses), and 15 dry (8 wins and 7 losses).
■ McGrath broke 60 times -- successful 35 times (resulting in 20 game wins and 15 losses), 2 fouls (1 win,1 loss), and 23 dry (9 wins, 14 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Frost -- 52 of 80 (65%)
McGrath -- 35 of 60 (58%)
Total -- 87 of 140 (62%)
Fouled and/or dry breaks:
Frost -- 28 of 80 (35%)
McGrath -- 25 of 60 (42%)
Total -- 53 of 140 (38%)
Breaker won game:
Frost -- 50 of 80 (63%)
McGrath -- 30 of 60 (50%)
Total -- 80 of 140 (57%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Frost -- 28 of 80 (35%)
McGrath -- 14 of 60 (23%)
Total -- 42 of 140 (30%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Frost -- 28 of 52 (54%)
McGrath -- 14 of 35 (40%)
Total -- 42 of 87 (48%)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Frost -- 23 fouls, including 13 on the break, in 126 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 5.5 games at the table)
McGrath -- 11 fouls, including 2 on the break, in 112 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 10.2 games at the table)
Total -- 34 fouls in 140 games (1 per 4.1 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Frost -- 35 misses in 126 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 3.6 games at the table)
McGrath -- 46 misses in 112 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 2.4 games at the table)
Total -- 81 misses in 140 games (1 per 1.7 games)
Run-outs from first shot after the break:
By Frost after his own successful break -- 28 of 52 (54%)
By Frost after McGraths failed break -- 12 of 25 (48%)
By Frost, total -- 40 of 77 (52%)
By McGrath after his own successful break -- 14 of 35 (40%)
By McGrath after Frost's failed break -- 14 of 28 (50%)
By McGrath, total -- 28 of 63 (44%)
Total for Frost and McGrath -- 68 of 140 (49%)
Run-outs from first shot after Frost's break:By Frost -- 28 of 52 (54%)
By McGrath -- 14 of 28 (50%)
Total -- 42 of 80 120 (53%)
Run-outs from first shot after McGrath's break:
By McGrath -- 14 of 35 (40%)
By Frost -- 12 of 25 (48%)
Total -- 26 of 60 (43%)
Break-and-run packages
Frost's 28 B&R games consisted of 1 4-pack, 1 3-pack, 3 2-packs, and 15 singles
McGrath's 14 B&R games consisted of 1 4-pack, 1 3-pack, 2 2-packs, and 3 singles
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.) -- 21% (29 of 140)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Frost -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
McGrath -- 0.9 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.0 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Number of innings
• 61% (85 of 140) of the games ended in one inning., with 42 games ending on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 43 games ending on the non-breaker's first inning;
• 26 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 6 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning;
• 16% (23 of 140) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 8th visit.
8-balls on the break -- One (in the first game of the match!); it was spotted. A second 8-ball on the break occurred in Game 80, but a misunderstanding of the rules led to replaying that break.
Match length (including racking and brief timeouts; there were no long intermissions)
Day 1 -- 4 hours, 48 minutes
Day 2 -- 5 hours, 43 min.
Day 3 -- 3 hours, 23 min.
Total -- 13 hours, 54 min.
Average minutes per game
Day 1 -- 5.6
Day 2 -- 6.1
Day 3 -- 6.2
Total -- 6.0
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