Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2025 Las Vegas Open 10-Ball event played February 19-26, 2025 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Streaming was free on Pro Billiard TV's YouTube channel. This was the first event of this year's Predator Pro Billiard Series. The commentators were Jim Wych, Mark White, Eric Hjorleifson, Tim De Ruyter, Benjamin Belhassen, George Teyechea, and John Schmidt. The referees were from the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). Denis Grabe won the event, defeating Joshua Filler in a shootout in the final match.
128 players entered the event. The format was double-elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 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 the best two out of three races to 4, with a shootout determining the winner of the third set (and therefore, of the match) if that set was tied at hill/hill (3-3). In the single-elimination portion, each match was the best of four races to 4, with a shootout determining the winner if the sets were tied 2-2.
The 27 matches (418 games) I tracked were all of the men's-event matches that were streamed on the two feature tables (Table 1 and Table 2) and were available for replay on YouTube. Six of these matches ended with a shootout. These 27 matches were 12% of the total of 232 matches played in the event (239 scheduled, 7 not played) and included 29% (9 of 31) of the matches played in the single-elimination portion of the event.
The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 27 tracked matches (418 games) were as follows. Matches 1 through 18 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 19 through 27 in the single-elimination stage.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Thursday, Feb. 20
Friday, Feb. 21
Sat., Feb. 24
Sun. Feb. 23
Tues., Feb. 25
Wed., Feb. 26
Overall results
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 418 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 59 break-and-run games represented 14% of all 418 games, 27% of the 217 games won by the breaker, and 30% of the 197 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 59 break-and-run games consisted of seven 2-packs (four by Filler and one each by Lechner, Exposito, and Grabe) and 45 singles. No one in these 27 matches broke and ran more than 2 games in a row.
One of the 27 matches contained 5 B&Rs, 2 matches had 4 B&Rs, 8 matches had 3, 9 matches had 2, 4 matches had 1, and 3 matches had no B&Rs.
10-Balls on the break -- 8 (1.9% of the 418 breaks), including 2 on fouled breaks; they were spotted.
128 players entered the event. The format was double-elimination down to 32 players (16 on the winners' side and 16 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 the best two out of three races to 4, with a shootout determining the winner of the third set (and therefore, of the match) if that set was tied at hill/hill (3-3). In the single-elimination portion, each match was the best of four races to 4, with a shootout determining the winner if the sets were tied 2-2.
The 27 matches (418 games) I tracked were all of the men's-event matches that were streamed on the two feature tables (Table 1 and Table 2) and were available for replay on YouTube. Six of these matches ended with a shootout. These 27 matches were 12% of the total of 232 matches played in the event (239 scheduled, 7 not played) and included 29% (9 of 31) of the matches played in the single-elimination portion of the event.
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 (4 games were lost on 3 consecutive fouls);
• 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 27 tracked matches (418 games) were as follows. Matches 1 through 18 were in the double-elimination stage, and matches 19 through 27 in the single-elimination stage.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
1. Max Lechner defeated Chris Reinhold 4-3, 4-1
2. Wojciech Szewczyk d. Can Salim 4-3, 4-1
3. Marco Teutscher d. Joey Tate 2-4, 4-2, 3-3, shootout
4. Joshua Filler d. Tomasz Malinowski 4-1, 4-3
5. Wu Kun Lin d. Chip Compton 4-0, 4-0
6. Laz Martinez d. Tony Chohan 2-4, 4-3, 4-2
7. Denis Grabe d. Evan Lunda 4-3, 4-1
8. Jose Alberto Delgado d. Sergio Rivas 4-0, 4-0
Thursday, Feb. 20
9. Ralf Souquet d. Francisco Bustamante 4-2, 4-3
10. Alex Pagulayan d. Mark Estiola 4-2, 4-2
11. Roberto Gomez d. Emil Andre Gangflot 4-2, 3-4, 3-3, shootout
12. John Morra d. Vitaliy Patsura 4-3, 4-0
13. Juan Carlos Exposito d. Adrien Prasad 4-1, 4-2
Friday, Feb. 21
14. Estiola d. Shane Winters 4-0, 4-1
Sat., Feb. 24
15. Jeffrey DeLuna d. Mateusz Sniegocki 4-2, 4-3
16. Pagulayan d. Hsieh Chia Chen 4-1, 4-1
17. Gerson Martinez Boza d. Estiola 4-2, 4-1
18. Souquet d. Tate 4-1, 4-2
Sun. Feb. 23
19. Pagulayan d. Ruslan Chinakhov 4-3, 2-4, 4-3, 4-3 (Last 32)
20. Daniel Maciol d. Albin Ouschan 2-4, 4-2, 4-2, 1-4, shootout (Last 32)
21. Szewczyk d. Chang Jung Lin 4-3, 0-4, 3-4, 4-0, shootout (Last 16)
22. Filler d. Pagulayan 1-4, 4-1, 4-1, 4-2 (Last 16)
Tues., Feb. 25
23. Filler d. Teutscher 4-0, 1-4, 4-2, 1-4, shootout (Quarterfinal)
24. DeLuna d. Gomez 4-3, 4-1, 4-0 (Quarterfinal)
Wed., Feb. 26
25. Filler d. Alex Kazakis 4-2, 3-4, 4-3, 4-2 (Semifinal)
26. Grabe d. DeLuna 4-3, 4-3, 4-3 (Semifinal)
27. Grabe d. Filler 0-4, 1-4, 4-3, 4-1, shootout (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 51% (120 of 235)
Match losers -- 42% (77 of 183)
Total -- 47% (197 of 418)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 62% (145 of 235)
Match losers -- 39% (72 of 183)
Total -- 52% (217 of 418)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 16% (38 of 235)
Match losers -- 11% (21 of 183)
Total -- 14% (59 of 418)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 32% (38 of 120)
Match losers -- 27% (21 of 77)
Total -- 30% (59 of 197)
Here's a breakdown of the 418 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 122 (29% of the 418 games)
Breaker lost the game: 75 (18%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 4 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 16 (4%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 91 (22%)
Breaker lost the game: 110 (26%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 52% (217 of 418) of all games,
He won 62% (122 of 197) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 43% (95 of 221) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 59 break-and-run games represented 14% of all 418 games, 27% of the 217 games won by the breaker, and 30% of the 197 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 59 break-and-run games consisted of seven 2-packs (four by Filler and one each by Lechner, Exposito, and Grabe) and 45 singles. No one in these 27 matches broke and ran more than 2 games in a row.
One of the 27 matches contained 5 B&Rs, 2 matches had 4 B&Rs, 8 matches had 3, 9 matches had 2, 4 matches had 1, and 3 matches had no B&Rs.
10-Balls on the break -- 8 (1.9% of the 418 breaks), including 2 on fouled breaks; they were spotted.
