2026 WPA Predator Men's World 10 Ball Saigon

wonder if the rain problems (monsoon?) is the reason for the low fan attendence.. there's like 6 people watching filler v souto and 0 watching mario v fsr. very unvietnamesey
 
Mario blew his chances to take control of the match. He would probably benefit from losing weight, I speculate that his stamina takes a hit during these lengthy tournaments.
 
GideonF said:
Do you keep track of who the referees are when you are keeping stats?

With the hand racking with that Predator rack, and two elite breakers, it makes me wonder if the ref is at least part of the issue. But if he has racked for other players and they are making balls, then it looks like the ref is off the hook!
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I try to note who is refereeing each match, but sometimes I don't know the names and don't list the refs in my stats thread for that event.

I don't think the ref who handled the Shaw/SVB match yesterday has been on any of the other matches I have tracked so far in this event.
 
AtLarge said:
I try to note who is refereeing each match, but sometimes I don't know the names and don't list the refs in my stats thread for that event.

I don't think the ref who handled the Shaw/SVB match yesterday has been on any of the other matches I have tracked so far in this event.
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He’s doing the Pia vs Rita match right now. They are making balls but it’s 9b
 
Positively Ralf said:
I'm surprised. I remember Shaw saying that the ten ball break is broken but your stats show otherwise. IS it due to the tables being as tight as they are?

I've not watched much of this event due to work, but do the PBS events have a break box rule? Or is it break from anywhere behind the line?
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Well, tight tables would be at least part of the reason. Successful breaks in recent Predator 10-Ball events have generally been somewhere around 50%, plus or minus a bit. Years ago in 10-Ball events, with larger pockets, the percentage tended to be a bit higher. Of course, lots of factors other than pocket size can have an effect.

On the same table where the Shaw/SVB match produced a 21% success rate (6 of 28) on Thursday, the E. Kaçi/Duong match produced an 88% (14 of 16) rate on Wednesday.

The break is from anywhere behind the head string in these Predator events.
 
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AtLarge said:
Well, tight tables would be at least part of the reason. Successful breaks in recent Predator 10-Ball events have generally been somewhere around 50%, plus or minus a bit. Years ago in 10-Ball events, with larger pockets, the percentage tended to be a bit higher. Of course, lots of factors other than pocket size can have an effect.

On the same table where the Shaw/SVB match produced a 21% success rate (6 of 28) on Thursday, the E. Kaçi/Duong match produced an 88% (14 of 16) rate on Wednesday.
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what was fran vs mario break success? i know it's ref dependent but imo kaci, mario and fsr have showed that those that have a power break should break head on
 
GideonF said:
I spoke too soon. They are having break problems, at least Pia is.
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anyway, pia won. i have always underestimated pia and kristina. i never thought they could contend with the top asians. pia was in the mid-600 range for a long time, and kristina looked like she would never develop a good break (because her physics / leverage). the last couple of years they have both proved me wrong.
 
this heyball girl shi is wreaking havoc. i don't think that could happen on the men's side. but i'm not sure.
 
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