Snooker Incident in Germany & Controversial Free Ball

Mark King plays the stroke, leaves a red over the edge of a pocket, the cue ball goes in-off, and a few seconds later, the red falls into the pocket. Neither Mark nor Peter Ebdon has seen this situation before, and both are unhappy with the referee's decision.

Both players should have accepted his decision without arguing, especially if they haven't studied the rulebook (the specific rule has not changed in at least a decade), but they want the red to be off the table.

Referee Marcel Eckardt was 28 at the time, 15 years younger than these famous, very experienced and now unhappy players. He's right, but it takes more than that to prevent players from getting frustrated and the game from getting ruined, with everyone ending up losing, including the public. There is additional pressure for him as they play in his home country.
BONUS: A free ball situation drew criticism of referee Leo Scullion from some people arguably linked to circles in the snooker world. This video aims to clarify what happened and prevent wrong conclusions from spreading.
Players: Neil Robertson vs Mark Selby

Erratum: The angle shown should have been 90 ° instead of 89.17 °. With this configuration, the cue ball's position varies only a fraction of a millimetre, so the result is the same, the brown blocks the cue ball.

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Official Rules - Section 3
9. Ball on Edge of Pocket: when a ball falls into a pocket without being hit by another ball, and

(a) being no part of any stroke in progress, it shall be replaced and any points scored shall count.

(b) If it would have been hit by any ball involved in a stroke:
(i) with no infringement of these Rules (including cases where an infringement would have occurred but for the ball falling into a pocket), all balls will be replaced and the same stroke played
again, or a different stroke may be played by the same striker at their discretion;
(ii) if a foul is committed, the striker incurs the penalty prescribed in Section 3 Rule 11, all balls will be replaced and the next player has the usual options after a foul.

(c) If a ball balances momentarily on the edge of a pocket and then falls in, it shall be considered potted or pocketed and shall not be replaced.
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The statistics shown in the video correspond to the date of the match.

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