U.S. Open Statistical Summary

Score Line

After Souquet’s broke out to a 4 game lead, Pagulayan went to work, winning 10 of the next 15 games to take a one game lead at 11-10. Souquet then captured the next 3 games for the title. 

85 total innings = 3.54 per game

Quarter by Quarter

If we broke this 24 game match in to 4 quarters of 6 games each, like in football or basketball, the line score would read as follows:

Souquet opened strong and closed with a flourish. Pagulayan owned the middle quarters. 

Souquet’s 13 averaged 6.93 balls

Pagulayan’s 11 averaged 6.36 balls

Both players has eight game winning runouts of seven or more ball. 

Accu-Stats Performance Numbers

Both players final performance number suffered after they were put on the clock after the 17th game. 

Accu-Stats Numbers - Recent Open Finals –

2001 Corey Deuel 11 (.921) Mika Immonen 0 (.571)

2000 Earl Strickland 11 (.898) Takeshi Okumura 5 (.610)

1999 Johnny Archer 11 (.938) Jeremy Jones 7 (.901)

1998 Buddy Hall 11(.881) Tang Hoa 5 (.831) 

Break Summary

Break and Runs

Souquet 4 for 12

Pagulayan 1 for 12 

Balls Pocketed

Making a Ball or Not – The Outcome

With the 9-ball being racked on the spot, both players were attempting to pocket the 1-ball in the side using a s soft cut break. They were successful on only 10 of 24 attempts. 

24 balls Pocketed in 24 games

1.00 balls per break.

Breaker won only 9 of 24 games 

Summary of Safeties

Kicking Summary

Missed Ball Summary
The table lists the missed shots and their consequences. 

Game 3

Pagulayan missed a tough shot after a position error.  Huge turnaround.

Souquet – Ran out.

Game 10

Souquet got on the wrong side of the 7-ball and missed an inside english follow shot.

Pagulayan ran out after misplaying a ball in the jaws, making tough shots on both the 8 and 9-balls.

Game 12

Pagulayan came up a little short and missed a tough side pocket cut shot.

Souquet pocketed a long straight in and drew to the end rail and out for excellent position. A big shot. He then ran out.

Game 13

Souquet missed a table length shot with the cue ball frozen to the end rail.

Pagulayan then missed an easy shot on the 2-ball.

Souquet followed Pagulayan’s miss with the third straight missed shot, a thin cut on the 2-ball.

Pagulayan ran out. Run included a thin cut on the 6-ball.

Game 14

Pagulayan missed a moderately difficult combination.

Souquet made a long jacked up shot on the 4-ball en route to a run out.

Game 15

Souquet missed a long jacked up slow roll shot.

Pagulayan ran out. His run included a strong cross table and down position play from the 6 to the 7-ball.

Game 16

Pagulayan missed a long 1-ball off the rail.

Souquet – Nice soft touch safety hooked Pagulayan, but eventually lost the game.

Game 18

Souquet missed an easy inside english shot during his run, but left Pagulayan a very tough shot.

Pagulayan then missed a table length jacked up shot.

Souquet partially hooked himself while playing shape off a pocket hanger. Big mistake. He then played a poor safety.

Pagulayan went on to win the game.

Game 19

Pagulayan – Missed a long shot.

Souquet played safe, hooking Pagulayan.

Pagulayan kicked and hit, but left a safety.

Souquet – Safety left a long shot.

Pagulayan – Missed a long shot using outside english.

Souquet – Great long distance position play to a small window was the key to his runout.

Game 20

Souquet missed a long shot with the cue ball frozen.

Pagulayan went on to win the game.

Game 24

Pagulayan missed an easy near straight in draw shot. A huge error at this critical stage in the match.

Souquet went on to win the game and the match. 

Missed Shot Summary

Rd. Av. Score # Matches 10-10

1  11 – 5.66  (83)  5

2  11 – 5.65  (63)  6

3  11 – 7.13  (30)  7

4  11 – 6.56  (16)  2

5  11 – 8.13  (8)  2

6  11 – 6.25  (4)  0

(Note: there were a few forfeits and missing scores.)