Here are some results from the Chris Reinhold vs. Shane McMinn 10-Ball match played at Action Palace Billiards and Gameroom in Huber Heights, Ohio (a Dayton suburb) on April 22-24, 2022. Pay-per-view streaming was provided by PoolActionTV. The commentators were Jeremy Jones, John Gabriel, Larry Schwartz, Mary Kenniston, and Ray Hansen.
This match was a race to 100 game wins played over 3 days. Reinhold won the match, outscoring McMinn each of the 3 days (Reinhold's score first):
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Reinhold broke 100 times -- successful 77 times (resulting in 51 game wins and 26 losses), 7 fouls (2 wins, 5 losses), and 16 dry (7 wins, 9 losses).
■ McMinn broke 70 times -- successful 33 times (resulting in 17 game wins and 16 losses), 4 fouls (all losses), and 33 dry (13 wins, 20 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 Reinhold's break:
Run-outs from first shot after McMinn's break:
Break-and-run packages
Average number of balls made on the break:
Number of innings -- 26% (44 of 170) of the games ended in one inning, with 23 games ending on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 21 games ending on the non-breaker's first inning. 24 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 23 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 46% (79 of 170) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the breaker's 10th visit.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e. winning streaks. Counts are given for Reinhold first, then McMinn, then the total.
10-balls on the break -- None (they would have been spotted).
Match length -- Approximately 21 1/3 hours, for an average of 7.5 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts.
This match was a race to 100 game wins played over 3 days. Reinhold won the match, outscoring McMinn each of the 3 days (Reinhold's score first):
Day 1 -- 35 - 26
Day 2 -- 35 - 21 (2-day total 70 - 47)
Day 3 -- 30 - 23
Total -- 100 - 70
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- 9-foot Diamond table with 4¼" corner pockets;
- blue Simonis cloth (not new);
- what appeared to be Aramith Tournament balls with a red measles cue ball;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own, with the 1-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball and 3-ball 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 10-balls are spotted;
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not happen);
- jump cues allowed;
- cue ball fouls only;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break on Day 1 (won by Reinhold).
■ Reinhold broke 100 times -- successful 77 times (resulting in 51 game wins and 26 losses), 7 fouls (2 wins, 5 losses), and 16 dry (7 wins, 9 losses).
■ McMinn broke 70 times -- successful 33 times (resulting in 17 game wins and 16 losses), 4 fouls (all losses), and 33 dry (13 wins, 20 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Reinhold -- 77 of 100 (77%)
McMinn -- 33 of 70 (47%)
Total -- 110 of 170 (65%)
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
Reinhold -- 23 of 100 (23%)
McMinn -- 37 of 70 (53%)
Total -- 60 of 170 (35%)
Breaker won game:
Reinhold -- 60 of 100 (60%)
McMinn -- 30 of 70 (43%)
Total -- 90 of 170 (53%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Reinhold -- 19 of 100 (19%)
McMinn -- 4 of 70 (6%)
Total -- 23 of 170 (14%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Reinhold -- 19 of 77 (25%)
McMinn -- 4 of 33 (12%)
Total -- 23 of 110 (21%)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Reinhold -- 34 fouls, including 7 on the break, in 166 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 4.9 games at the table)
McMinn -- 34 fouls, including 4 on the break, in 151 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 4.4 games at the table)
Total -- 68 fouls in 170 games (1 per 2.5 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Reinhold -- 72 misses in 166 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 2.3 games at the table)
McMinn -- 81 misses in 151 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 1.9 games at the table)
Total -- 153 misses in 170 games (1 per 1.1 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Reinhold after his own successful break -- 19 of 77 (25%)
By Reinhold after McMinn's failed break -- 5 of 37 (14%)
By Reinhold, total -- 24 of 114 (21%)
By McMinn after his own successful break -- 4 of 33 (12%)
By McMinn after Reinhold's failed break -- 5 of 23 (22%)
By McMinn, total -- 9 of 56 (16%)
Total for Reinhold and McMinn -- 33 of 170 (19%)
Run-outs from first shot after Reinhold's break:
By Reinhold -- 19 of 77 (25%)
By McMinn -- 5 of 23 (22%)
Total -- 24 of 100 (24%)
Run-outs from first shot after McMinn's break:
By McMinn -- 4 of 33 (12%)
By Reinhold -- 5 of 37 (14%)
Total -- 9 of 70 (13%)
Break-and-run packages
Reinhold's 19 B&R games consisted of 2 2-packs, and 15 singles
McMinn's 4 B&R games consisted of 4 singles
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.)64% of all games (108 of 170)
73% of games that were not B&Rs (108 of 147)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Reinhold -- 1.4 on all breaks, 1.7 on successful breaks
McMinn -- 0.7 on all breaks, 1.3 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Number of innings -- 26% (44 of 170) of the games ended in one inning, with 23 games ending on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 21 games ending on the non-breaker's first inning. 24 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 23 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 46% (79 of 170) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the breaker's 10th visit.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e. winning streaks. Counts are given for Reinhold first, then McMinn, then the total.
1 game -- 16 times, 26 times, 42 times
2 games -- 12, 4, 16
3 games -- 7, 6, 13
4 games -- 1, 2, 3
5 games -- 4, 2, 6
6 games -- 1, 0, 1
7 games -- 0, 0, 0
8 games -- 0, 0, 0
9 games -- 1, 0, 1
10-balls on the break -- None (they would have been spotted).
Match length -- Approximately 21 1/3 hours, for an average of 7.5 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts.
