i was watching the tape i have of the finals of the 2002 U.S. Open between Ralf Souquet and Alex Pagulayan. the score was around 9-8 in favor of Ralf when Alex had taken on a difficult shot. he jarred the '5' in the corner, and left Ralf with this layout.
so, Ralf proceeds to play the shot as the lines indicate, and pretty much snookers himself behind the '9' Ball, around Point A. i thought to myself, he had all that room to get a shot on the '6' and yet he snookers himself. Sigel, Incardona, and Wych (sp) made a similar comment as well.
guess it just goes to show you that even the best players in the world mess up what would seem to be somewhat easy shots for them. perhaps the pressure of the U.S. Open got to Ralf momentarily here - who knows..........
DCP
so, Ralf proceeds to play the shot as the lines indicate, and pretty much snookers himself behind the '9' Ball, around Point A. i thought to myself, he had all that room to get a shot on the '6' and yet he snookers himself. Sigel, Incardona, and Wych (sp) made a similar comment as well.
guess it just goes to show you that even the best players in the world mess up what would seem to be somewhat easy shots for them. perhaps the pressure of the U.S. Open got to Ralf momentarily here - who knows..........
DCP
