Here are some results from the Fedor Gorst vs. Alex Pagulayan 10-Ball matches played at The Rack & Grill III in Aiken, South Carolina on February 2-4, 2022. Pay-per-view streaming was provided by PoolActionTV. The primary commentator was Jeremy Jones, with some assistance from Scott Rabon and Ray Hansen.
This event was intended to be a single race to 75 game wins played over 3 days. Gorst was leading 25-15 after the first day of play. Prior to the start of the second day of play, the players had a disagreement about the racking conditions, and settled it by (1) declaring the first match over, with Gorst receiving prize money for winning the terminated match, and (2) starting a second match as a race to 50 over 2 days, with the rack being switched from a triangle rack to an Accu-Rack template. Gorst also won the second match. The scores for the 3 days of play were (Gorst's score first):
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
Here are a few stats for Match 1:
The remainder of this post applies only to Match 2, the race to 50 on the second and third days.
■ Gorst broke 50 times -- successful 37 times (resulting in 22 game wins and 15 losses), 3 fouls (2 wins and 1 loss), and 10 dry (3 wins, 7 losses).
■ Pagulayan broke 45 times -- successful 30 times (resulting in 19 game wins and 11 losses), 6 fouls (1 win, 5 losses), and 9 dry (2 wins, 7 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
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 break:
Run-outs from first shot after Gorst's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Pagulayan's break:
Break-and-run packages
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Number of innings -- 57% (54 of 95) of the games ended in one inning, with 28 games ending on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 26 games ending on the non-breaker's first inning. Nine games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 12 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 21% (20 of 95) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 9th visit.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e. winning streaks. Counts are given for Gorst first, then Pagulayan, then the total.
10-balls on the break -- None.
Match length -- Approximately 12 1/6 hours, for an average of 7.7 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts. There were no long intermissions.
This event was intended to be a single race to 75 game wins played over 3 days. Gorst was leading 25-15 after the first day of play. Prior to the start of the second day of play, the players had a disagreement about the racking conditions, and settled it by (1) declaring the first match over, with Gorst receiving prize money for winning the terminated match, and (2) starting a second match as a race to 50 over 2 days, with the rack being switched from a triangle rack to an Accu-Rack template. Gorst also won the second match. The scores for the 3 days of play were (Gorst's score first):
Match 1 -- 25 - 15
Match 2, first day -- 25 - 20
Match 2, second day -- 25 - 25 ( Match 2 total -- 50 - 45)
Total of both matches -- 75 - 60
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- 9-foot Diamond table with 4 3/8" corner pockets;
- fairly new, blue Simonis cloth;
- Aramith Tournament balls with a Pro Cup cue ball;
- triangle rack for Match 1, Accu-Rack template for Match 2;
- rack your own, with the 1-ball on the foot spot (2-ball and 3-ball need not be on the back corners);
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- call shots (but not safes), with the opponent having a choice of shooting or passing it back if a ball is pocketed illegally;
- early called combos or caroms on the 10-ball win the game (a 10-ball on the break is spotted);
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not happen);
- jump cues allowed;
- cue ball fouls only;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break (won by Pagulayan for Match 1 and by Gorst for Match 2.
Here are a few stats for Match 1:
Successful breaks -- 71% (17 of 24) for Gorst, 44% (7 of 16) for Pagulayan, 60% (24 of 40) in total
Breaker won game -- 63% (15 of 24) for Gorst, 38% (6 of 16) for Pagulayan, 53% (21 of 40) in total
Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 42% (10 of 24) for Gorst, 13% (2 of 16) for Pagulayan, 30% (12 of 40) in total
B&R games on successful breaks -- 59% (10 of 17) for Gorst, 29% (2 of 7) for Pagulayan, 50% (12 of 24) in total
The remainder of this post applies only to Match 2, the race to 50 on the second and third days.
■ Gorst broke 50 times -- successful 37 times (resulting in 22 game wins and 15 losses), 3 fouls (2 wins and 1 loss), and 10 dry (3 wins, 7 losses).
■ Pagulayan broke 45 times -- successful 30 times (resulting in 19 game wins and 11 losses), 6 fouls (1 win, 5 losses), and 9 dry (2 wins, 7 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Gorst -- 37 of 50 (74%)
Pagulayan -- 30 of 45 (67%)
Total -- 67 of 95 (71%)
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
Gorst -- 13 of 50 (26%)
Pagulayan -- 15 of 45 (33%)
Total -- 28 of 95 (29%)
Breaker won game:
Gorst -- 27 of 50 (54%)
Pagulayan -- 22 of 45 (49%)
Total -- 49 of 95 (52%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Gorst -- 13 of 50 (26%)
Pagulayan -- 15 of 45 (33%)
Total -- 28 of 95 (29%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Gorst -- 13 of 37 (35%)
Pagulayan -- 15 of 30 (50%)
Total -- 28 of 67 (42%)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Gorst -- 8 fouls, including 3 on the break, in 80 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 10.0 games at the table)
Pagulayan -- 14 fouls, including 6 on the break, in 82 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 5.9 games at the table)
Total -- 22 fouls in 95 games (1 per 4.3 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Gorst -- 25 misses in 80 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 3.2 games at the table)
Pagulayan -- 19 misses in 82 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 4.3 games at the table)
Total -- 44 misses in 95 games (1 per 2.2 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Gorst after his own successful break -- 13 of 37 (35%)
By Gorst after Pagulayan's failed break -- 10 of 15 (67%)
By Gorst, total -- 23 of 52 (44%)
By Pagulayan after his own successful break -- 15 of 30 (50%)
By Pagulayan after Gorst's failed break -- 3 of 13 (23%)
By Pagulayan, total -- 18 of 43 (42%)
Total for Gorst and Pagulayan -- 41 of 95 (43%)
Run-outs from first shot after Gorst's break:
By Gorst -- 13 of 37 (35%)
By Pagulayan -- 3 of 13 (23%)
Total -- 16 of 50 (32%)
Run-outs from first shot after Pagulayan's break:
By Pagulayan -- 15 of 30 (50%)
By Gorst -- 10 of 15 (67%)
Total -- 25 of 45 (56%)
Break-and-run packages
Gorst's 13 B&R games consisted of 1 3-pack, 1 2-pack, and 8 singles
Pagulayan's 15 B&R games consisted of 3 2-packs and 9 singles
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.)
40% of all games (38 of 95)
57% of games that were not B&Rs (38 of 67)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Gorst -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Pagulayan -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Number of innings -- 57% (54 of 95) of the games ended in one inning, with 28 games ending on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 26 games ending on the non-breaker's first inning. Nine games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 12 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 21% (20 of 95) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 9th visit.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e. winning streaks. Counts are given for Gorst first, then Pagulayan, then the total.
1 game -- 9 times, 13 times, 22 times
2 games -- 8, 5, 13
3 games -- 4, 2, 6
4 games -- 2, 0, 2
5 games -- 1, 2, 3
6 games -- 0, 1, 1
10-balls on the break -- None.
Match length -- Approximately 12 1/6 hours, for an average of 7.7 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts. There were no long intermissions.
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