Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2023 Apex Wisconsin Open 10-Ball event played May 17-20 at the Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Streaming was free on Billiard TV and on YouTube. This was the second of the 5 events planned for this year's CSI/Predator US Pro Billiard Series. The main commentators were Tim De Ruyter and George Teyechea. Joshua Filler won the event, defeating Tyler Styer in the final match.
This was a 64-player event with 16 players seeded based on WPA rankings. The format was 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. In the double-elimination portion, 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. In the single-elimination portion, each match was the best two out of three races to 4, with a shootout determining the winner of the the third set (and, therefore, of the match) if that set was tied at hill/hill (3-3).
The 14 matches (159 games) I tracked were all of the matches streamed on feature Table 1, excluding matches from the women's event. Only 1 of these 14 matches (a double-elimination match) ended with a shootout, and only 1 of the single-elimination matches went to a third set (with no shootout). These 14 matches were 11.9% of the total of 118 matches played in the event (119 scheduled, 1 forfeited).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 14 tracked matches (159 games) were as follows, listed in the order in which they were played. Matches 1 through 9 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 10 through 14 in the single-elimination stage.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Thursday, May 18
Friday, May 19
Saturday, May 20
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 159 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 25 break-and-run games represented 16% of all 159 games, 29% of the 85 games won by the breaker, and 34% of the 74 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 25 break-and-run games consisted of 1 3-pack (by Styer), 4 2-packs (2 by Filler and 1 each by Sosse and Kazakis), and 14 singles. No one in these 14 matches broke and ran more than 3 games in a row.
One match contained 4 B&Rs, 3 matches had 3, 4 matches had 2, 4 matches had 1, and 2 matches had no B&Rs.
10-Balls on the break -- 3 (1.9% of the 159 breaks); they were spotted.
This was a 64-player event with 16 players seeded based on WPA rankings. The format was 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. In the double-elimination portion, 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. In the single-elimination portion, each match was the best two out of three races to 4, with a shootout determining the winner of the the third set (and, therefore, of the match) if that set was tied at hill/hill (3-3).
The 14 matches (159 games) I tracked were all of the matches streamed on feature Table 1, excluding matches from the women's event. Only 1 of these 14 matches (a double-elimination match) ended with a shootout, and only 1 of the single-elimination matches went to a third set (with no shootout). These 14 matches were 11.9% of the total of 118 matches played in the event (119 scheduled, 1 forfeited).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Predator Apex 9-foot table with 4¼" corner pockets;
- 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;
- 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 14 tracked matches (159 games) were as follows, listed in the order in which they were played. Matches 1 through 9 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 10 through 14 in the single-elimination stage.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
1. Jeremy Seaman defeated Evan Lunda 4-3, 4-1
2. Jeremy Sossei d. Lukas Fracasso-Verner 4-0, 4-3
3. Alex Montpellier d. Payne McBride 4-3, 4-2
4. John Morra d. Jeremy Sossei 4-3, 4-3
5. Gerson Martinez Boza d. Joven Bustamante 4-2, 4-1
6. Mika Immonen d. Lunda 4-1, 1-4, shootout
Thursday, May 18
7. Joshua Filler d. Ke Wu 4-0, 4-0
8. Fedor Gorst d. Jesse Engel 4-3, 4-1
Friday, May 19
9. Alex Kazakis d. Morra 4-0, 4-1
10. Tyler Styer d. Gorst 4-1, 4-3 (Last 16)
11. Filler d. Kazakis 4-0, 2-4, 4-1 (Quarterfinal)
Saturday, May 20
12. Filler d. Vitaliy Patsura 4-2, 4-2 (Semifinal)
13. Styer d. Martinez Boza 4-1, 4-1 (Semifinal)
14. Filler d. Styer 4-1, 4-1 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 53% (52 of 99)
Match losers -- 37% (22 of 60)
Total -- 47% (74 of 159)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 69% (68 of 99)
Match losers -- 28% (17 of 60)
Total -- 53% (85 of 159)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 20% (20 of 99)
Match losers -- 8% (5 of 60)
Total -- 16% (25 of 159)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 38% (20 of 52)
Match losers -- 23% (5 of 22)
Total -- 34% (25 of 74)
Here's a breakdown of the 159 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 50 (31% of the 159 games)
Breaker lost the game: 24 (15%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 2 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 3 (2%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 33 (21%)
Breaker lost the game: 47 (30%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 53% (85 of 159) of all games,
He won 68% (50 of 74) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 41% (35 of 85) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 25 break-and-run games represented 16% of all 159 games, 29% of the 85 games won by the breaker, and 34% of the 74 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 25 break-and-run games consisted of 1 3-pack (by Styer), 4 2-packs (2 by Filler and 1 each by Sosse and Kazakis), and 14 singles. No one in these 14 matches broke and ran more than 3 games in a row.
One match contained 4 B&Rs, 3 matches had 3, 4 matches had 2, 4 matches had 1, and 2 matches had no B&Rs.
10-Balls on the break -- 3 (1.9% of the 159 breaks); they were spotted.
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