Here's a comparison of stats for the matches I tracked for the World 8-Ball events of
2022 (244 games),
2023 (254 games),
2024 (204 games),
2025 (223 games), and
2026 (205 games)
in that order left to right.
The only differences I'm aware of in rules or equipment are: (1) the Predator table was an ARC model in 2025, whereas it was an Apex model the other four years; (2) the corner pocket mouth was 4⅛" this year, whereas it was 4¼" the other four years; and (3) the cloth this year was a new Predator Simonis cloth, whereas it was Predator Arcadia cloth the other 4 years.
• Successful breaks -- 57%, 49%, 53%, 49%, 46%
• Breaker won game -- 59%, 53%, 58%, 52%, 50%
• B&R games on all breaks -- 42%, 37%, 37%, 29%, 25%
• B&R games on successful breaks -- 73%, 76%, 69%, 60%, 55%
• Games ending in 1 inning -- 77%, 78%, 73%, 67%, 65%
• Games ending in the 2nd inning -- 19%, 15%, 20%, 22%, 20%
• Games going beyond the 2nd inning -- 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, 15%
• Runouts by the player at the table following the break -- 67%, 70%, 63%, 59%, 55%
• First player to make a ball after the break won the game in that same inning -- 71%, 73%, 69%, 62%, 60%
• First player to make a ball after the break won the game in a later inning -- 7%, 5%, 7%, 16%, 11%
• First player to make a ball after the break won the game (any inning) -- 79%, 78%, 76%, 78%, 71%
• Games per missed shot (approx.) -- 2.9, 2.9, 2.3, 2.0, 1.7
• Games per foul -- 6.8, 8.5, 8.5, 8.3, 5.9
• Games with one or more safeties -- 8%, 9%, 10%, 15%, 15%
• Games (excl. B&Rs) with one or more safeties -- 14%, 14%, 16%, 22%, 20%
