It is generally quite advantageous to be the last player in a game, since on your last ball you know exactly what score(s) you need to beat. This advises you as to how aggressive you should be with nudging, how important it is to set up a huge (risky) stack vs. taking smaller easy points, and so on. It does require a reasonable depth of knowledge on the specific game you’re playing; for example, you need to be keenly aware of how much bonus you have at any given time, and whether that amount of bonus is enough to earn you the match points you need. At some point it may make sense to transition to feather-flipping, to ensure that you don’t tilt. (Note: in tournament play, often, winning isn’t the goal! For example, you need to be aware if simply surpassing one other player is good enough, given the match-point situation coming into the current game. If getting one more match point will advance you to the next round, you will probably want to focus exactly on getting that one match point, which means targeting the next player ahead of you and ignoring everyone else.)
And even on balls other than the last one, if you’re the last player, you’ll have a sense of what your opponents are planning before you have to step up to the machine. Even on ball 1: Are your opponents setting up the Big Ultra Mega Stack (big risk, big reward) or are they chipping away at smaller easier points? If you’re well-acquainted with the game, this is very useful information.