Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2025 Florida Open played August 5-10, 2025 at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida, with pay-per-view streaming in the USA on wnttv. This was a 256-player 9-Ball event, produced by Matchroom Sport, with double elimination (Stage 1) down to 64 players (32 on the winners' side and 32 on the one-loss side) and then single-elimination (Stage 2) to the end. Aloysius Yapp won the tournament, defeating Shane Van Boening in the final match.
The commentators on the feature TV Table were Phil Yates, Jeremy Jones, Karl Boyes, and Scott Frost. The referees on this table were Ben Taylor-Fuente, John Leyman and a couple whose names I do not know.
Conditions -- The conditions for the Table 1 streamed matches included:
These stats are for all 14 matches (219 games) that were played on the feature Table 1, with commentary, during the single-elimination portion of the event (Stage 2, last 64 players). These 14 matches were 22% of the total of 63 matches played in Stage 2. The Stage 2 matches were races to 10 except for the 2 semifinals (races to 11) and the final (race to 13). These 14 matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Friday, Aug. 8
Saturday, Aug. 9
Sunday, Aug. 10
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Breaker won the game:
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Here's a breakdown of the 219 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 69 break-and-run games represented 32% of all 219 games, 47% of the 146 games won by the breaker, and 36% of the 190 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 69 break-and-run games consisted of 1 four-pack (by Van Boening; it included a 9-ball on the break), 3 three-packs (one each by Chang, Van Boening, and Yapp, with Chang's including a 9-ball on the break), 9 two-packs, and 38 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 69 break-and-run games included 8 9-balls on the break (3.7% of all breaks).
The commentators on the feature TV Table were Phil Yates, Jeremy Jones, Karl Boyes, and Scott Frost. The referees on this table were Ben Taylor-Fuente, John Leyman and a couple whose names I do not know.
Conditions -- The conditions for the Table 1 streamed matches included:
• Diamond Paragon 9-foot table with 4" corner pockets;
• Simonis 860 Shark Grey cloth;
• Aramith Tournament Black balls with a black-spots cue ball;
• Magic Ball Rack racking template;
• referee racks with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball on one of the wings or in the back location;
• winner breaks from behind the head string in a box approximately 8" to either side of the long string;
• no illegal-break rule, but referees are to enforce a forceful-break requirement;
• 30-second shot clock (60 sec. after the break and after a push out), with one 30-sec. extension per player per rack;
• foul on all balls;
• 3-foul rule in effect;
• jump cues allowed;
• all slop counts; and
• lag for the break in each match.
These stats are for all 14 matches (219 games) that were played on the feature Table 1, with commentary, during the single-elimination portion of the event (Stage 2, last 64 players). These 14 matches were 22% of the total of 63 matches played in Stage 2. The Stage 2 matches were races to 10 except for the 2 semifinals (races to 11) and the final (race to 13). These 14 matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Friday, Aug. 8
1. Jesus Atencio defeated Luong Duc Thien 10-1 (Last 64)
2. David Alcaide d. Eklent Kaçi 10-3 (Last 64)
3. Shane Van Boening d. Masato Yoshioka 10-1 (Last 64)
4. Skyler Woodward d. Antonios Kakaris 10-4 (Last 64)
5. Mickey Krause d. Carlo Biado 10-6 (Last 32)
6. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz d. Johann Chua 10-4 (Last 32)
7. Van Boening d. Elliott Sanderson 10-5 (Last 32)
Saturday, Aug. 9
8. John Morra d. Atencio 10-9 (Last 16)
9. Van Boening d. Marvin Asis 10-4 (Last 16)
10. Krause d. Moritz Neuhausen 10-6 (Quarterfinal)
11. Van Boening d. Morra 10-2 (Quarterfinal)
Sunday, Aug. 10
12. Aloysius Yapp d. Krause 11-9 (Semifinal)
13. Van Boening d. Chang Yu Lung 11-10 (Semifinal)
14. Yapp d. Van Boening 13-10 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 88% (121 of 138)
Match losers -- 85% (69 of 81)
Total -- 87% (190 of 219)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 76% (105 of 138)
Match losers -- 51% (41 of 81)
Total -- 67% (146 of 219)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 34% (47 of 138)
Match losers -- 27% (22 of 81)
Total -- 32% (69 of 219)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 39% (47 of 121)
Match losers -- 32% (22 of 69)
Total -- 36% (69 of 190)
Here's a breakdown of the 219 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 131 (60% of the 219 games)
Breaker lost the game: 59 (27%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 3 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 10 (5%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 12 (5%)
Breaker lost the game: 4 (2%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 67% (146 of 219) of all games,
He won 69% (131 of 190) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 52% (15 of 29) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 69 break-and-run games represented 32% of all 219 games, 47% of the 146 games won by the breaker, and 36% of the 190 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 69 break-and-run games consisted of 1 four-pack (by Van Boening; it included a 9-ball on the break), 3 three-packs (one each by Chang, Van Boening, and Yapp, with Chang's including a 9-ball on the break), 9 two-packs, and 38 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 69 break-and-run games included 8 9-balls on the break (3.7% of all breaks).
