Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2025 World Pool Championship played July 21-26, 2025 at Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with pay-per-view streaming in the USA on wnttv. This was a 128-player 9-Ball event, produced by Matchroom Sport, with double elimination (Stage 1) down to 64 players (32 on the winners' side and 32 on the one-loss side) and then single-elimination (Stage 2) to the end. Carlo Biado won the tournament, defeating Fedor Gorst in the final match.
The commentators on the feature TV Table were Phil Yates, Michael McMullan, Jeremy Jones, Karl Boyes, and Scott Frost. The referees on this table were Ben Taylor-Fuente, Marcel Eckardt, and a young guy with short dark hair whose name I know not. The main announcer/interviewer was Anna Woolhouse and the MC was Richard Hawke.
Conditions -- The conditions for the feature streamed matches included:
These stats are for all 11 matches (199 games) that were played on the main arena's Table 1, with commentary, during the single-elimination portion of the event (Stage 2, last 64 players). These matches were 17.5% of the total of 63 matches played in Stage 2. All Stage 2 matches were races to 11 except for the final match, which was to 15. These 11matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Thursday, July 24
Friday, July 25
Saturday, July 26
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 199 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 48 break-and-run games represented 24% of all 199 games, 42% of the 115 games won by the breaker, and 32% of the 150 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 48 break-and-run games consisted of 2 three-packs (one each by K. Kaçi and Gorst), 6 two-packs, and 30 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 48 break-and-run games included 3 9-balls on the break (1.5% of all breaks).
The commentators on the feature TV Table were Phil Yates, Michael McMullan, Jeremy Jones, Karl Boyes, and Scott Frost. The referees on this table were Ben Taylor-Fuente, Marcel Eckardt, and a young guy with short dark hair whose name I know not. The main announcer/interviewer was Anna Woolhouse and the MC was Richard Hawke.
Conditions -- The conditions for the feature streamed matches included:
• Rasson Mr-Sung Accura 9-foot table (pocket dimensions not stated while I was watching);
• Simonis 860 Shark Grey cloth;
• Aramith Tournament Black balls with a black-spots cue ball;
• Magic Ball Rack racking template;
• referee racks with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball on one of the wings or in the back location;
• winner breaks from behind the head string in a box approximately 8" to either side of the long string;
• no illegal-break rule, but referees are to enforce a forceful-break requirement;
• 30-second shot clock (60 sec. after the break and after a push out), with one 30-sec. extension per player per rack;
• foul on all balls;
• 3-foul rule in effect (violation happened once);
• jump cues allowed;
• all slop counts; and
• lag for the break in each match.
These stats are for all 11 matches (199 games) that were played on the main arena's Table 1, with commentary, during the single-elimination portion of the event (Stage 2, last 64 players). These matches were 17.5% of the total of 63 matches played in Stage 2. All Stage 2 matches were races to 11 except for the final match, which was to 15. These 11matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Thursday, July 24
1. Fedor Gorst defeated Jonas Souto Comino 11-9 (Last 64)
2. Ko Ping Chung d. Mohammed Soufi 11-3 (Last 64)
3. Anton Raga d. Johann Chua 11-6 (Last 32)
4. Jefrey Roda d. Jayson Shaw 11-9 (Last 32)
Friday, July 25
5. Gorst d. Mario He 11-5 (Last 16)
6. Ameer Ali d. Raga 11-6 (Last 16)
7. Gorst d. Roda 11-4 (Quarterfinal)
8. Kledio Kaçi d. Ali 11-9 (Quarterfinal)
Saturday, July 26
9. Carlo Biado d. Bernie Regalario 11-3 (Semifinal)
10. Gorst d. K. Kaçi 11-7 (Semifinal)
11. Biado d. Gorst 15-13 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 79% (96 of 121)
Match losers -- 69% (54 of 78)
Total -- 75% (150 of 199)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 67% (81 of 121)
Match losers -- 44% (34 of 78)
Total -- 58% (115 of 199)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 26% (32 of 121)
Match losers -- 21% (16 of 78)
Total -- 24% (48 of 199)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 33% (32 of 96)
Match losers -- 30% (16 of 54)
Total -- 32% (48 of 150)
Here's a breakdown of the 199 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 96 (48% of the 199 games)
Breaker lost the game: 54 (27%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 2 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 12 (6%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 17 (9%)
Breaker lost the game: 18 (9%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 58% (115 of 199) of all games,
He won 64% (96 of 150) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 39% (19 of 49) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 48 break-and-run games represented 24% of all 199 games, 42% of the 115 games won by the breaker, and 32% of the 150 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 48 break-and-run games consisted of 2 three-packs (one each by K. Kaçi and Gorst), 6 two-packs, and 30 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 48 break-and-run games included 3 9-balls on the break (1.5% of all breaks).
