One of my favorite players by his stroke, smooth as silk, very enjoyable to watch. For some time i've tried to copy is stroke style...very hard to do so...
i hope everything is ok with him.
Portuguese 8 ball, one of the hardest:
8ft tables with 3.15inch pockets.
only one different rule to standard: if you play on purpose to a opponents ball or the 8 ball you lose immediatly that frame.
Often, a player's form stay with him for a couple of weeks, i have seen that many times in snooker: the unexpected player winning this week will, at least play the final next week. It happened this tournament too: Alcaide won a minor tournament last week and his good form stays with him! Here he...
Anton Raga!
If anyone have the curiosity, go to youtube and search for his games at home land. He plays so "easy" that you can think the game is something sweet, fast and obviously easy... I juste love it!
I couldn't believe when i see him point to it... It was a very difficult shot for the middle pocket from there, but i believe it was possible to pot the ball directly.
The confidence he had to go for that kind of shot shows how strong he is, but it is not flawless.
FSR with two miserable strokes cueing... What is that?! Does the cue tip had something to do with it? Yesterday Melling and today Shaw had the same problems. Something tells me they are going to change chalk brand...
Ralf Souquet is using a Vantage shaft, uncommon, only Biado also uses it.