Here are some results from the Dennis Orcollo vs. Shane Van Boening 9-Ball match played at Bill's Bar & Billiards in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 18-20, 2021. Pay-per-view streaming was provided by Omega Billiards. The main commentators were Joey Gray and Chip Compton.
This match was a race to 120 game wins played over 3 days. Orcollo won the match. The scores each day (Orcollo's score first) were:
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Orcollo broke 120 times -- successful 110 times (resulting in 81 game wins and 29 losses), 6 fouls (all losses), and 4 dry (2 wins and 2 losses).
■ Van Boening broke 115 times -- successful 101 times (resulting in 76 game wins and 25 losses), 5 wet but illegal (1 win, 4 losses), 8 fouls (1 win, 7 losses), and 1 dry (a loss).
Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Unsuccessful breaks (illegal, fouled, or dry):
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 Orcollo's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Van Boening's break:
Break-and-run packages
Games with 1 or more safeties (est) -- 27% (63 of 235)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Number of innings -- 72% (170 of 235) of the games ended in one inning. 121 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 49 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 20 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 17 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 12% (28 of 235) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 7th visit.
9-balls on the break -- 3 (1.3% of the 235 breaks); they were spotted.
Match length -- Approximately 20 ¼ hours, for an average of 5.2 minutes per game. This includes racking and short timeouts, but excludes about ½ hour in total for an intermission on each of the first two days.
This match was a race to 120 game wins played over 3 days. Orcollo won the match. The scores each day (Orcollo's score first) were:
Day 1 -- 40 - 35
Day 2 -- 28 - 45 (2-day total 68 - 80)
Day 3 -- 52 - 35
Total -- 120 - 115
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with pro-cut pockets (4½" corners) and blue cloth;
- Predator Arcos II balls;
- Accu-Rack racking template;
- rack your own, with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball at the back of the rack;
- winner breaks from the box -- one diamond to each side of the long string;
- the break is illegal (and non-breaker has an option to shoot) unless at least 3 object balls cross (or touch?) the head string or are pocketed;
- all slop counts, except spot any 9-ball made on the break;
- cue-ball fouls only;
- jump cues allowed;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break on Day 1 (won by Orcollo).
■ Orcollo broke 120 times -- successful 110 times (resulting in 81 game wins and 29 losses), 6 fouls (all losses), and 4 dry (2 wins and 2 losses).
■ Van Boening broke 115 times -- successful 101 times (resulting in 76 game wins and 25 losses), 5 wet but illegal (1 win, 4 losses), 8 fouls (1 win, 7 losses), and 1 dry (a loss).
Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Orcollo -- 110 of 120 (92%)
Van Boening -- 101 of 115 (88%)
Total -- 211 of 235 (90%)
Unsuccessful breaks (illegal, fouled, or dry):
Orcollo -- 10 of 120 (8%)
Van Boening -- 14 of 115 (12%)
Total -- 24 of 235 (10%)
Breaker won game:
Orcollo -- 83 of 120 (69%)
Van Boening -- 78 of 115 (68%)
Total -- 161 of 235 (69%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Orcollo -- 65 of 120 (54%)
Van Boening -- 56 of 115 (49%)
Total -- 121 of 235 (51%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Orcollo -- 65 of 110 (59%)
Van Boening -- 56 of 101 (55%)
Total -- 121 of 211 (57%)
Illegal breaks:
Orcollo -- 1 of 120 (1%) [This break was also fouled and dry.]
Van Boening -- 5 of 115 (4%)
Total -- 6 of 235 (3%)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Orcollo -- 20 fouls, including 6 on the break, in 179 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 9.0 games at the table)
Van Boening -- 24 fouls, including 8 on the break, in 170 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 7.1 games at the table)
Total -- 44 fouls in 235 games (1 per 5.3 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Orcollo -- 34 misses in 179 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 5.3 games at the table)
Van Boening -- 26 misses in 170 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 6.5 games at the table)
Total -- 60 misses in 235 games (1 per 3.9 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Orcollo after his own successful break -- 65 of 110 (59%)
By Orcollo after Van Boening's failed break -- 8 of 14 (57%)
By Orcollo, total -- 73 of 124 (59%)
By Van Boening after his own successful break -- 56 of 101 (55%)
By Van Boening after Orcollo's failed break -- 7 of 10 (70%)
By Van Boening, total -- 63 of 111 (57%)
Total for Orcollo and Van Boening -- 136 of 235 (58%)
Run-outs from first shot after Orcollo's break:
By Orcollo -- 65 of 110 (59%)
By Van Boening -- 7 of 10 (70%)
Total -- 72 of 120 (60%)
Run-outs from first shot after Van Boening's break:
By Van Boening -- 56 of 101 (55%)
By Orcollo -- 8 of 14 (57%)
Total -- 64 of 115 (56%)
Break-and-run packages
Orcollo's 65 B&R games consisted of 1 10-pack, 2 5-packs, 2 4-packs, 4 3-packs, 8 2-packs, and 9 singles
Van Boening's 56 B&R games consisted of 2 4-packs, 4 3-packs, 8 2-packs, and 20 singles
Games with 1 or more safeties (est) -- 27% (63 of 235)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Orcollo -- 1.4 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Van Boening -- 1.8 on all breaks, 1.9 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.6 on all breaks, 1.7 on successful breaks
Number of innings -- 72% (170 of 235) of the games ended in one inning. 121 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 49 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 20 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 17 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 12% (28 of 235) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 7th visit.
9-balls on the break -- 3 (1.3% of the 235 breaks); they were spotted.
Match length -- Approximately 20 ¼ hours, for an average of 5.2 minutes per game. This includes racking and short timeouts, but excludes about ½ hour in total for an intermission on each of the first two days.
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