Great safety battle exchanges. When they were tied 58 to 58, Anthony stopped the cue ball when trying to bank the 4 ball and left Oscar a direct shot on the 4 ball into the corner pocket. Anthony was hoping to hide the cue ball behind the 8 or 9 ball, that was the turning point to the end game.
Exactly! Anthony came back from about a 9 game deficit after day 1. I understood the bank attempt by Anthony - but he needed to insure hiding the cb behind that 8/9 screen - he fell just short with the cb and the missed 4 rolled out enough to offer Oscar an open shot and runout to get to 59- and 60
Was Oscar the player in the old days that played with something super thin, something about 10mm?
I'm wondering if Oscar had the full width of the corner pocket to shoot at when he shot the 3 - 9 combo in the last game. It looked less than full to me. Either way, a great shot under pressure.
I'm wondering if Oscar had the full width of the corner pocket to shoot at when he shot the 3 - 9 combo in the last game. It looked less than full to me. Either way, a great shot under pressure.
I don’t like the combo and I don’t’t like the run out either given the 4 position. I would rather put the 3 on the top rail and freeze the cb between the 8/9 - hoping to get BIH again to shoot 3 in corner and then 4 in opposite corner - now a sure run out.
Did he hide the 3 or just cinch it?
“Slow slog to the finish line” describes most of Oscar’s matches, unless the viewer is lucky enough to see him getting blown out.
Anthony was definitely not helping
Oscar and his dad both did.
Oscar used to play with a fancy Prewitt with a needle like shaft.
Played kind of a stun/rolled forward the cue ball, 3 ball I believe came 2 rails similar to the below. I don't remember where everything ended up, but I remember thinking Meglino might have a fairly easy bank with position on the 4 which ended up in a better spot, but he opted for a simple safety which ultimately didn't work out.
