Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2022 Apex Wisconsin Open 10-Ball event played February 9-12 at the Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells in Baraboo, Wisconsin with free streaming on Billiard TV and on YouTube. This was the second of the 6 events planned for this year's CSI/Predator US Pro Billiard Series. The primary commentators were Mark White and Tony Robles. Alex Kazakis won the event, defeating Bader Al Awadhi in the final match.
This was a 64-player event with double-elimination down to 16 players (8 on the winners' side and 8 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 24 streamed matches, of which 13 ended with a shootout. These 24 matches represented 20% of the total of 119 matches planned for the event (it appears from the flowchart that several matches may have been forfeited).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 24 matches (275 games) tracked were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played.
Wed. February 9, 2022
Thurs. Feb. 10
Fri. Feb. 11
Sat. Feb. 12 (Single-Elimination Stage)
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 275 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 59% (162 of 275) of all games,
Break-and-run games -- The 58 break-and-run games represented 21% of all 275 games, 36% of the 162 games won by the breaker, and 35% of the 168 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 58 break-and-run games consisted of 1 3-pack (by Kaçi), 5 2-packs, and 45 singles.
10-Balls on the break -- Nine 10-balls were made on the break. Seven of them (2.5% of all 275 breaks) counted as game wins, and 2 of them were on fouled breaks and were spotted.
This was a 64-player event with double-elimination down to 16 players (8 on the winners' side and 8 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 24 streamed matches, of which 13 ended with a shootout. These 24 matches represented 20% of the total of 119 matches planned for the event (it appears from the flowchart that several matches may have been forfeited).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Predator Apex 9-foot table (4¼" corner pockets said a commentator);
- 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, as is a 10-ball in any pocket on a legal break;
- jump cues allowed;
- foul on all balls;
- 3-foul rule in effect (occurred once);
- 30-second shot clock (60 seconds after the break) with one 30-second extension allowed per player per game; and
- lag for opening break.
The 24 matches (275 games) tracked were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played.
Wed. February 9, 2022
1. Fedor Gorst defeated Eklent Kaçi 4-2, 4-3
2. Kang Lee d. Evan Lunda 2-4, 4-3, shootout
3. Roland Garcia d. Tyler Styer 4-0, 4-2
4. Tim De Ruyter d. Joven Bustamante 1-4, 4-2, shootout
5. Jesus Atencio d. Jonas Souto Comino 1-4, 4-0, shootout
6. Darren Appleton d. Mickey Krause 4-2, 4-0
Thurs. Feb. 10
7. Denis Grabe d. Jasmin Ouschan 4-1, 2-4, shootout
8. Aloysius Yapp d. Pijus Labutis 4-1, 3-4, shootout
9. Robbie Capito d. Garcia 1-4, 4-1, shootout
10. Danny Olson d. Mario He 4-3, 4-2
11. Bustamante d. Ouschan 3-4, 4-3, shootout
12. Jeremy Seaman d. Thorsten Hohmann 4-1, 4-2
Fri. Feb. 11
13. Appleton d. Mika Immonen 4-1, 4-2
14. Yapp d. Omar Al Shaheen 4-2, 4-3
15. Gorst d. Chris Reinhold 4-1, 2-4, shootout
16. Kaçi d. Hohmann 4-2, 4-2
17. Gorst d. John Morra 4-0, 3-4, shootout
18. Kaçi d. Al Shaheen 4-0, 4-2
Sat. Feb. 12 (Single-Elimination Stage)
19. Lee Vann Corteza d. Immonen 4-3, 4-0
20. Alex Kazakis d. Gorst 4-0, 0-4, shootout
21. Yapp d. Atencio 4-3, 4-3 (Quarterfinal)
22. Kazakis d. Corteza 1-4, 4-2, shootout (Semifinal)
23. Bader Al Awadhi d. Yapp 2-4, 4-3, shootout (Semifinal)
24. Kazakis d. Al Awadhi 3-4, 4-2, shootout (Final)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul) -- 64% (98 of 154) for match winners, 58% (70 of 121) for match losers, and 61% (168 of 275) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 67% (103 of 154) for match winners, 49% (59 of 121) for match losers, and 59% (162 of 275) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 24% (37 of 154) for match winners, 17% (21 of 121) for match losers, and 21% (58 of 275) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 38% (37 of 98) for match winners, 30% (21 of 70) for match losers, and 35% (58 of 168) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 275 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 112 (41% of the 275 games)
Breaker lost the game: 56 (20%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 4 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 10 (4%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 46 (17%)
Breaker lost the game: 47 (17%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 59% (162 of 275) of all games,
He won 67% (112 of 168) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 47% (50 of 107) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 58 break-and-run games represented 21% of all 275 games, 36% of the 162 games won by the breaker, and 35% of the 168 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 58 break-and-run games consisted of 1 3-pack (by Kaçi), 5 2-packs, and 45 singles.
10-Balls on the break -- Nine 10-balls were made on the break. Seven of them (2.5% of all 275 breaks) counted as game wins, and 2 of them were on fouled breaks and were spotted.