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

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sjm said:
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.
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Just as it’s done these days in most all major sporting events, you can’t argue with technology. There’s no reason they can’t do the same thing we do in our weekly 9 ball tournaments. Once the opponent or the shooter requests for the shot to be judged which they should, with any simple smart phone, the referee or TD simply holds a smart phone over the shot and records the close up cue ball / object ball contact in slow motion video. The camera doesn’t lie.
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Another Cueball Training Device/Product!!

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Bavafongoul said:
Gosh, has anyone tried Pro Pocket Reducers on a Diamond 9’ table with 4.25” CP openings?
I do it a couple times a month and boy, after about 30 mins of practice, I remove the reducers.

I practice straight shots, curt shots, bank shots and the most critical factor is object ball speed.
And I never have to reposition the pocket reducers because it moved ajar or was knocked over.

After you take the reducers out, the CP size didn’t get bigger and obviously still is small at 4.25”.
But the pockets look enormous and the shots you missed with the reducers start dropping easily.

Oh well, buy what you like but I’d have to question why when pocket reducers accomplish the
same thing and have added versatility to practice different types of shots & is more time efficient.
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I agree here. Totally.

Those Pocket Reducers can do wonders for your game.

I wonder if any pros have ever taken along one to a tournament and practiced in the practice room with it on just before a match?
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