Yapp’s Controversial Tournament-Winning Shot in the 8-Ball World Championship … Was it a Foul?
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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:
Contents:
Supporting Resources:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:42 - The Shot
- 3:25 - Background
- 5:34 - Shot Analysis
- 8:47 - Examples
- 11:12 - Recommendations
- 13:39 - Wrap-Up
As always, I look forward to your feedback, comments, questions, complaints, and requests.
- 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
Enjoy!
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?