CLASSIC SNOOKER MATCH!! Stephen Hendry v Ronnie O'Sullivan - Welsh Open Final 2005

CLASSIC SNOOKER MATCH!! Stephen Hendry v Ronnie O'Sullivan - Welsh Open Final 2005
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[@jadewarrior5584]

the 2 best of all time

[@fredericpelloud7536]

Totally agree. The 2002 WSC semi final which opposed these 2 geniuses is one of the greatest match of history!

[@reacey]

@R KC haha

[@jamie-qm7ub]

couldn’t disagree more, i’d agree if this final was between alex and john higgins but that wouldn’t be possible

[@schipp3525]

@@jamie-qm7ub john’s my favourite player but come on, these two are at the top for now

[@muneebwaseem3072]

Anyone noticed Stephen said to ronnie that the break was awesome at the hand shake and ronnie said thanks

[@johnconn3054]

GREAT TO SEE

[@premasisodiya-lx1se]

It doesn't matter who wins if two legends are facing each other❤❤❤

[@jamesgoing4527]

The greatest 19 majors 36 ranking titles the most premier leagues the most centuries and 147s keeping hendry Higgins Williams Selby robbo ding and trump to name but a few at bay entertaining us for decades keeping snooker afloat in the most competitive era ever keeping sponsors happy and viewing figures up all on his own terms....... Simply the greatest 🙏

[@shoebsultan1481]

An all time classic break by the Goat ❣

[@frodclairvoyantclip]

Ronnie plays the 3 most important shots of this final with his left hand. From 15:01 he plays the red, to cover for Pink, then pots the pink casually with his left (probably the most important shot of the tournament), then again plays the red with his left hand. This guy is a genius!

[@DavidDavid-yz2sh]

Saad Hassan, why so many pattern? Why not ronnie play with his left hand all the way to his 8th world snooker championship title? Then I will say he's good.

[@fishflaps7030]

I wonder if the players were happy with the table

[@mindipesh]

​@@DavidDavid-yz2sh ..ik..ml

[@Kornhulio18]

15:11 plays frame, match and tournament ball with his left hand. Son of a b***h :D

[@nosesmoses993]

I'm glad snooker fans that are watching these matches have evolved to not clapping on every shot.

[@mianjunaid5896]

Good effort by hendry and good break from rocket

[@donivanbarbosadossantossan4528]

Esse cara e fera velho melhor do mundo

[@richardmiller3839]

GOAT v 2nd GOAT.

[@Heisenhuegel]

great times

[@robertrobert6870]

ยอดฝีมือปะทะกัน good match

[@WanWanwan-up5nb]

Ronnie is the best❤❤❤

[@varunkumar1736]

True class of Ronnie. It's damn fucking difficult to play brown after every red

[@habibvirk6812]

Both iz leGeNd .. 👌👌

[@poolworld1]

after a break like that, they could have given him a better trophy.

[@paulr6881]

I agree I've got better trophy's for running 3 Mile fun runs.

[@dtouey]

Pretty obvious that Hendry is complimenting him on that break. Who makes a break like that?

[@chriswilliamson7694]

The best and most impressive break of O'Sullivan's career for me, bar none. His 92 against Carter was magic, his clearance against Harold in the 2007 NI Trophy outrageous, and of course there's all his 147s...But this was in a deciding frame of a ranking event final, against his (then) arch-rival, with black out of commission for the entire frame and the pink and blue unavailable for the first half of the break, too. An amazing display of positional play, tactical thinking and composure under pressure.

[@EvanTrimble]

Thanks for that Chris. I hadn't watched his 92 against Carter before. Magic indeed.

[@sugs1191]

I dont think he was under that much pressure tbh. He kind of knew Hendry was past his prime post 03. So even if he missed he knew Hendry was not the same playwr he once was.

[@thomaswilliams4546]

@@sugs1191 Still good enough to get to a final and push it to a final frame decider, Hendry was always a threat if he was at the table.

[@sugs1191]

@Richard Holmes gosh. What about when Hendry's nephew beat Ronnie last year. Was Ronnie past his prime lol. Btw I've never sed Ronnie didn't beat Hendry in his prime ever

[@sugs1191]

@Richard Holmes WRONG. I DID NOT SAY RONNIE NEVER BEAT A PRIME HENDRY. STOP PUTTING BULL IN MY MOUTH.

[@mackenziecharlesworth4081]

Classic break and +Zack El Youncha he's welsh

[@mzafar8487]

I love ustad ronnie g

[@ennourjawad9563]

Steven Hendry 7 times world chamipon in the 90s, versus Ronnie O'sullivan 5 times world champion in the new millenum.

[@idontknowyou876]

Hendry did it in 10 years...ronnie took longer

[@aarongorton1984]

NO 6 ACTUALLY SULLY IS ONLY ONE BEHIND NOWQ

[@mez7736]

@@aarongorton1984: Wrong. O'Sullivan has won the world championship 5 times to date. 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2013.

[@mez7736]

@Richard Holmes Well, my post was made prior to him winning this year's World Championship, so it was correct at the time.

[@idontknowyou876]

@Wayne Anthony Holmes yes

[@idontknowyou876]

Hendry would have got that red had he been closer to his prime...to many problems..had that red gone in........but when these two played you knew you were watching real snooker....snooker of the gods...miss the days...

[@jamesquinn1996]

Lol coulda woulda shoulda

[@idontknowyou876]

@@jamesquinn1996 all valid

[@taharajib]

I'm of the opinion now that O'Sullivan doesn't need to equal or beat Hendry's world titles to be considered the better player. You can make a very good case for either player being the GOAT, but for me it's the whole collection of O'Sullivan records that swing it in his favour, not just his record in any one event. O'Sullivan has more major titles (triple crowns), more centuries, more maximums, longer time playing at the highest level. Yes, Hendry dominated his era for nigh on a decade, and there were less ranking events to win, but in my opinion the strength in depth on the tour now is stronger than ever and more people are capable of winning titles than back in the late 80's and 90's. Add to that accolades such as taking a year off and retaining the world championship, returning to world number 1 despite playing in considerably fewer tournaments - That's why in my opinion he's the greatest ever.

[@jackfirth6323]

Bang on fella

[@johnmccaughey2722]

@The Guvnor you need to get a life, you seem really angry about Stephen hendry.

[@johnmccaughey2722]

@The Guvnor you seem to trawl Stephen hendry KZbin videos insulting everyone who disagrees with you over who is the greatest of all time. Everyone has their own opinion on who's the greatest.

[@johnmccaughey2722]

@The Guvnor the worlds are what count, everyone knows that

[@johnmccaughey2722]

@The Guvnor why so angry, you know the truth deep down

[@Bokvera]

wtf is the sound in the back

[@GhtDichNixAn]

A high pitch treble sound, like from an old television...

[@elliotjohnson199]

How do you win for a big tournament ?

[@adronias]

Prime Hendry would never have missed that red. I really wish Hendry had retired young, the longer he played, with the problems he had, the more damage he did to his legacy.

[@laukuanhoe2179]

That way, how can he prove to the world he still has it? Alex Higgins was too like that

[@TheRedCapitalist]

+Adronias Of course but then everyone knows he won his titles against nobodies. 4 of his 7 world titles he won against Jimmy White who was binge drinking and using drugs, often right before the tournament started

[@captmcneil]

+TheRedCapitalist There's some quality youtube content for you. Hendry should have retired, because second place in major tourneys is clearly unworthy of anyone's time. In addition he should have declined the prize money because that way it looks as if he needs it, which makes him equal to losers such as White and Davis, wo dare to play just because they enjoy it, right? Well, shame Hendry couldn't have gone down in style as he could have with your attitude.

[@TheMimetolithman]

no he has NoT = King of theCrucible'

[@planetaflu]

O'Sullivan was lazy, he did the math, he saw that the game was won and he missed the ball on purpose. This is the only plausible explanation for a pool genius to miss a relatively easy ball.

[@AJsVIEW]

Just proof yet again that the rocket was, is and will always remain the best player in history!

[@biggerbitcoin5126]

AJsVIEW Hendry has 7 world titles. Sullivan has 5. 7>5. Until you have 8 you cannot be considered the greatest. Sullivan temperament is not good. Hendry's temperament was second to none. Sullivan is like an amazing boxer but with no chin. Hendry had it all.

[@varunkumar1736]

Very trur

[@aarongorton1984]

iotrs not proof coz Hendry is bedtter

[@aarongorton1984]

HENDRY HAS MORE TITLES

[@iamZubairShaikh]

@@biggerbitcoin5126 Hendry has more temperament Ronnie has more talent Hendry is King of Crucible Ronnie is King of SNOOKER

[@Punkpferd]

World Snooker Official you should do something about the high noises in the videos lately, would be great not to have this sound all the time :-)

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

6:31😆😂🤣😭

[@CAPTAINAP]

Why didn't they announce the money?

[@inaraband5527]

never say never

[@stallionsoccer802]

Clash of titans

[@147bentaylor]

I wanna know what was said in the handshake at the end it looked like ronnie misheard what hendry said at first and got a bit like 'what the fuck u say'

[@Atlantianreborn]

2 secs in and you have advert.

[@matend8125]

legends crashing

[@ElMantero]

What did Hendry say to Ronnie at the end of the match????

[@matend8125]

he said nice break i guess

[@markperryman1797]

@@matend8125 he called him a Flukey c***......

[@stugtodd2778]

@@markperryman1797 LOL

[@jacobjones5269]

He said... “you got lucky, you lucky prick!”..

[@fishflaps7030]

He said Ron what you doing later fancy a pint and a few games of pool down at the half wit

[@louischeung1874]

Why did Stephen even play for that red?

[@saeed-ly8eg]

With no color, i didnt get it , seems a poor choice

[@johnconn3054]

there was no obvious snooker. the balls were a nightmare for safety play

[@Babesiabovis]

This crowd was clapping for the spotting of a colour as well!

[@fishflaps7030]

We've come a long way

[@faizzkhan535]

its relly good ronnie...

[@iamZubairShaikh]

Hendry has more temperament Ronnie has more talent Hendry is King of Crucible Ronnie is King of SNOOKER

[@sajawalejaz8116]

Now ronnie has 7 world titles

[@aarongorton1984]

HENDRY IS STILL BETTER HAS MORE TITLES

[@paullewis2873]

Look up who has more century's and 147 brakes

[@lashamaisuradze3571]

Any real snooker fans know that Prime Hendry > Prime Ronnie and this this absolutely fact. He won 18 triple crowns in 10 years while Ronnie did it in 25+ years. There is big differences in this numbers.. Respect to both 2 greatest players ever!

[@TheJohnCooper]

Ronnie looks a bit Ill here

[@karimshah8535]

Hendry said something to ronnie at the end after shaking his hand i wonder what he said.

[@AdityaNSingh-zk6tx]

Cricket India victorious

[@maproductions9945]

Strange black things under the pockets??

[@bizzle98]

Why are they clapping at every dmn shot wtf

[@thecommission6662]

I know, it was very annoying.

[@cleisonsantos6547]

for me the difference is that stephen hendry is not enough patient

[@usmanimran6149]

Stephen is better than ronnie

[@chucklesdarwinwaswrongevol9264]

The blonde at 17:06 is hot !!

[@aarongorton1984]

SULLY 6 TITLES HENDRY 7

[@johnmccaughey2722]

O Sullivan has 5 World titles.

[@johnmccaughey2722]

@Larry Smith was only 5 when I wrote that.

[@TheMimetolithman]

I PLAYED an amatuer Championship match and was leading 5 to 3 and lost the next game to make it 5 to 4 race to 6 and my opponent told me that he was coming back and was going to win so i said ok we can play for both purses he said No so that game with a green over the hole I literally tortured the guy by refusing the green and making a 24 break using 16 balls to get the 24 lol

[@JasSingh1982]

red an yellow? the whole break?

[@TheMimetolithman]

YUP IT WAS theFinal' wonder is it a record in a tourney Final (MariTime TiTle ?)

[@goatamongsheep4296]

TMI

[@laukuanhoe2179]

What the fuck is that screeching sound

[@chowjeon7521]

we are not friends

[@sicksack83]

i dont watch it cuz especially in such a game fcked up screen ratio.. no way

[@planetaflu]

O'Sullivan was lazy, he did the math, he saw that the game was won and he missed the ball on purpose. This is the only plausible explanation for a pool genius to miss a relatively easy ball.

[@zaka2630]

Is this commentator Indian? His accent irritates me.

[@LilyFitzgerald]

+Zack El Youncha funnily enough he's Welsh... Welsh Open

[@thelezend1334]

My friend, eat the mangoe, don't count the trees.

[@TheMimetolithman]

he is theBest at what he does'

[@TheMimetolithman]

= a Legend'

[@MohitYTChhannel]

Zakaria Youncha exactly. I am an Indian myself so I guessed the same. xD Any accent other than English accent sounds weird to me when associated with snooker commentary.