Here are some results from the Roberto Gomez vs. Corey Deuel One-Pocket match played August 5-7, 2022 at Buffalos Billiards in Jefferson, Louisiana with pay-per-view live streaming provided by PoolActionTV.
This match was best of 7 races to 5 played over 3 days; it ended in 6 sets, 2 each day. The main commentators were Jeremy Jones and "Downtown" Eddie Brown on Day 1, Tony Chohan and Larry Schwartz on Days 2 and 3, and Ray Hansen from time to time. Gomez won the match 4 sets to 2.
Conditions -- The conditions for this match included:
■ Match results, in games, by set (Gomez'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 -- One, by Deuel in Set 2.
■ Balls made on the break -- Once, by Deuel in first game of match. He re-broke.
■ Three consecutive fouls -- Once, by Gomez in Set 2.
■ 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 Gomez first, then Deuel, then the total.
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games. Counts are given for Gomez first, then Deuel, then the total.
■ Distribution of lengths of games
■ Match length (includes racking and brief timeouts during sets, but excludes lengthy intermissions between sets)
■ Average minutes per game
[Disclaimer: Minor inaccuracies in these stats are possible owing to occasional lax attention.]
This match was best of 7 races to 5 played over 3 days; it ended in 6 sets, 2 each day. The main commentators were Jeremy Jones and "Downtown" Eddie Brown on Day 1, Tony Chohan and Larry Schwartz on Days 2 and 3, and Ray Hansen from time to time. Gomez won the match 4 sets to 2.
Conditions -- The conditions for this match included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with blue Simonis cloth;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own with alternating breaks in each set;
- re-break if a ball is made on the break;
- loss of game for committing 3 consecutive fouls;
- no shot clock;
- unlike most events at Buffalos, climbing up on the table to shoot was not allowed; and
- lag for opening break for the first set (won by Deuel), then alternate opening breaks for each set thereafter. If the match had gone 7 sets, they would have lagged again for opening break for the final set.
■ Match results, in games, by set (Gomez's score first)
Set 1 -- 5 - 3
Set 2 -- 5 - 3
Set 3 -- 4 - 5
Set 4 -- 4 - 5
Set 5 -- 5 - 1
Set 6 -- 5 - 3
Total -- 4 - 2 in sets (28 - 20 in games)
■ Games won by breaker
Gomez -- 13 of 24 (54%)
Deuel -- 9 of 24 (38%)
Total -- 22 of 48 (46%)
■ Breaks by side of table (viewing from head to foot)
Gomez -- Broke from his right 21 times (12 wins, 9 losses) and from his left 3 times (1 win, 2 losses).
Deuel -- Broke from his left all 24 times (9 wins, 15 losses).
■ Games won by player who scored the first point (or had it scored for him)
Gomez -- 21 of 24 (88%)
Deuel -- 17 of 24 (71%)
Total -- 38 of 48 (79%)
■ Scratches on the break -- One, by Deuel in Set 2.
■ Balls made on the break -- Once, by Deuel in first game of match. He re-broke.
■ Three consecutive fouls -- Once, by Gomez in Set 2.
■ Games in which the player had the lead at some point
Gomez -- 39 games, his 28 wins plus 11 games he lost.
Deuel -- 31 games, his 20 wins plus 11 games he lost.
■ Ball counts by length of run -- The total ball counts resulted from the following runs and fouls. Counts are given for Gomez first, then Deuel, then the total.
1 ball -- 47 times, 34 times, 81 times
2 balls -- 17, 21, 38
3 balls -- 13, 10, 23
4 balls -- 6, 7, 13
5 balls -- 8, 5, 13
6 balls -- 7, 2, 9
7 balls -- 2, 3, 5
8 balls -- 3, 1, 4
9 balls -- 1, 1, 2
Plus balls pocketed by opponent -- 16, 31, 47
Minus fouls -- 29, 46, 75
TOTAL ball count -- 260, 194, 454
Average game score -- 8 - 1.3 for games won by Gomez, 7.9 - 1.8 for games won by Deuel, 7.9 - 1.5 in total. [The 7.9 figures, rather than 8.0, reflect the fact that one game (the 3-consecutive-fouls game) ended at a score of 5 - (-3).]
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games. Counts are given for Gomez first, then Deuel, then the total.
1 ball -- 9 times, 11 times, 20 times (42% of the 48 games)
2 balls -- 7, 2, 9
3 balls -- 3, 3, 6
4 balls -- 0, 0, 0
5 balls -- 1, 0, 1
6 balls -- 2, 0, 2
7 balls -- 2, 1, 3
8 or 9 balls -- 4, 2, 6 (13%)
Average (mean) "out" run -- 3.1 balls
Average (median) "out" run -- 2 balls
■ Distribution of lengths of games
Under 10 minutes -- 4 games (8% of the 48 games)
10 - 19 min. -- 15
20 - 29 min. -- 9
30 - 59 min. -- 17 (includes 7 games of more than 50 minutes)
60+ min. -- 3 (longest 79 min.)
Total -- 48
■ Match length (includes racking and brief timeouts during sets, but excludes lengthy intermissions between sets)
Set 1 -- 5 hours, 30 minutes
Set 2 -- 2 hours, 2 min.
Set 3 -- 5 hours, 20 min.
Set 4 -- 4 hours, 3 min.
Set 5 -- 3 hours, 16 min.
Set 6 -- 3 hours, 4 min.
Total -- 23 hours, 14 min.
■ Average minutes per game
Set 1 -- 41.3
Set 2 -- 15.3
Set 3 -- 35.6
Set 4 -- 27.0
Set 5 -- 32.7
Set 6 -- 23.0
Total -- 29.0
[Disclaimer: Minor inaccuracies in these stats are possible owing to occasional lax attention.]
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