First meeting at the Crucible | Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Williams | 2006 World Championship QF

Most exciting and tense frames of the match. Enjoy this dramatic first meeting at the Crucible between two of the greatest of all time. The ebullient crowd celebrates Ronnie and Mark's great shots, as well as suffering their mistakes.
Class of '92 at the Crucible up to 2020 (Warning: it shows who won the match in the video):
- John Higgins 3 - 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan (1998, 2007, 2011) - (1996, 2001)
- Mark Williams 3 - 1 John Higgins (1999, 2000, 2018) - (2011)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 - 0 Mark Williams (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2020) - (NA)
The statistics shown in the video correspond to the date of the match.
Cesar Muroya created a unique editing technique to extract the essence of the game without losing the drama involved. Contextual information is also an innovation appreciated by viewers.
This format is not intended to substitute the full version but rather to make snooker more accessible to new fans. The fluency and atmosphere of the game stay in a shorter length video, allowing even experienced fans to enjoy snooker at any time.

[@fredericpelloud7536]

This match was of a higher standard than this year, and much tighter. Great video, Cesar, well done!

[@Masterdoctorgenius14]

2010 was also good

[@scottburbridge8378]

They were better players then but on is day ronnie can still win big events as hes still got magic when he needs it

[@markpugh6808]

They were both at their best back then they are still decent now

[@fredericpelloud7536]

@@markpugh6808 Decent?... Ronnie is indeed a very decent world champion. As for Williams, he's a decent Top 10 player... I can't imagine what adjective you use for less decent players... :)

[@markpugh6808]

@@fredericpelloud7536 you not what I mean they are still good players but not as good as they were back then

[@XaviRonaldo0]

This must've been the golden age of snooker. If a guy as talented as Mark Williams was only WN9

[@United-Til-I-Die]

There was a few decent players back then, obviously ronnie was number 1(goat imo 🐐), Hendry was still playing, think he was number 2, Paul hunter was up there(he was good), Maguire, Higgins etc, standards was very high

[@pyrrhicvictory6978]

Mark Williams fell off a bit after his amazing 2003 season, and his ranking kept falling until he made his resurgence in 2011.

[@samuellewis8179]

Ronnie I am ur favourite star I love u the way y play by the blessings of God bless u keep it up my love and blessings shower u all in fly ...lewis

[@TheSiemek]

Amazing video. Thank you OP! I remember watching that game on Eurosport with my father.

[@CesarMuroya]

That's cool!

[@3ddad924]

2 of my fav players

[@paulwalker2401]

Two great players .

[@dface6447]

i remember this match it was a classic 3 session match 👍 class of 92

[@samsamm1402]

That left handed hand shake at the end really baffled me loool

[@AngrierGorilla]

noticed too... I thought it was a Williams antic! 😂

[@alphamikeromeo6411]

I Initially dismissed it thinking he's a left handed player but then he goes and shakes the refs hand with his right

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Maybe becasue williams i left handed?

[@borisstrijlev6592]

Ronnie had some sort of an injury to his right wrist and offered his left hand the whole tournament

[@itnaklipse1669]

Another great watch - thanks Cesar! Must've been hell of a match all throughout, especially since Williams is also one of my true favourites. Someone said this match was higher standard than the one a few weeks ago, but to be honest, to me it looks very similar, based on these frames - i imagine there was a few lacklustre ones too. Not perfect, but extremely good. The commentators mention earlier Hendry-Bond QF...any chance you have that and would consider making a video out of it? i love Bond's recent resurgence...

[@CesarMuroya]

Thanks itnaklipse. I'm working on a Bond match, not the one you mention, but it's top-notch too.

[@itnaklipse1669]

@@CesarMuroya Very nice to know - look forward to it!

[@lukashelmhart3497]

Never seen a left handed handshake in any sport EVER lmao

[@reformaster]

And interestingly, then he shook hands with the referee using his right hand.

[@alan1340]

Great game. Fantastic music you use Cesar. Very nice.

[@CesarMuroya]

Thank you Alan!

[@raytheron]

What a match!

[@CelebiFTW]

On crucible head to heads, Higgins beats Ronnie, Ronnie beats Williams and then Williams beats Higgins

[@kelvinsiu7931]

Do you know what the head to head exactly are between the three? I don't think Williams has ever beaten Ronnie in crucible. Ronnie seems to have lost most of his matches in crucible to Higgins but Ronnie did beat Higgins to win his first world title

[@kevinevans7236]

Ronnie seems to thrive against attacking players like Mark, hence his record. John and Mark Selby are hard match players is where he struggles sometimes.

[@markpugh6808]

@@kelvinsiu7931 no Williams has now lost all 5 of their meetings at the Crucible but really should've beaten Ronnie this time he blew 6 - 2 and 8 - 4 leads

[@98TheJackInTheBox]

@@kevinevans7236 still has a winning head to head against both

[@schipp3525]

@@kevinevans7236 I don’t think John has a defensive game, Selby maybe does, but I think it’s just because they are better than most at the safety aspect

[@user-ri4dt2zq9q]

Смотреть такие финальные матчи одно удовольстие, браво!👏👍👏

[@electrochemicalpathep5549]

7:25. just classic what i think of ronnie. best ever

[@justsomeguy6474]

wrong time stamp

[@ad5038]

Ronnie v Longbottom

[@NoName-eo2mv]

You can see Ronnie wasn’t firing here missed some easy balls and not many big breaks, which he took into the shocking semi loss to dott including losing a session 8-0!

[@CHW656]

Ronnie wasn't really firing in Masters 2007

[@jordanboteler8978]

In 06 he struggled a bit

[@dawashobha2745]

Great

[@kumarkushagra6953]

What's the music at the end?

[@AnilSingh-nl4ok]

Crazy

[@seanwalker1972]

Had to say great video 💪really high stand when two all time greats both pot the white in a single from lol

[@CesarMuroya]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.

[@namantalwar94]

Is it me or does anyone else also thinks that WILLIAMS looks like Neville Longbottom from HP Universe?

[@droceretik]

Does it matter?

[@namantalwar94]

@@droceretik No He'll always be my favourite

[@MrJedroi258]

Why did they shook their left hands at the end?

[@momentumstocks3493]

that comment Ronnie made about Williams three titles....I thought it was funny. LOL

[@wongdeso8208]

Ronnie❤️👍

[@winsomehax]

Damn they look young.

[@underneonloneliness2]

2006 doesn’t seem like that long ago but it actually is when you think about it! Time goes ridiculously fast.

[@warofthemorning]

left handed hand shake with Ronnie then switches to right for the ref? is there some kind of secret code i'm missing here?

[@justsomeguy6474]

What happens when you play Ronnie for the first time? The same thing that happens to everyone else!

[@scottmccarter861]

on the stats quoted Williams has only beat O'sullivan once since the 2014 international championship

[@j2shoes288]

lost to Graham Dott - lol. bless!

[@Neto808]

Then somehow Ronnie lost against Graeme Dott

[@JefenomenoRules]

Love how the commentator is basically just disdainful all the way through...lol

[@g13n79]

Ronnie looking like Ramsey Bolton

[@droceretik]

No, Ramsey looks like Ronnie as Ramsey was born 10 years later and Ronnie had that face first.

[@davepiper7823]

Would of been great if a spectator inside a fluffy dog outfit came running down from the audience and started chewing Ronnie's face.For the people who say it couldn't happen, Ramsay came later,who cares.🤪🤪

[@12ANSHBHATIA]

You always see their matches it always lands up close , ronnie inches away by a frame or two really .

[@simplemanndhissimpleway5176]

So it does mean 😏 tht i have to learn to play left hand so i can shake 🤝 hmm mybe.

[@dukaivan]

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Novak Djokovic, two GOATs

[@Absk.]

Federer

[@momentumstocks3493]

@@Absk. NADAL

[@tankgod888]

Andy Murray

[@alfexsinosystems9205]

Mardy Fish

[@joemilbourne3151]

When these commentators describe a sports person as a genius I do wish they would add the name of their sport in front of the word, Messi is a football genius for sure but to say he is a genius and leave it at that is wrong to say the least and the same here with Ronnie O'Sullivan he is without a shadow of a doubt a snooker genius but in the other context I think not !!

[@AngrierGorilla]

well every genius is not a genius in other contexts, even Einstein... it's redundant reminding it

[@RonniePickeringMate]

Nobody thinks he’s solving equations on blackboards in his spare time. Pretty obvious really

[@droceretik]

It's contextual and I think that almost all viewers would understand this description of a multiple world champion and the holder of the most 147 breaks in competitive snooker. I don't think they are referring to Messi, Federer, Galileo, Curie or Einstein.

[@Padgestic]

Williams would have won it that year had he beat Ronnie, the latter was having tip issues the entire tournament, hence why he didn't win it.

[@jamesgoing4527]

Ronnie has always had Williams in the head.... Willo just can't beat him🤔he's the greatest 20 majors 37 ranking titles the most premier leagues the most centuries and 147s keeping hendry Higgins Williams Selby robbo ding trump now Wilson 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 never been a slave to the game or politically perfect........ Only last year he beat judd again and robbo to win the inaugural coral series at 43 to return to world number 1 😁his aura and presence is unique nobody like him everything he does makes headlines and now at 44 he's the world champion again for the 6th time his longevity is legendary 👌and he's not done yet😁

[@agt155]

Williams has beaten Ronnie 11 times.

[@jasonritchie8475]

That's not Mike Hallet co-commentating. I believe it's fellow Grimbarian Ray Edmonds

[@samfcch7898]

How did the commentators get their jobs. So poor.

[@AngrierGorilla]

Smith and Hallett were not that bad, come on...

[@samfcch7898]

@@AngrierGorilla this one is painful. To be fair to them, I think its because they're not actually at the venue, they're just watching it on TV. But it reminds me of when I watch snooker with friends who dont understand the rules, they try to speak about what they're seeing and it's always wrong.

[@droceretik]

You apply for their jobs. See how you go, then will get the opportunity to evaluate you expertise and commentary.

[@LucasGautero]

10:11 isn't that a free ball????

[@eddiehinchliffe7345]

He hit the green so no foul, why would it be a free ball?

[@LucasGautero]

@@eddiehinchliffe7345 Snookered by nominated colour

[@eddiehinchliffe7345]

@@LucasGautero ah, you're allowed to do that though. You'll see it often after a long pot if the player isn't on a good pot they'll play an easy snooker behind a baulk colour instead. A free ball only comes into a play when a player fouls and leaves the white in a place such that the player coming to the table can't see both sides of the object ball. The important part being that it has to be a foul, otherwise it's just a snooker.

[@LucasGautero]

@@eddiehinchliffe7345 Thanks, Eddie

[@Tubbyz1986]

Prefer BBC commentary to Eurosport ones

[@qwerty69600]

BBC one is annoying if Ronnie is playing and you have Virgo or (the late) Willie Thorne commentating. All they do is wank themselves senseless over Ronnie. The entire match is commented from the position of Ronnie. You forget there's anyone else playing.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Ronnie is the only one who can make a 147 from 37 behind.

[@pefontiykabolef503]

В России уважают снукер, а Ронни , Уильямс, Селби, Трамп ваще уважаемые и желанные гости