Bustamante vs. Peach

no that was live...
daryl through to the semi after an incredible match
 
Some controversy or something posted about the ref calling a foul? Slow motion show it was correct. Not watch it yet as i was too excited to sleep :D

8am before our tv's show the thing :D
 
The referee Nigel Rees called it right but for some reason bustamante even after seeing the video still couldn't accept that the call was right and that the rack should indeed continue, also I was very disappointed in the crowds behaviour after this, it was disgraceful.
 
Yup, their behavior is a little disturbing.

My countrymen let me down.

Maybe because Philippines really has no tradition of big international tournaments, thus the crowd is still "untrained."

And those damn cellphones and flash photographs. They were problems last year, but no one tried to impose a stricter crowd rule.
 
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Here's the youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_MEqa-OYro

Bustamante shouldn't have looked so confident in the success of the shot to begin with, it was clearly a questionable hit from the beginning (in my opinion).

Do you think there's any chance we'll see Peach given an opportunity at the Mosconi Cup, coming off this win?
 
Busta knew it was a foul. Can tell from his eye when he celebrates the moment the 9 enter.
 
Sprite said:
Busta knew it was a foul. Can tell from his eye when he celebrates the moment the 9 enter.
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I agree...I picked that up from his eyes in the video also. He probably had the best vantage point from everyone, and he was also more tuned in than anyone else was.
 
Puck said:
I agree...I picked that up from his eyes in the video also. He probably had the best vantage point from everyone, and he was also more tuned in than anyone else was.
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Also agree, he knew it.
 
Sprite said:
Busta knew it was a foul. Can tell from his eye when he celebrates the moment the 9 enter.
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Give the guy a break. I didn't see anything wrong with his eyes while celebrating. What I saw was a smile on his face confident that he made a good shot. The refs and officials had to review the tapes over and over just to be sure that it really was a foul. There's a nice analysis over at wpc forum where someone said about the behavior of the red dot on the cue ball before it hit the nine. The dot changed direction before hitting the nine, which may have been caused by the three ball. BTW Where were the mighty taiwanese during all these hoolaballoo? oh yeah on their way home to taiwan to practice more for next year's wpc. :rolleyes: :D :D
 
Like many, I suspect Bustamante knew he'd probably made a bad hit. but I cannot find fault with him. The bad hit call, though ultimately made, was not made at the instant it occurred, so when the nine went in, Bustamante figured he'd won.

This should not be confused with Earl's foul in the skins game, which Earl saw, but the ref was not in a postion to see. Here, both Francisco and the ref were well-positioned to watch the hit, but the ref was the better positioned of the two.

I'm giving Francisco a free pass here, as, most likely, he wasn't sure about the hit, and his reaction was based on te fact that the ref didn't make a bad hit call immediately.

As so many astute AZB posters have pointed out, Francisco lost the quarterfinal with his shot on the two, not the shot on the three. In his heart of hearts, I'm sure Francisco understands this as much as anyone.

I choose to remembder this match for its majesty. It was a stirring contest that included magnificent play from both players. In this match, Darryl showed that he can beat one of the legends in a powerfest, and in the final, he showed that, when the balls don't cooperate on the break, he can grind out a win with wonderful defense and kicking. The ability to win every kind of rack that the pool gods threw at him is what made Darryl the World Champion.
 
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chambalero said:
Give the guy a break. I didn't see anything wrong with his eyes while celebrating. What I saw was a smile on his face confident that he made a good shot. The refs and officials had to review the tapes over and over just to be sure that it really was a foul. There's a nice analysis over at wpc forum where someone said about the behavior of the red dot on the cue ball before it hit the nine. The dot changed direction before hitting the nine, which may have been caused by the three ball. BTW Where were the mighty taiwanese during all these hoolaballoo? oh yeah on their way home to taiwan to practice more for next year's wpc. :rolleyes: :D :D
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They don't use soft break. When Gomez using hard break in the final, those shots he misses is just.......:rolleyes: WOW!!!:p :D
 
are you retarded? what does soft break had to do with the missed shots? Those shots were similar to the missed shots of wu and kuo in their finals in wpc 2005.
 
Sprite said:
I will quit pool if that guy win the WPC.:D He can't even touch the jaw when playing the nine ball. :eek: :D Now i got one more video collection.
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Be careful, Sprite. If Gomez finds out you are teasing about his abilities, you might find yourself in a challenge match with him. :D How would you like to play him a long race of 9 ball for $5,000.00? :)
JoeyA
 
JoeyA said:
Be careful, Sprite. If Gomez finds out you are teasing about his abilities, you might find yourself in a challenge match with him. :D How would you like to play him a long race of 9 ball for $5,000.00? :)
JoeyA
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It happens to the best of them. This is Roberto's first big tournament. Nobody expected him to be there. Just to be in the finals coming from the qualifiers is already a great accomplishment. He is the very first qualifier who made it to the finals. His performance priior to the finals is arguably the best record of ANY WPC ever. He just got nervous and overwhelmed towards the end.

;) At least he was in the top 2 in a field of 128. Er...where are the great Taiwanese players? hehehe
 
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