Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2024 Puerto Rico 10-Ball Open played November 11-15, 2024 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan. Streaming was free on Pro Billiard TV's YouTube channel. This event was part of Predator's Pro Billiard Series. The commentators, all from remote locations, were Mark White, Eric Hjorleifson, Tim De Ruyter, George Teyechea, and Chris Reinhold. The referees were from the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). Vitaliy Patsura won the event, defeating Fedor Gorst in the final match.
40 entrants played in this event. The format was double-elimination down to 16 players (8 on the winners' side and 8 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 third set (and, therefore, of the match) if that set was tied at hill/hill (3-3).
The 16 matches (194 games) I tracked were all of the matches that were streamed on the two feature tables (Table 1 and Table 2) and were available for replay on YouTube. Just one of these matches ended with a shootout. These 16 matches were 23% of the total of 70 matches played in the event (77 scheduled, 7 not played), and included 47% of the single-elimination (Last 16) matches.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 16 tracked matches (194 games) were as follows. Matches 1 through 9 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 10 through 16 in the single-elimination stage.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Thursday, Nov. 14
Friday, Nov. 15
Overall results
Breaker won the game:
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Here's a breakdown of the 194 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 28 break-and-run games represented 14% of all 194 games, 26% of the 106 games won by the breaker, and 29% of the 95 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 28 break-and-run games consisted of two 2-packs (one each by Kazakis and Gorst) and 24 singles. No one in these 16 matches broke and ran more than 2 games in a row.
One of the 16 matches contained 6 B&Rs, 1 match had 4 B&Rs, 1 match had 3, 5 matches had 2, 5 matches had 1, and 3 matches had no B&Rs.
10-Balls on the break -- 2 (1.0% of the 194 breaks); they were spotted.
40 entrants played in this event. The format was double-elimination down to 16 players (8 on the winners' side and 8 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 third set (and, therefore, of the match) if that set was tied at hill/hill (3-3).
The 16 matches (194 games) I tracked were all of the matches that were streamed on the two feature tables (Table 1 and Table 2) and were available for replay on YouTube. Just one of these matches ended with a shootout. These 16 matches were 23% of the total of 70 matches played in the event (77 scheduled, 7 not played), and included 47% of the single-elimination (Last 16) matches.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
• Predator Apex 9-foot table (I did not hear anyone state the pocket sizes, but it has been 4¼" corners in this series of events since 2022);
• Predator Arcadia Reserve Tournament Blue cloth;
• Predator Arcos II balls, including a black-triangles cue ball;
• 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);
• within each set, winner breaks; opening break in each set is alternated. Breaks are 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;
• a 10-ball made in any pocket on a break is spotted (not a game win);
• early combinations or caroms on the 10-ball, if called, are game winners;
• jump cues allowed;
• foul on all balls;
• 3-foul rule in effect (no violations);
• 30-second shot clock (60 seconds after the break) with one 30-second extension allowed per player per game; and
• lag for opening break in first set.
The 16 tracked matches (194 games) were as follows. Matches 1 through 9 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 10 through 16 in the single-elimination stage.
Monday, November 11, 2024
1. Albin Ouschan defeated Alan Rolon 4-3, 4-0
Tuesday, Nov. 12
2. Chang Jung-Lin d. Eiktor Zielinski 4-1, 4-2
3. Joshua Filler d. Vitaliy Patsura 4-0, 4-0
4. Carlo Biado d. Zielinski 4-1, 4-1
Wednesday, Nov. 13
5. Mika Immonen d. Jose Francisco Ortiz 4-0, 4-2
6. Fedor Gorst d. Edward Carde 4-0, 4-0
7. Aloysius Yapp d. Phuong Nam Pham 4-1, 4-2
8. Filler d. Robbie Capito 4-2, 4-2
9. Patsura d. Gerson Martinez Boza 4-3, 4-3
Thursday, Nov. 14
10. Alex Kazakis d. Yapp 4-3, 1-4, 4-1 (Last 16)
11. Immonen d. Filler 4-2, 4-3 (Last 16)
12. Ouschan d. Wu Kun Lin 4-1, 4-3 (Quarterfinal)
13. Gorst d. Dimitris Loukatos 4-1, 2-4, 3-3, shootout (Quarterfinal)
Friday, Nov. 15
14. Gorst d. Biado 4-2, 4-2 (Semifinal)
15. Patsura d. Ouschan 4-2, 1-4, 4-2 (Semifinal)
16. Patsura d. Gorst 4-1, 4-2 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 49% (57 of 117)
Match losers -- 49% (38 of 77)
Total -- 49% (95 of 194)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 68% (80 of 117)
Match losers -- 34% (26 of 77)
Total -- 55% (106 of 194)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 20% (23 of 117)
Match losers -- 6% (5 of 77)
Total -- 14% (28 of 194)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 40% (23 of 57)
Match losers -- 13% (5 of 38)
Total -- 29% (28 of 95)
Here's a breakdown of the 194 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 58 (30% of the 194 games)
Breaker lost the game: 37 (19%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 3 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 6 (3%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 45 (23%)
Breaker lost the game: 45 (23%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 55% (106 of 194) of all games,
He won 61% (58 of 95) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 48% (48 of 99) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 28 break-and-run games represented 14% of all 194 games, 26% of the 106 games won by the breaker, and 29% of the 95 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 28 break-and-run games consisted of two 2-packs (one each by Kazakis and Gorst) and 24 singles. No one in these 16 matches broke and ran more than 2 games in a row.
One of the 16 matches contained 6 B&Rs, 1 match had 4 B&Rs, 1 match had 3, 5 matches had 2, 5 matches had 1, and 3 matches had no B&Rs.
10-Balls on the break -- 2 (1.0% of the 194 breaks); they were spotted.
