Xiao Weiguo picked up some chocolate powder from the side and started applying it to the top of the cue stick as he approached the table.
Chocolate powder is basically useless for people who aren't very good at using it.
Anyway, I can't hit it very accurately. After the ball is hit, where it goes is entirely up to fate. It doesn't matter whether I use it or not.
But it's different for those who are more skilled.
This thing can increase the friction of the cue tip, helping people to better control the force and direction of the ball, which greatly helps with the accurate positioning of the cue ball.
In billiards, the technique of pocketing the ball is relatively easy to learn. With enough practice, everyone can achieve a decent success rate in pocketing the ball.
However, controlling the cue ball's position sometimes requires precise calculation of where the cue ball needs to stop in the next shot, the shot after that, and so on.
This is something that ordinary people cannot do. Without long-term practice and professional guidance, it is generally difficult for anyone to reach this level.
However, when facing a novice like Lu Yuqiang, such a high level of expertise is not necessary.
Xiao Weiguo only needs to calculate the next landing point of the cue ball to ensure that there is a ball that can be potted in the next shot.
Xiao Weiguo is capable of doing this.
After briefly glancing at the situation on the table, Xiao Weiguo bent down without hesitation.
With a slight flick of his wrist, a colored ball belonging to Xiao Weiguo went into the hole with a crisp sound.
The cue ball was positioned perfectly, almost in a straight line from the other colored ball to the net.
"Slap slap slap"
The sound of the ball being hit continued, and one colored ball after another fell into the net. Only after the last black eight ball went in without any suspense did Xiao Weiguo straighten up.
"Sigh, I'm a bit rusty, I almost missed two balls."
"Damn... this guy is such a show-off, clearing the table in one shot, and he calls that a little rusty?"
In fact, Xiao Weiguo was telling the truth. This sixteen-ball system posed no challenge to him in his previous life. He preferred the more difficult and technically demanding style of snooker.
Those balls were smaller and more numerous, yet the table surface was more than a third larger than this sixteen-ball table.
The requirements for the batter are extremely high, allowing no room for error.
Unlike this one, it has a certain margin of error.
Lu Yuqiang's face had darkened.
Xiao Weiguo cleared all the balls in one go, realizing that he had truly encountered a master today.
He really shouldn't have been greedy for the extra 30,000 yuan. Now, he's probably going to lose the previous 20,000 yuan plus the fan he managed to steal from the old man's study.
But now that we're in the game, it's too late to regret it.
He figured it out: to beat Xiao Weiguo, he had to clear all the balls on the table within the first three shots. Giving Xiao Weiguo any chance meant he would lose.
However, including the tee shot, clearing the table within three shots is practically impossible for him unless he has incredible luck.
Sure enough, the second game was not as good as the first. Lu Yuqiang only potted four balls in three breaks, and once again Xiao Weiguo won all the balls in one break.
In the third frame, Lu Yuqiang's luck finally turned. He made his shots as if divinely inspired, sinking seven balls in three consecutive breaks. On the table, only the black eight remained as his ball.
If he scores, he will still be the winner of the day.
Now, even Xiao Weiguo is getting nervous.
Damn it, this kid got incredibly lucky and actually performed exceptionally well. If he manages to beat the eighth seed again, all my planning will have been for nothing.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, perhaps Lu Yuqiang's spirits were under too much pressure, or perhaps his luck had run out, but in the end, Lu Yuqiang still failed to score in the already unfavorable position of the black eight.
He walked away somewhat dejectedly.
Are we about to see Xiao Weiguo put on another show?
Xiao Weiguo approached the table, but unlike the previous two games, he didn't immediately make a move. Instead, he observed the table carefully.
The positions of the two flower balls are not very good. Even if you control the position of the cue ball, you still need to change the position of the two flower balls if you make a shot. Having not played for many years, Xiao Weiguo cannot guarantee that he can be 100% flawless. Better safe than sorry.
No, I can't hit it normally anymore, I need to think of a way.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Weiguo finally extended his left hand to support the cue stick.
With a snap, the white ball collided with the colored ball, but the colored ball rolled in a direction that was clearly not towards the goal. Instead, it bounced off the edge of the table and slowly came to a stop on the other side.
Xiao Weiguo, who always hits the bullseye, seemed to falter under this immense pressure.
The onlookers gasped in regret.
"Ah, you couldn't even score from such a good position. I could have scored from there. Young man, you just don't have the mental fortitude."
Bai Ziyu stomped his foot in even greater anxiety.
After watching for a while, I thought Xiao Weiguo would easily win the third game, but unexpectedly, he missed on the very first shot. This gave Lu Yuqiang an opportunity; wasn't he doomed to lose?
However, everyone only noticed the movement of the flower ball, and no one saw that Lu Yuqiang was not excited at all; instead, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
He frowned deeply, staring intently at the white ball on the table.
The white ball was blocked from all angles by the four colored balls, so no matter which direction he shot the ball from, it was impossible for it to hit the black ball.
According to the rules of the pool table, if you fail to hit the target ball, or if you hit the opponent's ball before hitting the target ball, you are penalized with a penalty ball, which means you have to take back a ball from the pool that has already been pocketed.
Xiao Weiguo deliberately missed the shot, aiming to control the white ball and prevent his opponent from hitting the black 8.
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