Here are some results from the Dennis Orcollo vs. Shane Van Boening "Sharks" 9-Ball match played in Quezon City, Philippines on September 22-24, 2022. Free streaming was provided on Facebook and YouTube.
This match was a race to 75 game wins played over 3 days. Van Boening won the hill/hill match. He had a good lead after two days, but Orcollo made up the deficit on Day 3 and it was tied at 72, 73, and 74 apiece. The scoring for each day (Van Boening's score first):
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Van Boening broke 74 times -- successful 63 times (resulting in 46 game wins and 17 losses), 8 fouls (all losses), and 3 dry (all losses).
■ Orcollo broke 75 times -- successful 62 times (resulting in 44 game wins and 18 losses), 4 fouls (1 win and 3 losses), and 9 dry (1 win and 8 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Breaker won game:
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Break-and-run games -- on successful 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 Van Boening's break:
Run-outs from first shot after Orcollo's break:
Balls Pocketed:
Average number of balls made on the break:
Alternate-break packages (break-and-run games on a player's own successive breaks)
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
Number of innings
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e, winning streaks. Counts are given for Van Boening first, then Orcollo, then the total.
9-balls on the break -- 5 (3.4% of the 149 breaks) -- 3 by Van Boening and 2 by Orcollo
Match length -- Approximately 13 hours, for an average of 5.2 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts, if any.
This match was a race to 75 game wins played over 3 days. Van Boening won the hill/hill match. He had a good lead after two days, but Orcollo made up the deficit on Day 3 and it was tied at 72, 73, and 74 apiece. The scoring for each day (Van Boening's score first):
Day 1 -- 25 - 23
Day 2 -- 25 - 17 (2-day total 50 - 40)
Day 3 -- 25 - 34
Total -- 75 - 74
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- 9-foot Brunswick Gold Crown IV table with 4½" corner pockets;
- Simonis 860 shark grey cloth;
- Aramith Tournament Black balls with a black-spots cue ball;
- Turtle racking template;
- referee racks, with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball at the back of the rack;
- alternate breaks from a break box 1 diamond wide to each side of center;
- all slop counts;
- foul on all balls;
- jump cues allowed;
- 30-second shot clock with one 10-second extension per player per game; and
- lag for opening break on Day 1 (won by Orcollo).
■ Van Boening broke 74 times -- successful 63 times (resulting in 46 game wins and 17 losses), 8 fouls (all losses), and 3 dry (all losses).
■ Orcollo broke 75 times -- successful 62 times (resulting in 44 game wins and 18 losses), 4 fouls (1 win and 3 losses), and 9 dry (1 win and 8 losses).
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Van Boening -- 63 of 74 (85%)
Orcollo -- 62 of 75 (83%)
Total -- 125 of 149 (84%)
Breaker won game:
Van Boening -- 46 of 74 (62%)
Orcollo -- 46 of 75 (61%)
Total -- 92 of 149 (62%)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
Van Boening -- 31 of 74 (42%)
Orcollo -- 29 of 75 (39%)
Total -- 60 of 149 (40%)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks:
Van Boening -- 31 of 63 (49%)
Orcollo -- 29 of 62 (47%)
Total -- 60 of 125 (48%)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Van Boening -- 20 fouls, including 8 on the break, in 120 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 6.0 games at the table)
Orcollo -- 19 fouls, including 4 on the break, in 118 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 6.2 games at the table)
Total -- 39 fouls in 149 games (1 per 3.8 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Van Boening -- 24 misses in 120 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 5.0 games at the table)
Orcollo -- 27 misses in 118 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 4.4 games at the table)
Total -- 51 misses in 149 games (1 per 2.9 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Van Boening after his own successful break -- 31 of 63 (49%)
By Van Boening after Orcollo's failed break -- 5 of 13 (38%)
By Van Boening, total -- 36 of 76 (47%)
By Orcollo after his own successful break -- 29 of 62 (47%)
By Orcollo after Van Boening's failed break -- 10 of 11 (91%)
By Orcollo, total -- 39 of 73 (53%)
Total for Van Boening and Orcollo -- 75 of 149 (50%)
Run-outs from first shot after Van Boening's break:
By Van Boening -- 31 of 63 (49%)
By Orcollo -- 10 of 11 (91%)
Total -- 41 of 74 (55%)
Run-outs from first shot after Orcollo's break:
By Orcollo -- 29 of 62 (47%)
By Van Boening -- 5 of 13 (38%)
Total -- 34 of 75 (45%)
Balls Pocketed:
Van Boening -- 127 on the break, 537 not on the break, 664 in total
Orcollo -- 90 on the break, 531 not on the break, 621 in total
[Includes 14 by Van Boening on breaking fouls, 5 by Orcollo on breaking fouls, 1 by Orcollo on a foul after the break, and 1 by Orcollo on a slopped-in ball.]
Average number of balls made on the break:
Van Boening -- 1.7 on all breaks, 1.8 on successful breaks
Orcollo -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.4 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.5 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Alternate-break packages (break-and-run games on a player's own successive breaks)
Van Boening's 31 B&R games consisted of 3 3-packs, 5 2-packs, and 12 singles
Orcollo's 29 B&R games consisted of 2 3-packs, 8 2-packs, and 7 singles
Games with 1 or more safeties (est):
27% of all games
45% of games that were not B&Rs
Number of innings
62% (92 of 149) of the games ended in one inning -- 60 games on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 32 games on the non-breaker's first inning.
25% (37 of 149) of the games ended on the second inning.
12% (20 of 149) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the non-breaker's 6th visit.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e, winning streaks. Counts are given for Van Boening first, then Orcollo, then the total.
1 game -- 25 times, 24 times, 49 times
2 games -- 12, 8, 20
3 games -- 6, 7, 13
4 games -- 2, 2, 4
5 games -- 0, 1, 1
9-balls on the break -- 5 (3.4% of the 149 breaks) -- 3 by Van Boening and 2 by Orcollo
Match length -- Approximately 13 hours, for an average of 5.2 minutes per game. This includes racking and timeouts, if any.
