dr_dave said:

FYI, I just posted a new video with a thorough analysis of the call on the final shot in the 2026 8-Ball World Championship. The shot was taken by Aloysius Yapp against Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (FSR). The shot, which was called good, gave Yapp the title and $90,000. Conclusive proof the shot was a foul is provided along with advice on how to judge wrong-ball-first shots like this accurately. Check it out:

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Contents:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:42 - The Shot
• 3:25 - Background
• 5:34 - Shot Analysis
• 8:47 - Examples
• 11:12 - Recommendations
• 13:39 - Wrap-Up

Supporting Resources:

• wrong-ball-first fouls and how to judge them:
• rule resource page
• fouls resource page
• example bad and interesting call is past pro tournament matches
• WPA rules update video
• video of entire match
• link to final shot in the video

As always, I look forward to your feedback, comments, questions, complaints, and requests.

Enjoy!

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straightline said:

Besides foul, I'd say the way to shoot that is into the right tit. I have explained debatable hits to the bar rules crowd by calling the OB direction - an element most of them get. Know your buckets. Have to mention that most of the good hits went off the right facing. Haven't you done a clip on how much pocket you actually have?

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dr_dave said:

FYI, I just posted a new video with a thorough analysis of the shot and call. Check it out. Here's the new thread where it is posted:

Yapp’s Controversial Tournament-Winning Shot in the 8-Ball World Championship … Was it a Foul?​

For convenience, here's the video:

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Enjoy!

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Have to mention that most of the good hits went off the right facing. Haven't you done a clip on how much pocket you actually have?

DrCue'sProtege said:

I've also noticed three more things with regards to the new Diamond Professional.

1) The side pockets play tough. I've hit some shots into the side pockets facings and they have bounced out. Shots that I though would go in. Is this typical of Diamond tables?
2) The table plays faster than my Gold Crown IV.
3) My runout/screwup percentage is better on the Diamond than the Gold Crown IV. Not sure how to explain this but I seem to have a little more confidence playing on the Diamond. There have been several times so far where, after the break, I have said outloud...."If I make this first shot I should get out...." And alot of times I do. Yesterday I had about eight (8) chances where I felt I should run out. I hosed up five and got out three times. And one of those that I messed up was due to a ball skidding.

r/DCP

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You have to get the table broken in and get used to playing on it. Almost certainly looking at a month or more playing by yourself. Start logging hours actually hitting balls. Pick one set of balls(pool balls that is) and play with them too. One playing cue, one type of chalk, one glove if you use such a thing. Once you get a hundred hours of hitting balls with a consistent setup then test the table again.

Go to the fargo rankings and find the top eight through twelve. Find their videos. How often are they breaking and running. You may can look at AtLarge's stats. Break and runs might not be as common as you think.

Hu

It wouldn't be a stretch to think they somehow settled (after the fact of course).

u12armresl said:

After watching, I do not see how you can say any different than the call on the table. There is no new viewpoint or footage.

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If you watched the video, I don’t see how you can not call it a foul. As Dr Dave says, the action of the CB tells the tale.

Biloxi Boy said:

The cues of my youth were pure dee pitiful, but I loved them because they were mine and they were all I had. Since then, I have felt the same about each one I picked up -- wonderful -- just find the balance and play -- just like dancing with different girls at a dance. I suffer no delusions, so I do not ever expect my ability to exceed the quality of any of my cues: TS, Cog, B. Jones, Espiritu (2), Gulyassy, WHPro, Schon, Joss, Meucci, Shuriken, and Predator.

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My Shuriken Butterfly cue is kind of a turd. Not only is the pin drilled off-center, but the shaft has warped so badly the tip comes off the table around an inch when rolled...It is not longer even usable for a break cue. But for $100, what can you expect.

I wasn't watching the match, so this is my first look at the final shot.

While I figured this was a foul based on cue ball direction, I don't think it was as obvious as the Capito foul vs Lechner in 2025. It's bizarre that referees don't understand the principles governing good and bad hits when two object balls are near each other. So often, cue ball direction and/or speed will make the call obvious, but referees need better training. In the end, the referee clearly lacked the needed understanding to call a foul, and given this, could not logically call a foul here. I view this as a "lack of knowledge" situation, not a "grossly mistaken call" situation. Based on the referee's knowledge, the right call was made. Still, referees who don't have the knowledge to judge these situations should not get the nod in the final of a world championship.