Here are some results for BOTH SETS COMBINED of the Siming Chen vs. Donny Mills 9-Ball challenge match played on Feb. 23 and 24, 2019 at First Break Sports Bar in Sterling, Virginia. Chen won Set #1 21-19 and Set #2 21-20.
See POST #1 for SET #2 results and for general information about the match and the conditions.
See POST #20 for SET #1 results.
■ Chen broke 41 times -- successful 24 times (resulting in 18 game wins and 6 losses), 2 fouls (1 win, 1 loss), 1 wet but illegal (a loss), and 14 dry including 2 illegal (5 wins and 9 losses).
■ Mills broke 40 times -- successful 28 times (resulting in 19 game wins and 9 losses), 4 fouls (1 win, 3 losses), 1 wet but illegal (a loss), and 7 dry including 1 illegal (2 wins, 5 losses).
Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled, dry, or illegal):
Breaker won game:
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (legal, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Fouls:
Missed shots (est.):
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
Average number of balls made on the break:
Run-outs from first shot after break:
Run-outs from first shot after Chen's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Mills' break:
Number of innings -- 49% (40 of 81) of the games ended in one inning. 21 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 19 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 9 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 8 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 24 games (30%) went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest 3 games ending on one of the player's 6th visit.
Break-and-run packages -- The 21 B&R games consisted of one three-pack by Mills, two 2-packs by each player, 6 singles by Chen, and 4 single by Mills.
9-balls on the break -- One, by Chen (1.2% of the 81 breaks); it was spotted.
Match length -- 10 hours and 25 minutes, for an average of 7.7 minutes per game, including racking and timeouts.
See POST #1 for SET #2 results and for general information about the match and the conditions.
See POST #20 for SET #1 results.
■ Chen broke 41 times -- successful 24 times (resulting in 18 game wins and 6 losses), 2 fouls (1 win, 1 loss), 1 wet but illegal (a loss), and 14 dry including 2 illegal (5 wins and 9 losses).
■ Mills broke 40 times -- successful 28 times (resulting in 19 game wins and 9 losses), 4 fouls (1 win, 3 losses), 1 wet but illegal (a loss), and 7 dry including 1 illegal (2 wins, 5 losses).
Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Chen -- 24 of 41 (59%)
Mills -- 28 of 40 (70%)
Total -- 52 of 81 (64%)
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled, dry, or illegal):
Chen -- 17 of 41 (41%)
Mills -- 12 of 40 (30%)
Total -- 29 of 81 (36%)
Breaker won game:
Chen -- 24 of 41 (59%)
Mills -- 22 of 40 (55%)
Total -- 46 of 81 (57%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Chen -- 10 of 41 (24%)
Mills -- 11 of 40 (28%)
Total -- 21 of 81 (26%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (legal, made at least one ball, and did not foul):
Chen -- 10 of 24 (42%)
Mills -- 11 of 28 (39%)
Total -- 21 of 52 (40%)
Fouls:
Chen -- 12 (including 2 on the break)
Mills -- 10 (including 4 on the break)
Total -- 22
Missed shots (est.):
Chen -- 21
Mills -- 25
Total -- 46
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
by Chen only -- 9
by Mills only -- 14
by both -- 10
Total games with 1 or more safeties -- 41% (33 of 81)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Chen -- 0.9 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
Mills -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.0 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Chen after her own successful break -- 10 of 24 (42%)
By Chen after Mills' failed break -- 6 of 12 (50%)
By Chen, total -- 16 of 36 (44%)
By Mills after his own successful break -- 11 of 28 (39%)
By Mills after Chen's failed break -- 5 of 17 (29%)
By Mills, total -- 16 of 45 (36%)
Total for Chen and Mills -- 32 of 81 (40%)
Run-outs from first shot after Chen's break:
By Chen -- 10 of 24 (42%)
By Mills -- 5 of 17 (29%)
Total -- 15 of 41 (37%)
Run-outs from first shot after Mills' break:
By Mills -- 11 of 28 (39%)
By Chen -- 6 of 12 (50%)
Total -- 17 of 40 (43%)
Number of innings -- 49% (40 of 81) of the games ended in one inning. 21 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 19 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 9 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 8 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 24 games (30%) went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest 3 games ending on one of the player's 6th visit.
Break-and-run packages -- The 21 B&R games consisted of one three-pack by Mills, two 2-packs by each player, 6 singles by Chen, and 4 single by Mills.
9-balls on the break -- One, by Chen (1.2% of the 81 breaks); it was spotted.
Match length -- 10 hours and 25 minutes, for an average of 7.7 minutes per game, including racking and timeouts.
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