Dramatic Defeat | Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Jimmy White | 2019 Champion of Champions - Last 16

Tension and frustration reach their peak when Jimmy White drops his cue to the floor after missing an easy pot. He is the stronger player of the two for most of the match. Still, Ronnie O'Sullivan then gains confidence and starts coming back to maintain his chances of reaching his sixth final in six appearances at the Champions of Champions.
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[@uhegbu]

So Jimmy White, one of the legends of snooker. Appeared in many world finals, a Masters title and a UK Championship. I remember watching him play against Matthew Stevens in the Masters, held at Wembley on KZbin. He came from behind I think to win that got the crowd excited. So to this and Jimmy reminded us all of his old skills that contributed to a great match. I had the honour of watching the whole match unfolded while the United Kingdom was on lockdown. Actually watch bits of it every weekend.

[@maxkolbe8893]

Always gutting to see Jimmy White closing in on a famous victory and then...😬😳😖

[@garethparr9482]

Jimmy reminding us what a player he was and still can be in his day. Can’t believe I missed this.

[@DRAG0NSIN7]

Just reminds me he can get to the hill but never finish. Typical

[@inhhuantran9492]

​@@DRAG0NSIN7❤❤❤

[@imvau3819]

Jimmy White is a Legend. No matter who he is playing against ~I always root for Jimmy. Ronnie deserved to win though. :)

[@bullsnutsoz]

You know I enjoy Foulds commentary very much ; specially what he comments on our cousin Ron

[@SquidInkUK]

So much respect for both players.

[@amin001001]

The best snooker channel I've ever followed after 4 years of obsession. Thank you.

[@CesarMuroya]

I'm very glad you like it. Thank you Amin!!

[@johnny_pilot]

Your comment has helped me to decide to subscribe. Hope I'm not disappointed. 😊

[@amin001001]

@@johnny_pilot that's a complement :)

[@jhkk1269]

2:23 clean as a whistle mate

[@singleman1986]

Man....That's just the way of the game. IMHO, Jimmy outplayed Ronnie the entire match but lost due to a few minor errors because he was slower in figuring out the speed of the table. When a match between these 2 pros comes down to the 4 final pots in a decider is just GREAT snooker. JMHO's....~Eli.

[@lelyollo4926]

I just love your vids and you know it!!! Thanks for all of them, you really have such a talent for this

[@CesarMuroya]

Thank you very much again Lel Yollo!

[@bgjb-r1499]

Great match.

[@Enpassantful]

Two of my most favourite players that I always watch, I would have liked to see Jimmy win but it was not to be.

[@DRAG0NSIN7]

When is it ever 🤪

[@tommcglone2867]

Jimmy showing hes still one of the greats. I would love it if he qualified for the WC and returns to The Crucible.

[@nikmerry5174]

Not only did he play brilliantly but his wig never fell off!

[@jordyboy321]

Ronnie's 6th frame performance was top class

[@dringypie]

How? He played a poor shot into the middle and only got lucky when Jimmy missed an easy black

[@ExLondoner]

Jimmy White, the greatest Choke in Snooker

[@chrismalcomson7640]

Ronnie's positional play is what makes him so good. Great to see Jimmy playing so well. Ronnie had to bring in his A game to win..

[@billzbee]

Very nice ✔👍🏻👍🏻

[@nicktrousers]

cue/rest throwing compilation needs to happen ! lol

[@X22GJP]

Hardly a throw, just a blatant drop.

[@JohnnyMarvin]

Jimmy is still my hero.

[@SammyyyWhammyyy]

How did he save you?

[@JohnnyMarvin]

He was a role model to me when I was a boy. Clearly something you didn't have as a child, which probably accounts for your stupid, unfunny question.

[@SammyyyWhammyyy]

I had Ronnie, I still do, so there’s that. Doesn’t mean I’ll sound like a sissy girl in distress who needs saving.

[@JohnnyMarvin]

@@SammyyyWhammyyy well, your opinion is worth nothing to me.

[@googlgfacef218]

Jimmy and Jordan, GOATS of all farm animals. That an animal he is!

[@freeartist]

При всей моей любви к Ронни, Джимми был просто восхитителен.

[@user-kc7qg4tm8r]

Джимми рано расслабился.хотя играл очень хорошо. Вот только с Ронни надо быть постоянно на чеку( и ведь ошибался не мало). Спасибо за видео.

[@RatThing8369]

What a weapon that man is 3 0 down, the confidence in ability is outrageous

[@DRAG0NSIN7]

He plays with a confidence very few have. He knows regardless of any match regardless he's the GOAT. Many play chasing a legacy which adds pressure. Ronnie's already got that, so he has no weight on him and can play with no pressure

[@hadimalik7685]

Great player of the century ronnie sir 😊

[@_Bashar]

Thank you for the great content as always 🌹

[@CesarMuroya]

You are so welcome!

[@smith077906]

As Steve Davis says. 'White and Higgins had a much better time than me'

[@stevejpm1]

The game of snooker has many great players but in my opinion Jimmy and Ronnie have breathed new life into this sport and made it what it is today.

[@DRAG0NSIN7]

Jimmy made it flashy and cool but ronnie did the same thing but with the success that follows

[@747duke]

Really sad for Jimmy white. He played so good and just coz of 1 red. He lost the game.

[@breakandrun70]

What a match, it's not what you make, it's what you leave. When it comes to the rocket, you hook him every time if you can.

[@DBLDoG]

Ronnie is the legend now !

[@dan8pool]

👍 Merci pour cette vidéo

[@CesarMuroya]

De rien.

[@allancnc]

Worldclass from both players, sorry that Jimmy couldn't win this match.

[@alansmith6472]

Q 6

[@davidbroughall3782]

How did Jimmy White get in the Champion of Champions? Did he win a senior championship?

[@CesarMuroya]

Yes, he won 2019 edition.

[@paulhiggins1577]

Champion of Chumps

[@RRJOfficial]

When he decides to retire completely, he should know that everyone thinks he is one of the best and he should have won many times when he didn't. Not the best luck, but a lot of skill and experience. That's not bad in any means. :)

[@Jammyfish]

Not the best luck? Man's a notorious bottler! You don't get unlucky in a best of 35 frame final seven times. These days Jimbo be lucky to qualify for his bus pass.

[@DRAG0NSIN7]

Jimmy had great talent. But he didn't have the nerve to get where many most thought he should be. Also it's hard to really care when he acts like an entitled little baby and throws his cue around.

[@Chucklingsaneman]

Everyone I know who’s met says he’s a complete moron and an arse.

[@colsinclair7793]

The apprentice becoming the master.

[@paulhiggins1577]

That happened about 25 years ago

[@therocket7408]

The Rocket 🔥

[@abdulrehmanabdulrehman2636]

Ronnie is legend..God of snooker

[@arinaso5007]

A year have passed and I still have no idea how Jimmy lost that, just as much as when I was watching it then... For the most part it was one of the worst performances in recent years for ROS (including most matches he lost), I felt for Jimmy so bad... Always love a high drama match though :D

[@gerv55]

As is usually the case with white, his nerve went once he got a couple of frames ahead.

[@urbanunderground8194]

Throws his cue ? Nooooo he drops it to the floor bit of a difference there

[@CesarMuroya]

I just corrected it, thanks for the clarification Urban Underground!

[@Rob-ys6ot]

If this doesn't make you take up this fantastic sport I don't know what will!!!

[@jamesheyworth4370]

Well the closing of snooker halls in the U.K. can make it difficult. I agree with its a fantastic sport.

[@davok73]

FUCK sake Jimmy lol .. i'd love to see him win a Worlds!!

[@iancarpenter6298]

love jimmy...still cant believe he wasnt world champion..when you think jimmy and alex only won two world titles between them.big thanks though jim and alex r i p.for the wonderful snooker.x

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

It is easy to beleive he was never a champ he was never good enough

[@edwardjones2202]

@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv Still, it must be nice to have an amazing talent and make a living out of it as opposed to being a talentless anonymity.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

@@edwardjones2202 Still, it is great to have a amazing talent that does not involve knocking balls into holes as we all know thats almost as good as being a Doctor or some other profession that is of great use to mankind, if accuracy while using a wooden stick to pot balls in pockets is your thing then who am I to disagree.

[@ass640]

@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv Lol you're a sad wanker aren't you?

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

@@ass640 Yes I am

[@Hopefu11y]

Bugger all to do with the game I know, but damn...White don't half remind me of Mads Mikkelsen ;) What a legend though, so wish he'd beat Ronnie...😑

[@BrenTravisMusician]

The match starts with Ronnie doubting himself against a stunning player. Jimmy could have taken it easily but his own doubt gave Ronnie courage. That's where this ends. Jimmy should have dominated and I feel for him.

[@conslin1147]

Jimmy has a look of desperation on his face, as though he believes that he could start his whole career again off the back of a win against Ronnie. Ronnie looks more like he's playing a exhibition match and it isn't the end of the world if he loses. Ronnie loses sometimes... It means nothing if this had been one of those times. Alex Higgins and White spent a lot of time working unorthodox flamboyant crowd pleasing shots whereas (Judd excepting) most modern players work on precision consistency. The rules do not reward players who pull off a shot of the century and then miss the next shot because their position was a little off. Jimmy would have been king if the rules accounted for novelty and innovation in play, but they don't.

[@Charlie_Crown]

@@conslin1147 I doubt very much that Jimmy White thought in any way a victory here rolls back the years and relaunches his career. I would say Jimmy has more the look of disappointment on his face, as he should do, after all, beating a player of Ronnie's class and pedigree, would have simply been, perhaps, no more than a nice warm fuzzy feeling for him, a little reminder of the player he once was, but he didn't, and he had the chance, but most definitely blew it. And although it's very true to say about flamboyance and crowd pleasing when talking about Alex and Jimmy, Jimmy worked very hard at the game in his prime, and won every major honour, except, of course the World Title and deserves respect, and even thanks, for the years of enjoyment, and drama, he brought to snooker 👍

[@nachomolinari1980]

7:18 IAAAAA ronny eaaaa

[@sbaxter4207]

Both are now world champions.

[@gregwhalan9606]

Jimmys been a great player, but now he seems to be missing vital shots at a crucial time of the game

[@timapple6586]

I suspect his scalp was too itchy.

[@FloydMaxwell]

24:18 - Cleaning up the frame, we all just assume he will sink them all, but how about the cue ball control to finish where he does on the pink? Quarter inch perfect.

[@angelinoz5159]

At 20:20, OOOOOOh! Jimmy White's career.

[@Jammyfish]

27:15 Look at his body movement during the shot here, no wonder he missed. No good blaming his cue, more like a bad case of bottleitus (again).

[@rehman4310]

I am sure due to respect Roni left White still to be the champ 🏆.

[@steviegbcool]

painful to watch. The crowd went silent when Jimmy Threw it away

[@liammccarron8191]

Seen Jimmy in buncrana co Donegal some years ago playing pool, fuck he was drunk, but Jesus Christ he was great Craic and brilliant on the table.

[@andrewkellers9275]

😕😕😕😕..simple errors and the frame slips away... (you could understand it if it was on the difficult shots but easy ones.) with only 7 frames .? .. frame six Jimmy on the easy black.. Ronnie.. missed pink in the middle Jimmy .the red with the very poor positioning shot just after And the thrown cue...ok that one could happen...but the others.?

[@superkonek7808]

White, an elegant snooker player!

[@syedwasif6464]

Sometimes ronnie make faces like Mr been 😂

[@christophervan6966]

Your heart has to go out to Jimmy.

[@paulhiggins1577]

no it doesnt

[@Builder99]

not if he was doing drugs...

[@akbarsnokerclub639]

💯🔥❤❤❤

[@naalaabd7650]

Outro song?

[@notmainlandman]

好嘢

[@theparks9460]

Heartbreaker

[@ildanny74]

At 23:23 Jimmy stays standing, because he assumes Ronnie will play a safety shot, but Ronnie doesn´t. I was surprised, because he knows him really well.

[@user-gy5cx5db2i]

alex higgins and jimmy white were extremely talented players who both underachieved owing to their lifestyles-drink,drugs,women,betting shops etc and that is why they were genuine people''s champions-the public cpuld see their frailties and took them both to their hearts-ronnie o sullivan is an extremely talented player who has achieved everything in the game because he keeps fit and healthy by jogging 200 miles a day and eating salad every day and apparently he's a people's champion as well- the modern generation don't seem to get it

[@shubhamverma1377]

Ronnie is helping jimmy 😂

[@karrarziddanlawyer7548]

Good Ronnie

[@three60five98]

This game shows the difference between what it takes to be a world champion and a very good player.

[@user-jd1cw1iv2k]

Суперрр

[@notmainlandman]

哈哈好嘢

[@michaeldelgado1864]

He has to be the unluckiest man in snooker, even though he's a awesome player

[@bhagwanmulchandani7725]

Jimmy lost his nerves all Ronnie needs is one opportunity and Jimmy was sitting and enjoying the game

[@Kenco657]

most vocal snooker crowd iv ever heard 😆

[@zee7379]

Jimmy is the people's champion

[@CalumnMcAulay]

Jimmy deserved and should have won this one... exceptionally unlucky!

[@GrrMeister]

*That Table is so quick should be pinched for Speeding on M6 !*

[@bipinshrestha4668]

What is the music playing at end of the video?

[@CesarMuroya]

"Wish you'd come true" from the YT library.

[@6MaxSix6]

Jimmy's come a long way since he used to spray paint the top of his head :D

[@stugtodd2778]

😂😂😂😂

[@jonathancox9501]

Cruel kick for jimmy....lost his confidence after that.

[@uchibenkei]

nobody chokes like Jimmy white

[@tonybarfridge4369]

Nerves can get to anyone and cause an easy miss. That's all it takes and your opponent will take advantage and can clear up.

[@margarita8442]

white is another name for losing a final

[@michaeljohnson5365]

The one thing Ronnie always does is smash a long ball. If it misses it leaves the opposistion with the takes to simply clean up the table!

[@jonathancox9501]

Jimmy lost his bottle....started thinking about the winning line

[@ericthekingthekingtheking4842]

Jimmys the biggest bottler in snooker

[@daopakse6804]

ตึงเกีน

[@bartdereu9267]

Anyhow, you never -ever throw a cue on the floor out of pure frustration. Go home old man, make way for Ronnie.

[@stugtodd2778]

He choked - right on cue - just as he always did

[@ryanchoo9427]

Be on his level before you speak lmfao

[@watkhuntfwudat6944]

I'm trying to figure out if Jimmy is wearing a bad toupe' or just a bad hair do. Either way he needs a new coif.

[@ZahidAli-sq5yj]

Once apon a time... Jimi white was laughing on the Roni, when he played that magical turning shot of brown,,, even he said I don't account Roni as a player.. and Allah don't like the laughter of pride or arrogance,,

[@ryanchoo9427]

What?

[@doraemon402]

9:22 How is that a miss? Ridiculous

[@carlhartwell7978]

Because it was a relatively easy hit, hence Everton's _...well no body expected that..._

[@yasinrashid8787]

Jimmy very unlucky...he had the match in his pocket but cue ball kicked

[@conslin1147]

If he has a match in his pocket he should have struck it against a wall and lit up a Hamlet cigar while Ronnie showed him some 21st Century snooker.

[@Builder99]

its sad but I think Jimmy makes his bad luck how he copes with his life...Do what Ronnie had to do see a good doctor and forget the wig stuff...

[@ewanmacfarlane9195]

Jim must have been on the pipe

[@jasonwindebank5455]

And jimmy got neil robinson on monday it doesn't get any easier

[@bradjb2404]

This just shows you can't make any mistakes against Ronnie or he will make you pay.

[@yashsood5358]

27:15 👀

[@elvintagizade5324]

24:59

[@yogeshchettri1604]

Only Ronnie

[@ChrisTian-tg3lj]

Another vid where u can see how easy the time was for Hendry. He just had to beat Jimmy....a great player but no winner mentality at all.

[@robmac7433]

Whites shoes wouldnt be out of place on Coco the Clown, technical cheat

[@conslin1147]

They would be out of place on Coco the Clown, because they wouldn't be on Jimmy´s feet.

[@conslin1147]

@DispelTheMyth Yes, six feet., Any longer than six feet and they could trip up the referee on the other side of the table.

[@joebly5641]

Is jimmy wearing a hair piece? Sure looks like it haha 😂

[@zombienectar]

And somewhere a wolverine is laying in a cave shivering and cold with no hair.

[@hanszlh6522]

i can smile on that one , ,,,, but then it might just have been a rabbit - ???

[@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO]

goddamn it, that is not throwing the cue to the floor. What you are saying is something of a poor attitude vs a frustrated reciprocation to onlookers. Its a bit of show and if anyone can get away with it legitimately, its White. If a no namer did it, it wouldn't be acceptable. There is a lot of back story to this, because Jimmy workes hard to make a comeback. He knows he needs a few breaks to possibly win a event, but not really, he just needs to focus, but also easier said than done. And by the way, he had a chance because of what Ronnie said, that the average standard is weak and HE'S RIGHT. So here is Jimmy, he's playing well enough, didn't expect ronnie to just lose so easily, Jimmy has trained hard with a mountain to climb in mind, now the mountain is a small hill and the mental voodoo got to him and I know from experience, that can be extremely frustrating and a helpless feeling because now for some reason, you can't bite on focus properly and once more, for Jimmy, even more frustrating because his comeback strategy did a 180, because if Jimmy didnt train differently and just played like he historically does without much "thinking" and Ronnie playing sub par, jimmy would have won this match hours sonner. I guarantee that is what the dropping of the stick means.....he doesn't have a answer in the face of never needing one and just like a high level jazz musician, now asked to play a basic tempo, they can't do it, as hard is that is for many to believe. That is also the sign of someone who plays by instinct rather than understanding what they do. Jimmy is a artistic non thinking type player, Ronnie is a mechanical player, but so high level, he can reference the alignments quickly because snooker is also a pattern based game at their level. If you notice Ronnie when he clears up the final colors he is often times in one of three places for when he shoots the yellow and sets up for the brown, which means how he typically shoots the green so from the left side of the table and he draws the cue ball back for the brown he's usually playing the cue ball a hair too close to the side rail and this sets up for something of an in between bridge placement but he's done it that way so many times that if you notice because of the steeper cue angle involved although not necessarily steep by any angular measurement but steep enough in which I'm sure many of you know that when you try the same shot you have miscued the cue ball off the table before and it looks like a very simple shot and it is but notice how Ronnie does it where he takes one or two extra strokes but it's all in a checking pattern where he angles the tip low takes a warm-up stroke back the tip comes up towards center cue ball he takes the stroke back again but dips down the butt as he takes it back and that produces an arc and he rocks it back in again to where now the tip goes in between center and the base of the cue ball and then takes the stroke back from the butt and high and then drops the stroke slightly where the tip rises but just in time to not crash into the cloth but he is verifying that final stroke based off of the three previous strokes and he does it that way every time so this suggests without a doubt that he's a mechanical player and he knows exactly what it is that he's doing and he's got indicators a feel and visual on the mechanics based off of what the tip and shaft is doing because those things do not lie if you pull your stick back in the tip rises on the way back guaranteed when you stroke forward your tip will now descend an angle and if you are setting up for a power draw like that forget about it you're going to launch the cue ball off of the table and vice versa a tip that is lowering as you pull it back will rise typically on the forward stroke and that is just basic mechanical happenings of stroke.

[@user-wg2it4yd7y]

其實這職撞每個選手準度都差不多，比的是控球而已，一但漏球就大概輸了！火箭也是常打輸