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0:00 O'Sullivan's Approach
1:47 Ali Carter
2:36 O'Sullivan's Press Conference
4:55 Best of the Rest
6:13 Who Can Stop O'Sullivan?
6:45 Season Slam

[@DrPool147]

Ronnie messed about for the whole of the afternoon session and only played properly at night. Carter played the best snooker of his life and was still beat comfortably in the end. Levels.

[@paulrichards6894]

when ronnie retires snooker will be in trouble

[@craigmorgan4676]

@@paulrichards6894 Snooker will b stuffed when he retires,Trump and Jack aren't coming through as they should!Sad times really, no1 even close to Ronnie,players that fans really want to watch, not entertaining?😬😬💀💀💀💀😬💀💀

[@prashantbatra5754]

Thats what Ronnie said years ago for which he was criticise, young players arnt that good

[@OneForTheNorth]

@@paulrichards6894 no it won’t. It’s never had such depth

[@magicmagic3747]

That loss will haunt Ali for life especially since it was from Ronnie his nemesis

[@muddymo7641]

Ronnie has reached the highest levels possible in all aspects of the game. But he's also figured out the mental games played as well. If he has, everybody's in trouble.

[@FreeVortex-py4oo]

Ronnie and Stephen are the GOAT of snooker all time greats. Stephen for 10 years straight was a machine who dominated and won everything. Ronnie for longevity and wining everything. They both know they are the best ever

[@sugs6839]

I think JohnHiggins deserves to be in there too.

[@deandavies8758]

@@sugs6839 and steve davis

[@user-vc4bk4yf1c]

@@sugs6839 Johns a cheat and disgrace to snooker

[@peterstone2332]

stephen you are brilliant with your words as you were a player full respect to you accepting ronnie as the greatest of all time you are a true gentleman.

[@clubfillerspinkknickers9791]

Ok calm down

[@Brandon-rs3yr]

Bro he doesn’t know you exist 😂😂😂 you’re a number

[@Johnose608]

@@Brandon-rs3yr your a plum

[@clubfillerspinkknickers9791]

@@Johnose608 If you're going to call someone a plum you need to learn the difference between your and you're.

[@Johnose608]

@@clubfillerspinkknickers9791 lol you plum

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Ronnies mental strength is the best it’s ever been in his career. He doesn’t throw in the towel mentally and he doesn’t play with Adrenalin anymore which makes him an animal

[@Jalex0021]

@@user-kh7my1tf4k What did he do to you? Having mental struggles is no reason to hate on someone. Quite the opposite in fact, as it shows they're real human beings with real issues like the rest of us.

[@thehonestreviewer7824]

How do you know this stuff John? do you live in his brain ?

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

@@thehonestreviewer7824 I’ve been following him for 30 years and seen his evolve

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

@@user-kh7my1tf4k is that you selby?

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

@@user-kh7my1tf4k lol

[@raymondcampbell6289]

Ronnie is the goat! And he’s basically telling players how bad they are! He wins and then says he’s played poor which basically means how good he is! He’s trying to enjoy winding all the players up Before he retires 😀😀🙏🏆

[@SeanRiley-gv1gp]

@@user-kh7my1tf4k Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT with facts to prove it! Hendry has sh** to prove sh**

[@gavinwatson3896]

@@SeanRiley-gv1gp love it! You speak my mind or just facts

[@jamesdavies5266]

Haha brilliant

[@user-zc8fl6ds7k]

Where're your home?

[@user-bl9pv8zt3n]

@@user-kh7my1tf4k Without a gout Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT & King just asked all of the professional snooker players 99% of MCs,and top professional snooker players say O'Sullivan is the greatest and the commentators as well and I think they know more than most,Esp know nothing nobodies like you 💯 👍

[@kymcha]

Ronnie has 1 in 4 generation natural talent. When the pressure is on he just does what comes comes naturally whereas his opponents who have to work much harder to be at that level start to crack.

[@paulwells4372]

Go Ronnie 8 - 8 - 8 😉 The Goat 🐐

[@craiglewis2504]

Snooker is so much in the mind at that level and Ronnie is one of the best at playing well under pressure. that ability, added to being the best positional player in the game and arguably the best potter and safety player is why he doesn't get beaten very often. players have to play no-miss snooker to beat him most of the time.

[@RJA]

A lot of players are better than him earlier in the tournaments, but Ronnie is so consistent and is so much better than anyone when it comes to playing well in a final.

[@barry2924]

I felt like Ronnie fucked about thst whole tournament until the final session, he went for some crazy balls, still was a mile better than anyone, hard to back against him for the world's but it isn't a tournament he particularly enjoys

[@RJA]

@@barry2924 He will want to complete the triple crown trifecta. Its the only thing he hasn't accomplished in his career.

[@dcat9558]

😹..Your break off shot, can be your only! shot!🤣

[@Geohillierneo]

Did you watch his documentary? He's one of the worst at coping with pressure. It's his talent that gets him through, not his mentality

[@painless4785]

For a world class venue, it was really poor to see spiders, wasps, and flies everywhere. How hard is it to get the place exterminated when it hosts several paid sports events.

[@JohnJo6319]

Exactly, Ronnie got criticised for saying the venue was dirty, then I see a bloody fly landing on the ball!! Not a good look

[@danpreston564]

They were left over from the darts.

[@madeovstarstuff]

​@@danpreston564 ah they'll explain the dirt and flies 🐖🐷 😅

[@oliverbeard7912]

I find it difficult to understand how anyone who's followed this sport for so long would dispute that Ronnie is the best player to pick up a cue. The records speak for themselves. I do find him a bit of an enigma and sometimes pretends not to care,or seems disinterested.That aside,i can't take anything away from him as a player. He makes a difficult game look very easy.

[@stevenellis5574]

Just to play devils advocate...if he's the greatest player ever, why didnt he win anything in the 90's (except 92 uk) or for first 10yrs of his career? He was around for 6 of Hendry's 7 titles. Also why has he never dominated any particular era like Davis, Hendry or even Selby for a 5 yr period? He has consistantly been a top 3 player for 25yrs but never dominated.

[@saqib7965]

​@@stevenellis5574mental strength if Ronnie had Steve Davis mentality he would of won even more

[@BeatPoet67]

@@stevenellis5574 It would have been brilliant to see a true Ronnie/Hendry rivalry in the alternative universe where Hendry didn't have the yips. Maybe it took Hendry's demise for Ronnie to fully flourish? Who knows.

[@FUNKINETIK]

@@BeatPoet67 That’s a good point. I’d like (and I sure I’m not the only one) to see a Ronnie/Hendry final at the Crucible to decide who gets the 8th title.

[@sugs6839]

I've seen Hendry and Ronnie - if they both play their best at the crucible. I'd back Hendry. Ronnie imo took a very long time to level the record. If the standard was so easy/hard like some detractors say he would of never broken it period. There was imo a period 2007-2012 - where there was a vacuum Ronnie could of dominated but he did not. He obviously won it a couple of times but for me a peak Hendry would of absolutely dominated that era.

[@gurdeepchumber2764]

Record viewing TV figures this year at the Masters so world snooker bosses should be thanking Ronnie, controversial but the figures don't lie 🎉

[@ronwatson1918]

It's watched by people who dont have sky, make it PPV and it's dead tomorrow.

[@kmanpilkers]

Fantastic to see that WST now have a podcast that can compete with the likes of Talking Snooker and the Snooker Scene Pod. This is great stuff! 🎉

[@CHARLOTTEMCNAIR-rw4cq]

England loves Ronnie O'Sullivan ♥

[@bigjohn1717]

Imagine if he could go back to being 16 turning pro and not having a troubled time off the table, he's have won it 15 times both the masters and world title each

[@williambremner9022]

Yes, but his life didn't happen that way and his life - blisters and all - is what moulded him into who he is today. If he had no family issues or addiction problems he might very well have burnt himself out much earlier by focussing way too much on snooker. Who knows! It's a fruitless pursuit either way. Just enjoy him for who he is now as we will never see another like him.

[@BeatPoet67]

Life's not like that.

[@alexpaic2984]

We can all talk shit all we want back and forth all these sports critics ex players and all don’t mean shit. Truth is his brain and his talent and experience in the game makes him impossible to defeat when he wants to win. Most players have one game style and if they play well they win. This dude has 64 ways of playing about 23 cue actions and 19 mood swings and the fact that he can switch in between makes him win even when he plays like dog shitt. That is amazing and puts him over anyone that’s ever been.

[@Andy-Bodhi]

Fact! Nicely put and made me chuckle too

[@user-ii4sk3zy6b]

Yeah very well put and funny 😊

[@CaptainNorthernMan]

All the focus on Ronnies comments but I would like to know if their is any substance to Carters claims of him snotting all over the floor? When did he do it while they were playing as well watched it live and saw nothing like that?

[@daren42]

Came here to ask the same thing

[@mohammedfarid9161]

There's no substance to Carter accusing Ronnie snotting all over the floor... The only thing I noticed was that couple of times when Ronnie went back to his seat,he sniffed up a couple o times which is understandable if the arena was as cold as it was suggested by Mark Alan as well.That doesn't equate to snotting all over the floor. I feel sorry for Ali Carter because he has had to fight cancer & Crohn's disease but he seems very envious of Ronnie's success.

[@CaptainNorthernMan]

@@mohammedfarid9161 he’s got a massive chip on his shoulder and everybody knows it. Everybody knows Les what he’s like That’s why Ronnie said what he said. He’s a liar.

[@user-pe1df5qv2m]

hendry has said many times Ronnie is the greatest,, he has all the records,, and at 48,, that's phenomenal, Hendry retired when he was about 42,, Nothing more to prove,, a great great player, but number 2 of all times.

[@ryanmichael7795]

Ronnie is by far and away my favorite snooker player of all time but i cannot stand the vast majority of his fans. If ronnie came out and said before he plays a match moving forward he wants to sacrifice an animal before the 1st frame his fans would be like "best player ever, fastest 147 guy can do what he wants". Defending every bit of nonsense comes out of his mouth is embarrasing no matter how big a fan you are

[@robharrison5893]

It's better than the boring interviews most give its all fun for him at the end of the day enjoy him While we still have people like him coz they are get less and less in all sports

[@ryanmichael7795]

@@robharrison5893 him saying he doesnt care about winning he just wants to enjoy playing and then the nextweek saying the exact opposite or some other contradiction isnt really entertaining anymore. Its actually boring now. I dont know why pundits bother asking him anything anymore, hes worse than trying to get a straight answer out of chris eubank snr

[@goonerjay1216]

Actually came on here to make this comment. O’ Sullivan is unbelievable and I’m a huge fan, but even Hendry says his interview at the end wasn’t great, which it wasn’t at all he’s right. Really gets on my nerves and I actually think Ronnies getting a bit worse with it as he’s got older, but of course he can do no wrong.

[@ryanmichael7795]

@@goonerjay1216 personally i think his mental health is as bad as ever. Ive read his books and they are completely riddled with contradictions. He never has any idea how to say with words what he actually feels. So many of his fans are total and utter nutjobs that applaud all the drivel he churns out week by week

[@Andy-Bodhi]

​@@ryanmichael7795i do agree to a point but.....ask the same queations long enough you're gonna get messed with...which is how i take it...he doesnt care...neither should we

[@mattfitton6124]

Stephen is a great analyst keep going ..

[@user-tw9is4it8e]

What a lovely interview good questions nice camaraderie new when to stop talking. And Stephen hendry was right only thing that will stop Ronnie winning the world masters is himself.

[@steveba50]

Good comments Stephen everything you said made sense.

[@mmaphilosophy]

Ronnie's the true master

[@omegaman6494]

I'm as disappointed in the other top players as I am pleased for Ronnie. He won the title far too easily.

[@equisde8026]

I am a huge ronnie fan and I agree, sometimes I wish there was somebody who could give him a game cos it's not happening atm

[@jpa_fasty3997]

Yeah it's a little embarassing how easily everyone rolls over. When he's playing at his best then it's like, fair enough, but he's not playing his best and he's still winning without getting out of 2nd gear

[@FUNKINETIK]

I’m convinced he throws some of his games to make more of a match and a little bit more of a challenge for him. Or/and he doesn’t want to leave his opponent embarrassed by a whitewash

[@royalhero4608]

I do quite like it though, it's just solidifying his place as the absolute GOAT

[@guitarreilly]

I reckon Selby would have given him a very tough match had he met him in the final. Selby has beaten him in a lot of important matches. Selby still the only player to beat him in a world final.

[@syeddawood1741]

I m strongly suggest stephen to comeback in the snooker. we love to u again.

[@AhsanK-xc9lc]

Ronnie is the GOAT, but Ronnie nowadays does give plenty of chances. However, apart from J Higgins, Trump and Selby most of the others fail to punish him and take their chances. A lot of others bottle it before the game even starts.

[@ZooScott]

Legend discusses the Legendary 🎩 🫡 🎯 …….

[@DavidReed-ku8ct]

Go on Rocket Ronnie 8 - 8 - 8 😉 The GOAT 🐐🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆👌

[@davidcawthorne7115]

"Best Carter ever played" and Ronnie won easily. 😂❤

[@johnflynn7035]

Good stuff

[@onevastanus]

Hendry is the greatest of all time. Talent and humility can only exist in the best because they know where it comes from. Ego is placing the talent outside of oneself and this is why Ronnie will never be the greatest. You can ask him and he will never admit it is him.

[@shanedotse23]

Riiigghhhht soo his achievements and longevity mean less because of his character? Not a great assessment and all the top players and pundits are in agreement that Ronnie is the GOAT.

[@onevastanus]

@@shanedotse23 According to your own argument then, lack of character is the same as lack of development, so he is less able to understand his own achievement and does less work to accomplish it. I didn't say that but it seems to be accurate.

[@shanedotse23]

@@onevastanus You're going a bit too deep...I am just pointing out that Ronnie is the greatest in a massive majorities eyes, and more importantly, legends of the game agree. Anyone else's opinion matters less, especially if you're biased because you bring ego/character into the equation.

[@onevastanus]

@@shanedotse23 Of course, young people don't know much. Higgins is the best snooker player to have ever lived in terms of natural talent. No sensible snooker fan can dispute this. Hendry dominated far more in a more difficult era with Davis, Williams, Taylor and White et al. Hendry dominated for 10 years. I know lying is normal on social media. Ronnie has never dominated. People say that Ronnie dominates but he says himself the opponents are stupid so is he lying or is he dominating; it can't be both. If he is winning against stupid people it does not make him a great.

[@shanedotse23]

@@onevastanus You are either absolutely deluded or just outright a hater. The reason no1 has dominated like Hendry did is actually because it's near impossible in the modern era to dominate over a 10 years span due to high level competition...f you actually think Hendry's era was tougher, you are lost 🤣

[@VoiceOfThe]

The crowd were a disgrace towards the end shouting out when Carter was down on his shot. You just don’t do that in snooker.

[@robgraham1204]

You can't stop it Fans are out getting pissed before the next session and ronnie has his fans Especially in London

[@carlkamuti]

@@robgraham1204 Permaban the lot of them. This is snooker not football. Ronnie is amazing to watch but his fans bring the game into disrepute. I saw someone do something very similar to Si when they had a decider.

[@stevedunster1012]

Ronnie is special we know he upsets people with what he says, but he is honest and says what he feels which is very refreshing in this day and age, lets enjoy ronnie while he is here genius on the table we r lucky to have him.😊😊

[@ruleyramundo]

You believe everything he says 😆 🤡

[@user-ii4sk3zy6b]

Well said Steve ignore that plonker 😊

[@stevedunster1012]

Cheers pal, we all have our opinions which is the way it should be some people some people focus more on the negatives than the positives, I focus more on the positives just like yourself. Did u c Ronnie play 2day?​@@user-ii4sk3zy6b

[@leebeeskee]

Imagine how disheartening it was for Ali having Ronnie muck about for the first half of the match and then when he actually tries, he blows Ali away. Ali is a knob though so can't say I care about that being done to him. Ronnie is a next level snooker player, that's for sure!

[@CHARLOTTEMCNAIR-rw4cq]

It's sour grapes with Carter. He wouldn't have moaned if he had won. The GOAT,The GREATEST,THE BEST EVER Rocket O'Sullivan🐐 😂😂😂😂

[@Ziggyziggy1]

Stephen hendry is a giant of snooker, Only one player can be compared to him, Ronnie O'Sullivan, In my view, At their peak, they are on the same level.

[@user-hr7dc9fn1u]

I think Ronnie really wants to win the 9th championship....that's why he's trying to get as much table time leading up. Once he's in rhythm it's over

[@bordercollie1140]

9th championship? Do you mean 8th?

[@Johnose608]

He means 10th​@@bordercollie1140

[@user-zc8fl6ds7k]

You're wrong file.

[@tobygard5055]

Ronnie's o sullivan is the best player of all time he's got the record to prove it period !!!!

[@rigsby1454]

Ronnie was right what he said about Carter. Not sure what the issue is. Carter came at him and got put in his place

[@shaun7638]

Really....

[@CaptainNorthernMan]

@@shaun7638so where’s all the clips of Ronnie snotting on the floor? And yeah, carter got another lesson in the final session.

[@glennseaward3050]

@CaptainNorthernMan totally agree it's uncomfortable watching Carter

[@fasihai]

That's why the world hates Mr. Angry

[@DameTremonti]

Carter is a tosser.

[@10thdoctor15]

They might not be playing to quite the same level as Ronnie at the moment, but Williams and Higgins can always turn up and give him a run.

[@sugs6839]

Not Williams - he always loses to Ronnie - Ronnie is his Achilles heel. Imo only the following players can beat a prime Ronnie - Hendry, Higgins, Ebdon, Doherty, Parrot, Selby and I think a prime Davis too would of been able to.

[@10thdoctor15]

@@sugs6839 Williams beat him in their last match, at the Masters last year

[@bortroad5740]

Love Ali Well played

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Ronnie did play like a total arse in the first session. I was just shaking my head at his display. Went and saw the Robertson Hawkins match at Ally P. Good. So damn cold when left the arena !

[@P.H.888]

That the cold atmosphere off the players?

[@gurdeepchumber2764]

Yes it's freezing at Ally pally & dirty,Ronnie is correct 💯

[@WayneAunthonyHolmes]

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT 🐐

[@DameTremonti]

Carter gave 100%, Ronnie gave about 60 and still won.

[@williambremner9022]

So true that! It's scary how little Carter's tactics affected Ronnie. After the opening few frames Ronnie just said to himself, "Oh, he's playing like that is it? Ok, I'll just adjust my game and totally wear him down,." There isn't another player who can do that on the trot so readily. It's amazing to witness!

[@danielkirkby3601]

Ali has said some proper crap about ronnie over the years

[@jonowhitney5515]

Brilliant

[@flytipper1730]

Ali started it in the Rob walker interview after final frame with the comment "I'm really getting sick of him or whatever he said along those lines ..Ronnie was riled by that ..and here we are. Snooker player boxing match sort it out

[@nickflaskett257]

It was a Jimmy White reference from 1993 or '94. Either way, it fell flat because while there's a lot of history between him and O'Sullivan, it's completely different to White's history against Hendry. There wasn't any actual bad blood between Hendry and White, so Jimmy's comment came off as a light hearted joke, despite the scale of the loss and he was still gracious and sportsmanly in his actions post-match. However much of a knob Ronnie can be at times, he's still a nicer presence than Carter. Ali's got my sympathy with everything he's been through, but even then I still think his attitude towards other players is horrendous. The constant arrogance in defeat, the arsey attitude towards flukes (*cough*the slow clap*cough) and his constant playing victim. Carter brings all the shit he gets from snooker fans on himself.

[@leevanqueef2658]

Carter has always come across as the 'Grass in the class' type. Ronnie has the measure of him and knows how to get under his skin. It all makes for a fascinating rivalry and injects some energy into snooker.

[@dontbewoke]

grass in the class? I'm 46 and Ive never heard that before...

[@leemiller6175]

Same! 🤣

[@user-jc2ss5zq6u]

Ali lost his bottle , never seen a sportsman so obviously psycologically spent at the end of that match.

[@user-gg1cg6uz6v]

No clue about snooker. You'd never hear a top class player say those words. Ali was very unlucky and ran out of steam!

[@maxington26]

@@user-gg1cg6uz6v"Ran out of steam" = "psychologically spent". Same thing. It's not like it was physical exhaustion.

[@user-gg1cg6uz6v]

Wrong. Post owner saying he bottled it. He never! Fell away!

[@susanpritchard6164]

Stephen brilliant pundit for all channels

[@maxington26]

@@user-gg1cg6uz6v bottled it = fell away = ran out of steam = psychologically spent. It all means the same thing mate. And it's understandable to have the onset of the yips in these circumstances. The winning line got the better of Carter here - he's not seen it often against O'Sullivan.

[@gavinblack450]

I have a theory that Ronnie got really wound up by Carter continually bemoaning his luck in matches against him down the years….hence the “mr angry” comment he made during barge gate……..think it winds Ronnie up because he never bemoans bad luck or shakes his head , he’s very sporting regarding that and calling fouls, so think he just got sick of Carter moaning as if he was only losing because of Ronnie’s luck.

[@OGA_999]

Carter wants to beat Ronnie so badly it must hurt and gnaw at his self esteem especially after the realisation that as long as Ronnie is still out there and capable of playing to a decent level then he'll NEVER be able to get the better of him. That 1 big Carter victory at the WC few years ago he (Carter) knew he'd caught Ronnie on an off day but those days are few and far between since his work with Ray Reardon and Dr Steve Peters. Long may that continue

[@user-iv1ed9mj5i]

Peter Ebdon gave great interviews

[@jsleeio]

Interesting that you mention Ronnie wearing people down. I did feel watching the WSC final where he defeated Judd Trump that that was exactly what happened. JT looked pretty good for a while but seemed to simply run out of fuel. Might have to go watch it again!

[@Bigchurchmusic]

Mind games, playing those mind games!

[@gurdeepchumber2764]

I reckon at the moment Ronnie is very intimidating to play against & you can see it,id say at 48 hes probably playing the best he's ever played very very experience around the table & going to be very tough to beat

[@MrCostaC]

Don’t make me laugh. He’s far from the best he’s ever played. Have you been watching snooker for 5 years or something?

[@gurdeepchumber2764]

@@MrCostaC he's more of a complete player now in my opinion safety, break building,long potting & ring craft all areas are right up there,so I'm saying he's more of a complete player hence his results lately, hasn't played great but still manages to win more now then in his earlier years

[@docstevens007]

Good conversation. Guy on left should have snorted longer before conversation 😅😊

[@user-vc4bk4yf1c]

Eight of the last 12 WSC were won by the greatest player of all time Ronnie O'Sullivan & second greatest player of all time Mark Selby. They won 4 World titles each ( 2012-2023 ) Judd Trump 1 World title 2019. Absolutely hilarious!

[@user-qw3tp1ee3m]

What rubbish fake news here is a fact for you that osulivan needs to conquer stephen hendry 5 years unbeaten at the world's 25 consecutive matches won Mr osulivan ain't beating that record fact

[@FUNKINETIK]

Over the last 50 years Reardon, Davis, Hendry and O’Sullivan have won half of World Championships.

[@user-vc4bk4yf1c]

@@user-qw3tp1ee3m Lets remember the standard he had to play back when he won so many titles the only real competitors he had was Davis and White. Ronnie won most of his titles with a much stronger field with so many top players that can win it any day just to name a few Trump, Wilson, Higgins, Selby, Williams, Robertson, Allen, Murphy the list goes on and on. So in conclusion he was a great player for the opponents he had to face, did he have any of the type of opponents I mentioned he would definitely not have won much or any. Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT 🐐Come back when Hendry beats the great mans 41 ranking and 23 tc titles. aint happening when hendry was washed up 23 years ago at 30. all facts!

[@mdc4568]

Nobody disputes his abilities. The proactive lack of respect for fellow pros, the venues, and the game:- no matter what his mental state, that's absolutely not neccesary. It shows a signs of the man himself, rather than any mental illness he harbours. Sad really, and a possible hypocrisy for him to call Carter 'not a nice person', if Carter is correct and he cleared his nose out on the venue he called filthy!!! Great player, amazing- if any youngsters are to challenge him, it will be tough when they, and the game, are so belittled by its best player We could do with him encouraging the next Ronnie, rather than being so snide and destructive about the game that has given him so much.

[@justsomeguy6474]

This will fester with Carter!

[@roonoronno656]

Stephen Hendry loves Ronnie, don’t be fooled… two greats… hard to split them.

[@davidcoomber4050]

Ronnie wins because he is a winner, he doesn’t think about the opponent his opponent is himself and he beats himself up if he is playing badly

[@heliumtrophy]

I found both speeches at the final to be a bit lacking in decorum as I've said elsewhere obviously due to the bad blood between the pair of them. It also seemed wince inducing listening to Ali quote Jimmy White's line after Hendry had beaten him in 1994. I think much of the players that are on the tour now are just a bit too vulnerable to make any real impact at this moment in time. Whether that's due to what goes on at the table of there are outside personal or family matters and that can have an effect why the focus isn't laser sharp other than getting the yips. If Ronnie does win his 8th Championship (an if but more of a when), there's no doubt he'll have richly deserved it.

[@wtfisgoingon8587]

I think Ali's problem was, that he was thinking about quoting Jimmy long before the end of that match.

[@heliumtrophy]

@@wtfisgoingon8587 Fair point, it did seem a tad too over-rehearsed which is never good in the aftermath of a snooker final (or at least to me). I wonder what his speech would've been like if he had won - I can't imagine it being as well-rehearsed.

[@wtfisgoingon8587]

@@heliumtrophy What I mean by that, is he thought of saying it whilst he was still playing, which is a terrible thought to have, 'oh, i know what i'll say when i lose' that should never have entered his head.

[@saqib7965]

Top three Ronnie Henry Steve

[@thomasb.7210]

Ronny the unhumble goat

[@siriosstar4789]

Ronnie is the goat of snooker but the unsure entity when being interviewed

[@Giveupyerowlsins]

Carter is the Ashley Cole of snooker

[@robertnorman4306]

You know tit for tat banter the name of the game 😂

[@jumpa654]

It's true, that O'Sullivan is the Greatest of all time. But other players need to step up and start challenging him. I actually think Ronnie wants other players to step up, hence the comments.

[@sadsack8319]

Ronnie won the Masters easily. Carefree play. The only player that can stand up to Ronnie is Ronnie himself. No player can raise the standard to such heights.

[@tankgod888]

Ronnie only lose If he lost concentration due to Jet lag/burnout from back2back tournament or occasional times when he got upset with referee.

[@kevinprior3549]

Even Hendry is getting fed up with O'Sullivan's silly comments.

[@jameswoods-td8el]

As if Ronnie cares about a has been getting fed up with him when Ronnie owns Hendry's soul. Body & Soul. Head to Head and in finals and has won more than piincessyips will ever win!

[@AlastairBarker]

SHUP UP YOU BELL END.@@jameswoods-td8el

[@jamesadcock5235]

Ronnie is a genius but Alex Higgins is the real genius of snooker. The way he played in the 70s nobody played like that. 122 break in 1972 in 2 minutes 45 seconds come on even ronnie couldn't do that.

[@Adam-zh4hm]

Alex Higgins wasn't even the best of his era..

[@RJA]

No doubt Alex Higgins was a genius but Ronnie could have definitely done that. Especially early in his career when he played super fast.

[@user-pe1df5qv2m]

Ronnie made a 147 in 5 minutes,,, Alex won the world championship twice, he beat ray Reardon when Ray was past his best,, at 48 years of age. I would just about put Higgins at number 16 of all time.

[@agfi88]

@@RJA Higgins was not a genius, only Ronnie. It just looked cool when Higgins played because his setup was all wrong and the balls went in sometimes.

[@musicfashionstyle9269]

Nobody beat him.

[@tonberrykinged]

Didn't realise Mark Watson was a snooker nut!

[@iamtesting3824]

Snooker isn't true sport. It's an entertainment.

[@BuyOneGetOneFree]

Players who played badly? … Never mentioned Brecel who was shocking! …

[@abdullahnaserzayed5729]

To be honest...Brecel didn't win the last year Championship by playing great....it felt okay.....because in the middle of the match it felt like Ronnie doesn't wanna play anymore & he is thinking how much Brecel can do....and he did well enough to be champion....last championship should win by Alen or Williams.....

[@user-db2kl8bj1j]

@@abdullahnaserzayed5729 Ronnie missed that easy red HE WOULD MAKE THAT RED 99 TIMES OUT OF 98 CHANCES THEN lUCA JUST WENT CRAZY'

[@agfi88]

@@abdullahnaserzayed5729 Then he beat selby over the best of 35 frames, playing GREAT snooker.

[@redcapitalist]

Ronnie can win most of the time on his B game

[@user-uh1up5pg9g]

Id like to see Lisowski play his best. Think he could be a multiple winner 🏆

[@user-ii4sk3zy6b]

😂😂

[@alanpage3973]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@darthgorthaur258]

It really seams like Ronnie is just going "fine you want me to won 888 I will....but you better stfu up after that"

[@furrycannon]

The thing is, when Ronnie's head isnt in the game (which is the vast majority of the time) hes only the second or third best player in the world. When his heads in the game, hes unbeatable. Thats why hes so difficult to beat. You can be pretty sure hes going to turn up at 100% for one session, so if you're playing your best you can write that session off 3-1 at best. Then you can draw the rest if you stay on top of your game, but to win that session back and beat him over 33 frames you have to be the best player in the world. Thats particlarly difficult when Ronnie is the best player in the world. The Crucible is his to lose but hes capable of anything, good or bad.

[@user-qw1tr1bn3h]

The only 2.platers that got a glimmer of hope maybe Allen Hawkins or trump but even those are nowhere near ronnie at the minute, heavy favorite for record braking 8th world title

[@cliftonhodge7672]

Petition for SPOTY🤔

[@donnakager5453]

They hated Ali too but he walked the walk and talked the talk and like Ronnie he was a living legend.

[@peterbullen3347]

The way Stephen played in his prime it would be fantastic if he would put some time in, focus and win something.... Then....?

[@jamessmith-on3jf]

Stephen I hope Ronnie doesn't get an 8th world title, but if he wins an 8th I think you should present the trophy to Ronnie.

[@daveboxer8486]

Ronnie was showing he can mess about as if not bothered while his opponents are giving it everything then when he feels like it he will flick the switch and destroy them, The reason he can do this is exactly how he says it and that is there is no one good enough in snooker and the only way he would drop out of the top 16 is to lose an arm and a leg, With this said he and carter have a fued going back years so Ronnie let him believe he could win then blew him away, It really is insane to think he is that good and his plan all along for this season was to win all 3 triple crown events and he has now got the first 2 and will have all 3 soon enough and Hendry knows his record of 7 worlds he shares with Ronnie is getting beaten which must be a sickener for him but he is still an all time great regardless, Ronnie says he has never dominated like Davis and Hendry but he is changing that in this decade and to win this coming world would put him on 3 world titles in the 20s alone 2020 2022 2023 and that's without the other tournaments he has won so yes Ronnie you are dominating and at your age too which is unprecedented until now, What I admire is how he takes on the governing bodies of snooker in his own way which I see as payback for how they treated Alex Higgins and the unfair pay structure which is making it so hard for players more so many up and coming ones who simply struggle to pay for their overheads while snooker itself is globally huge with huge profits

[@daveboxer8486]

Sorry meant 2020 2022 2024

[@justinemagson1767]

I don’t know if it’s that the 90’s and 2000’s was a golden era for talent or if there were better times before but you don’t have to take that big of a step back to understand how good that era of players were because by and large they’re the same players you’re still watching dominate now. To think pretty much all of the top players in the world were in their 20’s and 30’s. People talk about the class of ‘92 but what’s often overlooked is the other fantastic players that came just either side of their career beginnings. Hendry, Hunter, Stevens, Selby, Robertson, Murphy, Hawkins, Ding, Doherty. I could go on and on. The fact is that if a 20 year old comes through and dominates world snooker ala Hendry, that player is going to come out of China. There simply is not enough European players of quality coming through. Jimmy White who granted is on a wilcard would still go in favourite against pretty much anyone outside the top 32 and is still more than capable of having a run at a tournament with a bit of luck. It’s actually not that surprising that all of a sudden O’Sullivan is the youngest this and the oldest that. And Higgins has now competed in however many years in whatever event. Don’t get me wrong they’re great achievements but they are setting records that will never be broken because there is no one good enough to stop them and there is almost certainly no one ever going to be good enough for long enough to beat their records. It’s hard to think of too many other sports in which you can dominate for such a long period without the next crew coming through to succeed you. O’Sullivan at times cops a bit of flack for showing contempt to the next generation of players that are coming through but is he wrong? He keeps making the point that he’s old and can’t see and has a sore arm etc etc but it more like sounds to me like he’s challenging the players if they want to beat him then they have to get better. Because he and most of the 40 plus generation are regularly beating and in reality embarrassing most players under the age of 40. And despite how great it is to witness what we’re watching, the cruel reality is what we are really watching is our sport slowly die in front of us.

[@darkstar223]

The biggest threat to Ronnie has always been Ronnie

[@bobbyperu1000]

trump

[@FRAUDJACKLISOWSKI]

@@bobbyperu1000 Eight of the last 12 WSC were won by the greatest player of all time Ronnie O'Sullivan & second greatest player of all time Mark Selby. They won 4 World titles each ( 2012-2023 ) Judd Trump 1 World title 2019. Absolutely hilarious!

[@darkstar223]

Lol@@bobbyperu1000

[@user-bl9pv8zt3n]

@@bobbyperu1000 trump? hahahahahaha You're gonna hate these facts! Ronnie tore three new ones for Judd where the sun don't shine Players Championships, 6-3 to the GOAT Ronnie Beat your queen Judd at the World Finals 2022.... 18-13 GOAT ROS shot your mug mate Judd again with muk at COC finals 10-6,even after he made a 147,he still lost to RONNIE Heard the song by your favourite artist Sam Smith? ROS shot WHITE muk on Judds face! Just stop. You're in a bad way. I'll try and stop winding you up 👍🏆

[@bobbyperu1000]

Sam Smith, who!, U2 my bag.

[@deanmarkwell5997]

He made a point of not lifting the trophy bit of a dick move , but yeah snooker is in trouble once he goes he is the goat

[@NellyGandhella]

He's lifted it 7 times before probably couldn't be arsed ha ha

[@davidarmit910]

Hendry canny be arsed talking here 🤣

[@Johndollary]

Ronnie is snooker

[@NM-hq1io]

Confused what caused the outburst from Ronnie - did Ali do or say anything in this build up?

[@gurdeepchumber2764]

Ali said Ronnie snotted on the floor & criticised Ronnie's fans.

[@ASIFSAEED-zm5pf]

I always see Judd play with 60 % luck,and 40% ability. He hits hard and hope because 6 pockets. When long shots don't go in he is a very average player.We saw how Mark Allen destroyed him 10-3..On the other hand watch how better Ronnie & Hendry play, they are far far better. That's why Ronnie & Hendry are the two greatest and most successful players in snooker. Ronnie GOAT 🐐 & then Hendry 🐐

[@kevinbrennan2004]

Anyone who plays snooker, know it's very much a mind game. I, personally, liken it to a game of chess. The thing about Ronnie, is that not only is he a master of mind control, technique etc, he plays on what can only be a narcissistic mind set, to furthur unsettle his opponents. For me, as a snooker fan, i just watch what he can do, at the table. All the rest, is just complete and utter bull. Good for the game? You be the judge.

[@graeme7twice]

Ali Carter didn't say anything positive about Ronnie winning. No congratulations. Ali was interviewed first.

[@dougieroberts7045]

If's, buts, mights, maybes, they count for very little.

[@ZakBird]

Guy on the left itching to get a word in at all times

[@WarmasAsunnedcat]

What will snooker do without Ronnie ?

[@charlottemcnair1881]

@@user-kh7my1tf4k Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT 🐐

[@leehall239]

Snooker will survive and thrive. Just at it did when Higgins and White retired. Off you go O Sullivan don't let the door hit you on the way out

[@jameswoods-td8el]

@@user-kh7my1tf4k Haha a know nothing muppet 9-4 to Ronnie against Hendry in finals...9-8 to Ronnie against Hendry in Semi Finals..4-4 in QF.. 30 -21 to the GOAT🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐Ronnie against Hendry Head To Head. 2004/8 WSC Semi Finals says all you need to know about Hendry Ronnie teared two new ones for Hendry where the sun don't shine 17-4 17-6 Facts! Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT 40 ranking titles and 23 major titles more than hendry will ever win. Hilarious!

[@jameswoods-td8el]

@@leehall239 Haha a know nothing muppet 9-4 to Ronnie against Hendry in finals...9-8 to Ronnie against Hendry in Semi Finals..4-4 in QF.. 30 -21 to the GOAT🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐Ronnie against Hendry Head To Head. 2004/8 WSC Semi Finals says all you need to know about Hendry Ronnie teared two new ones for Hendry where the sun don't shine 17-4 17-6 Facts! Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT 40 ranking titles and 23 major titles more than hendry will ever win. Hilarious!

[@theclagster2]

Hendry did in 10 years what Ronnie did in 30. Hendry is the GOAT. Simples

[@the_alchemy_method]

Nearly thought hendry was gonna at the start😴

[@user-gg1cg6uz6v]

The real GOAT Stephen Hendry talking about O'Sullivan. A man who learned so much from the greatest player of all time. Why they still call Stephen Hendry the KING OF THE CRUCIBLE 👑🐐

[@matthewphilip1977]

"They" being you.

[@TheLastCrumb.]

😂 Ronnie is the goat. Hendry is second, more of a hamster than a goat

[@joaquimaraujo96]

Ronnie is the GOAT lol, everybody knows that even Hendry he already said it multiple times.

[@MrDmarkv6]

Ronnie easily GOAT. If he had concentrated on Snooker for his whole Career, he would have been double figures in all the majors

[@snookerstones]

There both goats but Ronnie is the big goat