Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2022 Alfa Las Vegas Open 10-Ball event played March 23-26 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with free streaming on Billiard TV and on YouTube. This was the third of the 6 events planned for this year's CSI/Predator US Pro Billiard Series. The commentators were Mark White, George Teyechea, and Tony Robles. Wiktor Zielinski won the event, defeating Aloysius Yapp in the final match.
This was a 192-player event with double-elimination down to 64 players (32 on the winners' side and 32 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. 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. The stats are for all 19 streamed matches, of which 11 ended with a shootout. These 19 matches represented just 5.6% of the total of about 341 matches played in the event (351 planned, but about 10 forfeited).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 19 streamed matches (219 games) were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. Matches 1 through 12 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 13-19 in the single-elimination stage. The stats are for 217 games, as the stream was down for a while during match #9.
Wed. March 23, 2022
Thurs. March 24
Fri. March 25
Sat. March 26
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 217 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 51% (110 of 217) of all games,
Break-and-run games -- The 24 break-and-run games represented 11% of all 217 games, 22% of the 110 games won by the breaker, and 21% of the 113 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 21 break-and-run games consisted of 2 2-packs (1 each by Hybler and Immonen) and 20 singles. No one broke and ran more than 2 games in a row in these streamed matches. (The commentators reported that Immonen broke and ran all 4 games in one set in a non-streamed match, the first time this has happened this year or last year in the US Pro Billiard Series events.)
10-Balls on the break -- Eight 10-balls were made on legal breaks and 1 on a fouled break. Previously in this series, 10-balls made on legal breaks counted as game wins.
This was a 192-player event with double-elimination down to 64 players (32 on the winners' side and 32 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. 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. The stats are for all 19 streamed matches, of which 11 ended with a shootout. These 19 matches represented just 5.6% of the total of about 341 matches played in the event (351 planned, but about 10 forfeited).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Predator Apex 9-foot table (4¼" corner pockets);
- Predator Arcadia cloth (blue);
- Predator Arcos II balls, including a black-triangles cue ball;
- Predator Arena lights;
- referee racks using a Predator 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;
- early combinations or caroms on the 10-ball, if called, are game winners;
- 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 (occurred once);
- 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 19 streamed matches (219 games) were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. Matches 1 through 12 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 13-19 in the single-elimination stage. The stats are for 217 games, as the stream was down for a while during match #9.
Wed. March 23, 2022
1. Roman Hybler defeated Max Eberle 4-2, 1-4, shootout
2. Jung-Lin Chang d. Yukio Akagariyama 4-1, 4-1
3. Alex Kazakis d. Blaine Barcus 4-0, 4-1
4. Jonas Souto d. Shane Van Boening 1-4, 4-3, shootout
5. Roland Garcia d. Billy Thorpe 3-4, 4-2, shootout
Thurs. March 24
6. Wiktor Zielinski d. Konrad Juszczyszyn 4-2, 4-1
7. David Alcaide d. Jon Bernardez 4-0, 4-1
8. Alex Montpellier d. Ping Han Ko 0-4, 4-3, shootout
9. Dimitri Jungo d. Jayson Shaw 3-4, 4-2, shootout
10. Darren Appleton d. Carlo Biado 4-1, 1-4, shootout
Fri. March 25
11. Ping-Chung Ko d. Daniel Sardoncillo 4-2, 4-2
12. Hybler d. Skyler Woodward 4-3, 4-2
13. Van Boening d. Alex Pagulayan 4-2, 3-4, shootout (Round of 64)
14. Biado d. Kazakis 4-3, 4-2 (Round of 64)
15. Mika Immonen d. Chia-Chen Hsieh 4-2, 1-4, shootout (Round of 32)
Sat. March 26
16. Aloysius Yapp d. Mateusz Sniegocki 4-1, 3-4, shootout (Quarterfinal)
17. Zielinski d. Immonen 4-2, 2-4, shootout (Semifinal)
18. Yapp d. Wojciech Szewczyk 4-3, 2-4, shootout (Semifinal)
19. Zielinski d. Yapp 4-3, 4-0 (Final)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 56% (67 of 119) for match winners, 47% (46 of 98) for match losers, and 52% (113 of 217) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 59% (70 of 119) for match winners, 41% (40 of 98) for match losers, and 51% (110 of 217) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 12% (14 of 119) for match winners, 10% (10 of 98) for match losers, and 11% (24 of 217) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 21% (14 of 67) for match winners, 22% (10 of 46) for match losers, and 21% (24 of 113) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 217 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 69 (32% of the 217 games)
Breaker lost the game: 44 (20%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 4 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 12 (6%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 37 (17%)
Breaker lost the game: 51 (24%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 51% (110 of 217) of all games,
He won 61% (69 of 113) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 39% (41 of 104) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 24 break-and-run games represented 11% of all 217 games, 22% of the 110 games won by the breaker, and 21% of the 113 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 21 break-and-run games consisted of 2 2-packs (1 each by Hybler and Immonen) and 20 singles. No one broke and ran more than 2 games in a row in these streamed matches. (The commentators reported that Immonen broke and ran all 4 games in one set in a non-streamed match, the first time this has happened this year or last year in the US Pro Billiard Series events.)
10-Balls on the break -- Eight 10-balls were made on legal breaks and 1 on a fouled break. Previously in this series, 10-balls made on legal breaks counted as game wins.
