Pool player nails 'one in 10,000' shot twice to leave commentators completely stunned

A pool player nailed a near-impossible shot not once, but twice, to leave commentators and fans absolutely stunned.

When most people think of pool, they think of people playing in pubs and pool halls with a beer in hand.

However, the sport is also played at a much higher level, as one man from Hull recently showed.

Carl Morris recently went viral on social media when he produced a seemingly impossible shot to pot his last remaining red in a match at the Ultimate Pool British Open.

With two balls blocking the cue ball from having a clear shot at the red, the 47-year-old former world champion swerved the cue ball so that it spun backwards to hit the red.

And not only did it made contact, it potted the ball and set up a shot on the black.

The match commentators couldn't believe that Morris - who is nicknamed 'Houdini' - had pulled off what he later described as a "one in 100,000," shot.

One commentator reacted: "Oh my god! What a shot. That is mental!"

His co-commentator declared: "That is one of the greatest shots we have seen at Ultimate Pool. That is outrageous. Absolutely outrageous."

Remarkably, Morris repeated the feat during an interview with BBC Look North, despite his doubts he would be able to do so.

A pool player from Hull has hit what some are calling the "shot of the century" in a recent game. pic.twitter.com/uymeb7qY93

— BBC East Yorkshire (@looknorthBBC) April 3, 2024

Morris has only recently returned to the sport after 10 years away, but he's clearly lost none of the talent that made him a world champion.

Despite losing his hearing and speech aged three after suffering from meningitis, Morris represented his county Kent at the age of 14 and turned professional less than three years later.

By 18 he was an international representing England and by 21 had won the world championships title – the youngest ever player to do so.

Speaking to Look North, Morris spoke about how playing pool helped him deal with his deafness.

"I think pool was a lifesaver for me because it was a sport where I didn't need to communicate," he said.

On his viral shot, the 47-year-old said: "I mean, I've done some spectacular shots in the about three decades that I've been playing, but I don't think I've quite done anything like that."