Bizarre Moment As O'Sullivan Breaks Three-Miss Rule Against Muir At Welsh Open! | Eurosport Snooker

[@littlebylittle1686]

Referee deserves a shout. She had a lot to contend with concentration wise in those couple of minutes. Between the placement of the white, the explanation of the rule to the player, issuing the warning, noticing the pink and handled it all very professionally in front of the TV cameras. I would have ended up shoving the cue ball up Ronnie's hoop for the disrespect he showed if it were me 🤣

[@voodoovultures3044]

Spot on. He's an arrogant prick.

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Well, only the snooker to concentrate on.

[@stephengethin2355]

Aye but as Roy Keane would say it's her job

[@jordanwillrog]

It was basic refereeing but fair comment. She probably seen it before

[@ass640]

Yeh your right, no other snooker player than Ronnie has ever done that mate... you're spot on, there your weird obsession is validated.

[@jordanwillrog]

That smile she did ‘and the frame’ 😂classic snooker subtlety

[@xl000]

END OF FRAME not "and the frame"

[@jordanwillrog]

Nope ur wrong

[@PBurn88]

@@xl000 Definitely "and the frame", as that's the go-to call when somebody wins a frame. She says "Foul and a miss, Ross Muir 6, and the frame."

[@bigredsock1]

I think she was just glad she didn't have to reset the balls after that shot!

[@Eat-MyGoal]

​@@xl000get a life

[@PatrickRyan147]

She is an excellent referee 👍👍

[@shishinonaito]

And he's a terrible person

[@Big-J-fd7yo]

@@shishinonaitoWhy?

[@vincesplc]

@@shishinonaito Agreed bud guys an idiot!!

[@brook316]

Usual tantrum shot from O'Sullivan.

[@TomJakobW]

He always has been his own worst enemy; but it‘s easy judging this from the outside - having these moments, being like that… ain’t nice and he himself surely knows that more than anybody else.

[@happi-bollox]

The only thing that moved faster than the cue ball was the teddy out of the pram!

[@Scotty2303]

Even by Ronnie's standards, this was another level of childish.

[@snookerstones]

It’s funny

[@Radamantro]

Indeed really. Not the first time hes acting like that.

[@RZPPAA]

@@snookerstones As funny as standing in dogshit. He's pathetic sometimes.

[@snookerstones]

@@RZPPAA he can do what he wants he’s the goat

[@vincesplc]

Tell me bout it bud, hes played up his entire snooker life, loves to throw toys out of cot when he cant get his own way, hurry up and quit would make my day, Then looses 5-0 WHITE WASHED HAHAHA🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@f1fantic1]

2:18 that laugh

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

🤣

[@charlespring5296]

love that little disbelieving smirk from the ref haha

[@JackMcLeodJr]

No need for that Ronald lad.

[@possessedslig]

Goes on and on about how he doesn't care and then acts like a five year old when things don't go his way

[@TomCoppell]

It’s a wonder his tip never fell off for the third time after that smashing shot 😂

[@OldmanNix]

That's a good ref.

[@daviddavio1032]

Ronnie has a bad attitude when he feels under pressure. Davis and hendry never had that attitude.

[@tarastreasure]

And they were boring. Luckily they showed their other side after they stopped playing and I actually like them a lot these days.

[@ass640]

@@tarastreasure Boring and not as good as Ronnie either, and they achieved less than Ronnie too... and had less longevity than Ronnie. Funny that init.

[@mkenne14]

@@ass640 do you want Ronnie to be your bf?

[@whackoization]

@@tarastreasure maybe snooker isn't the right sport for you if you're looking for something with this kind of action 😂

[@tarastreasure]

@@whackoization No, I've been watching snooker for a long time and I like it. Of course there are times when maybe I'm not in the mood and I take a break for one or two tournaments especially if Ronnie's not there. But I like the personality to show when I watch someone (not only in snooker but generally speaking). It's not only Ronnie that I like and that is funny and interesting! There are more in my opinion. But it wasn't the subject here.

[@jerpetmokum4946]

Why is Ronnie so angry for? It's like he has a lot of stress on his mind. This is not professional at all!

[@bigredsock1]

The one thing you can say in Ronnie's defence here is that he immediately admits to having hit the pink first when the referee wasn't sure. A less honest player may have claimed that he hit a red first.

[@dennism5731]

Petulant wee laddie - true greats set an example, this wee diddy needs to understand that.

[@BroadcastDonkey]

what is that pure hack at 2:16 she sounds like she's off macbeth cuttin around the cauldron

[@Kissmikerotch]

Hahaha brilliant! 🤣

[@zielaq87]

It was pathetic, even for him

[@martinjones7631]

He doesn’t look happy there old Ronnie

[@xcvxc1338]

Alan using a compass around the table makes me uncomfortable somehow 😂

[@CaptainNorthernMan]

Nobody got hurt? Theirs a 6ft perimeter round the table ffs.

[@jamesadcock5235]

People saying ronnie is wrong doing that. No there is no safety shot so hit and hope

[@OliverSG1]

New title: Grown man has a paddy

[@LarryDaHat]

I'm a Ronnie fan. I even played him at Pool. This decision was absolutely correct! Rules are rules. Outstanding referee 👏👌

[@adrianwright8685]

Why not play in off red slowly into left black corner? If it goes in - great - not a miss and no pot left. If stays in jaws only very tricky pots to middle are left.

[@jasonrice9973]

Can’t believe the commentary at the time didn’t pick up on it. He didn’t play for the red he could see, he just smashed the white in frustration. He threw the frame

[@georgecockett]

It's Eurosport what do you expect, Ronnie's on their payroll

[@tarastreasure]

I think taking out his frustration by smashing the pink was the best he could do to ensure the best chance to win the decisive. He could've still lost it of course but it was the *best* chance. He knows by now what he needs to do in order to straighten his mental a bit. It's almost always in an unorthodox way but that works for him. As someone that shares a part of his mental issues I can say I understand him somewhat, but I can also see why others are displeased with most of his actions. I like him. :)

[@bowlchamps37]

@@tarastreasure How can giving up a frame on purpose give him the best chance. In snooker, you do not control your opponent as much, going for a decider is always risky.

[@tarastreasure]

@@bowlchamps37 I know but I bet there's a good chance he thought of that. I'm also a fan of smashing things when frustrated or angry and if you don't get it out of your system it's worse. Of course this situation was delicate because he was in public AND he could lose the whole match but maybe he took a chance. We can't really know. Yes maybe he was just lucky to have won the decisive. But he lost many easy matches even when he didn't get angry so... Then let me just say I understand the need to get anger out of your system even at the cost of repercussions (like losing the match, here). I'm happy he won in the end. :)

[@streetspirit956]

This isn't the case, He couldn't play the same shot again due to the risk of missing again and he didn't feel there was any other way of getting the white safe so he has tried to force a fluke by hitting it with pace but poor execution meant he hit the pink first and not the red. He explained this on his BBC wales interview.

[@paulgiddins101]

Ok legend but he can be a right tosser sometimes.

[@GTI-Eddy]

I am a big Ronnie fan and I have to agree.

[@paulgiddins101]

@user-kl9zu7qw9g basically throwing a frame because it’s him he wants to let people know he doesn’t care! Did the same against Dominic dale last year very different situation mind.Used to be one of my favourites but other things with mark Allen and other stuff as put me off him a bit.

[@paule8174]

The Rocket in full pelt not bothered

[@cheesieguy]

Best player on the planet. Hates being told what to do.

[@juniorjones79]

Bellend

[@adamwhitehead7604]

Bloke used to be my hero… now get the feeling everyone walks on eggshells around him… must be so difficult.. just never looks interested or bothered anymore to the point where it’s awkward for presenters and pundits trying to work with him like a baby… I hope he gets the 8th world championship and then calls it a day and gets his zest for life back instead of the figure he is now…

[@Casey-Jones]

what a child Ronnie is

[@katdes7305]

I like the final five seconds recorded video, hi I'm Ronnie O'Sullivan and I'm a fork king nutter!

[@tezzah2222]

Ronnie never fails to entertain us 😂🤣

[@paulofarrell6498]

By being a petulant prick?

[@vcsl14]

Ronnie never fails to act like a muppet

[@michaelcorleone9035]

Ronnie behaving like a child as usual. Never be the GOAT in my eyes.

[@Andrew-is7rs]

“And Ronnie not giving two f’s …” This is what commentary should be!

[@mkenne14]

"AndRonnie is being a twat" is what the commentary should be

[@Andrew-is7rs]

@@mkenne14 And im sure you have never once got annoyed with anything ever … 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@patricklee8802]

He didn't need to be told, right? Am I missing something? He's been playing snooker for about 40 years and no-one has ever played it better, as far as I know.

[@jacobrobinson9270]

Ronnie just doesn't care 😁

[@ZooScott]

LEGENDARY untouchable 💪🏻💥 🏴🗝…….

[@Juventinos]

sure looks like he cared too me... he got angry and stupid

[@ZooScott]

@@Juventinos 🎯 HUMAN💥.

[@140pro]

Deep down he cares far more than you understand. That's what hurts him the most! People that don't care don't become annoyed.

[@Juventinos]

@H ya.. he sure showed the UNranked player who's boss.. LMAO

[@hystericalwolf]

Seems like half the people commenting don't have a clue about why he may have played this.

[@Chief_Brody]

go on then you explain

[@andrewjohnston2850]

we do, he is a childish prick

[@blankblank582]

When your mum takes your playstation away and you throw your roller skates at your bedroom door.

[@tetra3000]

I thought the live scores were bugged then I watched this video

[@streetspirit956]

Everyone commenting on here having a go at Ronnie citing frustration, lack of discipline, mental weakness, not caring etc. You are wrong. He explained what happened in his BBC Wales interview. He didn't think there was any way to get the white safe and that the only shot on was to try and force a fluke by smashing into the only red he could see with pace but poor execution and body movement on the shot meant he hit the pink first instead of the red. His only crime here is poor technique on the shot. Because he has tried to hit it hard, he has jumped up on the shot forcing the white off target.

[@WilliamSmith-mx6ze]

That explanation is just rubbish. He threw his toys out of the pram.

[@markfletcher760]

That wild shot by Ronnie here remains me of the late great Alex Hurricane Higgins with his wild shots.

[@debrahodgson6969]

Ronnie sulking again

[@da_great_mogul]

It's a pity as that cue ball was heading safely behind the brown off 24 cushions.

[@bogdaz4078]

Time to retire Ronnie what an embarrassment

[@phillhopkins140]

Typical O'Sullivan. Fed up of his antics and woe is me attitude.

[@makbulhusain]

Outstanding referring

[@nihilist1680]

Why the ref pointed one of the red balls for Ronnie?

[@pitthepig]

She pointed at the ball that would be "fully on", which means that the three-miss rule applies in that situation.

[@christianhusch1287]

She showed Ronnie which red he can hit full face, the reason the three miss rule applied. Yes, another red blocks it, but a ball-on can‘t snooker a ball-on.

[@graemewilliams6697]

She was pointing to the red that he could see fully as the third "miss" would be conceding the frame.

[@nihilist1680]

Got it. I was confused because I thought that the red on the left was fully on.

[@glennpevy6550]

Love him to bits, but his behaviour is giving off some worrying signals. He should be reprimanded for this too

[@JakeLesser]

Shaun Murphy is preparing a committee meeting as we speak.

[@makbulhusain]

Unlucky but correct call.

[@sonicdiablo8968]

Petulant

[@LudosErgoSum]

What a dom ref⛓️😮‍💨⛓️

[@nightwi5h959]

To anyone commenting on here saying that he's thrown a paddy, that it's childish, giving him crap... It's Ronnie. You must be new here...

[@paulofarrell6498]

Nah, some of us have been watching him being a petulant tosser for 30 years.

[@da_great_mogul]

Muir walking behind Ronnie as he prepared to strike the cue ball isn't being mentioned. It was super odd. Weird!

[@shauncorless8965]

I know how Ronnie feels we've all done it down in the club 😳

[@harry2.01]

In amateur competition there is no three miss rule. We've all done the yahoo shot, though.

[@fookoff9220]

I play snooker everybody 🖐

[@kevinprior3549]

Even the best can fall short of the 3 miss rule

[@dolphziggler9663]

Petulance comes to mind

[@neilhurn2685]

So if he had for example hit the red first and not the pink, yet the cue ball flew off the table, would he still have lost the frame?

[@tibormolnar8056]

nem

[@lukebarton5075]

No he would not have lost the frame. It’s not 3 fouls but 3 misses in a row. Had he hit the red first it would just been a foul and not a miss. Same as if he’d hit a red then gone in off.

[@FiscalWoofer]

Super snooker! We love the drama hey!

[@simonmacdonald7645]

Don't understand why Ronnie did that

[@MatthewPreston-el3cq]

Greatest player of all time. Still a nobhead.

[@AndreiJV]

Well, Ronnie is childish, that's no news, but i'm not sure about the 3 miss rule here. He might have been snookered on all the reds, including the one ref is pointing.

[@spitsmuis4772]

I wonder if he got irritated because Muir came to check while he was lining up his shot.

[@adrianwright8685]

Irritated with himself more likely for not realising 3-shot rule applied - he thought he could have endless goes!

[@anakinskywalker7865]

2:18

[@adamliston4823]

Ref smile was hilarious 😂 But without Ron snooker dead.. Love that mad genius!

[@domenicoalleva8347]

Why this foul cost the frame? Someone can explain that?

[@KaranNagi]

if you can see a red and you don't hit any red three times in a row(by trying to play a different shot for keeping it safe), then you lose the frame.

[@KatschingAUT]

@@KaranNagi slight correction: if you can see a red FULL BALL

[@johnscaife9918]

I mean, still won. Don’t believe her decision was correct tho, don’t see how he could hit the left side of that ball at all.

[@flobbingdonkey]

You need to ignore the red thats in front of it. Correct decision IMO

[@TheRip72]

Foul & a Miss does not use the same definition as a free ball. It uses the phrase 'central full ball contact' for the warning & 3rd miss forfeit to apply. (& other reds in the way do not count as obstructions).

[@C4rl0s-_-4R]

The 3 miss rule isn’t the free ball rule. He only has to be able to hit a red by means of a straight shot. Wether it’s full or not.

[@TheRip72]

@@flobbingdonkey The rules agree with your opinion.

[@Wackjacko1992]

About time he got a ban for his attitude towards the game

[@davey9721]

Due to frustration that

[@shellsbignumber2]

Go on Ronnie. I would of done the same, then again Im crap at Snooker.

[@pompombuuum3182]

Crazy old Ronnie…

[@whackoization]

And now you know why he has tip issues

[@geluzah]

I think Ronnie is not feeling well here!!!

[@BR1NGTH3P4YNE]

RONNIE..... WHAT YOU DOING!!!

[@liverpix]

He was on planet Poonjaem today.

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

Should've been on Muirs face. 0:10 Complete tosser arrogantly telling the ref to put it back and then 0:46 walks up behind Ronnie when he's cueing. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@JakeLesser]

Cannot stand these numpties. Shouldn't even been on the same table as Ron

[@da_great_mogul]

I'd agree if he was English but that look is synonymous with Scots natives.

[@QueensDiscoPants]

What was this about? 😂

[@michaelrussell3890]

Ronnie being Ronnie

[@michaelparanormal]

Thats what he thinks of the miss rule!

[@MrT5hep]

Hey Ronnie, got any tips for the final?

[@amac1657]

Didn’t like the refs decision so smashed them in a fit of rage. Pity he didn’t lose the match. Bored of his nonsense

[@adrianwright8685]

Lost his cool badly here! Obviously had not realised the 3-shot rule applied and thought he would get any number of attempts at same shot.

[@virtualsnake1994]

The demons came back for a second there... no biggie, he'll slay them again...

[@anthonywilliams674]

Love Ronnie but sometimes he is such a knob

[@evanwilliams3211]

What a child

[@redd605]

That why he has these ,breaks or holiday from snooker, this was holiday blues. Pure and simple.

[@bobsmithy9024]

0:48 That's what they call a 'Quinten Hann special'. 😂

[@pauljohnson9698]

Spitting the dummy still hasn't grown-up

[@garyday7402]

Ronnie played the foul to win the decider with half a tip .haha

[@rhysyapp1819]

Fixed

[@DaMaster1983]

You can say what you like.. But Ronnie is very entertaining.. Which brings lots of audience to watch snooker

[@tekinozuygur2404]

Tüm herkese meydan okumuş,Bi an dedim istakayı kıracak, Macı canli izledim, hakem beni Bi daha ronninin hakemi olmam demiştir,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💪

[@MikeBuckley]

WA WA

[@Andy713uk]

Such a bad sportsman Ronnie. Both on the table and his comments off. Wish he would leave snooker.

[@iamtheshadows4916]

Burnn

[@andreassorg7294]

He is a genius, and that apologises all. You better want to watch Vafaei, who demanded the same as you?

[@ScoopexUs]

But he's still cool as a cucumba. ;)

[@davidburley106]

Commentator “hes lucky he didnt kill anyone” Get a grip ya hypochondriac Absolute over statement right their Theres no fans anywhere near the table and everyone else was up top end of the table What is the commentator smoking????

[@tarastreasure]

I think he was trying to lighten up the atmosphere. I actually liked the joke. And I like Ronnie a lot, I know his history with depression, anger and stuff and still I didn't think the commentator wanted to shame him or anything. It's just the way his sense of humor showed up 😁

[@davidburley106]

@@tarastreasure i love ronnie too such an amazing player and truly an inspiration to all what he went through and still came out on top. Just think the commentator need better jokes if that was a joke it was terrible imo So over dramatic

[@vincesplc]

Throwing his toys out of cot as USUAL🙈🙈🙈🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Swifty470]

Ronnie just giving Muir a little hope of winning the match. But it didn't work out for him in the end.

[@adki231]

That's why we love him 🙂

[@bobbook7720]

Can’t stand him

[@001mavvo]

Say this next time when he’s pissing on your face

[@adki231]

@@bobbook7720 don't follow him

[@bobbook7720]

@@adki231 I don’t

[@adki231]

@@bobbook7720 I can see