Here are some results from the Tyler Styer vs. Chris Robinson "OTW C19 Challenge" 10-Ball match played at an undisclosed site in California on April 10-12, 2020. Free streaming was provided on the Facebook page of On The Wire Creative Media. The commentators were Ra Hanna and Sal Butera throughout, plus Hunter Lombardo for the afternoon session of Day 3.
This match was a race to 100 game wins played over 3 days, with an afternoon and an evening session each day. The scores each day (with match-winner Styer's scores first) were:
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Styer broke 100 times -- successful 91 times (resulting in 60 game wins and 31 losses), 6 fouls (2 wins, 4 losses), and 3 dry (all wins).
■ Robinson broke 75 times -- successful 63 times (resulting in 34 game wins and 29 losses), 5 fouls (2 wins, 3 losses), and 7 dry (4 win, 3 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 Styer's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Robinson's break:
Break-and-run packages:
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
Average number of balls made on the break:
Number of innings -- 50% (87 of 175) of the games ended in one inning. 54 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 33 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 16 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 16 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 32% (56 of 175) 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.
10-balls on the break -- No 10-balls were made on the break. (They would have been spotted.)
Match length -- Approximately 19.9 hours, for an average of 6.8 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts but excludes the time between each day's two sessions and 5 minutes on Day 3 for drawing winners of prizes for people who donated to OTW.
This match was a race to 100 game wins played over 3 days, with an afternoon and an evening session each day. The scores each day (with match-winner Styer's scores first) were:
Day 1 -- 33 - 24
Day 2 -- 33 - 36 (2-day total 66-60)
Day 3 -- 34 - 15
Total -- 100 - 75
Day 2 -- 33 - 36 (2-day total 66-60)
Day 3 -- 34 - 15
Total -- 100 - 75
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- 9-foot Diamond Pro-Am table with pro-cut pockets and Simonis blue cloth;
- Aramith Tournament Pro-Cup TV balls with a measles cue ball;
- Accu-Rack racking template;
- 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 after a ball is pocketed illegally;
- spot any 10-ball made on the break (did not occur);
- early combinations or caroms on the 10-ball are not game wins; spot the 10-ball and continue shooting;
- 3-foul rule in effect (Styer lost 2 consecutive games on this);
- cue ball fouls only;
- jump cues allowed;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break.
- Aramith Tournament Pro-Cup TV balls with a measles cue ball;
- Accu-Rack racking template;
- 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 after a ball is pocketed illegally;
- spot any 10-ball made on the break (did not occur);
- early combinations or caroms on the 10-ball are not game wins; spot the 10-ball and continue shooting;
- 3-foul rule in effect (Styer lost 2 consecutive games on this);
- cue ball fouls only;
- jump cues allowed;
- no shot clock; and
- lag for opening break.
■ Styer broke 100 times -- successful 91 times (resulting in 60 game wins and 31 losses), 6 fouls (2 wins, 4 losses), and 3 dry (all wins).
■ Robinson broke 75 times -- successful 63 times (resulting in 34 game wins and 29 losses), 5 fouls (2 wins, 3 losses), and 7 dry (4 win, 3 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Styer -- 91 of 100 (91%)
Robinson -- 63 of 75 (84%)
Total -- 154 of 175 (88%)
Unsuccessful breaks (fouled or dry):
Styer -- 9 of 100 (9%)
Robinson -- 12 of 75 (16%)
Total -- 21 of 175 (12%)
Breaker won game:
Styer -- 65 of 100 (65%)
Robinson -- 40 of 75 (53%)
Total -- 105 of 175 (60%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Styer -- 40 of 100 (40%)
Robinson -- 14 of 75 (19%)
Total -- 54 of 175 (31%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Styer -- 40 of 91 (44%)
Robinson -- 14 of 63 (22%)Total -- 54 of 154 (35%)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Styer -- 28 fouls, including 6 on the break, in 161 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 5.8 games at the table)
Robinson -- 27 fouls, including 5 on the break, in 135 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 5.0 games at the table)
Total -- 55 fouls in 175 games (1 per 3.2 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Styer -- 70 misses in 161 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 2.3 games at the table)
Robinson -- 46 misses in 135 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 2.9 games at the table)
Total -- 116 misses in 175 games (1 per 1.5 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Styer after his own successful break -- 40 of 91 (44%)
By Styer after Robinson's failed break -- 2 of 12 (17%)
By Styer, total -- 42 of 103 (41%)
By Robinson after his own successful break -- 14 of 63 (22%)
By Robinson after Styer's failed break -- 3 of 9 (33%)
By Robinson, total -- 17 of 72 (24%)
Total for Styer and Robinson -- 59 of 175 (34%)
Run-outs from first shot after Styer's break:
By Styer -- 40 of 91 (44%)
By Robinson -- 3 of 9 (33%)
Total -- 43 of 100 (43%)
Run-outs from first shot after Robinson's break:
By Robinson -- 14 of 63 (22%)
By Styer -- 2 of 12 (17%)
Total -- 16 of 75 (21%)
Break-and-run packages:
Styer's 40 B&R games consisted of 1 4-pack, 2 3-packs, 6 2-packs, and 18 singles.
Robinson's 14 B&R games consisted of 1 2-pack and 12 singles.
Robinson's 14 B&R games consisted of 1 2-pack and 12 singles.
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
by Styer only -- 18
by Robinson only -- 18
by both -- 39
Total games with 1 or more safeties -- 43% (75 of 175)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Styer -- 2.0 on all breaks, 2.0 on successful breaks
Robinson -- 1.5 on all breaks, 1.7 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.8 on all breaks, 1.9 on successful breaks
Number of innings -- 50% (87 of 175) of the games ended in one inning. 54 games ended on the breaker's first inning (B&R games), 33 games ended on the non-breaker's first inning, 16 games ended on the breaker's second inning, and 16 games ended on the non-breaker's second inning. 32% (56 of 175) 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.
10-balls on the break -- No 10-balls were made on the break. (They would have been spotted.)
Match length -- Approximately 19.9 hours, for an average of 6.8 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts but excludes the time between each day's two sessions and 5 minutes on Day 3 for drawing winners of prizes for people who donated to OTW.
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