Here are some results from the Fedor Gorst vs. Scott Frost One-Pocket match played July 8-10, 2022 at Railyard Billiards & Sports Pub in Louisville, Kentucky. Pay-per-view live streaming was provided by Omega Billiards.
This match was a 3-day race to 21 games, with play stopping each day when the leader reached multiples of 7. The main commentators were Josh Roberts and Jason Sword. Gorst won the match 21-12.
Conditions -- The conditions for this match included:
■ Match results, in games (Gorst'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 -- None
■ Balls made on the break -- 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 Gorst first, then Frost, then the total.
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games. Counts are given for Gorst first, then Frost, then the total.
■ Distribution of lengths of games
■ Match length (including racking and timeouts)
■ Average minutes per game
This match was a 3-day race to 21 games, with play stopping each day when the leader reached multiples of 7. The main commentators were Josh Roberts and Jason Sword. Gorst won the match 21-12.
Conditions -- The conditions for this match included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with 4¼" corner pockets and blue Simonis cloth about 1 month old;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own with alternating breaks;
- no shot clock;
- cue-ball fouls only (with standard exceptions); and
- lag for opening break on first day (won by Frost)
■ Match results, in games (Gorst's score first)
Day 1 -- 7 - 6
Day 2 -- 7 - 3 (2-day total 14 - 9)
Day 3 -- 7 - 3
Total -- 21 - 12
■ Games won by breaker
Gorst -- 12 of 16 (75%)
Frost -- 8 of 17 (47%)
Total -- 20 of 33 (61%)
■ Breaks by side of table (viewing from head to foot)
Gorst -- Broke from his left all 16 times (12 wins, 4 losses).
Frost -- Broke from his right 11 times (6 wins, 5 losses) and from his left 6 times (2 wins, 4 losses).
■ Games won by player who scored the first point (or had it scored for him)
Gorst -- 14 of 15 (93%)
Frost -- 11 of 18 (61%)
Total -- 25 of 33 (76%)
■ Scratches on the break -- None
■ Balls made on the break -- None
■ Games in which the player had the lead at some point
Gorst -- 25 games, his 21 wins plus 4 games he lost.
Frost -- 19 games, his 12 wins plus 7 games he lost.
■ Ball counts by length of run -- The total ball counts resulted from the following runs and fouls. Counts are given for Gorst first, then Frost, then the total.
1 ball -- 16 times, 19 times, 35 times
2 balls -- 5, 8, 13
3 balls -- 8, 2, 10
4 balls -- 7, 2, 9
5 balls -- 4, 4, 8
6 balls -- 2, 3, 5
7 balls -- 6, 2, 8
8 balls -- 4, 2, 6
9 balls -- 2, 0, 2
Plus balls pocketed by opponent -- 11, 15, 26
Minus fouls -- 9, 25, 34
TOTAL ball count -- 204, 107, 311
Average game score -- 8 - 0.5 for games won by Gorst, 8 - 3.0 for games won by Frost, 8 - 1.4 in total.
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games. Counts are given for Gorst first, then Frost, then the total.
1 ball -- 3 times, 7 times, 10 times (30% of the 33 games)
2 balls -- 2, 2, 4
3 balls -- 2, 0, 2
4 balls -- 3, 1, 4
5 balls -- 1, 0, 1
6 balls -- 1, 1, 2
7 balls -- 3, 0, 3
8 or 9 balls -- 6, 1, 7 (21%)
Average (mean) "out" run -- 4.1 balls
Average (median) "out" run -- 4 balls
■ Distribution of lengths of games
Under 10 minutes -- 9 games (27% of the 33 games)
10 - 19 min. -- 14
20 - 29 min. -- 3
30 - 59 min. -- 6
60+ min. -- 1 (longest 61 min.)
Total -- 33
■ Match length (including racking and timeouts)
Day 1 -- 5 hours, 23 minutes
Day 2 -- 2 hours, 54 min.
Day 3 -- 2 hours, 17 min.
Total -- 10 hours, 34 min.
■ Average minutes per game
Day 1 -- 24.8 (approx. 23.6 not counting timeouts)
Day 2 -- 17.4 (15.6)
Day 3 -- 13.7 (12.8)
Total -- 19.2 (17.9)
