Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2023 Medalla Light Puerto Rico Open 10-Ball event played November 7-10, 2023 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan. Streaming was free on Billiard TV and on YouTube. This was the final event of this year's CSI/Predator US Pro Billiard Series. The commentators were Jim Wych, Mark White, Eric Hjorleifson, Tim De Ruyter, and George Teyechea. The referees were John Leyman (head), Parry Anderson, Ricky Bryant, and Angela Williams. Konrad Juszczyszyn won the event, defeating Roland Garcia in the final match.
110 players entered the event out of 128 available slots. The format was double-elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 on the one-loss side). A random draw then matched one player from each side against each other, with single-elimination play from that point to the conclusion. In the double-elimination portion, each match was two races to 4. If the same player won both races, he won the match. If the two races to 4 were split, a shootout determined the winner. In the single-elimination portion, each match was the best two out of three races to 4, with a shootout determining the winner of the the third set (and, therefore, of the match) if that set was tied at hill/hill (3-3).
The 24 matches (277 games) I tracked were all of the men's-event matches that were streamed on the two feature tables (Table 1 and Table 2) and were available for replay on YouTube. Seven of these matches ended with a shootout. These 24 matches were 12% of the total of 200 matches played in the event (203 scheduled, 3 forfeited).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 24 tracked matches (277 games) were as follows. Matches 1 through 15 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 16 through 24 in the single-elimination stage. The losing player in Match 9 below was penalized 1 game for tardiness, so the stats are for 276 games.
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023
Wednesday, Nov. 8
Thursday, Nov. 9
Friday, Nov. 10
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 276 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 32 break-and-run games represented 12% of all 276 games, 21% of the 156 games won by the breaker, and 26% of the 124 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 32 break-and-run games consisted of 1 2-pack (by Van Boening) and 30 singles. Only once in these 24 matches did anyone break and run more than 1 game in a row.
Four of the 24 matches contained 3 B&Rs, 5 matches had 2, 10 matches had 1, and 5 matches had no B&Rs.
10-Balls on the break -- 3 (1.1% of the 276 breaks); they were spotted.
110 players entered the event out of 128 available slots. The format was double-elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 on the one-loss side). A random draw then matched one player from each side against each other, with single-elimination play from that point to the conclusion. In the double-elimination portion, each match was two races to 4. If the same player won both races, he won the match. If the two races to 4 were split, a shootout determined the winner. In the single-elimination portion, each match was the best two out of three races to 4, with a shootout determining the winner of the the third set (and, therefore, of the match) if that set was tied at hill/hill (3-3).
The 24 matches (277 games) I tracked were all of the men's-event matches that were streamed on the two feature tables (Table 1 and Table 2) and were available for replay on YouTube. Seven of these matches ended with a shootout. These 24 matches were 12% of the total of 200 matches played in the event (203 scheduled, 3 forfeited).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Predator Apex 9-foot table with 4¼" corner pockets;
- Predator Arcadia Reserve Tournament Blue cloth;
- Predator Arcos II balls, including a black-triangles cue ball;
- Predator Arena lights;
- referee racks using a Predator Aerorack triangle rack, with the 1-ball on the spot (2-ball and 3-ball need not be on the back corners);
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- call shots (but not safes), with the opponent having a choice of shooting or passing it back after a ball is pocketed illegally;
- early combinations or caroms on the 10-ball, if called, are game winners;
- a 10-ball made in any pocket on a break is spotted (not a game win);
- jump cues allowed;
- foul on all balls;
- 3-foul rule in effect (none occurred);
- 30-second shot clock (60 seconds after the break and after a push out) with one 30-second extension allowed per player per game; and
- lag for opening break.
The 24 tracked matches (277 games) were as follows. Matches 1 through 15 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 16 through 24 in the single-elimination stage. The losing player in Match 9 below was penalized 1 game for tardiness, so the stats are for 276 games.
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023
1. Gerson Martinez Boza defeated Jose Alberto Delgado 2-4, 4-2, shootout
2. Shane Van Boening d. Keegan Badour 4-0, 4-1
3. Joven Bustamante d. Jesus Atencio 4-2, 4-0
4. Alex Pagulayan d. Kashyap Choudhary 4-0, 4-1
5. Joshua Filler d. Alan Rolon Rosado 4-1, 4-1
6. Carlo Biado d. Moritz Neuhausen 4-1, 4-2
7. Naoyuki Oi d. Darren Appleton 4-0, 4-2
8. Vitaliy Patsura d. Mika Immonen 2-4, 4-3, shootout
Wednesday, Nov. 8
9. David Alcaide d. Loy Long 4-0, 4-1
10. Jesus Atencio d. Emil Gangflot 4-3, 3-4, shootout
11. Van Boening d. John Morra 4-3, 2-4, shootout
12. Aloysius Yapp d. Chang Jung-Lin 4-1, 4-2
Thursday, Nov. 9
13. Mieszko Fortunski d. Appleton 4-3, 3-4, shootout
14. Immonen d. Tyler Styer 4-0, 4-1
15. Landon Hollingsworth d. Alex Kazakis 4-1, 1-4, shootout
16. Biado d. Fortunski 4-1, 4-0 (Last 32)
17. Mario He d. Wiktor Zielinski 2-4, 4-3, 3-3, shootout (Last 32)
18. Chang JL d. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz 1-4, 4-1, 4-2 (Last 16)
19. Filler d. Joao Grilo 4-1, 4-0 (Last 16)
Friday, Nov. 10
20. Filler d. Fedor Gorst 1-4, 4-1, 4-1 (Quarterfinal)
21. Roland Garcia d. He 4-0, 4-3 (Quarterfinal)
22. Garcia d. Filler 4-2, 4-1 (Semifinal)
23. Konrad Juszczyszyn d. Yapp 4-3, 4-1 (Semifinal)
24. Juszczyszyn d. Garcia 4-2, 4-1 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 52% (87 of 167)
Match losers -- 34% (37 of 109)
Total -- 45% (124 of 276)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 69% (115 of 167)
Match losers -- 38% (41 of 109)
Total -- 57% (156 of 276)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 14% (23 of 167)
Match losers -- 8% (9 of 109)
Total -- 12% (32 of 276)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 26% (23 of 87)
Match losers -- 24% (9 of 37)
Total -- 26% (32 of 124)
Here's a breakdown of the 276 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 82 (30% of the 276 games)
Breaker lost the game: 42 (15%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 4 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 4 (1%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 70 (25%)
Breaker lost the game: 74 (27%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 57% (156 of 276) of all games,
He won 66% (82 of 124) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 49% (74 of 152) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 32 break-and-run games represented 12% of all 276 games, 21% of the 156 games won by the breaker, and 26% of the 124 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 32 break-and-run games consisted of 1 2-pack (by Van Boening) and 30 singles. Only once in these 24 matches did anyone break and run more than 1 game in a row.
Four of the 24 matches contained 3 B&Rs, 5 matches had 2, 10 matches had 1, and 5 matches had no B&Rs.
10-Balls on the break -- 3 (1.1% of the 276 breaks); they were spotted.
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