Yunoos beaten by Big Margin in world Billiards
Robert Marshall of Australia – holder of World Amateur Billiards Championship put up a record score in aggregate, as well as Century breaks numbering nine and including two double variety in his encounter against Ameen Yunoos – the Burma Championship at the Great Eastern hotel on Wednesday when the baby competitor in the present world Amateur Billiards championship lost by the widest margin of the series – 2585 ti 748 points.
The previous highest score of 2225 points stood to the credit of Wilson Jones of India in his very first match against Yunoos who was 622.
It was frankly speaking a one horse race. There was but one player in the picture and he was not of course Yunoos. But although Yunoos was beaten by the biggest margin so far it must be said in fairness to him that he fought gamely against a top ranking opponent who was vastly superior to him in the every phase of the game.
One noteworthy feature was that the match average score on Wednesday was 49.3 which was an improved upon that in Jones vs. Yunoos match 42 odd decimal points on the first day. Moreover, it is interesting as well to note that Marshall scored 1420 points out of his aggregate 2585 through his nine three – figure breaks.
Looking the picture of sound health, Bob Marshall showed his mastery in the game in no uncertain manner. A symbol of confidence and precision Marshall appeared to be not very serious at the outset. It looked as though he kept much of the talent under the sleeves as his earlier visits to the table would also bear out But gradually Marshall settled down to his artistry and particularly during the second hour of first session when he scored the bulk of points including all the five three – figure breaks of the opening molety. The Scores at the expiry of the first hour were 504 and 234 while the close of the first session saw Marshall knock of four figure aggregate of 1292 as against 383 of Yunoos, Marshall gave a flawless exhibition of top – of – the – table play and dexterously blended cannon shots with losing hazards to score most of his points. Marshall’s three above – fifty breaks were 53,55,and 56 before he opened his shoulders for his century breaks in the second hours play of the first session. His first century break was halted at 102 by a “miscue†stroke. He then followed up with 110,118 and 283 complied in 14 and half minutes. Subsequently Marshall chalked up another century break of 151 prior to which he had an unlucky 89. Yunoos had only one above fifty break of 53 during the first hours play.
With 3 in play at the close of the first session Marshall started his post interval play rather modestly. Yunoos was the first player to show up . The Burma champion had a 43 and followed up with 65 as against 34 and 86 of Marshall. At this stage Yunoos was pulled up by the referee for a foul shot . Marshall took this opportunity of scoring a 225 break amidst applause after which he just missed a hundred by a slender margin of three points – bad luck indeed.
Not long later Marshall chalked up 122 and 151 in two successive visits and incidentlly registered his 2000 mark. Marshall’s play was superb at this stage and his consecutive century breaks were mainly achieved through his skilled top – table play. He showed commendable judgement in steering his cueball for his objectives.
Marshall hereafter reached a fifty missing a cannon contact narrowly and followed up with another century break of 158 his ninth and last in the match amidst cheers. The Australian was 40 in play when the time intervened.
Thursday’s Billiards
W. Jones (India) vs. W. Ramage (Scotland) – 5.30p.m. and 8.30 p.m.
The previous highest score of 2225 points stood to the credit of Wilson Jones of India in his very first match against Yunoos who was 622.
It was frankly speaking a one horse race. There was but one player in the picture and he was not of course Yunoos. But although Yunoos was beaten by the biggest margin so far it must be said in fairness to him that he fought gamely against a top ranking opponent who was vastly superior to him in the every phase of the game.
One noteworthy feature was that the match average score on Wednesday was 49.3 which was an improved upon that in Jones vs. Yunoos match 42 odd decimal points on the first day. Moreover, it is interesting as well to note that Marshall scored 1420 points out of his aggregate 2585 through his nine three – figure breaks.
Looking the picture of sound health, Bob Marshall showed his mastery in the game in no uncertain manner. A symbol of confidence and precision Marshall appeared to be not very serious at the outset. It looked as though he kept much of the talent under the sleeves as his earlier visits to the table would also bear out But gradually Marshall settled down to his artistry and particularly during the second hour of first session when he scored the bulk of points including all the five three – figure breaks of the opening molety. The Scores at the expiry of the first hour were 504 and 234 while the close of the first session saw Marshall knock of four figure aggregate of 1292 as against 383 of Yunoos, Marshall gave a flawless exhibition of top – of – the – table play and dexterously blended cannon shots with losing hazards to score most of his points. Marshall’s three above – fifty breaks were 53,55,and 56 before he opened his shoulders for his century breaks in the second hours play of the first session. His first century break was halted at 102 by a “miscue†stroke. He then followed up with 110,118 and 283 complied in 14 and half minutes. Subsequently Marshall chalked up another century break of 151 prior to which he had an unlucky 89. Yunoos had only one above fifty break of 53 during the first hours play.
With 3 in play at the close of the first session Marshall started his post interval play rather modestly. Yunoos was the first player to show up . The Burma champion had a 43 and followed up with 65 as against 34 and 86 of Marshall. At this stage Yunoos was pulled up by the referee for a foul shot . Marshall took this opportunity of scoring a 225 break amidst applause after which he just missed a hundred by a slender margin of three points – bad luck indeed.
Not long later Marshall chalked up 122 and 151 in two successive visits and incidentlly registered his 2000 mark. Marshall’s play was superb at this stage and his consecutive century breaks were mainly achieved through his skilled top – table play. He showed commendable judgement in steering his cueball for his objectives.
Marshall hereafter reached a fifty missing a cannon contact narrowly and followed up with another century break of 158 his ninth and last in the match amidst cheers. The Australian was 40 in play when the time intervened.
Thursday’s Billiards
W. Jones (India) vs. W. Ramage (Scotland) – 5.30p.m. and 8.30 p.m.