Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2025 Yalin WPA Men's World 8-Ball Championship played October 9-13, 2025 at the Bali International Convention Centre in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. Streaming was free on YouTube's Billiard TV channel. Albin Ouschan won the event, defeating Alex Kazakis in the final match.
The commentators were Tim De Ruyter, George Teyechea, Mark White, and Eric Hjorleifson.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
This was a 91-player event (96 less 5 no-shows or disqualified), with double elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 on the one-loss side), and then single elimination to the end. These stats are for 16 matches -- all of the matches that were streamed on feature Tables 1 and 2. These 16 matches (223 games) were 10% of the total of 166 matches played in the event (175 scheduled less 9 not played because of forfeits), including 19% (6 of 31) of the matches played in the single-elimination stage of the event. The 16 matches are as follows:
Thursday, October 9
Fri., Oct. 10
Sat., Oct. 11
Sun., Oct 12
Mon., Oct 13
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 223 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 65 break-and-run games represented 29% of all 223 games, 56% of the 116 games won by the breaker, and 60% of the 109 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 65 break-and-run games consisted of two 4-packs (1 each by E. Kaçi and Grabe), two 3-packs (Kasper and Kazakis), 8 2-packs, and 35 singles.
8-balls on the break -- 2 (0.9% of all 223 breaks). In each case, the breaker chose to spot the 8-ball and continue playing rather than re-breaking.
The commentators were Tim De Ruyter, George Teyechea, Mark White, and Eric Hjorleifson.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
• Predator ARC 9-foot table (4¼" corner pockets);
• Predator Arcadia Reserve cloth (blue);
• Predator Arcos II balls, including a black-triangles cue ball;
• Predator Arena lights;
• referee racks using a Predator Aerorack triangle rack;
• winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
• table open after the break;
• ball in hand behind the head string after a foul on the break;
• for an 8-ball made on the break, it is breaker's choice to spot the 8-ball and continue shooting or to re-break;
• call shots;
• foul on all balls;
• 30-second shot clock (60 seconds after the break) with one 30-second extension allowed per player per game; and
• lag for opening break.
This was a 91-player event (96 less 5 no-shows or disqualified), with double elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 on the one-loss side), and then single elimination to the end. These stats are for 16 matches -- all of the matches that were streamed on feature Tables 1 and 2. These 16 matches (223 games) were 10% of the total of 166 matches played in the event (175 scheduled less 9 not played because of forfeits), including 19% (6 of 31) of the matches played in the single-elimination stage of the event. The 16 matches are as follows:
Thursday, October 9
1. Derin Sitorus defeated Petri Makkonen 8-6
2. Shane Van Boening d. Muhammad Zulfikri 8-2
3. Albin Ouschan d. Sitorus 8-6
Fri., Oct. 10
4. Kledio Kaçi d. Thorsten Hohmann 8-5
5. Eklent Kaçi d. Sanjin Pehlivanovic 8-5
6. Alex Pagulayan d. Christopher Tevez Ocampo 8-5
7. Stefan Kasper d. Lee Vann Corteza 8-5
8. Naoyuki Oi d. Hamka Jaya 8-2
Sat., Oct. 11
9. Van Boening d. Wu Kun Lin 8-4
10. Denis Grabe d. Sean Malayan 8-3
Sun., Oct 12
11. E. Kaçi d. Grabe 10-9 [Last 16]
12. Hayato Hijikata d. Van Boening 10-6 [Last 16]
13. Alex Kazakis d. K. Kaçi 10-3 [Quarterfinal]
Mon., Oct 13
14. Kazakis d. Bryant Saguiped 10-8 (Semifinal)
15. Ouschan d. Hijikata 10-9 (Semifinal)
16. Ouschan d. Kazakis 10-5 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 53% (71 of 133)
Match losers -- 42% (38 of 90)
Total -- 49% (109 of 223)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 62% (83 of 133)
Match losers -- 37% (33 of 90)
Total -- 52% (116 of 223)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 33% (44 of 133)
Match losers -- 23% (21 of 90)
Total -- 29% (65 of 223)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 62% (44 of 71)
Match losers -- 55% (21 of 38)
Total -- 60% (65 of 109)
Here's a breakdown of the 223 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 84 (38% of the 223 games)
Breaker lost the game: 25 (11%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 2 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 10 (4%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 30 (13%)
Breaker lost the game: 72 (32%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 52% (116 of 223) of all games,
He won 77% (84 of 109) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 28% (32 of 114) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 65 break-and-run games represented 29% of all 223 games, 56% of the 116 games won by the breaker, and 60% of the 109 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 65 break-and-run games consisted of two 4-packs (1 each by E. Kaçi and Grabe), two 3-packs (Kasper and Kazakis), 8 2-packs, and 35 singles.
8-balls on the break -- 2 (0.9% of all 223 breaks). In each case, the breaker chose to spot the 8-ball and continue playing rather than re-breaking.
