Luca Brecel sprung to mind as one, but can't think of the other one?
Watching the hit and nothing more than the video shot, the first ball contact Always creates cue ball direction, he hit the four first/foul.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!