American reacts to Fastest 147 in Snooker History (Ronnie O'Sullivan)

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[@nice900]

"They need to get their act together. I am going blind, I have a dodgy arm and bad knees and they still can't beat me" - Ronnie O'Sullivan 2024

[@MadasonRock]

😂 Yes I heard that and its actually true 😂 ..... Only reason the standard is so high now is because theres so many more players compared to the 1970s & 1980s. Plus the cloths they use now mean you don't have to hit the ball as hard, making the game slightly easier compared to the 1970s/80s.... But still, Ronnie remains the GOAT 😂😂😂

[@kentmombourquette5385]

I have a picture from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 his 7th world title with my 3 kids around the rocket Ronnie O’Sullivan. The champions of champions my favourite collection.

[@kentmombourquette5385]

He is untouchable pure genius

[@xfourpower]

I am an American too. This was the first snooker video I watched back in 2010 and ever since, I have been watching snooker for 14 years. I'm a huge fan of Ronnie and he is the best of the world.

[@zanethind]

I'm Canadian and I have watched snooker since 2022 and ever since fell in love with it. Yeah I'm a pool main that's my forte but I do want to play snooker one day. It's one of the most satisfying sports ever and things to do.

[@emobassist]

I’d argue Stephen Hendry was better in his prime

[@wayneanthonyholmes4437]

​@@emobassist Ronnie is far better than Hendry. Ronnie owns Hendry soul . Body & soul. It;s in the head to head, and Ronnie slaughtered Hendry 9-4 in 13 finals. Always a Hendry femboy when this video isn't about an overrated hazbin👍

[@xfourpower]

@@emobassist Hendry was very good at his prime. but if you talk about both at their peak, Ronnie has a slight edge against Hendry. If both play at their best, Ronnie will come on top,

[@irnickkkknowles]

​@emobassist and you'd be wrong

[@samstevens7888]

Ronnie is an amazing snooker player. He is some kind of genius in the game. He hasn't left the top 10 in nearly 30 years. His lowest was 19. But is normally in the top 5.

[@oliviawarner2478]

Almost correct, however during the 2012/13 season just before the world championship Ronnie was rank 39, however this is obviously moreso just because he hadn't played in any tournament for the entire season (except some minor PTC)

[@samstevens7888]

@@oliviawarner2478 Yer thats the year he took off, after the argument he had over the 147 money right?

[@DUSKvsDAWN]

As a snooker fan, it is always fun to see someone else enjoy it

[@mikkohapponen5728]

Only enjoyed decade. True

[@lorrainet6798]

The commentators are professionals themselves, so you know it’s good when you hear the admiration in their voices.

[@grabtharshammer]

Yes, the guy saying he hasn't commentated on a maximum break before HAS seen them, he has got a few in his career

[@necessaryevil3428]

An ex world champion declaring 'i don't believe this' 😮

[@SpyroTek]

@@grabtharshammer Yep exactly that. He just hadn't personally commentated on one at that time.

[@Stuboy]

What most fail to recognise is he switches to left and right hand too , easy to miss because of his fluency

[@mikkohapponen5728]

Yup. How??

[@Teeb2023]

@@mikkohapponen5728 How?

[@mikkohapponen5728]

No idea

[@mej6519]

ronnie dosnt do it in this clearence. he started doing it later on in his carrear, its his was of searching for that "feel" shot, or he does it when hes bored or when things arnt going so well.

[@evoaddict1]

​@@mej6519I think he even did a left handed 147 at some point

[@archieeast3021]

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Lionel Messi are two sportsmen I could watch all day

[@TheAmericanDane]

It’s not the potting of the balls that is the hard bit, the hard but is controlling the cue ball and manoeuvring it exactly where you want it for the next shot. That is happening without your average watcher even realising he’s doing it, it’s immense skill and Ronnie has the cue ball ‘on a shoe string’.

[@raydology9584]

It's better once you know how, the Pink ball is the key!! And the main position is the you have to keep on or near as possible to is an intangible line running across the pink! From middle to the corner and vice versa

[@MrSarcasm101]

It's not a taunt he just asked for new chalk cubes (I don't know how you call it in english) because he threw the others in the crowd.

[@djvillan]

Pretty sure he was telling the officials to sign the cheque 😅🤣

[@Requestioner]

Yes in England thay are also called chalk cubes, or more commonly just chalk.

[@luisduarte4855]

He's actually gesturing for the cheque to be signed (for his 147,000£ reward for doing a maximum). He's made similar motions before. His gesturing is also not how you chalk a cue in snooker, and snooker players always have plenty of chalk in their bag/gear.

[@waynehardy6955]

He is asking for more chalk because he threw his into the crowd then realised he still had a frame to play. The gentleman who caught it gave it back for him to use then Ronnie gave it him back after signed. I was at that match.

[@luisduarte4855]

The chalk appears to be unrelated because Ronnie makes the same signature gesture after he gives and receives chalk. He's also makes the gesture during other events where chalk is not involved, seemingly referencing the bonus cheque. We'll just have to disagree on our interpretations.

[@annfrancoole34]

(5.00) Ryan saying that a maximum is that rare that this Guy has never seen one. NO RYAN what Denis said was that he never COMMENTATED on one. Can you imagine Ryan reacting to the 1985 Final - Steve - Denis.

[@jasejj]

Yeah I was going to post the same thing. And when Taylor calls this amazing it means a lot - he's a world champion and one of the all time greats in his own right. I'm sure he's completed more than one 147 in practice, and possibly competition, never mind seen one.

[@lukebarton5075]

The commentator had definitely seen a maximum break before but had never commentated on one.

[@MaryRaine929]

😆 Funny! Even though I knew, he was gonna make it, I celebrated when he pocketed the last ball.🎉 Very captivating! Thanks for the fun video, Ryan!😊

[@geoffwright3692]

The first televised 147 was around 1983. Such was the tension that the referee stopped calling out the score once the 147 was becoming likely. Showmen like Ronnie O'Sullivan are still rare these days. His precursor from the 70's and 80's was the late Alex Higgins, a deeply troubled man, but unconventional to say the least. The co commentator was Dennis Taylor, who was in the 1985 world championship final that is etched in British sporting history.

[@AmethystDew]

'The Hurricane'!!! 💯

[@washitokusei6801]

The first televised 147 was in 1982 by Steve Davis in Lada Classic (I think he even got a Lada for the break, poor Steve 😂) and the first ever 147 in the World Championship was by Cliff Thorburn in 1983.

[@user-rl8lu6xp6s]

@@washitokusei6801 Only 147 Davis made in a career spanning over 44 years., and just 355 centuries. Murphy and Maguire are my mates and they said Steve's greatness is a myth. Its different gravy today. Standard too high them two said!

[@Jeni10]

When all the reds have gone, the coloured balls must be sunk in the correct order: yellow, green. Brown, blue, pink, black. Since black scores a seven, and a red ball needs to be sunk before a coloured ball, the ideal ball is the black. It goes back onto the table as do all the coloured balls, back onto their fixed positions marked by a tiny dot, until all the reds are sunk.

[@cookslooking10]

What happens if someone picks up all the balls off the table and puts them in a suitcase? Would they be disqualified?

[@mikejones-go8vz]

@@cookslooking10no, it has happened in the world championships on multiple occasions, and it’s always the same guy. I know he sells them in the local snooker palaces

[@cookslooking10]

@@mikejones-go8vz Yeah I think I've seen that actually, afterwards the referee says "new balls please" and some kids come out and chuck them at the players.

[@mikejones-go8vz]

@@cookslooking10 I love snooker but that would add a new dimension to the game, might get some delinquents off the streets too, win win 🤔😂

[@boristurovskiy351]

Watching Ronnie O'Sullivan play when he's in a good mood is magical. He's truly the GOAT.

[@24magiccarrot]

Is he the GOAT though? He had to play more tournamets to beat Hendry's win record and he had to play in more frames to beat Hendry's century record. Hendry has a much higher tournament-to-win ratio, and a much higher frame to century ratio.

[@waynelowe3329]

​@24magiccarrot nearly every snooker professional says he is which means more than us fans ( which Hendry's fans will always have him as the best ) and Hendry dominated mainly because he didn't have much competition, once player's like Ronnie O'sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams came he couldn't compete whereas Ronnie has been able to be at the top of the game far longer against top class players.

[@24magiccarrot]

@@waynelowe3329 Prior to his cue getting lost Hendry was still the number one player and won the most events when Ronnie, Higgins and Williams were all competing at their best., Hendry just never recovered from losing his cue. Snooker professionals might mean more than fans opinion, but statistics outweigh both. Statistically Hendry was much more successful, and he wasn't exactly competing against scubs - Jimmy White, Steve Davis, Ken Docherty, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Ronnie O'sullivan you name it prior to his cue being lost he had winning records against everybody including Ronnie. And I disagree that Ronnie is playing against tougher opponents, Hendry was playing against Higgins and Williams when they were at the top of their game, Ronnie now is playing against Higgins and Williams well past their best and who's current number 1? Mark Allen?? He couldn't lace the boots of any of the class of '92 in their prime but Hendry not only competed but more often than not came out on top.

[@dangermouse8466]

@@24magiccarrot I've been watching snooker since 1981. From the time I've been watching snooker, I would rank the players in the following order: 1. Ronnie 2. Hendry 3. S. Davis 4. J. Higgins 5. M. Selby Yes, it took Ronnie longer to beat Stephen's records but several things are at play here. Firstly snooker went into the doldrums. It was horribly mismanaged and as a result for several years you only had 4 professional tournaments a year. That is just disgraceful. As a result it will have taken Ronnie longer to beat some of Hendry's records. The players and managers were reluctant for Barry Hearn to take over the sport but thank God he did. Next, Ronnie had both his parents jailed. His father jailed for murder and his mother for tax evasion. Ronnie ended up with the wrong crowd and taking drugs. Thank God he cleaned himself up. But the damage was done in the sense that he probably lost his best years. Even after that, for him to defy the odds and still be at the top after all those years is amazing. When he's in full flow he is pretty much untouchable. Do you recall how easily he beat Hendry 17-4 at the world championships? I believe those years are behind him now but his game is so good that he can still beat most players using his c game. I did watch him at his full flow as I did watch Hendry and Davis, and I would put Ronnie at his peak higher than Hendry and Davis. But that may be because the tables have changed. The cloth is much thinner now and the balls lighter and more reactive. That makes a huge difference. During Davis's time, frames went on longer. It wasn't unusual to have matches at the world championship end until the early hours of the next morning. As a result the BBC and the WPBSA decided to let frames end faster by making the balls open up easier. Just watch Davis's 147 and how hard he had to hit the balls to get the same amount of screw-back and compare that to Ronnie's shots. It's a whole world of difference. Davis dominated the 80s and Hendry the 90s. Ronnie never dominated. But the question remains, what if you had another exceptional player come along in the 2010s, would Ronnie have got his 7th world title? I don't know. Probably not. But then again, he probably would have got there faster if he had a stable upbringing. It's hard to compare eras but taking everything into account, I believe my list is a fair one.

[@allezlesrouges]

​@@24magiccarrot I grew up to watching Hendry and that legendary run. I loved the guy and hated Ronnie - for being just that much better than Stephen. Ronnie will tell you the greatest of all time is Hendry, however, Hendry and pretty much everyone else will tell you it's Ronnie.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Snooker, like Snoopy

[@carljpgr]

Snooky?

[@RITWINS]

@@carljpgr Snuppy.

[@helenroberts1107]

Every American pronounces snucker and it drives me crazy. I know they don’t know the game so ok but ahhhhh! 😫

[@barriehull7076]

Canadian Cliff Thorburn an ex world champion himself also said snucker.

[@anglosaxon5874]

@@barriehull7076 Well they come from the same area!

[@anglosaxon5874]

The word they say that drives me crazy is 'route'. lol

[@DadgeCity]

Calm down, dear

[@davidmellish3295]

​@@anglosaxon5874I know,but they all know the very famous Chuck Berry song......" get your kicks on route 66 " They pronounce route correctly then but otherwise they say ROUT ,which annoys me as well

[@christeenclark3494]

He won 5 tournaments this season including 2 of the 3 majors. Not to bad for being 48 years old

[@Danylo.Dyzhak]

Thank you for the video! As I am also attipical snooker fan (ukrainian living in Spain) I understand how different can this game look at first sight. Its a shame it's not popular in the US.

[@MaryRaine929]

Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦 ❤

[@ALANRAM1]

The real pronunciation for Snooker is not snucker, it you should pronounce the double O in the same way as snoop or pool.

[@CMDRRustyDog]

I just wrote the same post before seeing yours. :) Forgot about 'snoop' though.

[@gotmunchiez]

Wish you lot would stop getting your knickers in a twist about it. You never used to see people crying when Cliff Thorburn pronounced it exactly the same way.

[@CMDRRustyDog]

@@gotmunchiez Cliff Thorburn was Canadian and he wasn't on KZbin. No twisted knickers here. Just putting some good wholesome education out there to our ever-wrongly-pronouncing-things, US buddies.

[@n_other_1604]

@@CMDRRustyDog What about the pronunciation of rugby hooker?

[@cadifan]

Many Americans pronounced snooker with short "o" sounds like book or cook, rather than the long "o" sound as in snoop or scoop.

[@Jeni10]

Price broke the triangle form and then O’Sullivan went first. As soon as he misses a shot, Price gets his turn.

[@julesofkent7850]

Ronnie does not play every tournament like other players. He picks and chooses and still remains in the top 5

[@seanscanlon9067]

"The little taunt" at the end of the break was just Ronnie signally for more chalk after throwing the one he used during the break to a spectator as a keepsake.

[@luisduarte4855]

So, what Ronnie was actually doing here is gesturing "please sign that cheque", as in he just won a cheque for 147,000£ for scoring a maximum break.

[@seanscanlon9067]

@@luisduarte4855 That could be the case but I still think it was due to throwing his chalk to the spectators much like golfers throw their golf ball and then he needed a replacement piece.

[@luisduarte4855]

@@seanscanlon9067 If you watch the full video, he does the same gesture a second time. He's done it other times in his career as well, including times when he did not throw anything to the crowd. His gesturing is also inconsistent with how snooker players chalk their cues. Whatever the case may be, it was an incredible 147 break!

[@mej6519]

the amazing thing is, he can do this left handed too.

[@waynelowe3329]

In 2022 Ronnie also nearly broke the record for the fastest century but the timekeepers got it wrong so it ended up being 3 minutes and 34 seconds which is 3 seconds slower than the fastest.

[@kristofsomers2020]

it's snoooooooooooooooooker, with a long "oo" sound

[@zakpardoe5609]

“Need to brush up on the rules” but doesn’t know the colours get replaced 😂

[@BecomeConsciousNow]

You would have to say that Snooker players are a lot more skilful and accurate than pool players, as the table is "twice" as big as a pool table (12 ft x 6 ft). Also, the pockets on a snooker table are a lot smaller than a pool table, about 1 inch smaller.

[@gdgers]

This guy is very likeable & his innocence in the knowledge of snooker is actually endearing.Ronnie is the greatest player in history of snooker from another planet 🌍 😂

[@lizrobins85]

It wasn't a taunt. He threw his chalk into the crowd, so was signaling he needed a new chalk for the next frame!

[@xxJOKeR75xx]

To put things in perspective: O'Sullivan has the highest number of career max breaks in snooker at 15 and he has been a pro since 1992. So for the GOAT of snooker a max break happens about once every two years. So i think it's fair to say this is a pretty rare event no matter the time.

[@waynelowe3329]

He would of had a few more but has refused at times and made 146 on principle.

[@raidri_conchobair]

He can play with both hands so he switches sides in games and is better than 90% of all others playing left-handed.

[@emiliajojo5703]

Phil Taylor 2 9- darters in one game is also epic

[@Jeni10]

Ronnie O'Sullivan has signed a three-year ambassadorial deal with the World Snooker Tour and Riyadh Season, ending speculation he could soon retire. The Rocket, 48, is one of the all-time greats having won an astounding 23 Triple Crown titles during his illustrious career. “Ronnie O'Sullivan has spoken about his Welsh Open 2024 absence in his first appearance back in the Eurosport studio at the event - 'I don't want to be on treadmill every week'. He withdrew from the German Masters in Berlin last week to prioritise his "health and wellbeing". In a social media post he said: "It's hard to explain but for years I've suffered from stage fright brought on by anxiety." Judd Trump started his career as a child, already showing some serious talent. Look for his childhood video clip!

[@craigj6399]

The width of the snooker table 6ft which is the length of a pool table. Although there are some 7ft pool tables

[@sharkey9]

Maybe bar tables. Tournament tables are 9ft, some times 10ft.

[@christopherjones1824]

Pool tables come in all sizes.I have played on , 9 foot tables, and 10 foot tables,and a 12 foot pool table in Mississipi.

[@trevorporter4776]

The commentaror said early on that the player needs to pot 15 red and 15 blacks -- but there is only one bllack on the table. Therefore the referee returns the black to the table each time to allow this to happen.

[@UffersMcAwesome]

The only reason Ronnie isn't ranked higher is that he doesn't play in all the ranking tournaments. He is at the point of his career where he just plays when he wants to.

[@Tiny_420]

Great video man. If I could recommend another.. The most hilarious Snooker Match | Steve Davis vs. Dennis Taylor The Rematch [Funniest Moments]

[@nolajoy7759]

Please pronounce the NAME.of the game correctly..that is the most basic thing to know! Snooo- ker - not Snucker

[@barriehull7076]

What is the standard size of a pool table? How to Choose the Right Pool Table Size for Your Room. 8ft x 4ft so 32 square feet. A snooker table is 12ft x 6ft so 72 square feet. Standard Pool Table Sizes: A standard-size pool table is often used in homes, measuring 8ft x 4ft. The playing surface can be 88in x 44in, as well. The good thing about standard sizes is that they can be smaller and even custom-made, especially if you have limited space.2 Nov 2022 At the 2022 Scottish Open, O'Sullivan scored a century in 3 minutes 34 seconds - just 3 seconds slower than the fastest televised century break, which was made by Tony Drago, from Malta in 1996. Additionally, O'Sullivan holds the record for the most 147 breaks to be completed during the final frame of a match. He has made a maximum in a final frame on six occasions, one of these in the deciding frame of his semi-final victory over Mark Selby at the 2007 UK Championship. Wikipedia Google. Judd Trump as in 3 letters: bud, dud and mud. 4 letters: stud and thud. 5 letters: blood and flood.

[@RetroGamebloke]

155 is actually the highest break you can make in snooker, but would require a free ball at the start of the game with all balls still on the table. Not yet done in tournament play as far as I know, would be amazing to see done at some point!

[@gregorygant4242]

Yep that table is big 12 ft X6 ft. And the black goes in last of all after you've put all the reds ,colored balls in order first . First you put a red then colored ball in but the colored ball is back out until you pot all reds in first. Amazing performance from the GOAT .

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

If I remember correctly he has done more maximum break than anyone else in history and I think his last 147 was around two weeks ago

[@RobertDeMartin]

No. He threw his chalk up into the crowd and was motioning to tell the people running the tournament he needs another piece of chalk. Yes, HE IS THE GREATEST........Now, in 2024, he is still one of the best.

[@RobertDeMartin]

Ryan, do you do music video's? If you do, or want to, I have a singer I would like to introduce you to that will, well, let's just say she's very special.

[@kentmombourquette5385]

I played snooker 13 years I can’t play anymore. I have his picture of his 7th world title tying Stephen Henry. He’s is the goat of snooker he missed 10 years of not playing. Both of his parents went to jail and he had a drug and alcohol problem. Ronnie took care of his younger sister. I can only imagine what he could have accomplished missing those 10 years. What Ronnie O’Sullivan the Rocket 🚀 has done in the sport of snooker is sensational truly the KING!

[@JohnHF1957]

Ronnie made his first competitive 147 when he was 15. He was 21 in this video. Ronnie won his first World Championship aged 25 and his most recent (2022) aged 46, making him the oldest to take the title to date. A true legend of his chosen art. He is from an interesting family, his cousin Maria Catalano is a previous women's world number one (runner up in the World Championship five times), his mother spent a year in prison for tax evasion (Ronnie had to look after his eight year old sister) and his father had 18 years in prison for murder. Ronnie had issues with substance abuse early in his career. So, a colourful character with an eventful life.

[@lavonneburke979]

He wasn’t taunting; he’d thrown his original chalk into the crowd. He was telling his people he needed another one.

[@user-ox9ec1id9x]

Ronnie just missed out in the world semi-final a couple of weeks ago. Ronnie is equal best in the world, both he & Stephen Hendry have won the championship 7 times, only Stephen was a year younger than Ronnie when he first won it. Ronnie just missed out this by getting beaten in the semi-final. You must realize these championships consist of matches that are repeatedly up to 35 games each round, they play until one player gets too many games in front for their opponent to catch up. A very famous final years ago was won by the potting of the very last black ball of thirty five games. Denis Taylor beat Steve Davis by just that last ball of the tournament. The concentration it takes to play at that level for match after match is almost unbelievable, but that's what it takes to win.

[@allanmanaged5285]

Not really, they play until one player reaches (half of total possible frames +1) and so cannot be caught. So if it's a 35 frame match the first player to win 18 frames wins the match, so the score could be 17-17 or 17-0 before winner wins the next frame to make it 18-17 or 18-0 or any other score for the loser.

[@ryanexsus]

This is one of those records that can never be broken really. This not only requires the player to be very fast, but also the referee to place the balls back quickly and efficiently.

[@Rassskle]

As almost said earlier, a standard American pool table is 6' long . The English Snooker & Billiards tables are 6' wide and 12' long, so 4 times bigger. The American settlers knew about Snooker and English Billiards, but because the pockets are so tight ( small and with unforgiving corners ) they chose pool and the quarter sized pool table as game of choice. They also chose wide open pockets with corners that suck the ball in to make potting easy, where as the English tables make potting almost impossible unless your aim is perfect.

[@kentmombourquette5385]

He has won 79 out of 125 championships in his career that’s 97%. That’s unbelievable but it’s the truth such a master of snooker. He will go down in history, the best of all time.

[@JuusoDartsFinland]

Please explain your math

[@andrewwallace4741]

😂

[@anglosaxon5874]

He threw his chalk up into the crowd. Then found there was no more and had to signal for another one. lol Yes the frame had already started by the other player. The 15 reds are in a triangle with the small end behind the pink ball. You pocket a red followed by a coloured ball [which gets replaced on the table until all reds have gone] then it follows in the coloured sequence: yellow/green/brown/blue/pink/black.

[@Sasso-pf1mo]

Ronnie was so locked in he forgot to even chalk his cue on the last few shots..that's what the gesture is about..madness

[@lordomacron3719]

Ronnie makes the game look easy. The best natural the game has seen.

[@RenderSM]

First thing I want to say: It's great you enjoy the game. 2nd is, it's snooker with a long u sound like in school, not snucker. You might missed the extra price money they have announced, 147000 Pounds for a maximum break... and if you had clicked on Ronnie O'Sullivan's name on the web page you opened, you would have seen that he's a pro since 1992 and only had 15 maximum breaks - that's HOW RARE they are. Enjoy many more snooker games, maybe watch a few games during the world champions or something, it's always nice to see and you learn the rules too. It's always one red followed by a colour that's placed back on the table until all red's are gone - for starters.

[@ljfinger]

It's a 12 foot table but the pockets are also insanely tight. If it's not nearly dead center, it doesn't drop.

[@whiteboi3818]

Look up Alex Higgins. The Hurricane was his name. Ronnie's is Rocket Ronnie. He was Ronnie's idol and motivation

[@robcarter55]

The thing about Ronnie it seems is that it's not up to the opponent whether they win or not even today. It's how Ronnie is feeling . I think it's a case of if Ronnie wants to win he does . He can even play right of left handed just as well. You have no idea how hard it is to get 147 . You could play all day every day for your whole life and never even get close

[@myoldmate]

The goat? Maybe. Check out Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White, and Alex Higgins. Look at the 1985 final, Steve Davis v Dennis Taylor. Imo, the very best example of tension there'll ever be.

[@davidmellish3295]

No maybe about it ,it's a fact ,statistics don't lie as well as every pro ,commentator, ref ,in fact anybody that has anything to do with the game acknowledges that he's the GOAT. The only person that says he isn't is Ronnie himself, but come on,nobodies going to be that big-headed to say in public ( even if they think it ) that they're the best,he says it's Hendry but stats don't lie

[@sharonmartin4036]

Snoo-ker as in pool, fool, tool, etc., not Shnuker. Fascinating game and played here by the best ever! Nick Price "broke" without potting a ball and Ronnie came to the table. This video is showing from that point on.

[@catastrophic009]

You have just witnessed this on video tape but I remember it 'Live' at the time & I don't think anybody has come close to repeating the feat of this 147 in the time frame that Ronnie achieved ! The only person that would come anywhere close after that 147 would be Ronnie himself but at his age now I think it would be extremely difficult to replicate ! So the chances of seeing anything like that ever again could well be 0% !

[@astrecks]

A tournament snooker table is 12ft x 6ft, with narrower corner pockets at 3-3/8" to 3-5/8" and side pockets at 4-1/16 to 4-5/16; the cushion profile is upside-down 'L' shape. A snooker ball diameter is 2-1/16" A tournament pool table is 9ft x 4.5ft with wider corner pockets at 4-7/8" to 5-1/8" and side pockets 5-3/8" to 5-5/8"; the cushion profile is '>' shaped. A pool ball diameter is 2-1/4" Although the pockets on a pool table are wider than those on a snooker table, the pool balls have a larger diameter by 3/16".

[@sandy_knight]

FYI, the double O in snooker is pronounced the same as the double O in pool. That's not a taunt at the end of the match, he threw his chalk into the crowd so someone could have a souvenir, then realised he still had the rest of the match to play so he was indicating to his mate that he needed some chalk.

[@chrisofnottingham]

How ever hard you think that was, it was way harder. Also, I think his #4 ranking is probably because he chooses not to play as many ranking tournaments these days. A measure of something is the number of career centuries he has scored, which he leads with currently 1257, the next highest is 987.

[@Jimin.Stan4Ever]

Ronnie is a legend

[@tanktanktanktanktank]

Ronnie is the GOAT and is still number 1 in most people's eyes. He's very controversial and upsets some people with his comments but he's the people's champ in my opinion.

[@Sticks31]

It wasn't a taunt. He tossed his chalk to the crowd so that someone got a fabulous souvenir.

[@MikeThomassen]

Great reaction :) First, the reds starts out in a triangle with the pink above them and the black below them. Second, as long as there are red balls on the table, the "coloured balls" (not red and white) will be taken back up to the table, as you must put a red followed by a "coloured ball", until there are no more red balls. The black ball gives you 7 points, and the pink gives you 6 points. That's why he uses the black to get to 147 points :) Third, he is not just the GOAT, he is just not world class, he has re-defined world class. He is "The Rocket" for a reason, he is without real comparrison the best of all time, and one of the best sports idols of European history. Ronnie O'Sullivan represents something different, something you don't really find many places in sport today. Snooker and Rugby has this. "Professional Situational Awareness" to such a degree that he defines an entire sport. Only very few people has ever done that, and he is the greatest of them all, for me :)

[@johnchristmas7522]

Glad you liked it. The black ball or any colour ball comes back onto the table after its potted so long as there are still reds on the table. To get maximum break you need to pot all the reds with a black until the black comes for the last time, then you have to pot all the colours in sequence:- Yellow(2)Green(3)Brown(4)Blue(5) Pink(6) and finally the Black(7). Potting the balls is difficult because the table is 12feet long and 6feet wide and narrower pockets than a pool table. The most important ball, is the White in that after potting a ball, you need the white ball to be in a good position to pot the next ball. If you watch Ronnie again, you will see, he's always striving to get the white ball in the right position. Sometimes players miss a pot that looks easy but thats because they are cueing to try to get the white ball in the right place afterwards. Try for yourself a snooker table and see just how hard it is to pot a ball, let alone place the white afterwards! Then try to do a max break! You will then I think, realise, just how hard this game is, and just how special a 147 is especially in 5mins 38secs!

[@erikholmgren1477]

Small correction: It sounds like you mean that when you have potted the last red ball, no more balls comes back onto the table which is a little wrong, the colored ball (which are all the balls except the reds and the white) you choose to pott directly after you pott a red ball always comes back in play even if there at that time are no more red balls on the table.

[@fatroberto3012]

In snooker you pot a red, worth one point, then a colored ball, worth between two (yellow) up to seven (black), then another red and another color repeatedly, until all 15 reds have gone. Then you pot the colors in order. Clearing all the balls with a free choice of color after each red is hard enough. It remains a dream for most amateur players. Getting the cue ball into a position to pot the black after every red, to get 147, is beyond mere mortals. Doing it in five minutes is just unreal. To put what Ronnie did in perspective, the highest break of any player in the snooker league I play in over the last 35 years was 118!

[@fatroberto3012]

For the pool players out there, a snooker table playing area is 12 feet by six feet and the balls will not go in the pockets if they hit the rail (called a cushion in snooker) before they reach the pocket. The pockets are probably the biggest difference. They are cut round instead of straight and they are smaller. It is a little easier to pot balls in the center pockets than on an American pool table but MUCH harder to pot balls in the corner pockets.

[@stuartfraser9745]

he's not insane, he's a professional snooker player.

[@michaelfaulkner3119]

Ronnie is the greatest of all time, no question about that.

[@gynandroidhead]

Ronnie holds the record with 15 maximum breaks in competitive play.

[@user-zg8gn1mf6o]

Could someone explain what snucker is please

[@user-dl4oe1vf9s]

Is a littel bit look like billiardo.. the deferent is in the rules and the nummber of balls.. here its 15 reds and 6 colored balls.. there is no last ball but points.. in addtion to makes it you have to pot red follow it by one of 6 color balls.. the red is one point and the other color balls start with yallow 2 points ends with the black 7 points.. so whoever makes the highest point win the frame

[@adamoksiuta4715]

This 147 was made in 1997 and in that time a maximum break in snooker was very rare achievement. When the all players made 2-3 maximums during whole season it was a good season. Today, 147's are more common and during season plares made over 10 maximums.

[@lochlanoloughlin1683]

I'm old enough to tell you exactly where I was watching this live... 🔥🔥🔥

[@livinglavvu]

He's also ambidextrous 🖖🏕️

[@annfrancoole34]

Are you sure you're right about that maybe that's too left for Ryan😀😃😄

[@MadasonRock]

I've been watching Snooker since I was a little boy in the 1970's ..... Ronnie is probably the bests Sportman that has ever lived...... 30+ years at the top 👑

[@HellDuke-]

It was so many years ago now, but it feels to me like he kind of got bored (no competition) at one point, where he pulled all sorts of shenanigans. I think there was one match where he missed an inconsequential shot (the match was fully winnable) and he just walked out. So yeah, everyone agreed that around this point and several years going forward he was pretty much at the very top

[@MadasonRock]

This was down to his Father going to Jail then not long after that his Mother went to Jail too for tax ovation!! This caused Ronnie to fall off the rails somewhat and he got addicted to weed. He openly admits this now. Thats the reasons he was so unstable for a few years and walked out of the match with Stephen Hendry!

[@ArcAudios77]

Great watch, seen it 'Live' but this was a nice reminder of the Class of the Man's Game.

[@WillBabbitt]

Ronnie threw his chalk into the crowd. He was asking for more chalk at the end 😂

[@roberthudson1959]

In snooker, a break doesn't start until a ball goes in a pocket. There can be several rounds of "safety" shots where the goal is simply to avoid setting up the opponent. You also need to realize that O'Sullivan began his professional career in 1992, and his 15 maximums are the most in the history of the sport. There are only three players with more than 10 maximum breaks.

[@TheTexturizer]

He dropped the chalk under the table right at the end, so that’s why he did the chalking gesture.

[@JustJokes-bw4fs]

I've never watched Snooker. That was awesome!

[@Requestioner]

It's not always that spectacular, but I do recommend checking out more of the game. Games can get very tactical, but also tense and exciting.

[@cadifan]

His opponent broke, then it was Ronnie's turn because his opponent didn't sink anything off the break which is common in snooker. Ronnie then cleaned the table. After his last shot he knocked his chalk off the side of the table where he placed it and he picked it up off the floor and threw it into the audience, he then indicated to the officials that he required a new chalk to continue playing, you can see the umpire handing him a new chalk right at the end of the video.

[@Richus1979]

It's not about popping ball after ball. It's about positioning the cue ball and setting the other ones at least 3 hits ahead. That's the difference between the greatest players and amateurs.

[@davedeighton4198]

Ronnie isn't the current world champion even tho he's won it 7 times,but when he's in the mood to play his A game he's by far still the best

[@mattbentley9270]

Wow 1997, forgot just how long he has been a total legend for !

[@The_Devil_Riser]

He actually played that fast because he wasn’t confident in his cueing and felt like if he played fast then it would help him out At the end he is saying that he didn’t have any chalk on the cue for most of the break when most players chalk every shot . He dropped to no.5 because he lost 500,000 seeding points 2 years after his last world championship win which was this year

[@mbeale100]

At the time it was the 20th official 147 in the history of snooker.. And it was the 4th one made at the Crucible (Sheffield), which is a special place for snooker, it’s been the home of the World Championship for nearly 50 years. I referee’d at the Crucible just last week ☺️ Whilst they are still exciting to watch.. they have become a bit more regular these days. Pre 2010 there had been 69 official 147s & in the 14 years since we’ve had 133 taking the total to over 200.

[@Chalisque]

Back in his day, Ronnie could play left handed and still be top 16. You often see him play shots left handed that would require the rest to be played right handed. An early opponent, watching him play left handed, thought he was taking the p*** and refused to shake his hand after the match.

[@SidneyKenson]

Ronnie is one of the greatest players of all time, yet he has one flaw. If something falls apart, he more than once had lost it completely. My humble point of view is he sometimes cannot accept him being just a human and therefore making mistakes. But that also makes him such a powerful player to pull off a maximum break in 5m8s. My guess is this will be a record even in 2097. I haven't seen any player else having such a well developed picture of a break like that, to know exactly where to have the cue ball, even 3 steps ahead. He knew where to play the ball to get it to a specific point on the table for the next red after this shot and the black in between. The endgame was a total standard procedure, all colors were on their spots, you just train for that year in year out. The real difficulty with that kind of playing style are the 15 reds and how to link them with the black ball in between. And doing that in such a speed was just unbelievable.

[@luisduarte4855]

Scoring a maximum break would earn you a cheque for 147,000£. So the "little taunt" at the end was Ronnie gesturing to the tournament staff that it was time to sign the cheque.

[@781David]

Ronnie had tossed his chalk into the crowd. It wasn't a taunt, he was asking for a new chalk.

[@lavonneburke979]

If you’re looking for the absolute GOAT in the realm of any table with balls on it, check out Efran Bata Reyes. He even got a few days, maybe one, crash course in snooker and he and his team won in that. But 9-ball? 8-ball? 10-ball? The man is beyond amazing! Even Ronnie calls him the GOAT.

[@johnkochen7264]

Ronnie is the GOAT in a game that has seen some really great players like Ken Doherty, Steve Davis and Steven Hendry. It is not enough to just pot the colours after you are done with the reds. You have to pot them in ascending order of value.

[@tapioheinonen8055]

Steve Davis made first 147 on TV. Price vas a car. A Lada 1500..😂

[@MadasonRock]

😂 A Lada 😂 And Stephen Hendry won a Ferrari 😂.... Cliff Thorban seems to get credited with this. But his was the first at the Crucible in 83 I think

[@TheWebcrafter]

8:06 - SOUVENIR CHALK Ronnie O'Sullivan threw his cue chalk into the crowd (a souvenir for one of the spectators) then.afterwards, he signalld the referee for another piece.

[@jrnas8046]

"break" in snooker is synonymous with "visit". So this isn't the initial break off, but this is the first break of the frame to score points, in this case it's maximum available points

[@BlakesPipes]

I found this sport 16 months ago. What an amazing pool game. I am born and raised US and never heard about the sport. Amazing

[@purpleaki06]

Not a pool game

[@BlakesPipes]

@@purpleaki06 i will call it a pool game in my words. its a pool table with 6 holes and balls. to me that is pool, to you? it might be like me calling swimming a water polo game, its people swimming back an forth in a pool of water. same thing to me. all i am saying is, i like snooker, its chess on a pool table. amazing.

[@purpleaki06]

@BlakesPipes it's not a pool table. It's a snooker table. That's like saying a hockey pitch is the same as a football pitch because they have goals at each end. Snooker table is far bigger and the pocket much tighter. The balls are a different weight too. There's a reason why no pro pool players have ever attempted professional snooker.

[@SouthJohnston]

The Snooker rankings don't really mean too much, some players just enter into more tournaments through the year than others. Ronnie is still recognized as the best in the world on his day