Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2024 Yalin WPA Men's World 8-Ball Championship played September 2-8, 2024 at the Claudelands Events Centre (Globox Arena) in Hamilton, New Zealand. Streaming was free on YouTube's Billiard TV channel. Joshua Filler won the event, defeating Hsu Jui-An in the final match.
The commentators for the matches I tracked were Tim De Ruyter (on site), George Teyechea (on site), Mark White (remotely), and Eric Hjorleifson (remotely). The referees were from the EPBF (European Pocket Billiard Federation).
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
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), and then single elimination to the end. These stats are for 14 matches -- all 7 matches streamed on feature Table 1 on Days 1-3 plus all 7 matches streamed on feature Tables 1 and 2 on Days 4-7. These 14 matches (204 games) were 12% of the total of 113 matches played in the event (119 scheduled for 64 players less 6 not played because of forfeits), including 47% (7 of 15) of the matches played in the single-elimination stage of the event. The 14 matches are as follows:
Monday, September 2
Tues., Sept. 3
Wed., Sept. 4
Thurs., Sept. 5
Fri., Sept. 6
Sat., Sept. 7
Sun., Sept. 8
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 204 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 75 break-and-run games represented 37% of all 204 games, 63% of the 119 games won by the breaker, and 69% of the 109 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 75 break-and-run games consisted of one 4-pack (Chang), four 3-packs (2 by Filler and 1 each by Ouschan and Hsu), 14 2-packs, and 31 singles.
8-balls on the break -- 3 (1.5% of all 204 breaks). In each case, the breaker chose to spot the 8-ball and continue playing rather than re-breaking.
The commentators for the matches I tracked were Tim De Ruyter (on site), George Teyechea (on site), Mark White (remotely), and Eric Hjorleifson (remotely). The referees were from the EPBF (European Pocket Billiard Federation).
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 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 64-player event, with double elimination down to 16 players (8 on the winners' side and 8 on the one-loss side), and then single elimination to the end. These stats are for 14 matches -- all 7 matches streamed on feature Table 1 on Days 1-3 plus all 7 matches streamed on feature Tables 1 and 2 on Days 4-7. These 14 matches (204 games) were 12% of the total of 113 matches played in the event (119 scheduled for 64 players less 6 not played because of forfeits), including 47% (7 of 15) of the matches played in the single-elimination stage of the event. The 14 matches are as follows:
Monday, September 2
1. Joshua Filler defeated Thorsten Hohmann 8-3
2. Marco Teutscher d. Mieszko Fortunski 8-6
3. Mario He d. Pham Phuong Nam 8-7
4. Carlo Biado d. Kenko Suzuki 8-5
Tues., Sept. 3
5. Naoyuki Oi d. Ralf Souquet 8-2
6. Albin Ouschan d. Darren Appleton 8-5
Wed., Sept. 4
7. Alex Kazakis d. Wojciech Szewczyk 8-7
Thurs., Sept. 5
8. Teutscher d. Ouschan 10-6 [Last 16]
9. Wu Kun Lin d. Alex Pagulayan 10-4 [Last 16]
Fri., Sept. 6
10. Filler d. Chang Jung-Lin 10-8 [Quarterfinal]
11. Hsu Jui-An d. Konrad Juszczyszyn 10-7 [Quarterfinal]
Sat., Sept. 7
12. Filler d. Wu 10-2 (Semifinal)
13. Hsu d. Teutscher 10-8 (Semifinal)
Sun., Sept. 8
14. Filler d. Hsu 10-8 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 56% (68 of 121)
Match losers -- 49% (41 of 83)
Total -- 53% (109 of 204)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 67% (81 of 121)
Match losers -- 46% (38 of 83)
Total -- 58% (119 of 204)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 40% (49 of 121)
Match losers -- 31% (26 of 83)
Total -- 37% (75 of 204)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 72% (49 of 68)
Match losers -- 63% (26 of 41)
Total -- 69% (75 of 109)
Here's a breakdown of the 204 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 85 (42% of the 204 games)
Breaker lost the game: 24 (12%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 5 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 3 (1%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 29 (14%)
Breaker lost the game: 58 (28%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 58% (119 of 204) of all games,
He won 78% (85 of 109) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 36% (34 of 95) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 75 break-and-run games represented 37% of all 204 games, 63% of the 119 games won by the breaker, and 69% of the 109 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 75 break-and-run games consisted of one 4-pack (Chang), four 3-packs (2 by Filler and 1 each by Ouschan and Hsu), 14 2-packs, and 31 singles.
8-balls on the break -- 3 (1.5% of all 204 breaks). In each case, the breaker chose to spot the 8-ball and continue playing rather than re-breaking.
