Americans React To "Ronnie O'Sullivan - Fastest 147 In Snooker History"

[@dazediss6629]

“He hadn’t missed one yet”, is probably the most American thing I’ve ever heard when watching a 147 video lol

[@carlosdeferrer3585]

hehe made me chuckle as well.

[@Ben-cx5fe]

that did and also "the spot where the black ball respawns" :)

[@jasonhand1742]

Didn't he say that after the 4th red or something?

[@aTiminCambodia]

You gotta love spencer haha! ❤️

[@stuartarnold64]

He even threw in a “Dang!”

[@andrew6978]

It's hard to understand unless you've played snooker how utterly ridiculous this is. Ronnie is still winning championships 27 years later, astonishing.

[@jameswhittingham8027]

The fact that the 2 players next door stopped playing to watch him finish it tells you something about what a moment it was.

[@peterbulloch4611]

Yeah. It looks so easy. If you've ever played snooker on a full sized table you'd truly understand how brilliant this was. Absolute perfection

[@SaintPhoenixx]

@@peterbulloch4611 They make it look so easy at this level. The way Judd seems to smash a ball in and spin the white against all known laws of physics and then force it round all 6 cushions and end exactly where he wants it to is otherworldly.

[@jameswhittingham8027]

@@SaintPhoenixx And then O'Sullivan turns around and is just as good left handed as he is right blows your mind!

[@tommywulfric9768]

Astonishing, especially if you've ever tried to play on a table that is 12' long by 6' wide!

[@EternusNex]

Some Ronnie stats; This was his first 147. It is still the record for the fastest 147 He has made 15 147s in his career. He has scored 100 points or more without missing 1200 times in his career He is 8 time UK champion. 8 time Masters champion 7 time World Champion. Currently ranked world no1 player.

[@awolf913]

I used to think Hurricane Higgins was the greatest player of all time but I think that title now belongs to Ronnie.

[@leroymayo8580]

You forgot to mentio, aged 47 years and 363 days when he won the UK Championship, and 48 years and 40 days when he won the Masters, he became the oldest winner of all three Triple Crown events. He also became simultaneously the youngest and oldest winner of both the UK Championship and the Masters.

[@ruairiwhite6303]

Higgins era was different, but Ronnie is undoubtedly the best ever. The most exciting player to watch, followed by Jimmy White and Alex Higgins. Ronnie has unbelievable consistency to go with his talent...Jimmy and Alex were had other "outside" influences that limited their achievements.

[@marcussmith8747]

When did he get back to no.1? I thought he wasn't really doing ranking tournaments these days, except for for those to qualify for the triple crown events?

[@EverythingRowlz]

Pretty sure he holds 3 of the 5 quickest 147s ever aswell

[@stuartmcivor2276]

I like the way Daniel said that the black ball 'respawns'.

[@SsufferinSsuccotash]

I’d never thought of it like that but it’s so true.

[@BobGnarley.]

Ronnie spawn camping

[@lochwinnoch]

As a die-hard snooker fan, that moment made me laugh way too hard. I've never thought about it that way.

[@derektaylor6389]

respots not respawns

[@bryanwarren7843]

I wonder there's no American snooker players. Although it's chalk and cheese if compared to pool

[@MeStevely]

This was 27 years ago - he's still rated World No.1.

[@brentmeistergeneral1054]

And playing better than ever. I am not sure he has ever won the first 2 triple crown (uk and masters) in the same season. He has the chance at the world championship to get the slam. And his performance against Ding in the semi final of the recent World GP was close to perfection.

[@carlhartwell7978]

Just for the record, he wasn't No.1 when this happened, that wasn't for five more yrs. And he hasn't been consistently No.1 (ranked) since even then anyway. Just don't want anyone to think he's been consistently No.1 for 27yrs!🤣

[@niallphelan28]

@@carlhartwell7978 Right. It was Stephen Hendry who was winning everything

[@M.Hvistendal]

Does he also have the record for fastest century? With the four minute time?

[@carlhartwell7978]

​@@M.Hvistendal He does, though it was 3 mins and 34 seconds according to Google. It begs belief without having seen it, but at the same time I do believe it. Because Ronnie's ability even when seen very often begs belief.🤷‍♀ Clearly and unequivocally the most talented snooker player to 'grace the baize'.

[@CagedPaps]

"This is the guy I want to get me out of a hostage situation" - If there's someone you absolutely do not want, it's Ronnie! He's more likely to turn round and say he doesn't care and he's off for a Big Mac.

[@dannycheesums]

Or something you can’t buy over the counter

[@davidpaylor5666]

I was going to say the exact same thing. He'd be more likely to do a deal with the hostage takers and get your kids kidnapped too. More dosh in it.

[@justsaying118]

He's be happy with a snickers bar and a packet of crisps😂

[@neilfreedman2537]

I'm proud to say I was in the front row for this iconic sporting moment. You don't really see me in this short version, but I'm the one standing to the left of where the players sit, third from the right, in the dark jumper with the pale shirt, at 9:14-9:15. Had my picture in the paper next day, still got that in a frame at home. Great memories.

[@nickmiller3319]

"Where the black ball respawns." Absolute genius! 😆

[@elliotwilliams7421]

The control of the white ball is what separates pros and amateur

[@Llanchlo]

Indded - potting is hard enough n a full size table, but the key is making sure the white ends up in the right place for the next shot (and sometimes for the next few shots down the line being planned)

[@Wally-H]

Also being able to look 3 - 4 shots ahead when constructing a break.

[@leew6091]

Skill based games does not get any better than this. He is head and shoulders above everyone else that has ever picked up a cue. GOAT is used far too often these days...but Ronnie is is truly the greatest.

[@Obi-J]

100% If Ronnie is on form and in full flow there is nobody that can touch him. The only way to beat him then is to frustrate him and keep him sat in his seat as much as possible, then not leaving him any chances when he gets to the table, which is obviously much easier said than done.

[@daveaglasgow]

Disagree, if Higgins is in full flow it would be a crazy match, I believe Higgins holds the record for the most centuries in a row and he would not give up, O'Sullivan is more likely to give up at the end if he is behind.

[@allyburnett7189]

"I like how he's already setting up the next shot in his mind" - as someone who plays a bit of snooker I can tell you someone of Ronnie's calibre is playing at least 3-4 shots ahead of his current pot. That's the key to being a great snooker player - and Ronnie is comfortably the greatest player ever to hold a cue.

[@ShellysAshes]

I also plan 3-4 shots ahead but then forget to pot the first.

[@elizabethchew505]

Firstly, where the white ball ends up is not only down to the WEIGHT of shot and angle on the previous ball, but also the SPIN put on the cue (white) ball. If you 'just' hit in dead centre this is called 'plain ball' and it doesn't spin, , but to make sure the cue ball goes where you want it after hitting the object (coloured) ball, you often have to put spin on the ball by hitting above, below, to the left or right of centre. This is MOST obvious when the ball appears to curve into the pack (group of remaining red balls) to break it open. Secondly, top players are usually planning WAAAY beyond 'the next shot', often planning 4 or 5 or MORE (!) shots ahead. The best way to appreciate this is to watch snooker commentated on by good quality people, who are usually retired top quality players themselves. This is how I learned to appreciate the game as a kid. The huge fascination for me has always been just how tactical it is even when you are playing 'amongst the balls (making sure the white stays fairly close to the balls and keeping good white ball control). Often, for instance, you will see players taking shots that are far more difficult than another more obvious shot because it gives them better position, or allows them to move other balls to make them easier to pot in a later shot. This is why snooker fans will sit glued to the telly for HOURS to watch really good quality players. As to the statistics, Ronnie has (at time of writing) scored 15 maximums in top quality competitive matches along with WELL OVER 1200 century breaks in his career. Not, by any means, saying that there aren't many very good players, both past and present, but the fact is that once you've watched Ronnie play at his best, you're going to be just a little spoilt for anybody else. Even when commentators have been a bit annoyed with him in the past (he has been a bit moody sometimes in the past) they still haven't been able to stop themselves using the word 'genius', and this word is just the plain TRUTH!!

[@jimidave6281]

To understand the greatness of Ronnie O'Sullivan; he is to snooker, what Jordan is to basketball. The GOAT.

[@robbpatterson6796]

only better. There is nothing more difficult on sports than a perfect 147

[@BAll-n7w]

The gap between Ronnie and the other players is greater than any other sportsmen at the top of their sports... for me is the greatest player at an individual sport thats ever lived, doesn't get the credit for it either.

[@Andiiiio]

Djokovic of Snooker

[@KingJohnson1985]

@@Andiiiio Djokovic isnt the Ronnie of Tennis though

[@Spr1ggan87]

@@BAll-n7w I dunno, prime Stephen Hendry was insane as well

[@cryptoskinz3815]

Love to see you both try and play snooker on a full size table. You will then be convinced this is impossible🤣🤣

[@antonymorris1962]

exactly! would love to see this! 12 foot long table! Truly astonishing

[@BertSmithLondon]

That's what I was trying to convey in the post I made. Snooker is an incredibly difficult game, and this genius makes it look easy.

[@myaccount6487]

They’d need binoculars 😂

[@DFUSIONITE]

Yep, I have been playing Snooker since i was a 6 year old stood on a chair in order to reach the table with my Grandad teaching me, been playing ever since and I am 43 now, still my highest break is only 47 and that happened years ago. Ronnie has such natural talent its almost unbelievable!@@BertSmithLondon

[@jimb9063]

Yep, it's intimidating standing next to a snooker table the first time, if like most people these days you're more used to seeing pool tables everywhere first. The size doesn't come over properly on screen.

[@chrisofnottingham]

If you have only ever played pool the size of a snooker table is shocking and it doesn't truly come across on a screen

[@mundaneMindanao]

I was going to comment that. One thing watching snooker doesn't prepare you for is the size of the table

[@gotmunchiez]

If I haven't played for a while it's always a surprise as I walk to the table just how big they are.

[@MrSunshine744]

100% I remember the first time I gave snooker a go, was utterly baffled by how big the tables are!

[@deanmacey3554]

Yes, this. Picture a 6 x 3 foot pool table - a snooker table is four times the size of that...

[@jeffwilson7100]

That’s because they ARE smaller. @@Ultra250

[@emilyarlington7586]

I love the innocence in you both when you said "he hasn't missed one yet" not releasing he's not going to! Ronny was on Top Gear and Jeremy made him do what he just did here whilst the stig thrashed Ronny's car around their track. Not sure if it's on KZbin but worth a watch. Three mighty champions of snooker are Ronnie, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry.

[@lez9421]

Ronnie O’Sullivan also has a documentary, it’s worth reacting too. It shows how the mental element of individual sports and how talented he is and also how he fights his demons. He’s been winning snooker events for 4 decades

[@austynshaw9142]

Snooker is one of those sports that look really basic to play on TV and as soon as you get on a table nothing goes how you thought it would

[@martindunstan8043]

😂 you're not wrong👍

[@davidlawrence5091]

I'm decent at pool but every time I get onto a snooker table I'm happy to pot two balls in a row. The difficulty spike is real.

[@chrisbradley1192]

Bit like me when I'm watching YT videos on how to repair cars.

[@mrmr5580]

I used to play pool for my local pub team, I played my mate, who played amateur snooker, at snooker, i dont mind saying he thoroughly whooped my ass, and thats an understatement

[@theshiftybloke4672]

My mother used to work at a snooker club and I was always there after school, playing pool or snooker on a plastic crate - now I can't pot in snooker to save my life

[@nick7076]

Ronnie is truly the goat. Only player to score 1000 centuries in competition. Youngest and oldest to win most of the major competitions. Naturally right handed he plays as well left handed.

[@MrPhlanj]

The referee Len Ganley needs some praise here for being very quick at putting the black back on its spot.

[@mosthaunted2]

His Son is now the Tournament Director.

[@miff227]

everybody's doing the Len Ganley stance....

[@johnp8131]

@@miff227 You'll be pushed to find many that remember that? Amusing but it became pretty dreadful after a while.

[@tang0f15h]

@@miff227 Shine your shoes and head for the Crucible

[@thedivinemrm5832]

@@miff227 I so hoped for a HMHB reference and you didn't let me down.

[@DaveWalker-xq6ek]

⚪️ Maximum break 147 = 🔴15 reds, ⚫️15 blacks, then all the colours...🟡🟢🟤🔵🟣⚫️ Also Ronnie can play left handed just as good as his right...(He's made a total of 15, 147's on t.v...)

[@markjones127]

Under extremely rare circumstances it is also possible to get a 155 break if you start with a free ball so can pot 16 reds, Alex Higgins got one but it wasn't televised.

[@johnwalters885]

He also holds the record for the next fastest. Here are some stats of Ronnie: He holds the record for the most televised, 15 (he has made more); the most ranking titles, 37; the most Triple Crowns, 23 (majors); the youngest winner of the UK Championship, at age 17, and the Masters, at age 19. Both are Triple Criwn titles (majors); he is also the oldest to have won a Triple Crown event, at 48; he made his first 147 at age 15; he gas also turned down the chance to make a 147 by deliberately scoring a 146 in orotest at the prize money being discontinued; he has made the most centuries (100+ points) in history (1,230 and counting); he is ambidextrous. Simply put, the man is a genius. And, get this...he has UNDER-achieved!!! The reason is that he has suffered from depression, mood swings, and drug and alcohol abuse, and has been disciplined several times by the sport's governing body (WPBSA). If he had had the right mindset, he would have achieved even more. That is scary!

[@indigo8021]

Believe me when I say, until you have stood at a snooker table and tried to break together as a non-player then you won’t fully understand just how hard this is to achieve. Snooker is an incredibly hard sport to play and Ronnie makes it look like a child’s game, the man is a genius.

[@andrewwest8334]

A 147 break is something I see as quite unique in sport. I can’t think of another situation quite like it in any other sport where, regardless of which player you’re supporting, (or even if you are the opponent!), when it gets to the point where the frame has already been won and it looks like a maximum is on, literally EVERYBODY is quietly wanting it to happen and watching with baited breath. It’s bloody great!

[@Smoshy16]

I'd go a nine darter in darts with a 180 being close behind.

[@ajlook5457]

​@@Smoshy16A 9 darter isn't even close to a 147

[@Smoshy16]

@@ajlook5457 I never said it was. The OP asked a question about people wanting something to happen regardless of which player you support.

[@markpotter8280]

@@sounduser That never crossed my mind but I bet it's great to see it happen

[@MrJonnyblade]

Golf, for a hole in one, that tends to get enormous congratulations and laughs, even from your opponent.

[@carlosdeferrer3585]

Its a pleasure watching you guys react. You listen to comments and grasp whats happening really quickly and hopefully get some pleasure at watching masters at work be it darts, snooker, guy martin or many of the other stuff your dipping into.

[@greygreen5610]

greatest snooker player ever and what makes him unique is he still is. as players get older their powers wane, but ronnies haven't. its not just potting the balls it's controlling the cue ball and ronnie is a master at it.

[@philsiverns4227]

1970s tv snooker coverage when a large proportion of the uk only had black & white televisions produced one of the greatest lines of commentary "for those watching in black & white the green ball is next to the pink".

[@Cherismile]

I remember watching that with my dad! Still makes me laugh😂😂😂

[@Mick_Harrison]

Whispering Ted Lowe if I remember right.

[@egroegartfart]

Ronnie has 15 maximum breaks in tournaments which is the record. He has the fastest maximum which we saw in this video. He also has countless other records. And 27 years later he is currently number one in the world. The best in the sport. He is the Michael jordan of snooker. There is no one like him or even close.

[@witherkay]

More of this content please guys, loved it. FYI the size of a snooker table compared to a pool table is VAST. Approx 12 feet by 6 feet. I struggle to pot one or two balls on a table that size, despite being a pretty decent pool player. But the thing that really separates the top players is their control of the cue (white) ball. Barely once in this vid did Ronnie have to aim from anywhere except exactly where he wanted to, because the cue ball went exactly where he told it to. And that is out of this world difficult to achieve. What made Ronnie so exciting when he arrived in the early 90s is the speed that he was able to do all these things at and still get them right. To really get a measure of how great this video is, you need to watch some regular play by pretty much any other professional player, and see just how measured and considered the pace usually is.

[@jayhughes2418]

Ronnie has fifteen 147s and holds the record for centuries with 1240 currently (scoring 100 points or more per break) Hes amazing to watch. Great control and ball speed. I love watching him execute a great snooker or escape

[@el1j4h5]

There's another clip where for a major portion of the break he's switching from left-handed to right-handed and then back again shot by shot, the guys just insanely talented.

[@GARY6661967]

He can play that good left handed as well. He's a genius. Peace, love and respect my American brothers.

[@roryvandenberg3710]

Lads this is so incredible, Ronnie has dominated the sport for nearly 3 decades. This is still the fastest 147 on record. It's so unbelievably difficult to keep control of the white ball and keep position on reds and black like that.

[@watchreadplayretro]

that '147' reference going way over heads.... by the end of the video, the appreciation! Great stuff, thanks as always guys!

[@simontournay]

I actually really enjoy watching snooker as i find it quite soothing to watch, as everyone tends to be quiet when watching it and a match lasts quite a long time.

[@Vickymakesandbuilds]

I was interested to see your reaction to this, as I just recently sent this video to an American friend of mine! He was astonished - not only at the way he sets the white ball up perfectly for the following shot, but at the speed with which he does it! I told him we call him “The Rocket” over here - he ain’t called that for nothing! ❤

[@dazediss6629]

There was also an incident where he broke 140 then missed the last ball on purpose because the prize money wasn’t enough 😂

[@jonathanlewis1981]

Wrong he potted a pink so he made 146 cause the max prize was to low

[@sam29mill2]

I think he also just refused to pot the final black? Maybe the ref talked him into potting it?

[@highpath4776]

@@sam29mill2 Is there a rule that if you can pot you have to play (and (aim to) pot (unless other player concedes frame?)

[@Lnch4ALion]

​@@jonathanlewis1981 Wrong, *too low 😉

[@kinglicks5646]

@@highpath4776 No, it was just considered poor sportsmanship when he did not score the 147. I understood where he was coming from, but it was not the best desicion for the crowd.

[@ENiGMATiC_ENiGMA]

Ronnie is a genius on the table and his incredibly fast "snooker-brain" is working out usually about 5 shots in advance of the one he's playing. Precision cue ball control is a real art!

[@stuartcarden1371]

Hearing "Sn-oo-ker" made me so happy

[@farty81]

Nah, I really enjoy it when Americans say snuker

[@mlee6050]

As a Brit I feel I say Snuker more

[@farty81]

@@mlee6050 the Welsh lads say snuker, but obviously in a Welsh accent. Mark Williams, especially.

[@jen6879]

@@farty81Terry Griffiths will be happy 😊

[@thomasfrost3087]

Another snooker one to do would be the 1985 World Snooker Championship final between the reigning champion Steve Davis and one of the commentators you just heard, Dennis Taylor. There’s a video called the Black Ball final which would recommend. The final went down to the final frame and the final black. Incredible drama. Would highly recommend that.

[@elliotwilliams7421]

This

[@colinbaker3916]

I watched it. It finished well after midnight, and I think 12 million were watching.

[@markjones127]

@@colinbaker3916 18.5m viewers which was close to a third of the population at the time, still holds the record for the highest viewing figures for any show after midnight in the UK.

[@markjones127]

I was 15 and it was the first time I'd ever been allowed to stay up watching TV after midnight on a school night! 🤣

[@mrkillermaxxx]

and the rematch about 20 yrs later, thats the funniest shit ever. :))

[@SURGASURGE12]

I've recently started playing snooker. It is unbelievably hard. These top professionals, especially Ronnie, make it look much easier than it actually is.

[@jak3brap10]

It’s not about the potting, it’s about the set ups. They’re professionals so they’re gonna be able to pot 99/100 times especially with Ronnie. But the set up for the next shots to continue his run is what’s so amazing.

[@markjones127]

One thing which never quite comes across for me on TV is how big the table is, 12'x6' is HUGE, I play snooker and every time I play I still think feck me that's huge every time I walk up to a table 🤣, I play pool a lot too and most UK tables in pubs are 7'x3.5' but in a club where they have proper US Pool tables they're usually 8' or 9' but the pockets are massive on pool tables, whereas if you notice on a snooker table they're just that bit tighter. I've played Pool against Mark Selby as there's a Pro-Am comp anyone can enter, it's a team competition and the team I played for got Mark Selby in the first round about 20 years ago, he was young and had only been a pro for a few years at the time but was already making a name for himself, now he's a world champion, he's always liked playing pool as well as snooker. This break by Ronnie is simply as good as it gets, the guy is a legend. Check out the 1985 World Final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis, the match went down to who potted the final black ball after 35 games played, it was incredible and the match played over 2 days went onto the early hours of the morning, to this day it holds the record for viewing figures for any show after midnight in the UK of 18.5 million, which at the time would have been close to a third of the population of the UK.

[@claireboddey3273]

Had the absolute privilege of seeing Ronnie play in person last year. He’s something else.

[@SiLatics56]

Meanwhile on another table at the same time, Peter Ebdon had made a break of about 4 😂

[@ashtakmetoza5689]

Ebdon far surpasses the genius of Ronnie.

[@SiLatics56]

@@ashtakmetoza5689 🤣

[@mannym7849]

This is single handedly one of the best 147 maximum breaks ever! The speed at which Ronnie O’Sullivan went about it was just extraordinary, no one has ever completed a maximum 147 break in 5 minutes ever. Everyone always compares what’s the hardest feat to achieve, a hole-in-one in golf ⛳️, a 9-darter in darts 🎯 and a 147 break in snooker 🎱. Well it’s definitely a 147 which is the hardest to do because it is so hard to do and you need fantastic cue ball control and to have the balls in an ideal placing. If you want to find out the first player ever to complete a maximum 147 break in the World Championships in the Crucible era, you need to watch Canadian 🇨🇦 Cliff Thorburn’s maximum against Welshman Terry Griffiths in the 1983 World Championship. Great video guys! Keep up the great work! 😁

[@ianstokes-c6i]

the best player to ever pick up a que, i watched this live ,hes done loads of 147s

[@scottirvine121]

Cue lol

[@jimmelton5846]

​@scottirvine121 the greatest snooker player to ever wait in a queue.

[@dktv-musicbykasperbruunkri8663]

Love seeing you guys get into snooker! 😁❤ great reaction as always boys :)

[@mej6519]

what makes ronnie even more impressive, is that he can do that playing left handed too.

[@PaulNolanofficial]

i saw this live on TV when i was 17, and honestly i'm still not over it. one of the most incredible feats of sporting greatness i've ever seen to this day. Ronnie is the greatest to ever hold a cue.

[@lcolgan104]

Once you've seen the size of a snooker table and then hit a few balls, you appreciate the skill of the game. You can't walk in and expect to knock balls in, you'll be lucky to get 3 or 2 in.

[@wildflower-web]

I think I've seen a Ronnie O'Sullivan video somewhere on youtube where he gets a 147 inside a regular snooker club with a small crowd watching. It looked like he was playing snooker in a pub. That might make an interesting video. I just wish I could find it again.

[@damianleah6744]

Alex Higgins v Jimmy White 1982 . He needed to clear the table to win the frame and went onto win in the final. You have to give that a look. Search Alex Higgins the impossible break.

[@ruairiwhite6303]

I still think this is one of the best breaks ever. Only 69, but one mistake away from being knocked out. Pots ridiculous shots and his reaction at the end is brilliant!

[@davidpaylor5666]

One of the greatest sportsmen to have ever lived, still at the very top of the game now, 27 years on. Love how he just has a quiet smile and looks quite pleased about it, no jumping around and yelling at all.

[@carlleedham6256]

It's not just potting the balls, it's where you put the white ball for the next shot

[@betadecay6503]

It's not just where you put the white ball for the next shot, it's where you put the white ball for the next few shots. You have to think very far ahead.

[@dannythedoodle]

That was awesome! This is why I love you guys and give you a few quid on Patreon 👍

[@johnpipere83]

And thats why they call him the ROCKET!

[@randa140511]

Whatta guy . In my college days I used to clean the hotel rooms of the snooker stars when they were at the Crucible , sheffield. They always stayed at the kenwood. Ronnie gave me a huge tip just for looking after his room ! He didn't have to . I have never forgotten this , and he'll never be beaten as the best snooker player ever.

[@harrywhittingham7753]

He's not called "The Rocket" for nothing. Pure natural talent.

[@RayDavies-zv5ic]

You have reacted to the greatest snooker player who has ever lived. Aged 48 he is not only still playing at the highest level but is still winning, like, for example, a couple of weeks ago in a major tournament. Some of the shots, breaks and victories he has produced over the years are incredible.

[@mikesgamingcox1331]

It's a record that will probably never ever be broken as most 147 in snooker takes about 15 mins to do.

[@toldyabro2786]

Yep. It will never be beaten. It was perfection.

[@Carl-vl1ne]

No one could get close to it now. Not even Ronnie if he tried. The reasoning is that the referee here was moving around the table as fast as Ronnie. Picking the black out and having it back on the spot as Ronnie was lining up the next shot. Also back in the 90s they used a slowed knapped cloth. And also the balls back then were not as polished and would give a heavier contact. Nowadays they use a tournament spec balls called the pro 1g balls. All the balls are within 1gram tolerance in weight. And also they use a no10 championship cloth by strachan. Which is knapless and slides a lot more aswell as been nearly twice as fast. So to play this in a tournament at this pace now would be impossible. The only way to match this was to have an older style cloth and balls. And a ref that isn’t manually scoring with a remote and can focus on just picking out the black ball. Also refs in the modern day have to stand behind the player. Back here they could stand wherever. Another problem that adds valuable seconds.

[@unwrittenwizard910]

! "where the black ball respawns..." the most gamer thing ever said about snooker, i love that haha 🤣

[@ianpilgrim7681]

In one game he pots the first red then asks the referee what the prize money is for a maximum break, he doesn’t have another shot until he knows, then he clears em up for a 147.

[@sullenskulls9709]

I still think the best one, was when he was something like 5 reds (and blacks) into it, and asked how much the prize money was. He found out that it was an unusually low amount, so on his next shot, he deliberately potted the blue instead of the black (which was available and pottable), and then proceeded to clear up for only a 145.

[@CSF145]

Actually, it was after 1 red and 1 black. The frame was against Mark King, and Jan Verhaas, the referee, could not provide Ronnie with the answer quick enough, but Ronnie went ahead and continued potting. The referee eventually told Ronnie after about half a dozen shots later. Because there was no special prize for a 147, after potting the final pink, he shook hands with Mark King and was not going to pot the final black. He only did so after the referee pleaded with him to do so, for the sake of the paying audience.

[@danv9872]

Watched that live with my grandad and still makes me think of him 25 years after he's gone. Happy day.

[@sanjulien1]

If you've only ever played pool you have no idea how difficult it is to pot two or three snooker balls consecutively, the tables are huge and the balls are far smaller than 9-ball

[@highpath4776]

the middle pocket pot looked the most tricky, plus the one past the pink (I normally hit the pink)

[@jeffwilson7100]

Precisely 3/16” smaller. American pool balls for full sized 9 x 4.5 foot tables are 2 & 1/4 inch diameter . Snooker balls for a 12 x 6 foot table are 2 & 1/16 inch diameter.

[@andrewchapman4267]

Yep. Pro pool players routinely pot balls after they have glanced off the near rail/cushion, but that is virtually impossible on a pro snooker table. If they made the pockets as wide on a snooker table I think there'd be a century break in most frames.

[@d.s.6268]

Not to mention the pocket angles are so much tougher.

[@larryviars6199]

American born and raised I worked in China in 2007 and played a little snooker which is a humbling game. I started watching Ronnie and it’s my favorite to watch now as long as Ronnie’s playing

[@vaudevillian7]

If you’re watching a 147 video he won’t have missed a single one - that’s exactly what it means (it’s the maximum you can score in one sitting), it’s like a perfect game in baseball etc

[@zoemn24]

I have been so incredibly lucky to get to watch him play the game for my whole life... I’m 27 this year and he’s still at the top!

[@Charlie.c19]

I play snooker every day, it's so difficult to explain how almost unreal what he did there is.

[@cbi-ju5mi]

These two guys can combine their brains together and it won’t equal a birdbrain 😂😂😂😂

[@KevPage-Witkicker]

If you never played on a full-sized snooker table, the first time, you'll be lucky to get the ball all the way to the end. Next to a pool table they are a football pitch.

[@miff227]

not really true, you are likely joking, but what is true is you'll be hard pressed to play a straight shot straight.

[@KevPage-Witkicker]

No not joking, it's surprisingly hard to get a ball to get to the end of the table with any power, especially accurately. Pool is far easier to play. @@miff227

[@jeffwilson7100]

It’s true @@miff227

[@simonthomas5113]

Great vid guys. Usually on a 147 there are least 2 crucial cliff hanger shots, but that clearance was painless!

[@callumbruce4154]

This is regarded by many as the single greatest sporting achievement ever. It is unlikely to ever to beaten. The position and direction of all 36 shots has even been turned in to a piece of art you can hang on your wall.

[@farty81]

I've probably watched this a hundred times. It's absolutely mesmerising. It's almost incomprehensible how easy he makes snooker look when he's playing like this.

[@24magiccarrot]

You sure you aren't getting mixed up with Cliff Thorburn's 147? Cause his got turned into a piece of art with every shot depicted

[@michaelscott7166]

Ronnie's good friend the renowned artist Damien Hirst produced a painting depicting this very 147 break and gave it to Ronnie. It is said to be worth millions of pounds

[@IsabelleRSG]

I remember seeing this one live on tv when watching that match. Unbelievable. He's still frigging awesome at the table.

[@vaudevillian7]

You need to watch some of Stephen Hendry’s channel where he plays snooker so you can see the table at eye level not TV level as it distorts your sense of scale (the length of a cricket pitch looks much shorter for the same reason) Remember the table is 12’ by 6’ - the biggest you’ll get in the US for pool is 9’ long and I suspect most bars will have 7’ or 8’ ones.

[@ryanlamb2797]

Till you have played on a snooker table you have no idea how amazing this is.

[@paulmaxey6377]

I still say you need to look at Alex Higgins and his best shots or a documentary about him. A true legend of Snooker. I would link some videos but I don't think your channel allows me to.

[@lilacfloyd]

A standard full-size UK snooker table measures 12 ft × 6 ft. Also their pockets are smaller than those of pool tables.

[@smaz9]

Snooker is basically what you get when you mix the accuracy of pool with the mind games of chess, it's more than just two players potting balls into pockets, it's trapping players in difficult scenarios, it's thinking one, two, maybe even three shots ahead, it's a mental workout.

[@tinyderppotato5410]

the skill of breakbuilding, mixed with having the brains to play tactical, pure poetry...

[@sneakyfox4651]

When you call a 147 after the first Black you think 35 shots ahead.

[@another3997]

The accuracy of pool won't get you high up the snooker ladder. Snooker is a much harder game that relies on incredible accuracy over bigger distances, for a longer period in each frame, and often over many frames in competitive snooker. I'm bad at snooker and pool, but snooker definitely requires a higher and more consistent level of accuracy.

[@JesusIsTruthAndWayAndLife]

147 is the maximum you can get in one frame (play) by poting all balls according to rules and potting black after each red (normally you can choose any other non-red colored ball after potting red). This is not the only one maximum break (147 points), this is the FASTEST in history (at least in official matches I suppose).

[@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632]

He won £147,000 for that, the equivalent of £250,000 or $340,000, in todays money! Not bad for five minutes work.

[@highpath4776]

This is why wasting 10 hours a day in the snooker hall pays off

[@farty81]

£167k, because he won the £20k highest break prize for the tournament, too...

[@regularguy3665]

Prize months for the years not the minutes. Nobody has ever just walked up to a table and just casually knocked in a 147. Even at this young age he’s had thousands of hours of practice over several years.

[@farty81]

@lifesbutastumble no, there have only been fourteen 147s at the World Championshiops in the last 45 years. The prize money is less now primarily because there is no longer tobacco sponsorship and the headline sponsors want to maximise the prize pot for results rather than breaks. High break prize is still £40k at the Worlds. WST have announced a £147k prize for this season for anyone who gets two 147s over the triple crown series. There are a few players who have one already but this is an extremely unlikely thing to do in a season.

[@highpath4776]

@lifesbutastumble Shared out I think ? (or was that highest break?) extra if the break happened televised live ?

[@PassiveSmoking]

Apart from the fastest 147 on record, Ronnie O'Sullivan also holds the record for the youngest AND the oldest snooker world champion! He's been playing at this level for decades and shows no sign of fading away.

[@EmmaMonroe000]

He's made 15 maximum 147 breaks , that is the fastest anyone has done one .

[@David-x4x9n]

Americans don't get snooker , and they going on applauding like they know what's going on and realise what they are seeing , funny 😂

[@stuartcarden1371]

Now you need to watch Ken Doherty at the 2000 Masters Event. Unforgettable for very different reasons.

[@cristianmunteanu8765]

Ronnie is the GOAT of snooker. He is incredible. He has all the records in snooker. There are a few great players in his generation but he is by far the best of the best.🎉

[@snookerstones]

I find it cool that Americans are watching this but I’m not sure I can put into words how insanely crazy this break is.

[@Ashamanic]

The commentator said Price’s safety shot was too thin, so it wouldn’t have been the break. That would have been a few shots earlier, Price was in a position where he couldn’t pot anything and tried to leave O Sullivan in the same position but didn’t manage it

[@TheDizzydiana]

Snooker tables are massive. My friend and I was in a local pub and we decided to try our hand haha let's just say we made a right spectacle of ourselves, the tap room was hysterical laughter, we just laughed along.

[@charleshendry5978]

And now you know why he's called "The Rocket!"

[@sphynxster06]

Literally that’s the kinda play that brings tears to your eyes!!! Wow 🤩

[@irenebrook5997]

Quality content! I love Ronnie, absolute champion

[@Stevesixty7]

The most naturally gifted snooker player the world has seen. He's getting old now (in player terms) but is still winning major tournaments. The Goat 🐐

[@RicksRomzUK]

The thing that doesn't show is the fact these pockets on a snooker table are so small compared to your nine ball pool tables Ronnie also bangs 147 breaks in with his left hand or his right hand which is crazy!!!!

All the cue sports are difficult at the top end and snooker quite possibly requires smaller margins to clear the table like this.

[@nicklittle8909]

An absolute genius. One of Britain’s greatest ever sportsmen

[@chrisbradley1192]

There's an area in Wales where various air forces that are based in the UK run training flights. It's called "The Mach Loop" and is worth checking out.

[@davidmunro546]

The way professionals control the white ball is mind blowing. Up spin, down spin, side spin. All the while making sure to still make the correct connection on the red, or black. These guys think 5 shots ahead at times. It’s remarkable.

[@richardcarter5082]

Ronnie is to snooker, what MJ is to basketball, Gretzsky is to Ice Hockey, Phil Taylor to darts. Absolutely undeniably the greatest ever to do it.

[@archieeast3021]

FINALLY Consistent Snooker reaction videos it’s lovely

[@Wally-H]

Ronnie is also an accomplished pool player, you'll find videos of him on here playing the likes of Earl Strickland. There is also a TV series where he goes to the US to hustle at pool (he plays Strickland in his home bar) - you might want to check that out- it's called Ronnie O'Sullivan's American Hustle.