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At this tournament, we will publish every player’s stats as play goes on.
Stats for the streamed table are planned to go up in real time.
Watch with the stats, and the numbers begin to show you “why they won.”
There is another match there, one you can’t see from wins and losses alone.
Average — the number that asks how well
The average shows how many points, on average, a player keeps scoring per turn at the table.
Say both players won with 50 points.
But winning in 10 innings and winning in 25 are very different things.
In this tournament, the average itself becomes a number as important as winning or losing.
A player who keeps winning with a high average is consistently producing long runs.
Follow the matches and watch how the averages change, and you begin to see a player’s form, and how the pressure is telling.
Innings — who controls the table
The fewer the innings, the longer the player has controlled the table.
An inning is the unit from the start of your turn until you hand the table to your opponent.
But how an inning ends matters too.
Did it end with a miss, or with a deliberate handover by choosing a safety?
Both are the same “end of inning,” but they mean completely different things.
High run — the moment a chase for the record begins
The high run is the most points a player has scored without once letting the opponent shoot.
In 14.1 (straight pool), this number is one of the measures that symbolize a player’s strength.
Lo Li-wen’s high run is 313.
Atsushi Inami’s is 98.
Keep these numbers in mind as you watch, and you’ll recognize the moment when “today’s run is closing in on that player’s record.”
What’s more, in 14.1, a run of 16 or more requires a successful break.
A big high run is also proof of breaking successfully again and again, and staying at the table for a long time.
Check the high runs in the player profiles before you watch, and a tension arises: “this player may be running close to their record right now.”
Behind the numbers lie decisions
Stats are not results; they are the accumulation of a player’s decisions.
Why choose a safety here?
Why attack here?
Hold those questions as you read the numbers, and the meaning of the quiet moments changes.
The time when the balls are still may be the most fascinating moment of all.
All players’ stats will be updated and published throughout the tournament.
Check the numbers on your phone, and do come watch at the venue.
Watching is free.
👉 Player stats
👉 Tournament details and player information
👉 Billiards resources from Japan and around the world, organized by purpose: Billiards in Depth (latest updated hourly)