Here are some results from the Shane Van Boening vs. Chip Compton One-Pocket match played August 26-28, 2022 at The Rockin' Cue in Harlingen, Texas. Pay-per-view live streaming was provided by Omega Billiards.
This match was a 3-day race to 24 games, with play stopping each day when the leader reached multiples of 8. The main commentator was Josh Roberts, with Omega's Steven Wyatt assisting at times. Van Boening won the match 24-10, outscoring Compton each day.
Conditions -- The conditions for this match included:
■ Match results, in games (Van Boening's score first)
■ Games won by breaker
■ Breaks by side of table (viewing from head to foot)
■ Games won by player who scored the first point (or had it scored for him)
■ Scratches on the break -- None
■ Balls made on the break -- Twice, both by Van Boening (Games 1 and 23); he re-broke.
■ Three consecutive fouls -- None
■ Games in which the player had the lead at some point
■ Ball counts by length of run -- The total ball counts resulted from the following runs and fouls. Counts are given for Van Boening first, then Compton, then the total.
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games. Counts are given for Van Boening first, then Compton, then the total.
■ Distribution of lengths of games
■ Match length (including racking and timeouts)
■ Average minutes per game
This match was a 3-day race to 24 games, with play stopping each day when the leader reached multiples of 8. The main commentator was Josh Roberts, with Omega's Steven Wyatt assisting at times. Van Boening won the match 24-10, outscoring Compton each day.
Conditions -- The conditions for this match included:
- Diamond 9-foot table with 4¼" corner pockets and blue Simonis cloth about 2 weeks old;
- triangle rack;
- rack your own with alternating breaks;
- re-break if a ball is made on the break;
- no shot clock;
- loss of game for committing 3 consecutive fouls;
- apparently foul on all balls, because Van Boening called one on himself; and
- lag for opening break on first day (won by Van Boening)
■ Match results, in games (Van Boening's score first)
Day 1 -- 8 - 3
Day 2 -- 8 - 2 (2-day total 16 - 5)
Day 3 -- 8 - 5
Total -- 24 - 10
■ Games won by breaker
Van Boening -- 15 of 17 (88%)
Compton -- 8 of 17 (47%)
Total -- 23 of 34 (68%)
■ Breaks by side of table (viewing from head to foot)
Van Boening -- Broke from his right all 17 times (15 wins, 2 losses).
Compton -- Broke from his right 12 times (6 wins, 6 losses) and from his left 5 times (2 wins, 3 losses).
■ Games won by player who scored the first point (or had it scored for him)
Van Boening -- 18 of 20 (90%)
Compton -- 8 of 14 (57%)
Total -- 26 of 34 (76%)
■ Scratches on the break -- None
■ Balls made on the break -- Twice, both by Van Boening (Games 1 and 23); he re-broke.
■ Three consecutive fouls -- None
■ Games in which the player had the lead at some point
Van Boening -- 26 games, his 24 wins plus 2 games he lost.
Compton -- 17 games, his 10 wins plus 7 games he lost.
■ Ball counts by length of run -- The total ball counts resulted from the following runs and fouls. Counts are given for Van Boening first, then Compton, then the total.
1 ball -- 18 times, 18 times, 36 times
2 balls -- 7, 4, 11
3 balls -- 5, 3, 8
4 balls -- 2, 6, 8
5 balls -- 2, 4, 6
6 balls -- 2, 2, 4
7 balls -- 4, 1, 5
8 balls -- 10, 3, 13
9 balls -- 2, 0, 2
Plus balls pocketed by opponent -- 6, 9, 15
Minus fouls -- 10, 15, 25
TOTAL ball count -- 199, 116, 315
Average game score -- 8 - 1.5 for games won by Van Boening, 8 - 0.7 for games won by Compton, 8 - 1.3 in total.
■ Distribution of run-outs to win the games. Counts are given for Van Boening first, then Compton, then the total.
1 ball -- 6 times, 3 times, 9 times (26% of the 34 games)
2 balls -- 1, 1, 2
3 balls -- 1, 1, 2
4 balls -- 1, 2, 3
5 balls -- 0, 0, 0
6 balls -- 2, 0, 2
7 balls -- 1, 0, 1
8 or 9 balls -- 12, 3, 15 (44%)
Average (mean) "out" run -- 5.1 balls
Average (median) "out" run -- 6 balls
■ Distribution of lengths of games
Under 10 minutes -- 11 games (32% of the 34 games)
10 - 19 min. -- 15
20 - 29 min. -- 6
30 - 59 min. -- 2 (longest 55 min., on Day 1)
60+ min. -- 0
Total -- 34
■ Match length (including racking and timeouts)
Day 1 -- 3 hours, 48 minutes
Day 2 -- 2 hours, 4 min.
Day 3 -- 3 hours, 25 min.
Total -- 9 hours, 17 min.
■ Average minutes per game
Day 1 -- 20.7 (approx. 18.7 counting two brief timeouts but not counting 1 lengthy timeout of about 22 minutes)
Day 2 -- 12.4 (no timeouts)
Day 3 -- 15.8 (14.8 not counting the one timeout of about 12 min.)
Total -- 16.4 (15.4)
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