Pool World Champion VS Snooker World Champion In An Epic Snooker Skills Battle

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Pool World Champion Gareth Potts is back on the channel, but this time on the snooker table! Gareth shows off some of his silky snooker skills in the Cue Tips Challenge Series, can Stephen get the better of him? It's another extremely close one, so watch until the end to find out who takes the victory.
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[@matttudgemusic8719]

Should add a escaping from snookers round to this too, love it

[@andriiandriichenko9978]

Exactly! Should be added. And please invite Maguire for this challenge, he is No.1 in this matter

[@dazuk1969]

Gareth just seems to be really good at any cue sport. Hendry, no shame in losing to Gareth, he is a really good player.

[@toziassmitt]

T-shirt fitting aside, he’s genuinely one of the most successful all round cue sports players there’s ever been. Only Chris Meilling or maybe Darren Appleton have done more across the various sports

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

But what about STEPHEN LEE

[@peterf08]

Thanks for spoiler

[@charlielad6124]

​@@peterf08 Why would you go to the comments before watching the video? Rookie mistake

[@andrasszabo1570]

@@toziassmitt I'd rate Selby above all of them tbh. He is the only male player to have been world champion both in snooker and pool. He was also a finalist in Chinese 8-ball WCh. In 2022 he accomplished the quite unbelievable feat of winning 2 televised tournaments in 2 cuesports in 2 days when he won the English Open on Sunday and the Ultimate Pool Pairs Cup (incidentally with Potts) on Monday.

[@thomasbrind1218]

2 points for that safety challenge is criminal! You should up the points available.

[@gofigure8]

Yes 2 - 10 points for 5 to 1 red, and bonus 5 or 10 points for 3 consecutive hits 😊

[@r.i.p.monopolyeasystreet5358]

Yeah should be 5/10/15/20/25

[@juchetony1910]

and you should be able to put the reds wherever you like on the baulk cushion.@@gofigure8

[@Wah-f8c]

Potts is a cue genius. The close range touch is phenomenal 🐐

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

He’s no STEPHEN LEE thou

[@MrWozOSRS]

look who it is, the troll who secretly loves ronnie.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@MrWozOSRS who you talking bout Willis?

[@DJZEDI-kz1po]

Nonsense.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@DJZEDI-kz1po STEPHEN LEE

[@Tom_TheDon]

Potts is a great name for a pool/snooker

[@timcrook2231]

I thought that too

[@lettz_g2942]

😂

[@flucazade]

He was born to be a player me my name is Mia Ripped de Baize

[@darktherapy]

His sister is called Chicken.

[@juchetony1910]

my surname is Sexgod, but it doesn't seem to help.

[@HappyWanderer140]

I've never once seen Potts wearing an appropriately fitting t-shirt

[@heremansmarc]

Great info, thanks!

[@Ryze115]

@@heremansmarc lmao

[@Wah-f8c]

Reminds me of Stephen Lee. And that Welsh guy! And Luca Brecel. Clothes that don't fit! And Ricky Walden!

[@HappyWanderer140]

@@Wah-f8c He gets them cheaper by shopping in the children's department

[@heremansmarc]

@@Wah-f8c , and the snooker skills?

[@EnglishPoolandSnooker]

Pro snooker players never play a poor positional shot. It can only ever be:- 1) a light white 2) a big bounce 3) it slid off the cushion. Great to see Gareth on the snooker table!

[@Wah-f8c]

Remember the crazy Irish guy on your channel on all the fake profiles? The Ronnie O'Sullivan fan? He's all over the comments on loads of accounts harassing fans. Headcase. Hope you're well 👍

[@Wah-f8c]

He was even harassing Stephen Hendry last week in the comments on two fake profiles going on about the yips. He's crazy mate!

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

Lies

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@Wah-f8c Nasty little man from England in love with Judd Trump

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@Englishpoolandsnooker We are genuine Indian snooker fans. We believe in factual statistics regarding snooker. This guy that tagged you before me is harassing fans of the Greatest player of all Ronnie O'Sullivan 🐐

[@Hammeredprawn]

Potts knows Stephens tactics. “Don’t break my concentration “ as Stephen is chatting away 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@raydology]

It helps to watch the channel 😂

[@stephenthorne753]

Loving the channel, I look forward to every new upload, thanks!

[@christianchapman9420]

Nailed the s challenge 👌. Super impressive player for a pool shark

[@matmachin9992]

I actually play at Gareth's pool and snooker hall, Players at Newcastle under Lyme and as amazing as he is he's a very humble and nice guy.

[@Hammeredprawn]

11:30 you don’t get that one 😂😂😂 nice shot Stephen 😂

[@Wah-f8c]

The two GOATS at professional snooker & Pool. Love the channel Stephen Hendry 🐐🐐

[@MrWozOSRS]

ronnie is better

[@DM-kv9kj]

@CHARLOTTEGAYMCNAIR-rs1cd Ronnie just lost to Mark Williams. Choked. Bottled it! Failed. And Ronnie is not going to get those 8 world titles, he's finished, all downhill now.

[@JonnyMack33]

I think Gareth should start a snooker career! Good stuff!

[@charlielad6124]

He tried it before and failed.

[@1999JM]

@@charlielad6124 Ok, my name is Charlie. I am a robot.

[@charlielad6124]

@@1999JM my name's Joel, I'm a muppet

[@cahg3871]

Stephen is such a gracious man,he was made to host this type of show/channel.

[@tylerpick2k10]

For the safety challenge you should take turns alternatively so the person going second doesn’t have a huge advantage

[@Host4l]

Great lads Gareth & Stephen

[@shootingtornado1759]

Once again, Stephen Hendry only had 14 red balls on the table during his turn in the speed challange (count the balls at 11:52).

[@leodoyle7975]

Good spot lol

[@charlielad6124]

Doesn't matter. Still got destroyed

[@DM-kv9kj]

Again? When did this happen already, which vid? They all seem to have 15 on the previous challenges. Surely this was just a mistake, that'd be way too petty and he'd also realise he's recording it for youtube and people would notice. Very very easy to miss one of the 15 reds lurking in the pocket runners with all the constant setting up of different challenges and talking and filming etc.

[@shootingtornado1759]

@@DM-kv9kj It happened against Mark Williams.

[@jama211]

@@charlielad6124 not as badly as you would

[@Hammeredprawn]

6:37 loving the hendry thumbnail in the top right 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@UrbanCalmingSleep]

Challenge 1: That control to get the cue back to a GREAT spot was awesome!

[@KimJongsMom]

could be only original ad force on youtube, nice work

[@micka1843]

Love the challenges Stephen I always wanted to know how the professionals would get on in a snooker game if you reversed the colours round? Yellow on the black spot green on pink etc would love for you to give it a go and what tactics you would use. Keep up the great content 👍

[@TicTac2]

yes I think Saudi could have done this. it would have made people watch

[@juchetony1910]

I've been saying for a while the game would be more challenging, both skill-wise and mentally, if the colours stayed down when they're potted, then after 6 reds are potted they all go back on their spots. Repeat after 12 reds, then respot them and the remaining three (or more) are to clear up at the end. It would be a lot more tactical.

[@elmondo3543]

The GOAT 🐐 and the GOAT channel on KZbin with a fantastic guest in Gareth, great watch!

[@Wah-f8c]

Best snooker channel on KZbin. Run by the GOAT Stephen Hendry 🐐

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

I concur & I'm Irish. Hendry is the GOAT 🐐🏳️‍🌈♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@Wah-f8c]

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the Ponce of Saudi. While Stephen Hendry is the KING OF THE CRUCIBLE & the Prince of snooker. The GOAT 🐐

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

Ronnie O'Sullivan can't even read. Has difficulty in reading. Stephen Hendry is the greatest 🐐🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🍀💋💕🌈💞💕🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈♥️

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

🍀🌈🏳️‍🌈💕💞♥️🏳️‍🌈💕💞🌈🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🌈💞🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈👀👀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈♥️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@Hammeredprawn]

18:17 you always get a bad run of balls 😂

[@battlefieldclips7013]

Gareth Points 😂

[@Hammeredprawn]

Stephen just winging it 😂😂😂😂 6:24 love it 😂

[@frankberryfilms]

This is about as bad as Hendry has played in any of these videos. I love how he just leaves it all in the edit, though. Nothing to prove... Love this channel to bits

[@chabilihicham7136]

On the safety challenge you don't have to choose how many balls you put on the bulk cushion, you can just assign points based on which ball the cue ball hits first out of the five.

[@TJG31301]

Surprised how accomplished that guy was around a snooker table. Great video 👍👍

[@andrewjohnston2850]

he plays with Selby regularly (brother in law)

[@TJG31301]

Oh yea...right ive seen him and Selby playing now you mention it​@andrewjohnston2850

[@dunilbaines6660]

Brilliant performance by Gareth on the S challenge

[@raider6822]

Ooof, Hendry's had a shocker there. Gareth is one hell of a player though

[@malango255]

Fellow Potts here. Proud to have a pottsy playing so well.

[@Marshy94]

Handy on a snooker table aswell, must be all those hidings from Selby. Great guy old Pottsy.

[@LewisCollins-nj8ht]

Pots a ball Stephen: "Shot"

[@itellyouwhy6957]

it's about leaving the perfect angle on the first few shots, otherwise, parties over.

[@charlielad6124]

​@@itellyouwhy6957*party's. Even my 4 year old knows that 😂

[@DM-kv9kj]

@@charlielad6124 Well, you didn't use a capital letter at the start of your sentence or a full stop at the end. Basic primary school punctuation.

[@charlielad6124]

@@DM-kv9kj You forgot to use a pronoun to form a proper sentence. "It is basic primary school punctuation". 😂🖕🏻

[@Cmcc342]

Arguing over grammar give over 🥱

[@lukeskywalker1868]

My first time watching Gareth Potts playing on a snooker table. Very good player indeed.

[@michaelfalandysz]

Love to see these videos! You have to play these skills with Mark Allen!!

[@Cruizin2flavours]

Potts after that first challenge had a look of a kid in a sweet shop 😂

[@charlielad6124]

Time stamp?

[@DM-kv9kj]

@@charlielad6124 4:18

[@AnOldEnglishBloke]

Young Mr Potts is an impressive player. Glad he wasn't around when my dad played pool professionally in the 70's and 80's. My old man played for England, his name was Simon Strowlger, in case anyone is curious. I'm his stepson, just to clarify.

[@djwwautodiagnostics]

Really enjoyed this one. Good fun all round 😊😊😊😊

[@Viflo]

Gareth seems like a nice fella, I liked seeing him take this challenge. I'd love to see Ali Carter one day on this channel too.

[@alecdunnachie5351]

i never knew this game was so easy, think ill give it a go

[@artyk31]

Stephen when will you call Selby?) It will be interesting to see how he copes with tough challenge and especially speed challenge 😂 cmon leave your beef, this step will bring you a lot of views and subscribers!

[@itcat_x2605]

Selby and Stephen have beef? I find that surprising because Gareth Potts and Mark Selby are good friends.

[@artyk31]

@@itcat_x2605 yes, Garrett and Mark do sparing together. But Stephen and Mark have controversial relationships. So I think their feat. could change the situation for the better

[@Rocky1200superstar]

What happened between the two?

[@juchetony1910]

Peter Ebdon nearly scored one point on the speed challenge.

[@DeanWhipper]

Potts and his tucked in shirts, always cracks me up. Must show off his physique at all times.

[@tomtomkins8619]

You definitely have a huge forehead

[@richET11]

@StephenHendry Why don't you invite 5 other snooker stars to a game of CRASH? That would be so amazing to watch!

[@TheVaughansHillclimb]

This should be interesting!!

[@JayDee98989]

Stephen, Stephen, Stephen. Maybe the WST should start handing wildcards out to the Pool guys, ala Mosconi Cup in the 90s, so we can watch these Pool players hand Snooker players their arse lol.

[@Eat-MyGoal]

😂😂😂

[@Stefano-n7z]

Can't wait to see Ronnie at these Challenges 💪🏽🙏🏾

[@DM-kv9kj]

Well, Ronnie already made a mess of the tough table challenge.

[@Stefano-n7z]

I know, I would like to see him in these challanges

[@abubakarmehmood-bo3qk]

@@DM-kv9kj Nearly two million views on that video Hendry brought Ronnie on. Most popular player on the planet and certainly here in India. Young lads here want to play dashing snooker like Ronnie ♥

[@TheCubeLD]

Nice to see him off the ultimate pool table :)

[@Joe-ye5mc]

Well he's usually playing Chinese 8 ball, so he's often off Ultimate Pool

[@PieterJanssensPMJJ]

The all ball cushion roll 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrMuzikman1]

Great video. Get ronnie on ere!

[@albertrynkowski3599]

We want to see Tony Drago on the channel with this one :)

[@Jay_Eddo]

Great little duo! Thanks for the videos guys

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

Seriously WTF still no appearance of STEPHEN LEE?? This channel needs STEPHEN LEE and needs him ASAP STEPHEN LEE will save the channel and take it to the next level!!

[@dannydude007321]

You bet. He would really fix this channel

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@dannydude007321 STEPHEN LEE would take it to another level!

[@TicTac2]

did you change your name or is there another guy who says STEPHEN LEE

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@TicTac2 I did change my name but there is also another guy who says STEPHEN LEE… but he started after me so I’m the OG

[@murrayross212]

Where are all the pool haters? The ones that always comment how pool players are inferior to snooker players and how snooker is so much harder?

[@adamleeson9072]

Gareth Potts isnt your average pool player. He's made 147s before and that doesn't come from being just a pool player. He's a cue master

[@salmonella3177]

Still is much much better and it’s not even close and do u honestly think snooker isn’t harder?😂😂😂😂

[@williamalberto4284]

Being fit and healthy can prolong your game. Look at my men Gareth killing it at 40 !

[@timcrook2231]

I second that

[@ianmckellar893]

Any plans for a billiards video at any point?

[@dazuk1969]

I really really hope not...

[@PointNemo9]

I hope so

[@DM-kv9kj]

Never got why billiards was played on a 12x6. Such a waste of table space. At most that game needs a 9ft table.

[@PointNemo9]

@@DM-kv9kj On a 9ft table cannons would be so much easier. The problem with billiards is that it is so easy for top players to run up massive breaks, that would be even easier on a smaller table.

[@PointNemo9]

@@dazuk1969 Why? What do you have against billiards?

[@jama211]

So good!

[@Jack-porter745]

Great video!

[@peeriuga5517]

pls do this with Ronnie!

[@AminAramoon]

I think this was the last episode of this series

[@myfyrmadocjones]

Gareth Potts? He certainly does!

[@Guv-q9p]

There's one big difference between Ronnie O'Sullivan and the great GOAT Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry can actually read. Love the channel 🐐

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

Ronnie O'Sullivan never went to school ♥️🏳️‍🌈🍀

[@Walaza97]

Would love to see Stephen Lee on the channel

[@jamiemorgan6682]

Potts only wearing Smedium sized T-shirts

[@DM-kv9kj]

He needs to take it easy on the chest workouts too. Just gettin out of proportion and he'll end up with boobs once he hits 60.

[@asadhussain5267]

Great video Stephen

[@billthompson5143]

Hi Steven, I know this is completely of topic of the video, but you said a few videos ago that you and Ronnie look at the cue ball as you hit the ball and not the object ball, but been watching Ronnie play this past week and can see him looking at the object ball as he plays the shot, does he change depending on the shot he is taking.

[@jakubc5618]

I've never seen O'Sullivan looking at the cue ball. He's always focused on the object ball once he starts delivering the cue.

[@johnleverton7916]

That's was wicked

[@neilhallett1613]

Love the challenges and the series is brilliant. But ... we do need cash in our lives. Lose it and we are fooked.

[@ricardoduan6078]

Is it only me, or sometimes Stephen is giving off Ricky Gervais/David Brent vibes?🤣🤣🤣

[@Wah-f8c]

Ironically it's probably just you!

[@SasaGOAT-k4i]

On the safety (7:31) how does 2 balls = 2 points?

[@christopherdavis4135]

"Potts", an appropriate surname for a cue sport player.

[@Hammeredprawn]

Gareth should be a snooker player as well 😮😂

[@coderider3022]

Great effort.

[@jamson6689]

😎 Should be a good one

[@sam8603]

I think by now Hendry is in a financial debt with all these defeats 😂

[@Me-oo4yu]

Spunked by a pool player now 😂. Nice one Stephen

[@Me-oo4yu]

@Hit-up_stephenhendryscuetips It was a light hearted comment, you're a 7 time world champion ffs 🤣. And my highest break is 38 FYI 💪

[@K666_ANB]

Please do a pilot episode and forward it to a tv company, we need a new BIG BREAK! Snookering you snookering you tonight BIG BREAK!!!!

[@shaymayo6]

Gareth Potts VS. Stephen Misses

[@johnreynolds2055]

Really impressive

[@JakeRoberts-is7vz]

You should go on with Gary Wilson 😂

[@JesseCrucible]

Next challenge a 147 line up in record time🎉

[@johnkay7354]

would love to see a top billiard player trying the cannon test, would he go for just one ball

[@avaDD]

Potts has a very respectable behind

[@TurdwinMcGee]

Watching Potts do the speed challenge at the pace of a sloth was painful

[@Hammeredprawn]

Omg hendry on fire 🔥 😅❤

[@joeheaton7607]

You should play with Gary Lineker

[@LewisCollins-nj8ht]

Impressive... most impressive

[@dhirajpallin2572]

"Gareth is the best pool player in the world' * Half of the pro players from China enter the chat. Yubo, Ruliang, Bingjie?!

[@ihbif3f395]

hi stephen idk if you'll see this but im not sure if im wrong but did you not enter the qualifiers for the world championships this season?

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-re3qs]

Ronnie O'Sullivan will always be the greatest player with facts to back it up . Reason Nancy boys dislike him 🐐🚀👍

[@denniskrottje012]

Where can I find the Fairplay app?? The link doesn't work 😢 (I'm on android in the Netherlands)

[@itcat_x2605]

I think it is UK only - I will double check, but I think it's been released in response to the horrible gambling addiction problems we have over here and subsequently is region locked - assuming it's not showing in your app store.

[@denniskrottje012]

@@itcat_x2605 I think you are right. Thanks. And I don't think Stephen is aware that there are also viewers from the rest of the world 😉

[@pa-mo]

Potts plays true to his name.

[@GodlessScummer]

Potts by name. Pots by nature.

[@cabingamefever2779]

That one will hurt Stephen

[@MrSifter]

Yes, Gareth Potts can obviously pot balls but I’m still gutted that a pool player beat a snooker player on a snooker table 🙈

[@Rubaduck]

Steven I think you need some extra practice on the third challenge. WHERES THE CUE BALL GOING??

[@juchetony1910]

3x as many comments about Gareth's choice of T shirt than about the actual snooker.

[@jamiec2981]

Could anyone kindly tell me the song when Stephen tries to pot just the reds in 90 seconds about 12 minutes in thank you

[@ChocoboJoey]

Darude - Sandstorm

[@Nathan_Virica_Comedy]

As you get older, one of the first things to go is the l̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶o̶t̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ability to clear the table when the balls are lying in a perfect 'S' formation.

[@jamesadcock5235]

Is he really the best pool player in the world

[@timcrook2231]

Good game Good game