'Never-before-seen' snooker shot that somehow stayed out of pocket defies physics

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'Never-before-seen' snooker shot that somehow stayed out of pocket defies physics
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Tony Drago beat Judge in the last 16 of the World Seniors Championship

We've all had a very unlucky snooker shot not end up potted at some stage in our time - but one player in particular can feel very hard done by with after his miss led to an early exit from the Crucible.

Judge intended to pot the blue ball into the middle pocket on the left of the table, which would have reduced the deficit in the frame and would have set him up to continue in a bid to take the match to the maximum number of frames. Judge appeared stunned and even leaned over the table to inspect the pocket to see what had happened.The very unlucky miss proved decisive, as Drago went on to win the frame and knock Judge out.And the commentators, including veteran Dennis Taylor, helped to explain what happened with the freak shot."There's something there caught. It's just sticking out, that little bit of leather there.

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