Break Stats -- 2026 Billard Beckmann Men's Open (Predator Pro Billiard Series) 10-Ball, June 2026

[AtLarge]

Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2026 Billard Beckmann Men's Open 10-Ball event played June 16-23, 2026 at the Hotel Alpina Alpendorf in St. Johann im Pongau, Austria. Streaming was free on Pro Billiard TV's YouTube channel. This was one of the Predator Pro Billiard Series events. The commentators were Mark White, Eric Hjorleifson, Tim De Ruyter, Gethin Davies, and Ben Francis. The referees were from the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). Felix Vogel won the event, defeating Wu Kun Lin in the final match.

81 players arrived for the event. The format was double-elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 on the one-loss side), with single-elimination play from that point to the conclusion. All matches were 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 10 matches (158 games) I tracked were all of the matches from the single-elimination stage that were streamed on any of the three feature tables (Tables 1, 2, and 3). Just one of these matches ended with a shootout. These 10 matches were 32% of the 31 matches played in the single-elimination portion of the event.

The conditions for the streamed matches I tracked included:

• Predator ARC 9-foot table with 4¼" corner pockets on Tables 1 and 2 and tighter pockets (4" or 4⅛") on Table 3 (per Eric Hjorleifson);​

• 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;​

• a called 10-ball made on an early combination or carom is spotted (not a game win);​

• 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 (no games were lost on 3 consecutive fouls);​

• 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 10 tracked matches (158 games) were as follows.

Friday, June 19 (Last 32)

1. Joshua Filler defeated Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz 4-1, 2-4, 4-2​

Sat., June 20 (all Last 16)

2. Max Lechner d. Aleksa Pecelj 4-3, 4-0​

3. Felix Vogel d. Albin Ouschan 2-4, 4-2, 3-3, shootout​

4. Eklent Kaçi d. Daniel Maciol 2-4, 4-3, 4-0​

Sun. June 21 (All Quarterfinals)

5. Vogel d. Lechner 4-2, 1-4, 4-2​

6. Wu Kun Lin d. Kaçi 4-3, 4-3​

7. Oliver Szolnoki d. Jonas Souto 4-2, 2-4, 4-1​

Mon., June 22 (Semifinals)

8. Vogel d. Georgi Georgiev 4-1, 3-4, 4-1​

9. Wu d. Szolnoki 4-2, 4-2​

Tues., June 23 (Final)

10. Vogel d. Wu 4-2, 2-4, 4-2​

Overall results

Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):​

Match winners -- 51% (45 of 89)​

Match losers -- 36% (25 of 69)​

Total -- 44% (70 of 158)​

Breaker won the game:​

Match winners -- 57% (51 of 89)​

Match losers -- 39% (27 of 69)​

Total -- 49% (78 of 158)​

Break-and-run games on all breaks:​

Match winners -- 13% (12 of 89)​

Match losers -- 9% (6 of 69)​

Total -- 11% (18 of 158)​

Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):​

Match winners -- 27% (12 of 45)​

Match losers -- 24% (6 of 25)​

Total -- 26% (18 of 70)​

Here's a breakdown of the 158 games (for match winners and losers combined).

Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:​

Breaker won the game: 44 (28% of the 158 games)​

Breaker lost the game: 26 (16%)​

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Breaker fouled on the break:​

Breaker won the game: 0 (0%)​

Breaker lost the game: 5 (3%)​

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Breaker broke dry (without fouling):​

Breaker won the game: 34 (22%)​

Breaker lost the game: 49 (31%)​

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Therefore, whereas the breaker won 49% (78 of 158) of all games,​

He won 63% (44 of 70) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).​

He won 39% (34 of 88) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).​

Break-and-run games -- The 18 break-and-run games represented 11% of all 158 games, 23% of the 78 games won by the breaker, and 26% of the 70 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).

The 18 break-and-run games were all singles. No one in these 10 matches broke and ran 2 or more games in a row.

One of the 10 matches contained 4 B&Rs, 2 matches had 3 B&Rs, 3 matches had 2, 2 match had 1, and 2 matches had no B&Rs.

10-Balls on the break -- 6 (3.8% of the 158 breaks); they were spotted.

 

[AtLarge]

Miscellany from the data for the 2026 Billard Beckmann 10-Ball event:
[This relates only to the 10 streamed matches I watched, not to all matches in the event.]

■ The most balls made on a single break was 4, done just once, by Pecelj in a game loss. Three balls were made on the break 5 times -- twice by Lechner (1 in a game loss and 1 in a game win that was not a B&R), twice by Vogel (1 game loss and 1 game win that was not a B&R), and once by Wu (a game win that was not a B&R).

■ The average number of balls made on the break was 0.6 (this includes dry and fouled breaks). On successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul), the average was 1.4.

■ Number of innings:

• 34% (53 of 158) of the games ended in one inning – 18 games on the breaker's first inning (B&Rs) and 35 games on the non-breaker's first inning.​

• 29% (46 of 158) of the games ended in the second inning.​

• 37% (59 of 158) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table. The games with the most visits to the table were two that ended on the non-breaker's 8th visit.​

■ 28% (45 of 158) of the games were run out by the player who was at the table following the break. These run-outs were:

• By the breaker after successful breaks (B&R games) – 26% (18 of 70)​

• By the non-breaker after fouls on the break – 100% (5 of 5)​

• By the non-breaker after dry breaks – 27% (22 of 83)​

■ The player who made the first ball after the break:

• Won the game in that same inning 53% of the time (84 of 158)​

• Won the game in a later inning 20% of the time (31 of 158)​

• Lost the game 27% of the time (43 of 158)​

■ The loser won an average of 1.8 games in the 26 races to 4 in the 10 matches. Two of those 26 races ended at a score of 4-0, 5 at 4-1, 14 at 4-2, and 5 at 4-3. In addition, one match had a third set that went to 3-3, causing a shootout.

■ Only one of these 10 matches had a shootout.

■ Match lengths:

• Longest 157 min., Vogel d. Wu;​

• Shortest 75 min., Lechner d. Pecelj;​

• Average 123 min.​

[Note: The elapsed time for each match was measured from the lag until the winning ball was made for the last 10-Ball game in the match (i.e., shootouts not included), so it includes time for racking and timeouts.]​

■ Average minutes per game for matches:

• Highest -- 9.4, Wu d. Kaçi​

• Lowest -- 6.8, Lechner d. Pecelj​

• For all 10 matches (158 games) -- 7.8​

■ Breaking fouls averaged 1 for every 31.6 games, other fouls 1 for every 3.5 games, and missed shots about 1 for every 2.2 games.

■ One or more safeties were played in about 53% of all games and 60% of games that were not B&Rs.

 

[Rocket354]

This is good info. 11% B&R, with only 26% on successful breaks, and having safeties in over half the games all means that there is more back and forth, which is a very, very good thing for this spectator. I really like what Predator is doing (saturation marketing aside) to make pool more exciting and therefore fun to watch.

 

[AtLarge]

As noted in Post #1, only 44% of the breaks in these 10 matches were successful (made at least 1 ball and didn't foul). The percentage is low in most of the Predator 10-Ball events. Tough tables!

In some matches, runs of consecutive dry breaks are quite long. Here are the longest consecutive dry-break "runs" for each of the 10 matches tracked in this event (in the order of the match list in Post #1).

4 2 6 7 4 6 5 2 1 7​

So in half of the 10 matches, the break was dry at least 5 games in a row!

In the final match, 12 of the 18 breaks were dry, including a streak of 7 in a row!

 

[skogstokig]

As noted in Post #1, only 44% of the breaks in these 10 matches were successful (made at least 1 ball and didn't foul). The percentage is low in most of the Predator 10-Ball events. Tough tables!

In some matches, runs of consecutive dry breaks are quite long. Here are the longest consecutive dry-break "runs" for each of the 10 matches tracked in this event (in the order of the match list in Post #1).

4 2 6 7 4 6 5 2 1 7​

So in half of the 10 matches, the break was dry at least 5 games in a row!

In the final match, 12 of the 18 breaks were dry, including a streak of 7 in a row!

i think they have toughened the tables the last couple events? don't remember them being 4.125". although the other table model they have seems tougher than this one, deeper slate

 

[Rocket354]

As noted in Post #1, only 44% of the breaks in these 10 matches were successful (made at least 1 ball and didn't foul). The percentage is low in most of the Predator 10-Ball events. Tough tables!

In some matches, runs of consecutive dry breaks are quite long. Here are the longest consecutive dry-break "runs" for each of the 10 matches tracked in this event (in the order of the match list in Post #1).

4 2 6 7 4 6 5 2 1 7​

So in half of the 10 matches, the break was dry at least 5 games in a row!

In the final match, 12 of the 18 breaks were dry, including a streak of 7 in a row!

And since the breaker won only 49% of the time, that raises the question: has Predator nullified breaker advantage? Might that be the goal?

 

[Lowell]

And since the breaker won only 49% of the time, that raises the question: has Predator nullified breaker advantage? Might that be the goal?

Seems like ideally, it would be slightly over 50.

I expect players to eventually figure out the break on these Predator tables a little better, thought it won't be like template rack 9 ball in WNT where you can expect elite players to routinely make the 1 ball in the side.