Francisco SANCHEZ RUIZ vs Wiktor ZIELIŃSKI ▸ FINAL ▸ 2022 Predator World 8-Ball Championship

foreigners from all over the

world

and welcome to the

final

of the Predator

world

championship

in April

2022

from the convention center here in San Juan Puerto Rico we start with 128 players from 44 countries and we have the last two left, the world number one Francisco Sánchez Ruiz de Spain and Víctor Velenski, from Poland, 21 years old. Their referee for the

final

is John Lehman. It's WPA. It's a race to 13 this time in the final. It's a great shot and the one making the decisions with me in the booth is Mr. Eight Ball himself. Juan Antonio. Robles, oh it's great to be here for this final, what a journey these two players had all week just to get to this point and Victor came out of this exact same spot in his match against Jason Shaw and almost made a

ball

on the fast break . every time, but this time he didn't hit the only dead square.

I think that was the difference. Well, we've talked about how important the break is, particularly in 8

ball

, of course, Tony and it has to be said that Jason shows break in the semi-final didn't work, Victor worked better, as you just mentioned and obviously he's going to play a important role in this, but that said, if you break well, you still have to run for the lumps where you still have to. Control that white ball and nerves are going to play an important role in the start of this match. I think so, yeah, I agree 100. In fact, I talked to a couple of people before I got here for the final and I asked, do you know who you think it is? is going to win and everyone agrees that it is any man's tournament, the thing is that whoever breaks better and plays better is going to end up winning this match because I don't feel that there is really a favorite here, I think whoever makes the most balls . at half time you're going to win, obviously you still have to play well, so what does this first rack look like?

So, Tony, I mean, you're Mr. Eight Ball, that's how I introduced you, it's one of your favorite games and you're really an expert at Putting this aside, I think for starters and he's just playing at an incredible level. , Francisco. I'm not surprised he shot the temple and got there and ran towards the five to stop the cube. War for 9 or 13. You know. if you're comfortable shooting high, it might not be a bad shot to get into them hmm just because you have nine guys a safe shot like that so it's hard to get stuck here you still have a 12 12 ball.

There's a little bit of luck there. because it wouldn't have hit him that hard, but fortunately for him it hit the target and came back out. It has been a fantastic trip here in San Juan, we have had a good time, we have had the Junior World Championship, we have had the means. The Puerto Rican Lightweight Championships, men's and women's, have truly been a feast for the sensation here and on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, and all topped off with two of the best players in the world right now fighting for a prize of sixty thousand . dollars, I'll tell you what happens if you come in second, you'll still leave before tea, yeah, it's very impressive, even the third quarter paid ten thousand and the fifth six feet, uh, I mean twenty twenty thousand, yeah, and the fifth six P, ten thousand, yes, Jason Short. you took twenty thousand look how perfectly you hit that ball just to get to the 15 to get to the 14 and use the 12 ball on the side as the key ball for the eight ball Sorry Mark ah okay you continue with what you have than to size the most important file what I have to say, I seriously doubt it, but I appreciate it, yeah, what a year this guy has had, I mean, when the world doubles up with David L Cady for Spain, he won the US Open here. he is at the end of this and there is still a need for Moscow to come too.

I mean, what a year this guy could have imagined adding the world eight-ball

championship

to his resume. Yeah, well, I was talking to Jim earlier and one of the goals that he was running. Applause, we have a fantastic part here, but when I was talking to Jim before, we were talking and that every pool player's dream is to win the US Open. and the world championship and Francisco now has the opportunity to do it. The United States already opened this year, but to win the World Championship in the same year is absolutely incredible and that's not including the World Cup of snooker and possibly, as you said, the Moscone Club, well, I know I'm going to go and ask if I can borrow a few euros of cryptocurrency come on Francisco coin a referee John Lehman there we are ready now of course two balls that

predator

of course two balls are placed it will be interesting to see where he breaks because he broke from the left side of the board, I mean in this case from Marvel, it's right in his previous match, let's see how good your memory is Tony, he had a great success breaking with pretty well, I think, but he, again, you have to try your best, you have to do it, yeah, of course. you are trying to control the cue ball but you have to hit it with some power 1-0 Ruiz and hit it squarely if you can.

I didn't break much or him, but he made the ball, but he made the ball eight balls. tied up, unfortunately, the good thing here is that he has an angle on the seven to run towards that group just to break the height, you mean, yeah, yeah, I mean he can do it, but it's dangerous because you're not guaranteed a shot. hit it a little soft to control it and not break it too much, so this is one of those times where it would be better to take the risk and wait and pray for the bet. I would hit it with fallow, so if I ran towards the group and hit one of the balls.

Dead square. The Cube has enough momentum after running towards the ball, he should have enough speed to hit the bottom rail and start heading back up, but we'll see, we'll see. maybe he decides to take the nine it looks like he's shooting the nine no you're shooting the seven oh you know that's not bad that's not bad he only hit the 12. I didn't want to hit him so hard although I didn't want to hit him that hard because now the 12 came back out and is potentially blocking the two, if you can do the two, the eight is really going to the corner, so you'll have to take into account how we precisely position.

I can't say Francisco is perfect, yes, yes, he might even be able to get to the 12 ball. It's amazing how sick I've seen on the TV table this week. Mark reckons they're on the shot clock because it's a thinking game here definitely more than 10 ball if he can, if he can shoot that two ball and tap the 12 to hit the six in the corner. I don't know if you can untap and then use that to fire the five. he's going to move forward he has this safer way I think so, I'm not sure what he's going to try to do here because I don't think the six goals will pass ball four and the six will not pass ball 14, so why if he would have shot for lightly hit that 12th ball.

He could have hit the six and the four on the opposite side. Let's see what he's going to do. It's going to be interesting. Did he get it? He got it? No, no, he was wrong. Sure on all three though, but the next shot after that Tony is going to be very difficult, he has some work to do. Shake your head, don't be surprised if he shoots his three ball and goes down the left wing and breaks it. six out drawing look at this look at this for a chance look at this oh I missed it by a fraction where it landed on the five, what an effort it was though, it just didn't do it, it just didn't have enough spin, it just needed a little more spin, Well this one will have to be even better than that if you want to get on the six bolts, going up?

He doesn't have much time, nor does he have to shoot. at least 12 seconds are on a 30 second shot clock taking your medicine, what are you going to do here? I think he's going to score the six and the top right corner. I think that's the only pocket he has. Yes, he called him. That shot. would be that he would serve the 14, hit the rail and run to the 15 and stop the cue ball there. He has a plan in mind or you have to have a plan. Worst case scenario, he'll take you eight out of ten if he hits. a bank, you see, I didn't think I could get to the point that it wasn't a shot, I wasn't an easy shot, move on to the eight ball, no problem, the six is ​​still on the table, so Victor Zielinski Poland raises the level. dead silence, yeah, I like to use 15 to 11, 9 takes you to 15, 15 to 11, but if you don't hit that nine ball, you can, you can, you have options here to hit it a little bit. so quiet, it's good that you can hear a plastic cup drop, yeah the crowd here is very very quiet and uh it's going to be, but you'll see them pop, look at that cue ball check mark, look how perfect it's hitting , is controlling the draw. stun follow follow it's amazing he drew it too much there so he grimaced can he draw Power steer Tony and put his eye in the same pocket oh yeah yeah?

I think he's a little disappointed because he ate too much dessert and he's hitting the ball too hard too much sugar in his diet Timmy too much energy, so let's look at his route to the last ski lost on the shore at the first stand and then he beat the local favorite. I learned that Roland Sierra Chen was his next victim. Carl Obiardo is good next for the Russian, sorry for the pole to get rid of and then Alex Kazakis, another top pro who he beat on his way to the final and then Voytech of course Jason short in that semi-final and on the other hand , Sanchez.

Ruiz had a ride in his first match and then he beat the Austrian Max Lechner Radislav Babita and then a big win against Federal Ghost and last night Robbie Capito and today, as you may have seen before, he beat the Austrian, another Austrian Mario, hey, breaking the offense . I'll do something, I think he did it, yes, Ruiz stayed in his chat, but you'll see how solid a fool hits, right? The ball didn't go in the side pocket. They meet on the side. Can they spread well on Tony's six eyes? Seeing this second game would be good, yes, and you could hear a pin drop here.

I mean, there are so many people here watching the final, so he needs to get rid of those three, he'll probably shoot the six to open up the pocket for him. three on the side I think it's available Tony mm-hmm I mean, I can't tell if he has an angle here or not. I don't know if he can because he controls that trick very well. I don't know if the seven is going the opposite way, I don't think he does, but let's see if he tries to run towards it, yes he does, oh beautiful, he walks away, that was a very good shot, can't you see it now?

I mean, he can shoot. the four has to handle a cue ball well from there, not that he can, I don't think the seven will really pass and he's going to drive straight to the three and then use a three to the ten or the three to the two and then the seven to eight it's nice to have options, it's a beautiful thing when you're not shooting the balls in numerical water and you can shoot other balls in a completely different game, isn't it? Oh yeah, and look how well he hit that four ball. from the pocket mark, the beauty was not like that, stop the cube here at the tip, if it doesn't go over to the side, of course, I imagine it will try to go directly south as it comes in, comes in towards the. side, it's perfect, he got it right, that was the key, the good thing that you don't want to mess with, shooting it in the pocket in the lower left corner and then having to deal with the ball near the eight, where it seems to me Tony like Yes both players They're fighting for it for this final, I'm too proud to enjoy it here at the convention center and we're going to take a quick break guys, but we'll be back.

San Juan in the final race of the eight Predator World Championships at 10. 2-1 Zielinski leads Poland versus Spain Two of the best on the circuit this year have been there or thereabouts in most of the grand finals, in particular Zielinski he actually just came out behind a final with Jason Shaw, who he beat in the semi-finals of this Tony, he actually lost too short in the semi-final. I'm sorry, in the final, wasn't it the international nine ball that he did and also? He also missed his chance in this tournament earlier this week, yes he sure was sent to the losing side right in the first game out of the competition, yes you are right, let's go then two one up, zelinsky, look at the influence he has by breaking the cube. off the railing like this makes it easier to keep more of the cube More level he's like the four, right, it's honey, yeah, and he made a ball on the side, the one inside, look at this.

I like solids here Tony, what about you if I? I'm playing with you now, what are you going to do? I have to let me take a look at the table once we're in, this is tricky because if he were to shoot the 15 now and run to those balls if he doesn't finish with a shot and any of the balls he's opening could get stuck there. It's one of those where the solids look better at first glance but then there's a ball attached. Yes, I liked it on the table, didn't you? I like the 14 better to be honest with you because if you run into them at least you have a 15 in your pocket, it's not that you're afraid to shoot this guy, not only do you have to be careful in any direction you go so you don't create another group, he has to handle a speed I guess he wasn't comfortable with 14, but I thought 14 was definitely a better option now he might end up playing the position.

Actually, he'll go for two. I like to go two ways. I'm really excited about the crowd. You know Paul, you sure see if he would have caught those fouroff the rail and try to get the 13 into the eight and tie it or tie the 11 with the eight ball, you have to keep that in mind, prepare for the screams, oh, very nice, very nice, what a great shot that was, man Vista go. on the hill the seven and the eight and the a clears the 11. What a spectacular race, it was oh fantastic, you also felt Victor, you know the way he hit that rack and ended up getting kicked in the side, but you also have to appreciate the way Francisco has played this final, they enjoyed that Victor Zielinski was not lucky to scratch his side.

Wow, he's there. Hill and water, they turn around in this five, two, to Linsky, seven, five up, that man over there went to him and He saw the little excitement after doing the eight because he knew he was close and then he goes back to the mode of concentration making absolutely sure you have no distractions because you know you are almost at the finish line but you still have to cross it. You know it's a very, very light tenderloin. I'm sure there are some up there. Looking at it I'm not sure if his nephew is seeing it but he has his tattoo on his arm with him, his nephew is with him right what a big break that is, that cue ball needs to be controlled that does not want to scratch and needs to make a lightning bolt.

John Lehman making sure he fits them as much as possible Focus oh he looks like a stone faced killer but he's one of the nicest guys on the tour and he almost looks like one of the Bulls of Spain, what is that Bull? I know how they have that every year, once a year with the Bulls, oh, the ball running down the hill, yeah, oh, that's it, they're crazy there, here we go, finishing up. Sovinsky sat there hoping he wouldn't make a fuss. Roy almost got kicked again he made a ball he didn't make no he didn't make the ball break very well the brick again he came up short he almost scratched himself oh a ball went so close to that corner now Victor has a potential chance to run out the set because I think that's the only way he's going to win this match and I'll tell you well, we've seen Ruiz run five in a row, this man on your screens now is more than capable of doing the same.

I mean, if he decided to attack, I like to shoot the 15 to the 11 and break that 11-3 now, while I still have balls here, we'll remember Wilinski's last miss, it was that 11 ball that missed. going over the other boat and it will be the first ball he will make here, he decided to go with the 11. Wow, that didn't go very well, bad choice, Tony, yes, the reason it was a bad choice is because when shooting . With the lemon takeaway, you go at that ball at a more right angle, more parallel to the rail, so you increase your chances of hitting the 13 like you did, whereas if you had shot the 15, even if that meant hitting the rail first, then he can get more angle with the cue ball, he would attack the group in a diagonal line instead of a straighter line, giving him a better chance of escaping, uh, yeah, he could have played his last shot on the this year's tournament.

World eight ball tournament Predator looked like he was dead after nine but obviously there were three of the two you can do in a combo oh yeah, no problems here Tony for the Spanish eviva la spania oh not long ago Spain won a champion of the US Open and now potentially a world champion, yes, a destiny only achieved by two players before him, Mika, the imminent Shane Van Bowening, and that is some pretty illustrious company to join and it turns out that here is your choice that It has also been included in a combo. Once a distraction was needed now it says yes, perfect, here we go, are we watching the final moments?

I think we are Tony, yes, I think so, oh, he must feel amazing inside, I wonder as he stood there celebrating his US Open title that he could never have had. I have dreamed of lifting a little later, yes, the world title of capable, yes, I like to shoot the 5-4 and then shoot the seven to go to the bars for the eight, but the other option is that I can shoot the four , five and then seven. play the eight in the same pocket as the five I think he got there taking his time very intelligently he knows how big this moment is I think you're going to hear one of the most important rules you've heard in a long time The Spanish won against a Puerto Rican crowd, although you know, the Spanish may enjoy this, yeah, they're definitely going to keep going, here you'll bounce off the rail, it's perfect on the 8th pin, here we go, so give it a thumbs up for Ruiz. bought to become Predator 8 Ball World Champion for 20 22.

And it goes on and there is that celebration that we have seen what a comeback, what a brilliant brilliant performance and a round of applause also for Victor Zielinski, who has had a fantastic week, but how good , congratulations Tony, you've been absolutely fine, giving us a masterclass in eight-ball feedback over the last few days. Thank you very much friend, it has been a pleasure working with you again. Mike, thanks and congratulations to both players. We've been marked because, oh look, there's David Alcady, he comes in, he's his doubles partner and I'm sure we'll see him play some doubles together in the Moscone Cup very soon, join us, we'll be back with a performance. to Francisco Sanchez Ruiz thank you guys so much for watching I've been Mark White we'll see you next year in Atlantic City thank you guys good evening thank you oh thank you foreigner you know foreign ladies it's foreigner this is cg1 Liberty extremely specific some places more history completely I like everything in the world foreign very good foreign foreign foreign foreign good Sports International news thank you all, we are reaching the top of the table thank you foreign foreign foreign