Si Jiahui needed to use multiple extensions as he attempted a long shot at the German Masters.
The 27th seed had seen his momentum halted by Wilson, who started strong with a long pot. However, he could only make a break of 10 before Si fluked a red that set him on his way to a 47-10 lead, which was then extended to 56-15 with only eight balls left on the table.
A safety battle then commenced and Si was left in a position where the two reds were located on the bottom cushion close to each other, with the cue ball ever so slightly off to the left. His ideal shot would be to clip the nearest red and then send the cue back up the table.
However, that appeared more difficult than expected. Si needed to go to the opposite end of the table at the top cushion to get the necessary angle on the cue, but when leaning over to take the shot he was unable to reach the white ball.
The 21-year-old hotshot had already put an extension on his cue, but he still did not have enough length to reach the ball and the German Masters crowd erupted into laughter.
Si himself had a smirk on his face, before Eurosport commentator Philip Studd joked that he needed a “fishing rod” to make the shot.
