“A 20cm platform shoe to sink the ball”: If the pool table is too high, I’ll just make myself taller… A clever solution devised by a Thai boy’s parents

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A boy in Thailand successfully pocketed a ball on a snooker table while wearing 20cm platform shoes provided by his parents.

The Sun (UK) reported on the 13th (Korean time), introducing a teenager who showcased a shot in unique footwear during a snooker match held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The boy was dressed in a white shirt and a gray vest, even wearing a black bow tie. While the boy’s attire was impeccably formal for a competition, what drew the most attention was beneath his feet. The height of the soles added to the front and back of his shoes reached a whopping 20cm.

The idea came from the boy’s parents. Because their son was short in stature, it was difficult for him to find a comfortable posture even when stretching his body as far as possible to hit balls placed inside the pool table.

Seeing this, the parents thought of raising the height of the shoe soles. Wearing the platform shoes, the boy bent over the table and skillfully executed a shot while being watched by the audience.

Snooker is a billiards discipline in which players score points by pocketing 15 red balls and 6 colored balls in a prescribed order.

According to regulations of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the table height from the floor to the top of the cushion rail is approximately 86cm. The area where the ball rolls measures approximately 3.57m in length and 1.78m in width.

Foot positioning is also important when stretching out to hit a distant ball. At the moment the cue strikes the white ball, at least one foot must remain on the floor. If both feet leave the ground, it is a foul.

This was why the boy had no choice but to wear 20cm-high platform shoes to take his shots.

The Sun also introduced another player who drew attention with their footwear at a snooker venue.

While the Thai boy wore 20cm platform shoes, Jimmy White (64), a veteran from England who has finished as runner-up six times in the World Championship, was granted permission to wear slippers. This was because he injured his ankle ahead of the Scottish Open qualifiers held in Leicester, UK, last September.

Although players on the professional circuit are typically required to wear formal shoes that do not expose the feet, the tournament organizers took White’s situation into consideration. Having removed his dress shoes and standing before the table, White defeated Ireland’s Rhys Krol, who is 44 years younger than him, with a frame score of 4-2 to advance to the second round of the qualifiers.

The Sun noted, “This boy is not the first player to wear unexpected footwear during a match.”

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