Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2026 U.S. Open Pool Championship played August 25-30, 2026 at the Embassy Suites in Frisco, Texas. Pay-per-view streaming was provided on wnttv.com. This was a 256-player 9-Ball event, produced by Matchroom Sport. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz won the tournament, defeating Robbie Capito in the final match.
The event was double elimination down to the final 64 players, 32 from the winners' side and 32 from the one-loss side. It was then single-elimination play to the conclusion. Races were of 4 different lengths during the 6 days -- to 8 in the first 3 rounds on the losers' side, to 9 for all other rounds up to the Last 64, to 10 for the Last 64 round through the semifinals, and to 13 for the finals.
On the matches I watched:
Conditions -- The conditions for these streamed matches included:
These stats are for all 12 matches (198 games) played on the feature Table 1, with commentary, in the single-elimination portion (Stage 2) of the event -- 7 matches on Friday in the Last 64 through Last 16 rounds, and 5 matches played from the Quarterfinals to the end on Saturday and Sunday. These 12 matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Friday, August 28
Saturday, August 29
Sunday, August 30
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 198 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Break-and-run games -- The 59 break-and-run games represented 30% of all 198 games, 46% of the 127 games won by the breaker, and 36% of the 166 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 59 break-and-run games consisted of one 6-pack (by Gorst), one 4-pack (Van Boening), two 3-packs (both by Capito), nine 2-packs, and 25 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 59 break-and-run games included just one 9-ball on the break (0.5% of all breaks).
The event was double elimination down to the final 64 players, 32 from the winners' side and 32 from the one-loss side. It was then single-elimination play to the conclusion. Races were of 4 different lengths during the 6 days -- to 8 in the first 3 rounds on the losers' side, to 9 for all other rounds up to the Last 64, to 10 for the Last 64 round through the semifinals, and to 13 for the finals.
On the matches I watched:
• commentators -- Phil Yates, Karl Boyes, Scott Frost, and Jeremy Jones. Joe Rogan sat in for 1.4 matches;
• referees -- Marcel Eckardt and Ben Taylor-Fuente;
• announcer/interviewers -- Natalie Pike and Jack Mitchell;
• master of ceremonies -- Antonio Perkins
• singer of Star Spangled Banner on Sunday -- David Tribble
Conditions -- The conditions for these streamed matches included:
• Diamond 9-foot table with 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;
• 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 or a push out), with one 30-sec. extension per player per rack;
• 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.
These stats are for all 12 matches (198 games) played on the feature Table 1, with commentary, in the single-elimination portion (Stage 2) of the event -- 7 matches on Friday in the Last 64 through Last 16 rounds, and 5 matches played from the Quarterfinals to the end on Saturday and Sunday. These 12 matches are listed here in the order in which they were played.
Friday, August 28
1. Billy Thorpe defeated Alex Pagulayan 10-3 (Last 64)
2. Shane Van Boening d. Michael Baoanan 10-1 (Last 64)
3. Joshua Filler d. Stephen Holem 10-3 (Last 64)
4. Jayson Shaw d. Tyler Styer 10-8 (Last 32)
5. Fedor Gorst d. Van Boening 10-7 (Last 32)
6. Robbie Capito d. Thorpe 10-7 (Last 16)
7. Gorst d. John Morra 10-6 (Last 16)
Saturday, August 29
8. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz d. Filler 10-9 (Quarterfinal)
9. Capito d. Gorst 10-8 (Quarterfinal)
10. Sanchez-Ruiz d. David Alcaide 10-6 (Semifinal)
11. Capito d. Aleksa Pecelj 10-5 (Semifinal)
Sunday, August 30
12. Sanchez-Ruiz d. Capito 13-12 (Final)
Overall results
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 85% (99 of 116)
Match losers -- 82% (67 of 82)
Total -- 84% (166 of 198)
Breaker won the game:
Match winners -- 72% (84 of 116)
Match losers -- 52% (43 of 82)
Total -- 64% (127 of 198)
Break-and-run games on all breaks:
Match winners -- 36% (42 of 116)
Match losers -- 21% (17 of 82)
Total -- 30% (59 of 198)
Break-and-run games on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
Match winners -- 42% (42 of 99)
Match losers -- 25% (17 of 67)
Total -- 36% (59 of 166)
Here's a breakdown of the 198 games (for match winners and losers combined).
Breaker made at least one ball and did not foul:
Breaker won the game: 117 (59% of the 198 games)
Breaker lost the game: 49 (25%)
Breaker fouled on the break:
Breaker won the game: 3 (2%)
Breaker lost the game: 9 (5%)
Breaker broke dry (without fouling):
Breaker won the game: 7 (4%)
Breaker lost the game: 13 (7%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 64% (127 of 198) of all games,
He won 70% (117 of 166) of the games in which the break was successful (made at least one ball and did not foul).
He won 31% (10 of 32) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (fouled or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 59 break-and-run games represented 30% of all 198 games, 46% of the 127 games won by the breaker, and 36% of the 166 games in which the break was successful (made a ball and didn't foul).
The 59 break-and-run games consisted of one 6-pack (by Gorst), one 4-pack (Van Boening), two 3-packs (both by Capito), nine 2-packs, and 25 singles.
9-Balls on the break -- The 59 break-and-run games included just one 9-ball on the break (0.5% of all breaks).
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