Clash of the Titans! SNOOKER LEGEND Mark Selby takes on the BEST IN THE WORLD, Tom Cousins.

[@MCFoultier]

Selby is unfairly hated by many (casual) snooker fans. True, he isnt in the conversation as the snooker-GOAT (far behind Ronnie, Hendry, Davis...), but he is making a case to be one of the greatest cue-players ever. -He is a 4 time snooker champ in an era of Ronnie, williams, higgins, trump. -in the current Format (since 2010), he got most days as snooker World Nr 1 by far -he has much more success in the pool world than for example ronnie, davis or williams who also played quite a bit of pool Overall, great player

[@philrose6226]

Strange, meaning no disrespect. I've never really enjoyed watching him play Snooker... but loving watching him play pool!!

[@domgarner1173]

Selby's already well into the GOAT list, only another 4 more titles to go....and time is on his side more than ROS

[@doug_1489]

He's a brilliant snooker player, the reason that he has more success than Ronnie and Williams for example is because they don't focus on pool like he does...if Ronnie and Williams focused on pool and left snooker it would be a different story. Trump is a pretty good pool player, but he still focus's more on snooker...if he didn't play snooker and only pool he'd probably be one of the best pool players in the world?

[@dippegalant]

I don't like Selby's style of play but I'll handily regard him as one of the absolutely best snooker players ever. Just like I don't like how Ronaldo plays, I do recognize him as one of the greatest footballers of all time.

[@doug_1489]

@@dippegalant exactly, his record speaks for itself...he's beaten some of the best players of all time, that's why anyone who knows the game knows his name...whether you like him or not

[@pedrom1619]

Mark is a great lad and one of the great cue sport's players to ever play!

[@bskmaximum6815]

The greatest!

[@jama211]

Well said!!

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

@@bskmaximum6815 Top 5

[@toramenor]

Good on Mark Selby for competing on the top level in pool again, he is a great pool player in addition to being one of the best snooker players the world has ever seen

[@TrondArneAusdal]

Nice to not let only one of Tom`s cousins play Mark Selbt - But ALL his COUSINS, What a gesture! Great sportsmanships!

[@pugsnhogz]

And they all look alike! Remarkable...

[@dylanharrington744]

That was as tense a game as I’ve ever seen, yet played in great spirit. Nice to see Mark clapping Tom as He potted the Final Black.

[@UltimatePool]

A true gentleman!

[@whitemanblackvan2706]

I should not have read this comment before watching the end 😫

[@sjake8308]

@@whitemanblackvan2706 That's a lesson I've also had to learn the hard way. XD

[@countbasi4680]

That was absolutely riveting. It had everything!

[@sjake8308]

Yeah, I was nervous just watching that.

[@twkm05]

He is THE best cue man ever. Not even up for debate. Like him or hate him he adapts to each sport perfectly. Two completely different games that require such a different level of thinking and play. Any snooker to pool player will know this. Potting is easy. Mapping the game using the rules to best of your ability isn’t as straightforward. It’s not just as easy potting balls and you really see this when playing the likes of any top A team player from each county/district. You’re quickly exposed if you can’t think 5-6 shots ahead or don’t have a full grasp of the rules. Mark easily deserves all the credit he gets

[@AlanBrown-j5i]

Imagine if nobody knew selby in the pub and it was winner stays on 😂😂

[@chakko007]

Back in the days when he was "Mark the shark", he was actually exactly that. 😉

[@peternelson7048]

I could beat mark Selby over one frame. So could a lot of average pub league players.

[@iamsh4r106]

@@peternelson7048 hes literally a former world champion, what are you?

[@peternelson7048]

@@iamsh4r106 Just a guy that is capable of clearing the table in one visit. That's all it takes to win over one frame.

[@John-ed2wj]

​@@peternelson7048correct

[@IamKlaus007]

Without a doubt, pool being played at an elite level.

[@alexsmart4423]

What an amazing match between two players on top of their game. Tom Cousins ability to find clearances , even when there is a lot of trouble left on the table is impressive. One poor frame between them (frame 9), otherwise awesome pool.

[@ambiencelectronica]

You’d think there would be a cloth out there by now that will cater for all types of conditions and pace of shots, esp at this level.

[@JonathanTodd-yl3mr]

Snooker is one of most skilled sports in the world to master and play at the elite level. No pool player could make it professionally on snooker tour and compete at the highest. Fact

[@FAWicon]

Selby was a pool player you mug

[@JonathanTodd-yl3mr]

@@FAWicon I know that I'm just saying

[@JonathanTodd-yl3mr]

@@FAWicon what's with the mug you prat

[@RebekahForbes-jf5nh]

How do you know? Maybe they don't want to play snooker.You are clearly biased.2 different skill sets.

[@JonathanTodd-yl3mr]

@RebekahForbes-jf5nh pool is very skilled. But snooker is another league. Have you played it. It took me years of practice to hit 70 plus breaks. Way more difficult. Not even comparable. When I play pool I barely loose a match

[@newton4179]

9:50 how’s that gone in effortlessly

[@xiz7205]

This is the difference between pool and snooker, a snooker player can step into high level pool and do a job, but a pool player could never even compete in even a low ranking snooker event. No disrespect intended but it’s kinda like comparing chess to chequers.

[@Leinsterken]

Funny that. Selby was a pool world champion and moved over to snooker won a few small tournaments since i think

[@karma6171]

yeah this comment doesnt make sense here considering selby is a pool world champion

[@xiz7205]

@@karma6171 Allen, Williams and Trump to name a few have hardly embarrassed themselves when they have played pool. Name a single pool player who has crossed over to snooker and done the same? Again I was merely making an observation and not intended any disrespect. To play any at high level it goes without saying you need to be very good.

[@dislecsyk991]

Selby's an exception because he's excellent at snooker and pool though. Other snooker players are generally more competitive at this level of pool than the top pool players would be at the top level of snooker, but pool players will win pool tournaments, and snooker players will win snooker tournaments. They're different games.

[@reeceohara9124]

@@Leinsterkenselby won the world pool championship in 2006, hes been on the professional snooker tour since 1999, even debuting the crucible in 2005, so id assume he played a lot of snooker before winning the pool title in 2006.

[@eppersonelectrical1621]

Big fan of Mark Selby here in the States!

[@undetected2088]

Love how these commentators are obviously much better, smarter, and quicker than the actual players themselves… That was nice information to have…

[@tonybarnes7500]

I love the way the Irish commentator praises Selby must love him or Vicki it talks 2 players to make a pool match

[@ap24101988]

Hands down the two best players but you could tell they both felt a bit of nerves there

[@twkm05]

40:18 commentator not realising this is a percentage play shot for him when it wouldn’t be for others

[@dnbmania]

Well done Tom. Outclassed the opposition here

[@sjake8308]

I dunno, looked like a pretty tight match to me.

[@mandlazondo8709]

Amazing match ❤

[@UltimatePool]

One for the history books!

[@rodrigez5098]

Great match, great commentary

[@poolton4700]

Who's the Irish guy on commentary? Great voice.

[@dnbmania]

@@poolton4700 that Carl oh-donner-hue on the Mike

[@rodrigez5098]

@@poolton4700 Not sure, i agree though!

[@andyhumphrey9351]

Great match lads. 👏

[@CharlieYaThink]

I have always wanted these ppl to go against eachother

[@jonpearse6465]

The right decision was made regarding the foul in the 13th frame. Watch it at 0.25 speed. He strikes the cue ball just before the clock hits zero.

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

BEST OF THE DAY

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

BEST OF THE YEAR

[@MrCapacitator]

Buckets for pockets, ultimate pool my ass

[@nakkadu]

Standard pool pockets what are you talking about?

[@toziassmitt]

@@nakkaduhey are standard, but the combination of fresh (and warm) cloth, with the slide-y pockets does make them play bigger- you’ll see a lot of things drop that wouldn’t drop on another table. I’ve played on these tables in Blackpool before

[@nakkadu]

@@toziassmitt irrelevant

[@toziassmitt]

@@nakkadu if you think cushions and cloth don’t matter in terms of potting the ball, you quite simply don’t know pool… fact.

[@BRAVO_FOUR_06-13]

Same size for both competitors. Genius.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Great referee ❤

[@h8redflip]

How does this work if whoever breaks off the first frame has an advantage over the match? Is this just accepted or how is it decided who breaks off the first frame?

[@MastaKj]

40:00 is the shot achieved by bottom right English or bottom left English?

[@jama211]

Amazing match

[@user-jd1mq8gg7e]

30:53 did the object ball take a swurf at the end?

[@lakmeister]

Glad you took my hint Quint Blackball emote? Fabulous hints...the best yet In my opinion but great insight boss by you and Greg

[@aseingarnevaborn]

Amazing to see how far Tom has come since we went to school together.

[@Anakoluti]

I've got the ultimate pool app. Would be really handy if there was a direct link from videos on KZbin to the same video on the app. What's the easiest way to find this video on the ultimate pool app? Thanks

[@VINNIEJONES10]

The standard of this game at professional level is just ridiculously high. I’m happy if I play 15-20 frames and make 3 break or reverse dishes.

[@UltimatePool]

And they make it look easy!

[@yippeeki-yay1691]

1) Cueball control. 2) Cueball control. 3) Cueball control.

[@waywardshaman]

What size table are they shooting on?

[@alan1956]

what brand pool tables is this?

[@steved2189]

What space do you have when beds pulled out ?

[@kylemc0254]

Need to get the IPA stars over

[@dhirajpallin2572]

They got Liam Dunster at least.

[@NoName-eo2mv]

Who’s left farnsworth and Boyle?

[@kylemc0254]

Craig Marsh?

[@toziassmitt]

None of them can hold a candle to cousins

[@ravivarman2020]

Snooker brain at work @18:45

[@RyanADillon]

42:13 - over the first couple of feet you can actually pause the video and clearly see that Mark would have sank that red (took a screenshot into paint and drew lines). The ball moves offline about 12 inches before the headstring line. What a robbery. How do they fix that issue from recurring again and unfairly causing loss of frame?!

[@jonpearse6465]

42:05

[@CJ-vc7ts]

It’s not a robbery it’s just something that happens, you see it in snooker too it’s why you see Ronnie in particular wiping away the finger marks off the cloth

[@endian675]

What size is this table? I presume it's 9ft and the camera angle is what makes it look small.

[@LiamMcVeigh-nw2rg]

Well done ultimate pool a bit of a blip but congratulations on solving the problem now for some great pool 🎱 ❤

[@kingdavid7571]

What's the size of these tables, please? They don't look 4 1/2 X 9.

[@DRPool147]

What's the prize money in this like?

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Selby would have aboit 5 world titles at pool if he stuck with it

[@shellsbignumber2]

Wow that is some insane standard.

[@TheGreatest93]

Looks like darts player Josh Rock @ 10.24.

[@seanscanlon9067]

0:22 I thought for a minute there that the referee had a hand missing.

[@sjake8308]

Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but the ref keeping her hands in her pockets looks really unprofessional to me.

[@seanscanlon9067]

@@sjake8308 Not sure if that was a joke or not but she isn't.

[@cdon2day]

Just watching this again and thought the referee was missing her right hand, until I noticed the black glove.

[@lukeskywalker1868]

I just thought she’s freaking hot

[@JoshJackson-lq7tj]

That double separates the boys from the men

[@kabukidreamboy]

Selby blew that one, he had so many chances to win the match.

[@jama211]

They are both playing at such an extremely high level I don't think you can fairly say this. And don't forget the time pressure.

[@w00llee14]

I don't focus on the pool scene much as I do have an ignorant view of it so no offence to this Tom Cousins guy, but I thought going into this that Mark would win.

[@timkirkpatrick1519]

Is this an 7x4 table?

[@Shytot-1]

If they were playing snooker the pool player wouldn't win a game.

[@unclequack5445]

I wanted Mark to win I'm dont care how good cousins is.

[@cass35man]

I played Tom cousins in a competition in Colchester a few years ago and lost 5-4. I missed the black to win. I bottled it. I'll never get over it. Its sad that I don't play competitive pool anymore.

[@arama0010]

Give your cue away mate, no need for you to have it anymore

[@brenthall5147]

Tiny tables with huge pockets. I would like to see them play this game on a 6x12 snooker table.

[@user-jd1mq8gg7e]

small tables?

[@nuntana2]

Nice match. Shame about the table running off, happened a few times. For a pro match, even for pool, this is unacceptable. You'll see it in 9 Ball too. rarely, if ever, happens in snooker. Sort your table out, ref!

[@anasjebari605]

Why did selby apologize in the second frame?

[@samuronkanen1307]

Is this a 9ft table? Looks small.

[@droidhacking]

7ft

[@worldz_gone_crazy4398]

Who is that women's player?

[@RefrigeratedTP]

I want to punch commentators when a player misses a punch on the cue ball off the object ball. Like holy shit how good do you have to be? And then i remember they are commentating pro player plays and realize I'm shit.

[@eliasdosanjos6642]

Amo esse Jogo mas acho q o Diâmetro das Bolas Deveriam ser de Acordo com a Mesa q no Caso é do Estili Pool. Corrijam se Eu Estiver Errado. Parabéns Selby Grande Jogador. A Propósito Ronie Sullivan não Participa desta Modalidade Não 😅😅😂

[@alanlowe6455]

Referees name?asking for a friend.

[@lukeskywalker1868]

Yeah I know she’s hot

[@Investorpotamus]

Sorry but the ref... damnnnn she hawt

[@lukeskywalker1868]

Yeah man! And every comments here are about the game 😅

[@aniket8882]

In pool there is like a whole feet of pocket 😂😂 u hit near jaw far jaw doesn't matter it will always go in. You hit cushion no problem it will go in. Just try it in snooker where u got merely a 2 inch pocket from cushion side. And if u hit anywhere on it then it's not goin in. U have to hit on far jaw that too with precision to make a pot. So pool is for kids only. 😂😂😂

[@0flan]

Hate that it goes to a 6 red shoot out. Its stupid. Ket them play one more match. The winner is the winner.

[@bjplvsut]

pool is such a shit game to watch you pot off break you win because the players are so good

[@garettclement6671]

Commentators openly biased against Selby irks. Like come on guys, Tom is a great player but not a god

[@lennyfreeman9086]

mick hills clear btw

[@keiranmann8510]

Mark Slowby

[@CharlieYaThink]

hi

[@notmoair9892]

i think mark should be ashamed of how he lost this match. The player of his quality losing this match.

[@nakkadu]

He did very well against the current best player in the country

[@countbasi4680]

What a pillock. Ashamed? Go back to bed.

[@toziassmitt]

@@nakkaduMick Hill is better than Cousins

[@nakkadu]

@@toziassmitt I said currently, like this year results wise Cousins is the best. Anyway it's irrelevant since Cousins is a top player so there's no shame in losing to him

[@toziassmitt]

@@nakkadu nah, mick hill is still better this year

[@broxibear101]

Let’s all be honest here, snooker is at least 100 times harder than pool!! I respect all cue sports but if any top 64 player in snooker gave up snooker and concentrated fully on pool then there would only be 1 winner!! Snooker players get involved with pool cos they love the game. If Tom cousins was good enough to play snooker then he wouldn’t be playing pool!! So get a grip all you Selby haters!!

[@georgehone800]

excellent game, somewhat spoilt by the awful co-commentator

[@natez999]

this is alot easier than american pool

[@kurtelliott4280]

Haha 😄 🤣 😂

[@ianshaw6488]

Let's see a game on a proper pool table not a 9 ball table

[@Alex-vg7uu]

This is an official 8 ball table.

[@AlanBrown-j5i]

With the massive pockets you mean 😂

[@nakkadu]

What?

[@toziassmitt]

This is a standard 7x4 foot English pool table lol

[@dnbmania]

This is a proper pool table fool

[@demonmonsterdave]

The table isn't flat. What a joke sport.

[@maxuden10]

Nope.

[@matthewward1230]

Stick to snooker Selby. You've taken somebody's place in that tournament for who it would have been a big deal

[@msimms-ft9yv]

you,ve got a point ,but selby is a former pool champ and dont we want to see the best

[@toziassmitt]

Who cares? Should Tyson Fury not fight Oleksander Usyk because there’s a hungry boxer out there who would appreciate it more? No. The best should play the best in high level tournaments. That’s what this is. That’s who selby is. Silly lad

[@matthewward1230]

@@toziassmittI don't know you but you sound like you need a poke in the eye

[@yippeeki-yay1691]

​@@toziassmitt- The difference is Tyson Fury doesn't want to fight Usyk..

[@toziassmitt]

@@yippeeki-yay1691 you’ve missed my point entirely

[@vrsmark]

Old match isn't it?

[@dhirajpallin2572]

Yeah they showed highlights from it a while back.