Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2026 Derby City Classic 9-Ball event played January 28 - February 1, 2026 at Caesars Southern Indiana Hotel & Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana with pay-per-view streaming by Accu-Stats. Joshua Filler won the event, a three-peat, defeating Vitaliy Patsura in the final match.
This event had 504 entrants, but 33 forfeits in Round 1. The event operated under the standard DCC format of redrawing match pairings for every round, with one buy-back permitted for each player. All races were to 9 except for the Final to 11.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 17 matches (243 games) streamed by xpool on the feature table were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. The stream was down in a large part of two games in Match 5 below, so the statistics are for 241 games instead of 243.
Wed., Jan. 28
Thurs., Jan. 29
Fri., Jan. 30
Sat., Jan. 31
Sun., Jan 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 241 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 60 break-and-run games represented 25% of all 241 games, 50% of the 121 games won by the breaker, and 41% of the 145 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
The 60 break-and-run games consisted of one 5-pack (by Filler), one 4-pack (by Poteet), three 3-packs (one each by Martinez, Morra, and Filler), four 2-packs and 34 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 60 break-and-run games included 4 9-balls on the break (1.7% of the 241 breaks).
This event had 504 entrants, but 33 forfeits in Round 1. The event operated under the standard DCC format of redrawing match pairings for every round, with one buy-back permitted for each player. All races were to 9 except for the Final to 11.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
• Diamond 9-foot table with 4½" corner pockets and blue Simonis 860 or 860 HR cloth;
• Aramith Tournament balls with an Aramith "Diamond" cue ball with blue spots;
• racking template;
• rack your own, with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball not in the back location;
• winner breaks from the break box -- about 8" to each side of the long string;
• no 3-point illegal-break rule;
• jump cues allowed;
• no shot clock except in the Final (30 sec. + 30-sec. extension); and
• all slop counts.
The 17 matches (243 games) streamed by xpool on the feature table were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. The stream was down in a large part of two games in Match 5 below, so the statistics are for 241 games instead of 243.
Wed., Jan. 28
1. Daniel Sardoncillo defeated Shane Winters 9-8
2. Lee Vann Corteza d. Alex Montpellier 9-5
3. Roberto Gomez d. Payne McBride 9-6
Thurs., Jan. 29
4. Devin Poteet d. Ashley Benoit 9-2
5. Vitaliy Patsura d. Billy Thorpe 9-4
Fri., Jan. 30
6. Oscar Dominguez d. Kristina Tkach 9-8
7. Manuel Perez d. Gerson Martinez 9-7
8. Fedor Gorst d. Corteza 9-4
9. Lukas Fracasso-Verner d. Demetrius Jelatis 9-5
Sat., Jan. 31
10. Gomez d. Pia Filler 9-6
11. John Morra d. Ralf Souquet 9-7
12. Anthony Meglino d. Patsura 9-3
13. Skyler Woodward d. Nathan Childress 9-8
14. Joshua Filler d. Shane Van Boening 9-2
15. Filler d. Gorst 9-2
Sun., Jan 26
16. Van Boening d. Jonathan Pinegar 9-4
17. Filler d. Patsura 11-7 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 64% (94 of 148)
Match losers -- 55% (51 of 93)
Total -- 60% (145 of 241)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 61% (91 of 148)
Match losers -- 32% (30 of 93)
Total -- 50% (121 of 241)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 31% (46 of 148)
Match losers -- 15% (14 of 93)
Total -- 25% (60 of 241)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 49% (46 of 94)
Match losers -- 27% (14 of 51)
Total -- 41% (60 of 145)
Here's a breakdown of the 241 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 90 (37% of the 241 games)
Breaker lost the game: 55 (23%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 5 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 25 (10%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 26 (11%)
Breaker lost the game: 40 (17%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 50% (121 of 241) of all games,
He won 62% (90 of 145) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 32% (31 of 96) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 60 break-and-run games represented 25% of all 241 games, 50% of the 121 games won by the breaker, and 41% of the 145 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
The 60 break-and-run games consisted of one 5-pack (by Filler), one 4-pack (by Poteet), three 3-packs (one each by Martinez, Morra, and Filler), four 2-packs and 34 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 60 break-and-run games included 4 9-balls on the break (1.7% of the 241 breaks).
