Here are some break results for the 2026 Reyes Cup played October 15-18 at Makati Coliseum in Makati (Metro Manila), Philippines. This event was 9-Ball racing to 11 match wins, with each match being a race to 5 games. The format was to start each day with a teams match (everyone plays one game, then repeat until one side wins 5 games), then doubles matches (6 were played), and singles matches (5 were played). Team Rest of the World (ROW) defeated Team Asia 11-4, with the match scores on the 4 days as follows (Team ROW's score first):
• Players for Team Rest of the World -- Joshua Filler, Fedor Gorst, Aleksa Pecelj, Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, and Shane Van Boening
• Players for Team Asia -- Carlo Biado, Robbie Capito, Duong Quoc Hoang, Alberta Januarta, and Albert James Manas
• Team Captains -- Ralf Souquet (Rest of the World) and Francisco Bustamante (Asia)
• Commentators (2 per match) -- Karl Boyes, Scott Frost, and Phil Yates
• Referees -- Marcel Eckardt (7 matches), Ben Taylor-Fuente (5 matches), and one whose name I do not know (3 matches)
• Announcer/Interviewers -- Abigail Davies and Jack Mitchell
• Master of Ceremonies -- Carlo Pamintuan
The conditions for this event included the following:
The 15 matches were as follows, in the order they were played. Match winners are bolded; total Cup scores are after each match in brackets.
Thurs. Oct. 15, 2026
Fri. Oct. 16
Sat. Oct. 17
Sun. Oct. 18
Overall results
Here's a further breakdown of the 109 games played in the Cup.
Balls Pocketed:
Average number of balls made on the break:
Alternate-break packages (break-and-run games on a player's or team's own successive breaks)
9-Balls on the break -- The 22 break-and-run games included three 9-balls on the break that counted as game wins (2.8% of all breaks). One 9-ball on the break was made on a fouled break; it was spotted.
Day 1 -- 2 - 2
Day 2 -- 4 - 1 (2-day total 6 - 3)
Day 3 -- 3 - 1 (3-day total 9 - 4)
Day 4 -- 2 - 0
Total -- 11 - 4
• Players for Team Rest of the World -- Joshua Filler, Fedor Gorst, Aleksa Pecelj, Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, and Shane Van Boening
• Players for Team Asia -- Carlo Biado, Robbie Capito, Duong Quoc Hoang, Alberta Januarta, and Albert James Manas
• Team Captains -- Ralf Souquet (Rest of the World) and Francisco Bustamante (Asia)
• Commentators (2 per match) -- Karl Boyes, Scott Frost, and Phil Yates
• Referees -- Marcel Eckardt (7 matches), Ben Taylor-Fuente (5 matches), and one whose name I do not know (3 matches)
• Announcer/Interviewers -- Abigail Davies and Jack Mitchell
• Master of Ceremonies -- Carlo Pamintuan
The conditions for this event included the following:
• Rasson Wolf 9-foot table with (I think) 4" corner pockets;
• CPBA Royal Apex Series cloth;
• Dynaspheres Titan Series balls with a black-rotor-shaped-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;
• alternate breaks from behind the head string in a box approximately 8" to each side of the long string;
• no illegal break rule, but the referee is to enforce a forceful-break rule;
• 30-sec. shot clock (60 sec. after the break or a push out), with one 30-sec. extension per side per game;
• foul on all balls;
• 3-foul rule in effect (no violations);
• jump cues allowed;
• all slop counts; and
• lag for the break in each match.
The 15 matches were as follows, in the order they were played. Match winners are bolded; total Cup scores are after each match in brackets.
Thurs. Oct. 15, 2026
1. Teams -- ROW ... 3-5 ... Asia [0-1]
2. Doubles -- Filler/Pecelj ... 1-5 ... Biado/Capito [0-2]
3. Singles -- Sanchez-Ruiz ... 5-1 ... Duong [1-2]
4. Doubles -- Gorst/Van Boening ... 5-1 ... Januarta/Manas [2-2]
Fri. Oct. 16
5. Teams -- ROW ... 5-3 ... Asia [3-2]
6. Singles -- Filler ... 5-3 ... Capito [4-2]
7. Doubles -- Gorst/Pecelj ... 5-3 ... Duong/Manas [5-2]
8. Singles -- Van Boening ... 3-5 ... Biado [5-3]
9. Doubles -- Filler/Sanchez-Ruiz ... 5-4 ... Capito/Januarta [6-3]
Sat. Oct. 17
10. Teams -- ROW ... 5-3 ... Asia [7-3]
11. Singles -- Gorst ... 5-1 ... Januarta [8-3]
12. Doubles -- Filler/Gorst ... 3-5 ... Biado/Januarta [8-4]
13. Singles -- Pecelj ... 5-1 ... Manas [9-4]
Sun. Oct. 18
14. Teams -- ROW ... 5-3 ... Asia [10-4]
15. Doubles -- Sanchez-Ruiz/Van Boening ... 5-1 ... Capito/Duong [11-4]
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Team ROW -- 80% (44 of 55)
Team Asia -- 76% (41 of 54)
Total -- 78% (85 of 109)
Breaker's side won the game:
Team ROW -- 65% (36 of 55)
Team Asia -- 46% (25 of 54)
Total -- 56% (61 of 109)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Team ROW -- 22% (12 of 55)
Team Asia -- 19% (10 of 54)
Total -- 20% (22 of 109)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Team ROW -- 27% (12 of 44)
Team Asia -- 24% (10 of 41)
Total -- 26% (22 of 85)
Here's a further breakdown of the 109 games played in the Cup.
Team ROW broke 55 times, with the following results:
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 32 (58% of the 55 games)
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 12 (22%)
Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 4 (7%)
Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 7 (13%)
Team Asia broke 54 times, with the following results:
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 19 (35% of the 54 games)
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 22 (41%)
Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 6 (11%)
Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 7 (13%)
Totals for both teams on all 109 breaks:
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and won the game -- 51 (47%)
Made at least one ball (and did not foul) and lost the game -- 34 (31%)
Broke dry or fouled but won the game -- 10 (9%)
Broke dry or fouled and lost the game -- 14 (13%)
Therefore, whereas Team ROW won 65% (36 of 55) of the games on their own break,
They won 73% (32 of 44) of the games in which the break was successful.
They won 36% (4 of 11) of the games in which their break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
And whereas Team Asia won 46% (25 of 54) of the games on their own break,
They won 46% (19 of 41) of the games in which their break was successful.
They won 46% (6 of 13) of the games in which their break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Balls Pocketed:
Team ROW -- 58 on the break, 486 not on the break, 544 in total (includes 4 balls made on breaking fouls and 4 balls made on other fouls)
Team Asia -- 54 on the break, 316 not on the break, 370 in total (includes 4 balls made on breaking fouls and 3 balls made on other fouls)
Average number of balls made on the break:
Team ROW -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.2 on successful breaks
Team Asia -- 1.0 on all breaks, 1.2 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.0 on all breaks, 1.2 on successful breaks
Alternate-break packages (break-and-run games on a player's or team's own successive breaks)
Team ROW's 12 B&R games consisted of two 2-packs (one by Filler against Capito and one by Van Boening against Biado) and 8 singles.
Team Asia's 10 B&R games consisted of one 2-pack (by Biado/Capito against Filler/Pecelj) and 8 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 22 break-and-run games included three 9-balls on the break that counted as game wins (2.8% of all breaks). One 9-ball on the break was made on a fouled break; it was spotted.