American Reacts to Ronnie O'Sullivan Fastest 147 in History (5 minutes 8 seconds)

[@Syphenz1]

5 minutes is not just fast but absurdly ridiculously fast, that record will never be broken again ever

[@StevenHickman-m4g]

Nobody cares it's shit😂

[@ashscott6068]

Of course it will. As long as snooker continues to exist, and no new rules are introduced to slow the game down, it's INEVITABLE that it will one day be broken. Ronnie could have played this one faster himself just by walking a bit faster after some of the potted reds. Or the ref could have re-spotted the balls a bit faster on the shots where Ronnie had to wait for him.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

Never say never, but it is a tall order...

[@keefbeef2002]

​@@ashscott6068if anyone breaks it, it will be Ronnie. Records are made to be broken but this one won't be - not in live tournament play. Astonishing performance.

[@craigheath8591]

​@ashscott6068 you say of course it will like players has gifted has Ronnie come around all the time.....thats so difficult to hit a 147 never mind playing at speed....that record will stand for centuries

[@SuperCragster]

His snooker brain is faster than any other player and he's going that fast because he can. Pure and simple. He's the most talented man to pick up a cue.

[@jaredgriffiths1361]

And to be able to do it with either hand!!!! He’s on a different level to most people.

[@SuperCragster]

@@jaredgriffiths1361 It's mad i didn't even mention that. 😊

[@robertbarrett5699]

That is why his nickname is Rocket Ronnie🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kentilly6160]

They say that Ronnie's brain is working out where his White ball will end up FIVE moves ahead! The worlds best ever snooker player, but he sometimes has issues that make him look very average at times and some lowly ranked players have beaten him comfortably. He is going through one of those periods right now but it will pass, then watch out. The World Championships are coming up and I wouldn't be surprised if he wins it for a record EIGTH time! By the way, he is nearly unbeatable even if he plays left handed, so most of the time he doesn't use the rest, he just plays left handed.

[@mcfcguvnors]

hes certainly faster than this norbert on the pause button

[@Harry-d4n]

Instructions for Americans First say : Snoopy Now say : Snooker

[@KevinStansfield]

You mean 'Snupy'?

[@IanDarley]

Snup Doggy Dog

[@gaztambo139]

In fairness, most other words spelled ‘ook’ are pronounced ‘uhk’. Took Booker Cooker Hooker Looker

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@KevinStansfield Joking yes...hopefully 👍🤔🤭🖖

[@kathryndunn9142]

He can't say houses ever 😂😂😂

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

Ronnie is just magical, his cue ball positioning is nuts. He can also play with both hands

[@fatroberto3012]

This was 1997. The £147,000 was only awarded if it was done during the World Championship. The prize money for a 147 started falling when Ronnie O'Sullivan came on the scene! By 2017 the prize had dropped to £15,000 and Ronnie made a protest by deliberately potting a pink instead of a black late in a break where a 147 seemed a certainty, so that he "only" scored a 146!

[@wfe1947]

No, he potted the black for the 147. He had asked the referee what the prize money was for a 147 and when he wasn't impressed at the amount, it looked like he would deliberately not make the 147. The referee (John ????) reminded him that all his fans would want to see him making another 147 and so he potted the black for the 147.

[@CMc-v7z]

@@wfe1947 no, there was another time when he potted the pink instead as a protest. The one you are thinking of I think is when he asked what the prize was after 2 shots, they were different games.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

I think somebody else asked the same question once, and decided to put the black down for the 147 - on a double as a protest! Can't remember who it was though.

[@Isleofskye]

@@robertwilloughby8050 ,Me neither

[@gary.h.turner]

If you really want to make a protest you should deliberately pot the cue ball!

[@mattyboi8338]

Calling it “snucker” instead of taking 5 seconds to just think through the spelling and pronunciation or even googling how to pronounce it, is one of the most American things I’ve ever heard

[@squirebrutus]

I find it hard to think of another word where the double 'o' is sandwiched between two vowels that isn't pronounced the same way he's pronouncing it. e.g. book, look, cooker, hooker. You'd have to look to an unsandwiched(?) double 'o' to find it pronounced the same as snooker, e.g. boo, woo. So I think the assumption's pretty logical.

[@RandallSlick]

@@squirebrutus Suppose that depends on whether you're from oop north or not.

[@mactheknifeuk]

yep, useless

[@RathanDogster]

​@@squirebrutus Looter, shooter, snooper, pooper...

[@FloatingOnAZephyr]

@@squirebrutusLoop. Swoop. Whoop. Blooper. Troop. Hoop. Spook.

[@mdwellington]

As an amateur player, if you make a break of 24 you've done really well.

[@glennaustin37]

24? I dream of making 24!

[@CMc-v7z]

My highest break is around 58. That was a day when it all went well until a kick. After that my concentration went.

[@jasonyoung7705]

@@glennaustin37 I'm luck to make a break of three!. Although in pool, only once, i got 10 game wins in a row. A couple of years ago I was in the local working-mans-club, and another young lad was on his 9th win in a row. I played him next, and I beat him. Only just, it was close. But when I won, he just stood staring at the table, mouth agape. I bought him a pint, only seamed fair.

[@glennaustin37]

​@@jasonyoung7705 nice one!

[@reluctantheist5224]

If I hit the reds when I break I think I'm Steve Davis..

[@mojobag01]

The commentator that is getting nervous is a former world champion.

[@lk-music]

John Virgo? He won the pairs once. Was there a co-commentator?

[@michaelsimmons2483]

@@lk-music Dennis Taylor

[@sc3pt1c4L]

I have yet to learn about this game called 'snucker'

[@emmanuelmartin1238]

its similar to the game called 'Pul'.

[@seryph3140]

Me too, considering he said snooker in the video.

[@AlisonAustin-w1i]

@@seryph3140 He keeps saying snucker not snoooooooker

[@Nick-ov8sm]

Its a cue not stick

[@ratatat9790]

Over the years our language has been destroyed by Americanisms.

[@valkyriedd5849]

Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan in fine form there. That's his rhythm, that's the pace he plays the game. The most naturally gifted player to ever pick up a snooker cue. You have to understand the cue ball control, it's not just making the pot, it's where the cue ball ends up and he knows precisely where that will be; he is also thinking several or more pots in advance. A note to Americans: not only is the table about four times the size of a pool table the pockets are much smaller and set deeper.

[@patrickbriscall7934]

When I was at university, we had a snooker room with three full sized tables. I was happy if I could pot a ball. Just one.

[@JohnVDenley]

Yes, same, I spent 3 years at university trying to make a break of more than 10!

[@Philcopson]

I know the feeling: I can't even play pool to save my life, but one evening in the pub, a mate and I played a game against two girls. The embarrassment as we missed shot after shot was terrible, until finally they were down to black and we still had four balls on the table. Fortunately she missed, and by the most incredible luck ever - I cleared all four then sank the black. They thought we'd just been pretending to be no good, just so we could have a laugh at their expense, and went off in a huff. Little did they know....

[@whattiler5102]

​@@JohnVDenleyI could have been king there with my magnificent 17

[@andrewmurray5542]

I can pot a few balls on a pool table, but the first time I played on a full size snooker table, I couldn't pot a thing! I mean, I did eventually pot a red but only when it was right over the pocket and even I couldn't miss.

[@lizcollinson2692]

I was happy if I could reach the white 😂

[@andyfowler7810]

one of the best British moments in sport, 147 are rare and never at that pace! love the content man and good see your blowing up now much love from the 🇬🇧

[@hikareti9503]

One of reasons he goes straight to the next shot is that he has set it up with previous shot. Positioning the next shot is the hardest part of snooker.

[@robertbarrett5699]

It's his white ball positioning is why he is the genius he is.❤

[@kentilly6160]

In Ronnie's case his brain is working FIVE shots ahead.

[@tvs339]

@@robertbarrett5699and also why it looks so easy (especially to the untrained eye as is the case here), because his positional play makes the next shot easy. But all the hard work is in the cue ball

[@mcfcguvnors]

Id say the pausing for dickhead comments & "Reaction " is the hard part - 18 min for a 5 min video !?

[@78tag]

@@kentilly6160 ....5 shots ahead ? ? ? He can see the possibility of a maximum before he takes his first shot. For him it is just a matter of picking off every shot (36 of them) in perfect order. We have all seen him ask what the prize was for a max when he stepped up for his first shot.

[@ade2406]

Great vid, subscribed. Ronnie is the man, even now. Insane really

[@Tinman452]

Ronnie once won a game by playing a left handed shot (he is right handed). The snooker officials called him up on disciplinary proceedings for trying to make his competitor look a fool. Ronnie played a best of 5 against a former world champ on the panel but he played left handed thr entire time and won 3-0. They dropped the charge after 😂

[@nataliezitzmann6047]

I remember that😂

[@thatguy-kv8re]

It was more than one shot. He played the last frame left handed. Got fined for unsportsmanlike conduct as his French opponent was left handed. Ronnie played better and the French bloke got salty. He later entered a tournament left handed as is then coach Ray reardon suggested it would prove how good he really was

[@BazilYat]

He's probably the most talented man to pick up a cue. And then he built on that talent with hard work. There is nobody better in the sport.

[@theshiftybloke4672]

His left handed arc was the best time ever - it was just rubbing salt into everyone's wounds

[@mcfcguvnors]

legend has it this yank watched a video once without pausing 46 times & talking utter nonsense all te way through like a poundshop Rob Lowe

[@joenightingale5373]

Happy to see you enjoying Snooker. My Particular favourite 147 was also by Ronnie, in the 2008 World Championship. Not nearly as fast as this one (which is widely regarded as among the safest records in all sport). However, the problem solving, cue power, potting, positional play . . . It is off the scale. The Shot from black to "cannon" the red and pink (with barely any angle, and at pace) freeing them both up and landing on the other . . . Probably the best shot I've ever seen. And I've seen a lot. I recommend you cover it 🙂

[@esclad]

A frame of snooker can take about an hour depending on how tactical it gets so just over 5 minutes to get the highest score possible is incredible. And a record that will probably never be beaten.

[@MrBillyboyroge]

Mark Selby deliberated over ONE shot in the time it took Ronnie to clear the table kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGOomomYq8mqq9Esi=-DPpwGkNLU6DTKVg 😅

[@markyishere1]

​@@ShinobeNinjaMonk Ronnies' nick name is "Rocket: You're thinking of Jimmy "The Whirlwind" White.

[@simoncampbell3144]

Nobody is better than Hurricane Higgins

[@simoncampbell3144]

Or Cliff the cyclone Thorburn 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@simoncampbell3144]

Pot the red and screw back , for the yellow green brown blue pink and black

[@ghengiskhan6145]

Enjoyed your reaction vid, thanks.

[@lailachopperchops9290]

,Ronnie O'Sullivan gained the nickname "The Rocket" after winning a best-of-nine frame match in a record 43 minutes during his debut season as a professional.

[@MRiitta]

I have seen this game like a hundred times. Ronnie is an unbelievable snooker star. I love to watch snooker in total silence, not disturbed by anything or anyone, so this time the commenting made me feel really unconfortable. But my reaction just proved how much I love snooker❤ Thank you for showing the game;) Best regards from Finland

[@theriddick2735]

You can't be a fan of Snooker if you're annoyed by the brilliant John Virgo's commentary. The man is not only a Snooker legend, he's a punditry legend.

[@MRiitta]

@theriddick2735 OK Commentaries are part of the game;)

[@martysears]

Happy you finally watched this! What an epic historical sporting moment.147s in 1997 were indeed very rare - as the commentators said, there'd only been 3 at the Crucible at that point, the theatre in Sheffield where the World Championship has been held since 1977 (so 20 years!) However, nowadays the 147 is much less rare, as the overall standard of play has increased massively. Nowadays you seem to get a 147 most years at the Crucible, (in 2023 there were two!). So they don't get the £147,000 prize any more, the prize is much smaller now. But yes usually they are going to take their time over it a lot more - the care-free manner in which Ronnie took this break is the really remarkable thing, that means it is a record that will likely never be broken.

[@philiprayner5883]

Love your take on this game 👍🏼 Ronnie is the greatest I’ve seen, period 😃

[@BRIDINC1972]

In this competition there was another set up next door, this was such a magnificent run that those players halted their game to watch him make this record breaking frame

[@BRIDINC1972]

His speed is why he's called the Rocket

[@beachcomberbob3496]

Strictly speaking, you have to sink a red (1 point) then go for any other colour (yes colour, we're British). Yellow=2, Green=3, Brown=4, Blue=5, Pink=6 and Black=7. As long as you can keep 'potting' a red then a colour, you stay on the table, racking up your score. Miss a shot or play a foul shot (by missing your intended pot, missing the ball completely or hitting/potting a wrong ball accidentally) and your opponent steps up. As you said, 147 is the maximum, made up of all the reds plus a black each time. If you can't make a shot, the plan is to play a safety shot, putting the white in an impossible position for your opponent (usually up the other end of the table) or obscuring a valid shot by putting it behind another ball, which is called a 'snooker'. Hence the old term 'being snookered' when being blocked in your planned action.

[@Enlightened-WOLF]

Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most 147 breaks in professional snooker history with 15 in 32 years thats how rare it is

[@daveofyorkshire301]

The first official 147 was Steve Davis in 1982. As of 2024 there's been just over 200 147 completed in tournaments.

[@helpmaboabb]

The pockets are only 2/3 size of Pool tables and trust me, when you go to take a long shot, that pocket looks about 75 yards away.

[@simonp8698]

​@@daveofyorkshire301 Definitely the first televised one, the first official 147 was made by Joe Davis, in the 1950s.

[@bazhughes5625]

He's probably made 16 if you count the one time he potted a pink in protest to them reducing the prize money for a 147. That gave him a 146.

[@joegeoghegan1313]

​@@daveofyorkshire301 Sorry, it was 'The Grinder's from Canada. Cliff Thorburn.

[@fluffymitten]

Ronnie is a fantastic snooker player. So pleased you covered one of his many achievements

[@InvisibleTower]

There's something about snooker that just grabs certain people in a way I've never quite been able to explain. It's not for everyone, but if you like it you'll generally end up becoming fascinated by it.

[@kentilly6160]

My friends can't understand how I can watch snooker day after day, 7 - 10 hours per day, for 6-7 days until the winners trophy is presented. Back in the day when Steve Davis was tops he was playing the World Championship final against Dennis Taylor and it was watched by 18 million people and only finished after 1.00 a.m.

[@theriddick2735]

It's the last truly Great British sport. So how long that lasts with Hearn and 'multiculturalism', eh?

[@mccm48]

Lovely video this, great passion for the game.

[@gkkes]

There have been 206 tournament 147 maximums since 1982 (42 years), that's less than 5 per year average. Ronnie has 15. They no longer offer a "special" prize for a maximum, just a single prize for the highest break of the tournament.. In 1997 this was only the 20th. This year 2024 there have been 12 so far! 5'20" is pretty impressive by Ronnie, until you see the speed league table 😊 So the top 6 (at 2003): Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997) 5:20 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2003) 6:30 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2001) 6:36 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2000) 6:40 Ronnie O'Sullivan (1999) 6:51 James Watanna (1992) 7:09

[@jamiescott6586]

This is brilliant! One of the greatest feats in the history of sports and this guy with almost no snucker knowledge manages to grasp how incredible it is!

[@hr35rasmus]

The real skill in Snooker (pronounced : Snoooo-kah) is not only potting balls but positioning the white cue ball ready for the next shot……..😁

[@elgoruk6923]

When you watch that break, he's actually lined up for the next short & waiting for cue ball to stop most of the time.

[@chrismackett9044]

The real skill for Americans is pronouncing ‘snooker’ correctly.

[@keilarsbraegrower1581]

And it's a cue ball, not a que ball

[@RoseBenson-jv5xm]

In North America (depending where you're from) it's pronounced snooker, with the r. It's like you're complaining how we pronounce water, not watah.

[@kevinmadigan2340]

He enjoying a packet or 2 anyone who knows knows

[@ghengiskhan6145]

Back in the day when there were only 4 channels of TV in the UK, the Snooker World Championship Final was watched live by 18 million people. That's nearly half the adult population of the UK at the time (1980s). It is completely addictive and so pleasing to watch. Extremely popular in CHINA incidentally.

[@seandrew7837]

I walked a girl home that night. This match was on when we arrived at her parent’s house. Still haven’t kissed her.

[@karl9091]

Just had a shiver down my back... and I've watched this 147 so many times. Incredible

[@philphil9347]

The 147k was paid by the sponsor, Embassy cigarettes. Since there was no tobacco sponsorship allowed the amounts in the game dropped rapidly. Also when this was on, cable or satellite tv was quite rare, and no tv via Internet, so these programmes would be watched by millions. Snooker was often practiced daily by these players, and they practise getting high breaks like this.

[@stevewest4994]

To get an idea of just how much skill is involved, watch the cue ball (white) after it has hit the object ball. It may roll on, stop dead, spin back, or any number of variations. But it's different every time, and is always to position the cue ball for the next shot--and at Ronnie's level, he planning several shots ahead, such as planning when he is going to break up that little cluster of reds.

[@zt2max]

Enjoyed video, your reaction was hilarious to the prize for the 147. In the 1990s the prize was bigger because they were pretty rare, I think the first televised 147 was possibly early 1980s. Nowadays the standard of play has improved so they are common, there was a 147 in the UK championship last week by a Chinese player. Someone is either going for one during a tournament or getting one, but you're right the speed this was done can only be done by the GOAT, Ronnie O'sullivan as he is considered to be the greatest ever player and certainly the most talented ever.

[@theholibobbers2441]

This achievement is without equal in any other sport at any other time within sporting history. Records will always be beaten in sport, however this is one record that could stand forever. Fans of snooker could be talking about this for as long as snooker is played, it really is that remarkable.

[@frankfrank6631]

Well you're right because the refs are slow now, this ref helped massively with this achievement.

[@kentilly6160]

@@frankfrank6631 And he could have been considerably faster!

[@paulbonge6617]

@5:54 you comment that he walked around to look at a shot. He wasn't! Ronnie was looking at the second shot to position him for the 3rd shot and then the 4th shot on the black that he will take to break the small mass of reds open. No one can play Snooker at his level or anywhere NEAR the professional level without being able to see/plan shots 3, 4 and/or 5 shots ahead!

[@KeefsCattys]

A very difficult game to get even slightly good at, with zero room for error as the pockets are really small compared to ball size . O'Sullivan is a machine and this was a legendary performance

[@MrUnstoppable69]

Watched this match live at my grandma's house when I was 12 years old on an old tv with an aerial made out of a makeshift coat hanger and wire, i am now 40 in 3 days and it is still a record time for a 147 break 27 years later. It is still amazing to watch now and i have lost count of how many times I have seen it 😂😮

[@davidv.8655]

I dont think I am exaggerating when I say snooker is 3 times more difficult to play than pool. The balls are bigger the pockets are smaller ( even smaller again on a championship table like this one . The table is huge. The skill level is off the charts . A 147 is probably the equivalent of getting 3 x 300 games of ten pin bowling back to back, or maybe shooting a 59 at golf. To do it in this time as well is utterly nuts.

[@scoobsean]

Snooker balls are 2 1/16 inches and American Pool balls are 2 1/4 inches. English Pool balls are 2 inches (cue ball 1 7/8 inches)

[@thekaratekidpartii2169]

@@scoobsean Yeah, you are right. Snooker balls are smaller. But snooker pockets are smaller. I don't think anyone who likes snooker and pool should be trying to determine which is "more difficult". Although, snooker players do like to test the theory by playing professional pool. Whereas pool players rarely compete in games of snooker with professional snooker players. .

[@TheFridge0x]

I played a lot of snooker growing up and I have never got a break higher than 50, Ronnie is just a legend

[@kimbirch1202]

Ronnie is just very naturally gifted and once he gets in the zone, he's unbeatable. That 5min 147 will never be beaten.

[@coombscharlie]

"For those of you watching in black and white, the pink is just behind the brown".

[@About_That_Life]

😂😂😂. Got it👍 😉wink😉 wink. 🔞👉👌 🌸🕳️💩🕳️

[@About_That_Life]

😂😂😂. Got it👍 😉wink😉 wink. 🔞👉👌 🌸🕳️💩🕳️

[@About_That_Life]

😂😂😂. Got it👍 😉wink😉 wink. 🔞👉👌 🌸🕳️💩🕳️

[@sabinasabina2010]

That was a classic- and yes my dad had a black and white TV

[@kentilly6160]

Wrong, the pink is placed at the tip of the triangle which is composed of 15 red balls and the black ball is directly behind the triangle.

[@matt5284]

As of November 5, 2024, there have been **207** officially recognized 147 breaks in professional snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan (Nickname, The Rocket) Holds the record for the most 147 breaks with 15. His first 147 was in 1997 at the World Championship. Steve Davis Made the first 147 break in 1982 at the Lada Classic and was also the first to make one in a televised match. Mark Selby Made the 189th 147 break in the 2023 World Championship final at the Crucible, becoming the first player to do so

[@rayfearne1379]

Tyler, I played snooker most of my adult life. My highest break ever was 49 points & that was in my good days. For two poor players a frame of snooker can take 40 to 50 mins. For two fairly decent players, as I was 15 to 25 mins. Professionals, can range immensely, but usually around 10 to 20 mins. 147's are rare & particularly in competitions. The only thing I can compare it too, is like a Soccer Star getting a Hatrick in a World class Final. Although, I'm sure Professional do it regularly in the practice room, no pressure! The thing is with snooker, it teaches you concentration & patience. Any one starting out, who is not prepared to concentrate & wait for when the time is right. It's not the game for you!The tactics are incredible, but if you the only player potting with you first visit to the table it can be done quiet quickly, but never this fast. Has to be a World Record, that will stand for many decades to come!

[@tomsurrey2252]

Same, haha, HERE... best score, (REMEMBER, I used to play, for years', every Friday night), 28!

[@marlonthomas8042]

Think my highest break was like 15 and I was buzzing

[@TheXeneco]

After potting a red you must play for a colour (non red), different colours have different points if potted - yellow at just 2, black has the most of all colours with 7. Pot a colour and you get to play for a red ball again. After all the reds are cleared, you play the colours in ascending order of points value

[@lemmingsplat5279]

A 147 is very rare. The first wasn't recorded until 1982. It's now more common due to higher standards and more tournaments. In terms of officially recorded maximums: 1980's: 8 times 1990's: 26 times 2000's: 35 times 2010's: 86 times 2020's: 51 times (so far)

[@MeidoVegeta]

Over tens of thousands of frames played. It's truly rare.

[@serenityjoe86]

If your stats are correct that is a fantastic comment

[@TimJapan]

All the pots were standard for a player like him, it was the pace and pin point positioning that made it special. He was never out of position. that's the rarest thing to see in a 147.

[@jeschinstad]

The gesture you asked about was that he threw his chalk to the audience, so he needed a new one. Later he gestures that he will sign the chalk for the one who catched it.

[@scoobsean]

I thought that he actually dropped his chalk under the table during the break and kept going so he didn't interrupt his flow - so he didn't chalk his cue for a lot of the break. The chalk that he threw into the crowd was the one he dropped under the table

[@dethtuimerika]

Catched it??

[@jeschinstad]

@@dethtuimerika Caught it. :)

[@stitcha123]

No the gesture was ‘I didn’t even chalk my cue.’

[@jeschinstad]

@@stitcha123 15:27, he picks up the chalk and throws it to the audience. At first I thought he was saying that he would sign it for whomever caught it, but he's asking for a new chalk.

[@tonygeddes9558]

Ronnie is the most naturally gifted snooker player of All time. A true master.

[@eamonquinn5188]

See if you can find Alex Higgins, a somewhat damaged man who made snooker popular. Snooker came to TV when BBC2 started colour broadcasts in I think around 1969, I'm not going to look it up, what better demonstration of colour TV than a sport whose basis s different coloured balls. Not sure they showed competition snooker originally, there was a show called Pot Black, which was one match, around 25 minutes. There were some iconic players but Alex "Hurricane" Higgins made it "sexy". A Northern Irishman who had some of the issues associated with men from my home, but boy did he electrify the sport

[@davidoff59]

Jimmy White, another legend also

[@daveberry7136]

the thing you are missing is the cue ball control - Ronnie is putting that ball exactly where he needs it to make the next shot, every time: he is so fast because he is already walking to where he is sending the cue ball. This is truly stupendous play in Snooker, to have that precision and consistency.

[@trainboy440]

AND HE PLAYES LEFT AND RIGHT HANDED....!!!!!!!!!

[@cornishbluebird]

Yeah, loved it when he did that, as opponents could never make a shot awkward enough he couldn't play it..

[@meditationandstudyvibes4416]

Ambidextrous is the term

[@JM1919MJ]

You can tie both of his arms behind his back and he goes all Christy brown on you and plays with his feet.

[@IG7799-c4u]

@@cornishbluebird Alain Robidoux hated it 😅

[@jensun77wilson]

Insane

[@lothburke2243]

Ronnie has 15 147s on live TV. Ronnie is a legend in the UK. I was 17 when he made this everybody in school was talking about it , it's a popular sport in Ireland where I live .

[@birdiecar]

Steve Davis was the first person to hit a perfect 147 on televised snooker back in 1982 and was well known for achieving this great feat in snooker 🎱. 🎉😊❤

[@kentilly6160]

The only difference is that it most likely took Steve Davis an hour or so to achieve his 147.

[@theriddick2735]

You can't compare the eras. The quality of the table, the balls, the cues, the fact it had never been achieved before.

[@thomassmith9362]

What is amazing about this, is every ball goes directly into the centre of the pocket, but also such great control and knowledge of the table

[@paulbonge6617]

Ronnie "The Rocket" has made 15 Maximum Breaks, the most ever in the history of Snooker "Officially Recognized" and that being ONLY in regulation international play and does not include Maximum Breaks made in exhibition matches and non-sanctioned events. There can be arguments made that even Michael Jordan isn't the GOAT, nor even Tom Brady also not being the GOAT, but there IS NO QUESTION that Ronnie O'Sullivan is not the undisputed GOAT of "Stick and Ball Sports"! PERIOD and MIC DROP!

[@DanielFerguson-j9u]

The original table game was billiards, with only 3 balls in play. Soldiers in the British Army in India in Victorian times invented Snooker to increase excitement. Pool was a version of snooker, with it's numbered balls. The table was reduced in size from the 12 by 6 foot billiard form to let pool fit into more places. Some British pubs have small pool tables, but others still have full size Snooker tables. Ronnie's nick name is 'the Rocket' because of his speed of play.

[@richardgiles5608]

I watched this live on TV back in the day, it was as outrageous then as it is today!

[@seanscanlon9067]

I bet though that you were not using expressions like "back in the day" back then.

[@stuartdavidson162]

Snooker tables are 6ft x 12ft and the pocket "jaws" are a lot tigher than an american pool table. That being said, props to those at the top of their pool game :) 15 reds + 15 blacks + 6 colours = 36 balls to pot So potting a ball in under 9 seconds per ball :O

[@chrismellor5879]

Hence his game name mate. Ronnie the rocket O'Sullivan. Great reaction dude😊

[@cjcasey1513]

That's exactly the reason he's called "🚀 Rocket Ronnie" bro. After watching Snooker players of his calibre, to then watching American pool playes. Is like going to the Crucible live vs watching you're kids play pool on holiday 😂😂

[@adiuntesserande6893]

He dominates his sport in a way comparable only to others who answer to such names as Gretzky, Cazaly, Tendulkar, Bradman, Ruth, Jordan, Pele, and Shumacher.

[@dezfitz62]

Saying Bradman is a good comparison, his batting average (99) was so good no-one since has got anywhere near him. Ronnie in snooker is the same greatness, and will be forever remembered in the same way Bradman is. 18:29

[@justinludeman8424]

Nice. I would add Warne to that as well.

[@brucecumming8803]

I heard a commentator recalling a snooker demo game he attended years ago. One of the players was on fire and played a fantastic game. He had the white ball on a string and was always perfectly positioned for the next shot. When the game ended the commentator said, to a man standing next to him, "what an amazing game he played" and the man replied, "I could have sunk all those shots". The point being that getting the position of the white correct is one of the main skills of snooker.

[@CliveSimmons-b9b]

It is pedantic to say so, but most pronounce it snoo-ker not snook-er. Brilliant video, great commentary. Ronnie is a legend. All time greatness.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@CliveSimmons-b9b please be pedantic... (🤞🤭🤞) "I love it when a plan comes together!"

[@pedanticlady9126]

So do I 👍

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@pedanticlady9126 👍🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💕🇬🇧🤭🖖

[@theriddick2735]

It's probably best for Americans to understand it as ssss-new-ker.

[@englishlin7020]

Ronnie was the first player to score a career 1000 century breaks. That one is also on YT. Amazing showmanship.

[@cantbarsedatall]

They don’t call him Ronnie “The Rocket” for nothing. GOAT

[@MrMark80]

He said in an interview much later, he was so nervous, just for the match, he was playing in fear! and that is what he produced! he has had quite a turbulent life, but he is literally the greatest player to ever pick a cue up, and still is, and if you know your snooker history there have been some amazing players, but he eclipses all of them, by quite a lot! an absolute legend of the sport. and a top bloke on top of that too! I doubt this will ever be beaten, not in a professional tournament, no way! the skill level is off the charts!

[@lulusbackintown1478]

The snooker programme Pot Black was first broadcast on BBC2 in July 1969. My Dad loved it so we all watched it. My Dad was a billiards player so he appreciated the skill. Unfortunately we had a black and white tv not a colour one but you soon got used to the different shades you could pick out in black and white. I think the tv coverage made sn-OO-ker enormously popular and it remains so today. There are players from all over the world. A KZbin of trick shots would probably interest you - get searching!

[@KC-gy5xw]

Required watching for us in my house when I was little!

[@DaveMcC-cn1uk]

I would recommend you watching the final frame (out of 35) of the 1985 World Snooker championship between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor (one of the commentators in this game). As a 12 year old Ulster boy at the time, I was allowed to stay up past midnight to watch the end, as the game not only went down to the final frame, but the final ball. It was an absolute nail-biter! I believe it still holds the record viewing figures for BBC2 to this day. It's been labelled the greatest snooker final of all time.

[@Gavin-e9f]

Everything leaves Tyler speechless 😂

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@Gavin-e9f His wife too ?

[@kevinhiscock8475]

americans are to brainless to play snooker it requires skill and in a way you need to count

[@scottparker9688]

Growing up watching Ronnie play was what got me into watching snooker. Incredible. I think I read/ heard somewhere that he spoke to the ref before hand saying he wanted to do this so wanted them to place the black in a speedy manner as they usually take a bit longer to do it.

[@Johnnysnuff]

His nickname is 'The Rocket' and he plays that fast because he can because he is (still) that damn good!!

[@richardhodgson6711]

He certainly still can be that good, but only when he wants to be. The thing with Ronnie is he's effectively two different players; one who will absolutely dominate his opponents, and one who will struggle to find his way past a middle of the road opponent, and there's no telling which of those Ronnies will turn up to a match. That being said, when he is at his best, he's pretty much unstoppable

[@Johnnysnuff]

@@richardhodgson6711 Using your logic there he is effectively 4 different players....because he is exactly what you said but he can also do those left-handed!! 😆

[@davidlee6720]

gave up being amazed by Ronnie; he makes it look so easy, don't think his records will ever be beaten, A one off all-time genius - and he treats it all so laconically -as if it is nothing special. Your comments were bang on.

[@frankfrank6631]

The GOAT. 46 years at the Crucible, there have only been 14 maximum breaks.

[@JimCox-mi2qi]

The Rocket !!!

[@emmanuelmartin1238]

The three fastest (And most entertaining)players were Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White and Ronnie 'Rocket' O'Sullivan.

[@Alan_Clark]

Don't forget Steve 'Interesting' Davies! 😀

[@nononsense3528]

There used to be some real entertainment watching the snooker back in the day, “cocaine” Kirk Stevens didn’t used to hang around either, then old Bill Werberniek guzzling about 15 pints of lager and smoking about 40 fags a match, Cliff “The Grinder” Thorburn take about 3 hours a frame……used to love it back then.

[@gillessteeleneuve8969]

I never tire of watching this frame. It still gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. Watch it again. Look out for odd bounces that seem to break the laws of physics - that's spin. That's Ronnie ("The Rocket") setting up the next shot. When he walked around the table, he was looking 3 or 4 shots ahead, wondering how he was going to break up the pack. And the endgame, when all the colours are on their spots, don't worry, professionals practice that time and time again, so he was on familiar territory. One other thing: when setting up their next shop, professionals think in terms of the area they want the cue ball to end up: which side of the target ball they want to be,and judge the weight and the spin from that. And Ronnie is a pure genius at that.

[@BasherBrookes]

There’s a video on KZbin where all the balls are set up for a 147. Halfway through the break he asks the ref what the prize is for a maxi… the ref didn’t know so he had to check. Ronnie wasn’t happy with that prize so on the last red, he pots the pink and clears up… Legend

[@CMc-v7z]

There was also a time when he asked after the first red and black because he just felt he could get one lol.

[@kevinwildgust4135]

​@@CMc-v7z yeah that was with Jan the ref and even Jan was shocked he was being asked. And it delaid that match for a good 5 10 mins b4 I tell Ronnie it was a shit prize of 5k. But he still did the 147 for the fans and Jan

[@mrkillermaxxx]

And said in the interview after with a smirk on his face that pink there was the correct shot. 😂

[@BlackpoolJohn]

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ONE WHERE HE ASKED WHAT THE PRIZE WAS AFTER POTTING THE FIRST RED.

[@j0hnn13K]

Huge table, tiny pockets, and small balls are just a part of the difficulty of this game, it is all about que-ball control and positioning, and Ronnie is one of the best at that, you will ever see. I saw this 147 live on tv at the time, but this was not my favorite match by Ronnie, the one that sticks to my mind the most is a match he actually lost. He played against a legend of snooker, Steve Davis, and he was owning Steve hard and was ahead like 17 to 11 or so in a best of 35 frame match, he only needed one more frame to beat Steve (it was either semi finals, or the finals, not sure on that), and this is when the legend showed Ronnie how to play safety shots to win the fight. Steve, who was on the attack to catch up up till that moment, decided to change his tactics and started to play more conservatively and when the occasion called for it, he'd execute perfect safety shots, forcing Ronnie to play exceedingly more difficult shots and forcing him into making mistakes. He kept to this strategy and ground down Ronnie's lead frame by frame, till he reached 17-17 and needed 1 more frame to beat Ronnie and take home the win. By this time he had gotten inside Ronnie's head and needless to say, he had broken him and Steve won the final frame and the match. The reason i find that to be one of the greatest games is not only because Steve Davis showed he still had that masterclass in him, but more so because this match was the key teaching moment for Ronnie, making him go from a great player (which he already was) to an amazing player destined to become a snooker legend (he is). After that match you saw Ronnie grow in his safety play, he actually started to "practice" it in matches as well, he most definitely had took the lesson from the old fox and made it his own. If Ronnie is switched on during a match.. there is nobody who can beat him, other than he himself.

[@donnykohler7208]

Most Scottish people have tiny pockets and small balls.

[@nolaj114]

Snooker..."oo" in the middle.. , not "snucker". 😑 unless you're Welsh, that is.

[@pro_ploperz]

Why can you say snucker if you're Welsh and not if you're American?

[@kathryndunn9142]

Well I have Welsh in me and it's still snooker

[@glennaustin37]

Or Americorn!

[@joezy5268]

Snuup dogg

[@ashley6595]

Glad someone mentioned that 🤣 kills me when he says snooker. 🤣

[@High_Lord_Of_Terra]

I've seen this frame so many times lol. I've only played on a full sized snooker table a handful of times so knowing how hard this snooker is makes it even more impressive.

[@psycomatrix]

Some small facts: The first part of the game alternates the red balls and the other balls. Once all red are pocketed, there is a strict order in which to pocket the remaining balls. The other balls give different amount of points of two to seven in the order of yellow (2), green, brown, blue, pink and black(7) A 'snooker' is when you place the cue ball in such a position where the opposing player cannot directly hit their target ball (hitting a non target ball is a penalty) One foot must always be touching the floor unlike pool whe you can lie on the table. There is an extra long cue for really long shots and a cross cue to use as support.

[@DangerMMA-lu5jv]

The first 147 scored at the World Championships was done by Cliff Thorburn in 1983, it took him 15 minutes 21 seconds.

[@DangerMMA-lu5jv]

@@i_blackwolf Really? I never heard of that. Do you know when and where?

[@richardpearce4079]

GOAT. No one will ever be better.! Look at his top 50 shots.

[@theriddick2735]

Watch any compilation and they're littered with Judd Trump shots.

[@Ylyrra]

Thing to remember about snooker that's easy to overlook in this video with just one player doing all the action, is that it's a competitive game, played in a "best of X frames" format. He's not just playing to win the current frame, he's playing fast like this to try to utterly crush his opponent's confidence of winning any of the next frames either. Also where he speeds up at the end and you say the shots are harder... slightly the reverse is true. The sequence of coloured balls after the final red is potted is fixed, and the most static and practiced parts of the frame for any player. Where at the start each shot was unique and new, once he'd got the white up to the top end of the table mostly where he wanted it, it was all mostly shots he'd done tens of thousands of times before and he could rely more on muscle memory.

[@bl_leafkid4322]

To move the White ball around like he is doing is called putting English on the cue ball.

[@Injuneering]

Yup 😉

[@deankeith2507]

only in America it is

[@davidmellish3295]

No it's not, that's a term Americans use in pool. In snooker it's called putting 'side' on the ball or spin. They'll play a shot with top spin, or left hand side etc etc.. As snooker came from England, they're hardly going to say putting 'English' on a ball, when they're English themselves . The term originated from an English salesman who travelled the States selling billiards table and equipment, so as he demonstrated various shouts putting spin on the ball, the spin got known as English as it was this English man showed the all the shots

[@Injuneering]

@@davidmellish3295 Nope...it English. That's what we call it up here in Canada and that's what we were taught by the English.

[@lukesmith5878]

It's called English when you play pool...... but isnt in snooker....... this is snooker

[@watermoccasin882]

Kudos for picking up the rules so fast. Ronnie O'Sullivan - cool af.

[@Ghhft33]

Please save my ears, it isn’t snucker it’s snoooooooker, oooo as in pooooool. Please say it right.

[@kathryndunn9142]

Thank you he does my head right in with the way he says things wrong. For God sake it snooker Tyler

[@kathryndunn9142]

When he says snucker I keep thinking of the chocolate bar snicker 😂😂😂

[@PotsdamSenior]

Just like in swimming pull? 😂

[@WilliamSmith-mx6ze]

In snooker, in effect you have to go red-colour-red-colur-red-etc. Potting a red ball is worth 1 point. A colour is one of the six balls (yellow -2 points, green-3, brown-4, blue-5, pink-6, black-7. If you pot a red ball it stays in the pocket. If you pot a colour it returns to the table. Once you've potted the last red, you may pot a colour and it returns to the table. But after that, if you pot a colour it stays potted, and the colours must be potted in order. The point is not, as with pool, to pot any 8-ball, but to score enough points to pull ahead of your opponent. There's more to it than that; unless you watch a full match of say best of 35 frames, you won't understand it.

[@nigelheathcote6084]

You’re absolutely right about the size of a snooker table compared to a pool table. I’m ok at pool but I’m shite at snooker because the angle of your shot has be so much more accurate ❤

[@miketatam]

In snooker the points per colour is Red-1 yellow-2 green-3 brown-4 blue-5 pink-6 black-7 For a 147 you do red, black in that order till reds are gone then after the last black, you go yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black, hope that helps

[@rodmanhatten]

He needed to be lucky because he could control the cue ball to canon the two reds but couldn't fully control where it went after that, and needed it to be on a red for the next shot. His cue chalking gesture at the end is because it was his chalk that he threw into the crowd & the gesture was him requesting another one, with a massive grin on his face. Three 147s at The Crucible means there had been three of them (not including that one) at the World Championships since 1977 when it started being held there - it's a famous theatre in the city of Sheffield. The first ever was by Canadian Cliff Thorburn and took nearly a week, as Thorburn's nick name was 'The Grinder'. Ronnie's, on the other hand, is 'The Rocket'. Now you know why 😜

[@ibazulic]

Points: red 1, green 2, yellow 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6, black 7. There are 15 reds, after potting each red you have to pot one of the colors. So 15 reds followed by a black gives a total of 120 points. After all reds are potted, you go through all colors based on their value, with the total at the end being 147 points. Theoretically, you can have more than this number of points as maximum, if for instance your opponent fouled the shot. The minimum penalty for a foul is 4 points, if you hit blue, pink or black, the penalty is equal to the value of the hit ball. But from regular play, 147 points is the maximum you can get. Ronnie holds the record for the number of maximum breaks with 15. He is probably the greatest snooker player who ever lived, based on every statistic known to man (apart from the number of world titles, which he holds along with Stephen Hendry, both have 7 world titles under their belt).

[@themightyant.]

The key to Snooker is not just potting the current first ball you are aiming at but also very carefully positioning the white ball (cue ball) after the pot so that you have the right angle on the second ball you want to pot. That will both make the second pot easier but also to give a good angle to get onto the third ball you want to pot. Like chess you are having to plan several moves ahead, typically at least three but sometimes more. Missing the white ball positioning by an inch can mean failure either by making the next pot harder or by making the following positioning even harder/impossible. This is called “losing position”. Usually when you lose position you would instead either pot another ball, possibly of lower value making the 147 impossible, or give up your turn and try and position the white / cue ball in a place that makes your opponents next shot harder, ideally stuck out of view behind a ball they can’t hit. This is called being “Snookered” and is how the game gets its name. What’s amazing about a 147 if you have to not get badly out of position for 36 consecutive shots - 15 reds, 15 blacks, then the 6 colours in order. You have to position the white ball after each pot as if you were picking it up and placing it. Some of those shots may give you a bit of margin for error, choice of red to hit, and are easier, but others may require position of the cue ball after potting within an inch or so. It’s very precise. To do this you usually have to take time between a lot of shots to see how the balls are positioned and what your next best option is. What is amazing about Ronnie’s break here is he does it all so fluidly, rarely stopping to evaluate, his snooker brain is so fast. To pot all 36 balls in 5mins 8secs is insane. The next fastest is more than a whole minute slower at 6mins 30 and also by Ronnie O’Sullivan. In fact he held 5 of the fastest 147 times for a long time, no one else was close.

[@bencornish6910]

It’s absurdly rare…this will NEVER be repeated. The greatest ever break by the greatest ever player.

[@ChristopherStendeck]

For comparison: I was an exceptional pool player. I didn't turn professional, despite everyone encouraging me to do so, because it would have meant moving to the US, but I played a lot of people at club level, and had an undefeated streak which lasted for almost 10 years. I once beat a club champion 22 frames to nil. (It was supposed to be a best of 9, but after 5-0 he wanted to keep playing until he won a frame, and never did). I also played a little snooker, especially when I was younger. 13yo-17yo I'd say. For whatever reason; the much larger table, the much tighter pockets, the smaller balls... my best break was just 31. Four reds, three blacks, and a pink. Snooker is HARD.

[@sas2300]

You have to appreciate the size of the table and the tightness of the pockets to understand how impressive this truly is.

[@xsirdavidianx]

Watched this live when it happened. I think my socks are still hanging from the rafters lol

[@adrianmowat]

The thing you have to realise is that it’s all about playing each shot so the white ends up in a good spot for you to pot the next colour. the bits where he stopped and had a look wasn’t about figuring out the next shot it was about planning the sequence of the next 4 or 5 shots. All the pros can pot effortlessly like that and they can all hit a 147 (it’s more common these days) but what makes Ronnie special is the way he’s able to assess the way the balls are sitting so quickly and effortlessly. The risky bits are when he had to play off the black and run into the reds. Yes he’s doing it on purpose but when there are a lot of balls moving you can never quite predict what’s going to happen so that’s why the commentator said he needed a bit of luck to get a potting angle on the next red that would allow him to get on the black for the next shot.