Here are some results from the Fedor Gorst vs. Ko Pin Yi 9-Ball match played at The Rockin' Cue in Harlingen, Texas on November 12-13, 2022. Pay-per-view streaming was provided by Omega Billiards. The main commentator was Ben Sutherland.
This match was a race to 60 game wins played over 2 days, stopping on the first day when the leader reached 30. Gorst won the match, outscoring Ko each day. The scores (Gorst's score first) were:
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Gorst broke 59 times -- successful 46 times (resulting in 37 game wins and 9 losses), 4 wet but illegal (1 win, 3 losses), 3 fouls (all losses), 5 dry but legal (4 wins and 1 loss), and 1 both dry and illegal (a loss).
■ Ko broke 43 times -- successful 38 times (resulting in 25 game wins and 13 losses), 4 wet but illegal (all losses), no fouls, and 1 both dry and illegal (a loss).
Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Breaker won game:
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Illegal breaks:
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 break:
Run-outs from first shot after Gorst's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Ko's break:
Balls Pocketed:
Average number of balls made on the break:
Break-and-run packages
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
Number of innings
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e., winning streaks. Counts are given for Gorst first, then Ko, then the total.
9-balls on the break -- None.
Match length -- A few minutes under 9½ hours, for an average of 5.5 minutes per game. This includes racking and brief timeouts, but excludes a little lengthier intermission of about 11 minutes on Day 1.
This match was a race to 60 game wins played over 2 days, stopping on the first day when the leader reached 30. Gorst won the match, outscoring Ko each day. The scores (Gorst's score first) were:
Day 1 -- 30 - 20
Day 2 -- 30 - 22
Total -- 60 - 42
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table (not mentioned, but likely 4½" corners);
- Simonis blue cloth;
- what looked to me to be Super Aramith Pro balls, with a red-spots cue ball;
- Accu-Rack racking template;
- rack your own, with the 9-ball on the foot spot (2-ball need not be at the back of the rack);
- winner breaks from the box -- approximately 8 or 9 inches to each side of the long string;
- 3-point rule in effect -- the break is illegal (and non-breaker has an option to shoot) unless at least 3 object balls reach the plane of the head string or are pocketed;
- all slop counts (except not stated whether a 9-ball made on the break is a game win; none occurred);
- not stated whether cue-ball fouls only or foul on all balls (none were touched);
- jump cues allowed;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break on Day 1 (won by Ko).
■ Gorst broke 59 times -- successful 46 times (resulting in 37 game wins and 9 losses), 4 wet but illegal (1 win, 3 losses), 3 fouls (all losses), 5 dry but legal (4 wins and 1 loss), and 1 both dry and illegal (a loss).
■ Ko broke 43 times -- successful 38 times (resulting in 25 game wins and 13 losses), 4 wet but illegal (all losses), no fouls, and 1 both dry and illegal (a loss).
Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Gorst -- 78% (46 of 59)
Ko -- 88% (38 of 43)
Total -- 82% (84 of 102)
Breaker won game:
Gorst -- 71% (42 of 59)
Ko -- 58% (25 of 43)
Total -- 66% (67 of 102)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Gorst -- 49% (29 of 59)
Ko -- 47% (20 of 43)
Total -- 48% (49 of 102)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Gorst -- 63% (29 of 46)
Ko -- 53% (20 of 38)
Total -- 58% (49 of 84)
Illegal breaks:
Gorst -- 8% (5 of 59)
Ko -- 12% (5 of 43)
Total -- 10% (10 of 102)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Gorst -- 6 fouls, including 3 on the break, in 82 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 13.7 games at the table)
Ko -- 4 fouls (none on the break), in 73 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 18.3 games at the table)
Total -- 10 fouls in 102 games (1 per 10.2 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Gorst -- 7 misses in 82 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 11.7 games at the table)
Ko -- 12 misses in 73 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 6.1 games at the table)
Total -- 19 misses in 102 games (1 per 5.4 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Gorst after his own successful break -- 29 of 46 (63%)
By Gorst after Ko's failed break -- 4 of 5 (80%)
By Gorst, total -- 33 of 51 (65%)
By Ko after his own successful break -- 20 of 38 (53%)
By Ko after Gorst's failed break -- 4 of 13 (31%)
By Ko, total -- 24 of 51 (47%)
Total for Gorst and Ko -- 57 of 102 (56%)
Run-outs from first shot after Gorst's break:
By Gorst -- 29 of 46 (63%)
By Ko -- 4 of 13 (31%)
Total -- 33 of 59 (56%)
Run-outs from first shot after Ko's break:
By Ko -- 20 of 38 (53%)
By Gorst -- 4 of 5 (80%)
Total -- 24 of 43 (56%)
Balls Pocketed:
Gorst -- 84 on the break, 431 not on the break, 515 in total
Ko -- 76 on the break, 299 not on the break, 375 in total
[Includes 6 by Gorst on breaking fouls, 4 by Gorst on illegal breaks, 1 by Gorst on a foul after the break, 6 by Ko on illegal breaks, and 1 by Ko on a foul after the break.]
Average number of balls made on the break:
Gorst -- 1.4 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Ko -- 1.8 on all breaks, 1.8 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.6 on all breaks, 1.7 on successful breaks
Break-and-run packages
Gorst's 29 B&R games consisted of two 4-packs, four 3-packs, three 2-packs, and three singles.
Ko's 20 B&R games consisted of two 4-packs, three 3-packs, and three singles.
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
24% of all games
45% of games that were not B&Rs
Number of innings
71% (72 of 102) of the games ended in one inning -- 49 games on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 23 games on the non-breaker's first inning.
25% (25 of 102) of the games ended in the second or third inning.
5% (5 of 102) of the games ended in the fourth inning. No game went beyond the non-breaker's fourth visit to the table.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e., winning streaks. Counts are given for Gorst first, then Ko, then the total.
1 game -- 9 times, 7 times, 16 times
2 games -- 2, 5, 7
3 games -- 0, 0, 0
4 games -- 3, 1, 4
5 games -- 1, 3, 4
6 games -- 1, 1, 2
8 games -- 1, 0, 1
16 games -- 1, 0, 1
9-balls on the break -- None.
Match length -- A few minutes under 9½ hours, for an average of 5.5 minutes per game. This includes racking and brief timeouts, but excludes a little lengthier intermission of about 11 minutes on Day 1.
