American reacts to Ronnie O'Sullivan 147 break (Snooker)

[@EetuTurusta]

You can go for any colour between reds but to score 147 it has to be black every time because black is worth 7 points, pink 6, blue 5, brown 4, green 3 and yellow 2. To score 147 you have to go 15 reds and 15 blacks, that´s worth 120 points. After that you pot the colours in order: yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black. That adds 27 points so you have 147 now, that´s the only way

[@glenod]

thank you sir... a god among men you are for this. cheers.

[@dandelion_official4812]

Exactly what I came here to say 😂😂😂

[@robertgrant4987]

Me too! 😅

[@nujetzaberhier]

Me too! 😁👍

[@necessaryevil3428]

Can get 155 with a free ball to start 😁

[@shaunmoneil]

Everyone else has covered that he keeps coming back to the black because it scores the highest. But your observation that it's the one that's always in the right place - that's the real skill of the game. pocketing balls is almost the easy bit, finishing the shot with the cue lined up on the next shot is the real skill. It's not the black that's always in the right place, he's putting the cue ball in the right place for the black. (which is also why he's trying not to spread the reds around the table)

[@janolaful]

Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the fastest 147 break in snooker history, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. His fastest 147 was just over 5 minutes which got £147,000 bonus,

[@overthewebb]

For a long time all 147s got £147,000 in a bonus as they were so rare. He didn't get that money as he was the quickest at it

[@peaeater1]

Top tips. Listen to the commentators. They know what they're on about. Also, make a note of the overall score. Here it's the best of 17 frames. Ding has 3, and Ronnie has 8 - therefore Ronnie needs just this frame to win outright. He'll have 9 frames, so cannot be beaten. No pressure. This is crucial, as in other frames you may watch, it could be 8 Vs. 8, making the final frame very important.

[@daveozip4326]

Thanks for reviewing this - I haven’t played snooker for 40+ years, would love to give it a go again…

[@allanheslop4493]

He once deliberately didn’t finish a 147 because the money men were not offering a bonus. Deliberately didn’t pot the last ball , legend

[@StephenWestrip]

@@allanheslop4493 or twat!? To full of his own importance. Snooker is bigger than this twat.

[@paulliversage4479]

He was persuaded to come back out and finish it for the crowd

[@paulliversage4479]

The real skill is controlling the cue ball so of the 36 pots he made only 2 were tricky..for a pro

[@WolfHeathen]

He actually potted the pink instead of the final black on purpose. The one where he refused to pot the last ball, the referee told him "do it for the crowd" and he went back and potted it.

[@Darryl_Frost]

The black has 7 points, the most, you can't get a perfect score if you use any other color except black.

[@MoJo-dj8qb]

Please tell me i'm not the only 1 old enough to remember "Snooker Loopy" by Chas & Dave. That song helped me remember which order the colours were meant to be potted as a child. Now i can't get the song out of my head....."We'll show you what we can do with a load of balls and a snooker que. Pot the reds and screw back for the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black. Snooker loopy that's our way. We're all snooker LOOPY"!

[@Tricia_K]

Ditto, my friend! (but it's "cue", not "que")

[@theshiftybloke4672]

God it was around that horrifying time where pro footballers and snooker players had to make a song for something and they were all awful!

[@nickjeffery536]

Don't forget "Boss of the Black"... [Sings] There's the yellow, the green, the brown and the blue, There's the pink and the red ball pack! But the real top dog of this snooker game is the man who's the boss of the black!

[@paulgreen758]

that last red is what I consider the best shot in snooker, deep screw with side with his wrong arm

[@darthwiizius]

The beauty of those shots against the knap is that it's a doddle to get the screw onto the cue ball, it actually makes them deceptively simple because you don't need to apply much power to screw back the length of the table. That said, I couldn't pot it with me left arm much less control the cue ball.

[@paulgreen758]

@@darthwiizius I agree with you, I do practice as a lefty, but in 30 tries id probably get near once, but I no pro

[@Karadjanov]

Agreed. Left-handed alone is somewhat of a challenge although Ronnie is somewhat ambidextrous so it is not as hard for him as it would be for other players. But the shot itself is really hard. Deep screw from midrange with such a small angle and margin for error. On top of that he is playing for position on the black which makes it even more difficult. And to top it all off, it is a shot to make a 147 which always adds additional pressure. All these things combined truly makes it the best shot in snooker history.

[@Wabbit_Hunta]

@@Karadjanov I'm left handed... so I'd struggle if it was right handed shot needed. Ronnie practices all the time, with both left and right hands, that's why he makes it look so easy.

[@Karadjanov]

@@Wabbit_Hunta Yes. What I said.

[@StephenWestrip]

You have to pot the black for a 147. 15 reds (1pt per red) with 15 blacks (7pts per black) plus the colours is what makes up 147.

[@Danceofmasks]

That shot at 3:45 is a dream shot ... never mind potting long or bank shots, splitting the reds like that is something I wish I could do.

[@robertwatford7425]

I've seen this so many times but I really enjoyed seeing it through your eyes :-)

[@PaulSmith-u7f]

Michael Jackson. Is he the pitcher for the Boston Lakers ice hockey team?! Love it 😂

[@austinlondon3710]

Ryan, he's potting the Black ball because it has the highest value of 7 point. In snooker, each ball has a specific point value: Red balls: 1 point each Yellow ball: 2 points Green ball: 3 points Brown ball: 4 points Blue ball: 5 points Pink ball: 6 points Black ball: 7 points Players score points by potting these balls in a specific order, starting with a red ball followed by a colored ball, and repeating this sequence until all reds are potted. After that, the colored balls are potted in ascending order of their point values. Snooker is a game of strategy and precision, in order to get to 147 point, he has to pot the Black ball until all of the Red balls are not on the tabled. When all of the Red balls have been potted. Then he can pot the Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink, and Black ball in this order to achieve the maximum score of 147 points.

[@olllena148k]

Ryan doesn’t read comments just like his brother Tyler, they drgaf about British culture they’ve just about the grift

[@austinlondon3710]

@@olllena148k OK.

[@delskioffskinov]

Really enjoyed your reaction to this one Ryan and I really hope you get to your 100,000 subs before Christmas coz you deserve it! keep up the good work bud!

[@iucounu1]

Just to note: one of the important things about 'position', i.e. the place where the cue ball ends up, is that you generally don't want a position which creates a dead straight line between the cue ball, the object ball, and the pocket. This is obviously easier to pot because you just have to hit the ball straight, but what happens after you strike the object ball? When Ronnie needs to pot a black at one end of the table and then get the cue ball all the way back up for the yellow, he wants the natural angle on the black which will then send the cue ball on a path which doesn't just go straight into the same pocket but which sends it that way instead off a cushion or two. Otherwise he'd have to be doing a lot with spin/English in order to change the path of the ball, and this feels more uncertain because you're not dealing with straight lines but with curves.

[@DusknRaidr]

This is an important point nobody else has mentioned in Ryan's snooker reactions...the skill is in the position in which you leave the white cue ball where literally an inch out either way could ruin the next shot. Like chess moves, shot choice might be planned 2/3 in advance. The position you play for could make the pot easier, but the next positional shot harder, or by making a slightly more difficult pot, the next positional shot easier.... Pool, on a smaller table, bigger pockets and heavier balls requires much less "playing for position"

[@zuzana930]

omg I think i watched this live in the TV. 🤩 He is legend.

[@Kellerkind.1]

i love Ronnies 147- quite early in his career, when he asks the referee if there is any extra cash for 147 with almost all balls on table, so sick

[@Wut3225]

That was late in his career

[@DougBrown-h1n]

I'm not sure if you've got to grips with this. If you want a 147, you can ONLY use the black ball as it scores the maximum points (7).

[@sg-yq8pm]

You should have reacted to your brother reacting to this last week.

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

His brother?

[@matthewbishop9342]

And that's why he's called Ronnie 'the rocket' osulivan

[@GIBBO4182]

9:44 Something you might have missed, the commentator does mention it, but he switches from right handed to left handed for the final shot! Another little reason why he’s the goat 🐐

[@baskoning9896]

Theoretically a higher score is possible, 155. Its when no balls are potted, then a player makes a foul, leaving all the reds impossible to play, at which point the next player can nominate any color to be 'the red ball', and pot it. The colored ball then gets put back in its place. The player can then pot the black, creating a score of 1+7=8, and then continue to clear out the table with 147, giving the max of 155. But thats extremely.. EXTREMELY rare.

[@damionlee7658]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2aWo3-NaJdoo6Mfeature=shared - Ronnie coming real close to a 155 in a match against Jason Peake. If it hasn't been for that final red, it was definitely on.

[@kevinfairclough4619]

@@damionlee7658 Great clip that, at a Snooker Legends Exhibition, I believe. You’ll know, I’m sure, but he did also make a 147 at the same event in another frame. But he and most pros make them all the time in exhibition, it’s just the stats only include official competition matches. It’s like Jason set him up it hitting that blue, for the entertainment! 👍

[@lindsaymac01]

Ronnie has made 15 Maximum 147's in his career and 1,272 Century breaks, as of the 4th of September, 2024. He is the GOAT.

[@Michael-yq2ut]

The 1997 147 was Ronnie as well, cue ball control is key, He played a whole match left handed and got pulled up for being disrespectful to his opponent

[@chrisofnottingham]

The coloured balls all score different amounts, so to get a maximum you need black (7 points) every time.

[@chrisellis3797]

The final black before he went to all the other colours was perfect. He had to leave a thin cut to get the white ball back up the table for the yellow that was next.

[@SotonCueMan]

I think Ronnie is currently up to 15 147s himself. He's made the most I believe. 15 out of 200 means he alone has made 7.5% of all 147s since 1982 [he turned pro in 1992]! [I typed this in before you looked it up! LOL!]

[@RITWINS]

There is a majority view amongst the snooker community on Twitter that the left handed deep screw on the last red is the greatest shot in snooker history. Not sure I agree with them but it is definitely in the top 5.

[@jvvoid]

That was great.

[@WolfHeathen]

Ronnie O'Sullivan has the most official 147's out of anyone. He started his professional career in 1992. In 32 years, he's only made 15 of them. Compare that to almost 1,300 century breaks (a century break is when you get at least 100 points in one visit to the table). He's played tens of thousands of breaks and only 15 of them have been 147's. That's how rare it is.

[@janolaful]

Anyone remember the amarican hustle? Ronnie O'Sullivan, explore America's 300-year history with the game of pool.

[@gold4leaf]

As of the release of this video , 31 October 2024, 147 has been scored 206 times , top of the ladder is Ronny with 15 times, but Ronny has also been on the losing side of a 147 twice. Fun fact 147 is not the maximum that can be scored, 155 is the top score from a free ball position.

[@richardstuart3882]

There is a great documentary on Ronnie o Sullivan's life that be worth watching/reacting too 👍

[@scotmax8426]

there's been a few, steve davis, who was phenomenal, john higgins, brilliant, stephen hendry a force! and now ronnie who to me gives a little bit of alex white vibes :D all of them brilliant. ronnie has just edged ahead of a great crowd. a great game to watch when folk are this good!

[@_Diamond-Dog]

My mum taught Ronnie English at school, ❤️

[@chrisofnottingham]

According to the internet, Ronnie has 15 147's in pro tournaments, which is more than anyone else. If you rank by how many 147's then it drops off pretty fast. There are currently a bunch of people tied at 8th place who have 5 147's. It falls to 1 or 2 by about 30th place. There are about 128 World Snooker Tour players at any one time but bear in mind the table of 147's is over all time. Like so many things, a few people have all the action and that is what we see on TV, so at the very top it doesn't seem quite so rare. But in fact it is extraordinary.

[@robertofraser101]

You loved that ryan , great stuff I enjoyed too cheers 🍻

[@anglosaxon5874]

Red = 1 point; Yellow = 2; Green = 3; Brown = 4; Blue = 5; Pink = 6 and Black = 7 points. So it makes sense to go for the highest one [also looking at positionwise for the next shots]. To get a 147, you need the 15 reds followed 15 blacks then the colours in sequence [no fouls included].

[@MostlyPennyCat]

The 1997 147 is the greatest. 38 shots, 9 seconds per shot. I think he has about 50 professional 147s

[@SotonCueMan]

The first televised 147 was by Steve Davis in 1982, the first in the World Championships in 1983 by Cliff Thorburn [Canadian player]. Since then there have been only approx. 200 across all professional tournaments. The rate of them happening is increasing as the skills of the players have improved over time. Just an interesting thing to consider - these professional tables have very tight pockets when compared to the tables you find in most snooker clubs. The club I used to play in is owned by a former professional player [Nigel Gilbert - the first player to wear a glove at the Crucible] and he had 1 professional standard table so I have played on both to see the difference. Just an average player myself with a top break of 63 - mind you I did make that on the professional standard table so am pleased I made that many! LOL!

[@darthwiizius]

Where is Nigel's club? He used to pop down to Letchworth from time to time when the Fishers owned the club in the town centre.

[@RobertWeigelt-df6lb]

Thx😊

[@christinetaylor3817]

You really should react to Ronnies 1000 centuries, its brilliant. Ronnie could easily score more 147s but hes decided to not do them anymore, they used to pay 147 thousand pounds for one or a new car, but now sometimes theres nothing offered for one. So Ronnie being the rebel that he is doesnt make them anymore. When he does exhibitions he makes them regularly for the crowd. Just love him.

[@sopcannon]

I have met Ronnie, Dennis Taylor , John virgo back when Ronnie just started playing professionally.

[@SotonCueMan]

There's a great video on Stephen Hendry's channel [he's the other player who has also won 7 World Championships like Ronnie so far] with Ronnie - just playing shots and chatting. Well worth a look!

[@sharonmartin4036]

To make a 147 you have to pot the black after every single red, and then go for the other colours in order. If you go for the other colours (besides black) while there are reds on the table, your total will not add up to 147. So, that's where the skill comes in, to line up the black for a shot after every red.

[@accskaguy]

Wellll... You might have said his opponent didn't have any mistakes, but you're missing out on the cat and mouse game that usually opens a snooker game at this level. The red balls start out racked together right behind the pink ball. The usual tactic is not to just brute force a break, but rather just nudge the red balls, and try to bring the cue back with the right weight applied to ideally bring it back behind the yellow/brown/green ball line to leave a similar shot for the next guy. That tends to go back and forth until one of the reds are exposed enough to pounce on, and Ronnie knows exactly when to get that done. 😊

[@vaudevillian7]

147 is a perfect (standard) score so it has to be the black to get the maximum score - you can only pot a colour ball 15 times while the reds are still on the table - once all the reds are potted you have to pot the coloured balls in order. Like if you want a 180 in darts you can only hit treble 20… Keeping the balls in the optimum place is the skill, it’s not convenience as much as the intention

[@kenhewitt7357]

The colours are valued 2 yellow 3 green 4 brown 5 blue 6 pink 7 black so you need to pot 15 blacks and 15 reds and then rest of the colours in order from yellow to black.

[@Deach365]

To give you an idea of the rarity by may 2019 Ronnie had played 10,957 professional frames of snooker and of those 15 where 147's, this means he got a 147 roughly every 730 frames. He also holds the record for the most 147's. So it is quite rare. An average frame would take around 20-25 minutes. I suggest a Judd Trump highlight video next or Ronnies 5 min 8 sec 147.

[@darthwiizius]

Yeah, get some naughty snooker on the go.

[@Rokurokubi83]

The black is worth the most points, that’s why he sets up the cue ball in position on it after every time he pots a red.

[@SriGutta]

Let's get this right. Tiger Woods is the Ronnie O'Sullivan of Golf. Not the other way round. Tiger wouldn't dream of asking if there was a bonus for hole in one before teeing off for #12 at Augusta.

[@bushputz]

Here are the point values for all the balls: Red =1 point Yellow = 2 points Green = 3 points Brown = 4 points Blue = 5 points Pink = 6 points Black = 7 points. You begin each break (or inning) by shooting a red ball. You then shoot any colored ball, and back and forth between reds and coloreds. Since the black ball is worth the most points, most players will shoot it if they can. You score a 147 break by alternating 15 reds and 15 blacks for a total of 120 points. The other balls must be shot in order and add another 27 points. Yes, a 147 is rare. There have been 206 maximum breaks in professional snooker. There have been 326 no-hitters thrown by MLB pitchers. With 15 147s under his belt, he's like the Nolan Ryan (7 no-hitters) of snooker

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Ronnie is fun in many ways, he plays fast and accurate, he sometimes get bored and starts doing silly stuff. Pretty sure there's some DAHD

[@sig8039]

He has to do the black to get 147 points

[@letitiakearney2423]

We have that championship table in our games room and had to get the floor reinforced to hold the weight. Nobody uses it anymore as they’re all more into their golf.

[@Richard-darixdax]

Ronnie is the Michael Phelps of snooker.

[@davidmalarkey1302]

To get a 147 each red has to be followed by a black then the colours in order to complete a 147.

[@madsmller4030]

Huge table, 22 Balls, Desert Heat, Sharpshooting, made these Englishmen in North-Africa to invent a comfort for the lack of their wifes..Finest physical game.

[@josefcihak6823]

147 in snooker is like closing 501 on nine darts.

[@darthwiizius]

It is technically possible to get a 155 break if a foul is committed and a free ball awarded before a red has been potted allowing for a colour to be used as a red. This has never happened in tournament play, the closest was once when Steve James made a 16 red total clearance but the score was still below 147 due to smaller colours being potted in the break. BTW it's not "one forty seven" we say "one, four, seven" in Snooker.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Try to have a game of snooker - just once - and then you'll know what this was! He's simply a genius: that's the only word.

[@johntree6425]

To score a 147, you must follow every red with a black (maximum points) Red = 1 point Yellow = 2 Green = 3 Brown =4 Blue = 5 Pink = 6 Black = 7 Then all the colours in ascending order

[@mattwainwright9198]

147 isnt actually the highest break in snooker, it is possible to make a break of 155. Only once in tournament play has a break exceeding 147 happened when Jamie Burnett made 148 in qualifying for the UK championship in 2004. 155 breaks have been witnessed before but only in practice sessions. It is done when a player fouls a shot before any balls have been potted and upon fouling leaves his opponent snookered on all 15 reds. Doing this gives the opponent what is called a 'free ball' where he can pot a colour as a designated red, essentially adding a 16th red to the break. The colour is then replaced on the table. This is then followed by a colour being potted like you would normally and then the 15 reds in the usual sequence. So if you take the black with that designated 16th red and follow it with 15 more reds and blacks and the colours that would be 155 points not 147. Like i say, a break over 147 has only ever happened once in tournament play, and 155 only ever in practice, but it is possible.

[@daffodil800]

Ronnie has made the most 147s (15)

[@spyro257]

the black ball is worth 7 points, which is why he pockets that after every red, and the other colours are, pink 6 points, blue 5 points, brown 4 points, green 3 points, yellow 2 points and red 1 point...

[@colincolenso]

Ryan didn't notice that Ronnie changed to left-handed for the hardest shot of the clearance. lol Or that he made the last shot left handed for giggles.

[@ulfbackstrom9002]

You saw he did two shots with his LEFT hand!😌

[@johnirwing2571]

Ronnie has had 15 maximum breaks. In order to get to 147 you have to pot the black after every red.

[@NoxiousRob]

147 in snooker is way more rare than a hole in 1 in golf. On average in a major golf tournament you have over 40% chance of seeing a hole in 1. You might see 1 or 2 147s in an entire snooker season.

[@arkanis5249]

147s are pretty common for those guys, onlu the official tournament 147s are considered in stats, they do them routinely while training. For an amateur that's sometimes a once in a lifetime if at all. I played snooker for years and I never got anywhere close.

[@carllockpick6179]

Higher points for the black ball.

[@ProfTydrim]

To get a 147 you need to go for the 9 every time since it brings the most points.

[@tabb5818]

There have been just over 200 147s in the history of snooker. Ronnie has 15 of them.

[@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw]

*history of televised snooker*. There's been many more not filmed.

[@scousenotenglish2819]

Yellow 2 points Green 3 points Brown 4 points Blue 5 points Pink 6 points Black 7 points You can only make 147 breaks using red black red black until all the reds have been potted, then you potted the colours starting with yellow.

[@Maxiakt]

Ryan you need to check out Walter Lindrum, in billiards, he was the GOAT, they even changed the rules to try and stop his dominance. It didn't work, he just adapted 😂

[@Charlie.c19]

I don't think you realise how ridiculous it is that he played that last red left handed. To pot the red and screw it that far back for good position on the black is difficult enough with your strong hand under no pressure. Now put the pressure of playing on live TV, for your living on top of that. Then put the pressure of it being the 15th red in a 147 break attempt... On top of that... he played it LEFT HANDED. It is bonkers.

[@philipmccarthy6175]

Holes in one are much more common than snooker maximums.

[@n8nate]

Any color is available after a red, but black scores 7 (the most). You can only score 147 by potting all reds followed by blacks, then the colors in scoring order after.

[@Isleofskye]

You REALLY should see the fastest 147 on KZbin. He HAD to keeping potting the Black as that has the maximum value and Ronnie could not achieve the "147" without 15 Reds followed by 15 Blacks😀😀

[@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw]

He already has - something he keeps forgetting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4S7d3uhgq50etE

[@Isleofskye]

@@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw Thanks,you're 100% right,mate.

[@whattiler5102]

His opponent made one MASSIVE mistake! He let Ronnie get on the table!

[@lailachopperchops9290]

Likes to smoke a joint every now and then , Think he had a masters title taken awway from him for being a bit stoned maybe, he was accused of bad sportsmanship after playing left-handed against opponent once . Hes a Legend

[@zaphodbeeblebrox6627]

Ronnie keeps going for the Black ball as it's the highest value ball on the table, without using that ball, he cannot achieve a 147break. Here are the value of the balls. Snooker is played with 22 balls, made up of one white ball (the cue ball); 15 red balls, valued at 1 point each; one yellow, 2 points; one green, 3; one brown, 4; one blue, 5; one pink, 6; and one black, 7. Once he's potted all the red balls, he then has to follow a specific color sequence in potting the balls.

[@qq_02]

He really is the Michael Jackson of snooker.

[@ijaapajuk]

Before Ronnie, Steve Davis was the most impressive Snooker player i've ever seen. Mostly because of his Trickshots, try searhing "Steve Davis trickshot". 😀

[@arkanis5249]

He's positioning himself on black/red/black/red for max points.

[@gavinlew8273]

Snooker will never grow as big as chess!

[@TheCornishCockney]

The black is worth 7 points,enabling a maximum. Clue is in the title. Any less valued colour would not produce a maximum.

[@andreaschapman9886]

To get a maximum break he has to pot a black after every red because the black is the most valuable ball on the table worth seven points the pink 6 the blue five the brown four the green three the yellow two and the red one.

[@jackcarter5101]

This was never anywhere near the speed record, which will almost certainly never be beaten.

[@module79l28]

Yeah, that's a different video, where he was playing against Price. The title of this one was clearly created to get views and clicks.

[@2Mark50]

Ronnie may be the GOAT, but in my opinion he shares that title with Stephen Hendry.

[@PaulG.x]

Black has the highest point value of the colours . I think you have to pot a black for every red to get 147

[@BrianMac2601]

A compilation of interviews would be fun, bi polar as fck.

[@stephwaite]

Did you see when he potted the last red he swopped hands and did a left handed shot?

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

Of course he didn't. He talks I've so much he always misses obvious stuff. Not the brightest fella

[@nathan_hassen]

Watch Ronnie O'Sullivans American hustle

[@stevenmclaren2730]

It's a ridiculously difficult game. Doesn't matter if you're good at pool

[@richardstuart3882]

Also any golfer can hit a fluke and make a hole in one on a par 3 it's much harder to fluke 36 consecutive pots on a snooker table

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

He can go for any colour ball, but he won't get 147 unless he goes for a black every time. A 147 break in pro competition is about as unusual as a MLB no-hitter: there have been about 200 recorded 147s since the 1950s. And yes, his opponent did make a mistake - he tried to play against Ronnie.

[@thehonestcritic6577]

I47 is quite a regular event nowadays

[@olafpayne6562]

Plays the last shot left handed.