Reyes gets Out-Kicked: Video

Huh?

The video stopped halfway thourgh and would not go on (When Kang was on opposite side of table from the cue ball lining up the 2 rail kick).
 
Colin Colenso said:
Taiwanese player Kang (I think) returns a super kick from Efren with a better one of his own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7LSCF12RMw
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What strikes me, more than just the great pool exchange there, is the circus-like atmosphere surrounds that match. I've never seen that much excitement at a pool tourney before. Hopefully I will in the future though.

Cheers,
RC
 
Here is one of Efren's more magical kicks. It occured in the 1998 Camel Tour 9-ball event in Cherry Hill, NJ, and I was lucky enough to be watching. I must concede that I don't recall the exact lay of the table, but it was something like that shown below. Buddy Hall probably reckoned he had Efren in some hot water, but Efren played the cue ball into the bottom rail and went four rails, cutting the three ball beneath the eight and nine, leaving Buddy snookered. In a highly comical, but very sincere, gesture of good sportsmanship, Buddy went over to Efren and just patted him on the back a few times. A magical moment shared by two magical players, one that met with the delight of the onlookers.

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Colin Colenso said:
Taiwanese player Kang (I think) returns a super kick from Efren with a better one of his own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7LSCF12RMw
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Ha!! Efrens LUCK finally ran out. I knew he was a flash in the pan. I mean all those times over the years kicking 3,4 or 5 rails and ALWAYS getting lucky and hitting and snookering his opponent. I mean if you take away his LUCK he would be an average player!! Come to think of it if he will play me slop don't count, I will give him the 8!! ..... By the way my name is GOD and now that I think about it again, Efren's got the last 2.
 
Great video...as one of my friends says "It pays to hit 'em."
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Unfortunately I can't watch the video because of a super slow connection, but if this is the Kang I am thinking about he is an incredible player. I saw him when World Championships were aired, and he was so cool and composed. When he played Tony Drago, no ball was safe.
 
Cameron Smith said:
Unfortunately I can't watch the video because of a super slow connection, but if this is the Kang I am thinking about he is an incredible player. I saw him when World Championships were aired, and he was so cool and composed. When he played Tony Drago, no ball was safe.
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Too bad you could not watch it, it was a really nice shot.
Kang was there with Wu last year in the BCA in Vegas. Back then , Wu was not so well known and either was Kang although they were both one of the best players in their own country.
Richard
 
Kang's nickname is "Champion Killer", and is one of the best taiwanese player. In 2004 WPC, he eliminated Hohmann 9:1 (last 32), knocking out Rodolfo Luat 11:7 (last 16), but lose to Kuo 11:10 (last 8). In 2005 WPC, he defeated Efren again and Drago but is still unlucky to be knocked out at the group stage. (His group: 1. Roman Hybler: 7W6W 2.Tony Drago 4W3W 3.Mike Davis 4W3W 4.Adam Abdulrahim 4W3W 5.Chin-Ching Kang 4W3W 6.
Efren Reyes 3W4W)
 
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I think Efren's combination kick is harder to make than a 2 rail almost straight in kick...
 
Agreed...simply because it is a kick-combination shot, even though only one rail. You'll notice that Efren followed up with a killer safe after a killer kick shot. Unfortunately, Kang came with a great kick shot of his own, and then followed with a fairly easy combo on the the 9 (I say 'fairly' easy, because NO combination is EASY! LOL).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
Does anyone thing that Efren was not going for the combo?

I wonder if he was trying to hit the top side of the ball and slide downtable.

I was more impressed with the next safe by him. He locked him down and took away both one rail angles.
Nice shot by the other fellow as well.
 
frankncali said:
Does anyone thing that Efren was not going for the combo?
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I agree. Well, he basically was attempting a 3-way shot. The soft speed in which he hit the CB was the key.

I'm sure he was aiming to hit the 2 ball full, but he hit the CB rather softly in such a way that if he happened to hit the 2 ball a bit off center on either side, the 2 would go behind the 7 for a safety. He just happened to hit the 2 ball full and make the 2-7 combination.

So i'm sure Efren played it as a 3-way shot. If he only wanted to make the bank combination, there would be no reason for him to hit it so softly.
 
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