yeah no one noticed

Mark definitely saw the ball going in the middle. You can see him looking at the ball going in and then reacting accordingly. Then Chris sort of hesitates to stand up and looks at the ref like he wanted a sort of confirmation. Very strange. Maybe we are missing a rule?

4 balls have to cross the baulk line, or 1 potted and 3 balls cross the baulk line etc. So foul break and Chris' turn.

@@iforwms yeah, that’s it! Thnx

@@iforwmsI see so he made a 3 point not 4 point break. I’m used to international rules and thought cus it was a 3 pointer it was fine. Thanks for clearing that up 😀

And then the black after lol

then he miss the 8 lol.

Its a pretty straightforward shot

He really doesn't....the tables are the same height

Ok kid

It’s a magic rack to keep balls nice and tight for the break

it was originally an American 9-10 ball invention to try and eliminate break rigging iirc ?

To keep the balls straight, without it, the balls could be tilted, and if you notice there is a line in the table the triangle i think is made from plastic .. the out the triangle on the line ( hope you understood my English isn't good 🫡😬)

I think Heyball is just the Chinese name for 8 ball, but the pockets seems a bit tighter

Every player has to wear this amount of logos in the event. The tournament sponsors.

All the players have got loads of logos on their shirts,not just Mark

I agree it seems a strange rule, but I can understand why he shot it that way. Some of it comes from how Mark plays, he has done this often in snooker. However, on that particular shot, he is attempting a 2 rail kick shot, with the cue ball close to the rail. One handed is a good way to sight the line as well as stroke the shot without putting any unwanted side on the cue ball. This is a simple way to lay the cue on the rail and use one hand while focusing on making a very accurate stroke.

It is a foul to play a shot one handed except for disabled players.

Also class from Chris. He refused to take ball in hand and played from the position Williams left him. So the foul basically had no impact on the game. Obviously they both weren't aware of the rule.

in snooker its legal ....Mark as eccentric snooker player likes to do silly shots for entertainment even mid air shots ive seen him do ,! again perfectly legal in snooker.....as long as you hit the cue ball and object ball its fine !! for some reason its taboo in these rules !!

@@thomasheal6286what is shooting a shot with a rest then?

Not a tick a lot of players do it. It helps the time the ball better.

He’s done it his entire career, it’s not a tick.

@@LoquaciousLee91 yep watch snooker ....loads of players do it ....Jimmy White was most notible as he was one of the first great 'Lefty's' !!

@LoquaciousLee91 yep ,loads of players do it ....Jimmy White was most notible as he was one of the first great 'Lefty's' !!

Because mellow was afraid of Mark

This is literally the hardest version of 8 ball in the entire world, just because it doesn’t play like American or English pool doesn’t make it strange

@@MatthewKirkum okay doctor of rules.

They are quite literally friends lmao what are you on about

@@MatthewKirkum yep im pretty sure Chris has watched the legend Mark win at snooker numerous times !!

​@@martinparker9249I'm sure they know exactly who eachother is

On the outer tables the scores are just visible on the screen in between the players seats.

what do you mean, there are scores on the screen behind them

No. Because he hit a solid first means a solid have to be potted to be on that suit. So if only the stripe went in then it would have been loss of turn.

@@thomasheal6286 Oh OK thanks, I am in London, England where we tend to play English 8-ball with various rules and I know this is Chinese pool, but think in 9-ball you can still pocket or pot a higher number ball alone, just as long as you hit the lower number ball you are on first.

@@seanscanlon9067 That is correct with 9 Ball.

I know that Gareth Potts was decent enough to turn pro years ago but went for pool instead. Still pretty decent player

Mark Selby started out as a pool player (and has returned to it), Chris Melling has had a few 147s.

Tried to pot the ball by kissing blue but failed?

I do agree. When I went to China and played I had all them logos on me. And when I was cueing the logos were constantly getting in the way. The cue sticking to the logo and when I follow the cue through my hand hits the logos so having so many logos is crazy.

I agree. Very strange. It's like he just can't be bothered. So, if that's the case, why enter in the first place?

@@broomeydbr9 Indeed.