David Gilbert: His Crucible Run, Choosing A Nickname & Fitness Focus

[@tomk5066]

Dave’s main problem is lack of belief in himself because he is absolutely brilliant on his day. I don’t think he realises how good he actually is

[@nmunirk]

he doesn't lack it, it's the belief which made him come to Crucible while being a full time farmer :D but I get you point to some extend, that how good he is, he must be on a better place in rankings...

[@qb9music]

100% agree. hes such a world class player, one of the most humble players right now. 2019 semis really got to him emotionally in regard to his self belief so im really glad he gave it a good go this year. hes a champion to be

[@sonicdiablo8968]

Totally agree

[@NathanJayDog]

The stuff about different tables especially indirectly talking about humidity makes me think he could probably do with having a deeper look at the physics and stuff behind how the balls react. I feel he’s a complete natural talent that could be enhanced with a look at how to adjust his game to the situation. They touched on it briefly but I reckon that’s what Ronnie did. Had all the feel and instinct but was tempered by Reardon especially. It’s why Ronnie is so lethal imo.

[@DM-kv9kj]

@@NathanJayDog What are you on about mate? Studying physics will not help anyone's snooker improve and Ronnie has not studied physics to improve his game, he's just practiced a ridiculous amount since he was a little kid and honed his consistency in cue delivery and aiming and so on, which in turn helps improve your ability to adapt to different conditions by proxy. Snooker's a game of pure feel and consistent repetition. Studying mathematical physics of how snooker balls react will do absolutely nothing whatsoever to improve your play. It's always going to be different and you have to play the table and conditions provided at any given match. You have to just adapt to how any table is playing on any given day through feel and experience, not studying physics.

[@igdes1]

I really enjoy when Steven does these type of videos where we get to see the players show some of their personality.

[@bjrnchrstn]

Who is Steven?

[@igdes1]

@@bjrnchrstn That guy.

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

It's Stephen!!

[@igdes1]

@@DavidMander-rs4uk patotoe patatto

[@musicbro8225]

@@igdes1 ok jgdezi

[@joewood9943]

Great to see Dave in a great place mentally and with his game top man!

[@bez750]

I was playing two tables down. What an honour to watch this live.

[@stuartnicklin4101]

David is a favorite of mine.... Nice mannered lad and has a smile ,Hope he wins a biggy soon . Hey Stephen how about a look at your guests cues and why they chose their cues ,tips, etc. Cheers.

[@mqb5151]

Where was this?

[@modfather147modfather8]

Lucky you Brilliant 2 great guys

[@iPro3million]

@@mqb5151he says where it is a few seconds into the video

[@danwoodward7738]

​@@mqb5151in swodlincote, Burton upon Trent

[@JJSnookerChannel]

This is one of the best part of this channel. Too see the likes of Dave here in a different light than what we’re used to. I always thought he looked really serious and dull but he seems like a decent bloke overall.

[@slayer5097]

100%, they need to promote normal blokes like Dave who we can relate to more. They dont bother do they. They meaning world snooker.

[@philip9650]

Awesome! Gilbert is a quality player and comes across like a lovely guy, was following his run to the semis this year and so wanted him to win the tournament. Next year, let's go!

[@mck-qt7hu]

Always enjoy watching Dave when he's playing well. Hopefully, he can kick on this season and pick up a tournament.

[@raydology]

It's likely so long as he can keep up with the gym work! Which helps with his cueball control whether he knows it or not.

[@justynbarnes7895]

Nice to see Dave looking happy in himself again. Fantastic talent. If he ever realises just how talented he is and applies consistent effort year-in, year-out, he'll win some big ones.

[@Kyran31]

Was lucky enough to meet Dave after his final match in Sheffield this year and he’s top man, must of spent 30+mins taking photos with everyone despite just being knocked out, and he was easily one of the highlight players of the tournament, good to see him playing well again

[@MrTone41]

Loved this one. Dave it such a nice guy, wish him well.

[@johnnyeboy33]

This was a brilliant watch thank you Stephen your channel is really growing well !!!

[@andymcneil7085]

Nice to see him getting wins.

[@hughallison4639]

When Dave is on form, he's really great to watch.

[@Infinite_JS]

I just love this guys cue action. So smooth and effortless.

[@silverburst79]

Rubbish action

[@sonicdiablo8968]

@@silverburst79 lol

[@NNC93]

It’s not the best tbf if you actually know snooker but it works for him Dave’s worst problem is lack on belief imo

[@ClubberLanglo]

Visited potters for the first time yesterday, great place with pool, snooker and darts, beer gardens not too bad either 😉

[@ravivarman2020]

Great to see Dave Gilbert.

[@equaliser9043]

Best episode in a while. Really enjoyed

[@AceUK_Hunter]

Love watching Dave play, happy hes somewhere near his best again. Nice to see these guys "off camera" so to speak. Dave seems like a real nice genuine guy.

[@denniskrottje012]

This is one of the best episodes/interviews so far. 👍 🙂

[@nicholasfegan7799]

So good to hear WT’s and Malc in particular getting respect. Dave is a top guy, genuine bloke

[@quiks1lv3rgaming36]

Love these more candid chats. Another great video Stephen, thanks

[@bigboy0625]

Love to see the snooker players relaxed and just chatting away 👍 also you even knocked a few balls away aswell 😂👍

[@thomascooper1144]

Nice bloke Dave. Come on Stephen we need that Wilson vs Murphy rest challenge to end the debate.

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Love Dave Gilbert 👍🏼

[@bbwnpat]

Had to fast forward to Hello Fresh. Just couldn’t wait.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

I don't follow snookers but I heard some Henry bloke was promoting Hello Fresh so here I am.

[@Overmeyang]

Dave on his day is one of the most amazing players to watch imo! Hope he gets to some finals this season!

[@leahhumphrey9600]

Played a comp at David’s club. Really good club and all the tables are very well looked after

[@Cycle.every.day.]

Silky smooth cue action.

[@yankorusev]

Gilbert is one of sports greatest gentlemen. Would love to see him win more.

[@nmunirk]

he is a beauty to watch when he is at his best...

[@roguepilkington28]

forgot about all my problems for a bit watching this keep it up boys, love hearing the history of events and how the game developed from different perspectives.

[@DouglasCarnall]

So enjoyable to watch these relaxed games with natural conversation. This is what it is all about. Gilbert seems a delightful chap🙏😀

[@lavibrush]

Brilliant to watch, Dave comes across as one lovely level headed normal bloke. Stephen is masterful at these, casual, honest, informative and a natural. Not content being arguably the best ever snooker player but adds to that, fabulous commentator, great golfer, ambassador, advertiser and top bloke 👏👏👏.

[@asadhussain5267]

Great to see Stephen making videos with snooker players and getting to know about each other

[@WayneJuddsPimpBoy]

@ Indian puff Also great to see Hendry since his comeback on a beggars card in 2020, He just could not go beyond second round. Standard is too high for Hendry. Should stay retired for good. What a mug!

[@musicbro8225]

@@WayneJuddsPimpBoy A bit harsh, the guy literally was the face of snooker for a decade. It's not all about results in the early rounds - players are just getting warmed up, getting a feel for what's to come. Yeah, the results count but I like to see Stephen and Jimmy out there if they're happy to be there.

[@iantownsend4821]

Great chat, keep em coming!

[@potblack97]

Such a talent 👏

[@elvisman6283]

Met Dave a few times at EIS such a decent down to earth guy. Hope he goes deep in a few competitions this year

[@thenazarite2444]

The 2 hangers-on at number 9 spoil the whole shoot.

[@lewis8476]

Got the pleasure of watching Dave at the semis this year against Kyren. Amazing to watch modelled my game of Gilbert

[@chrisedmonds4005]

I wish I knew it was going to be at Dave's place, I would have come down....Love dave! and Hendry is my snooker hero. Great video.

[@rogerharwood861]

Hang on, I'm 5 mins through this vid and Stephen hasn't missed a ball. I just fell off my chair. What's going on?

[@lordmelbury7174]

Really want ti see Dave in top 16 asap - always great to watch him play when he's making big breaks

[@rprogramming4u984]

Would love to see one of these interviews with Michael White. Unbelievable player on his day

[@shaymayo6]

hell of a player. he was the best in the crucible for most of the tournament.

[@mylesgibbons2377]

Great video,dave comes across as a fierce nice fella, brilliant player, just needs to realise how good he really is and could win any tournament

[@chotspot2023]

Can you do one with Ben Woollaston one day. Would be very interesting on his perspective of snooker especially with his wife being a ref on the tour.

[@Speck.edits7022]

Or have her on it?

[@musicbro8225]

@@Speck.edits7022 I'd be interested to hear some of her perspectives, great idea.

[@paulbayley5096]

Another great video Stephen

[@johnanderson8085]

I've always liked, Dave. Seems like a really good guy!

[@declanmulraney1363]

Superb....seems like a down to earth bloke....

[@soberlifestyle]

Dave was hitting it sweet. Considering he didn't stop talking, that's about as well as I've seen anyone play in this format. His pace was quicker too. Perhaps that's something he can look at because clearly the talent is there! Big up to the angry farmer 😂

[@zachx3895]

Love these videos steven ! We finally get to see some of the players' personalities

[@robmiller2811]

Great episode. Dave seems like s great guy, hope he has a good season 2024/25

[@Googy1972]

Another Pukka cue tips!! I am a big fan of Gilbert. On his day he's unbelievable.

[@adamharrison7580]

Great stuff as always Stephen x

[@sharpvidtube]

The world championship was his this year, if he could've maintained his form. Hope he carries on taking it seriously, then he might get another chance, but hard to see the draw opening up like that again.

[@shapes2000]

Another great episode.Thank you for getting a more ethical sponsor!

[@DM-kv9kj]

"Revealed in a damning consumer investigation by the BBC, the brand HelloFresh was found to have been incorrectly charging customers who had deactivated their accounts, before going on to threaten them with third-party debt collectors if they went through their banks to cancel the incorrect direct debits." No business is ethical. Ethical businesses is a scam. They all pretend they're all so "ethical", yet to be a high-profit business, especially these days, you necessarily have to be unethical. Just because they claim they're ethical doesn't make it so, it's all marketing now. Stop just believing everything companies tell you.

[@ericlong9085]

Good insight,he comes across well, fantastic player, good to watch

[@JDLondon72]

Good interview. Always thought Dave Gilbert was a nice guy and top player. Always want him to do well. Good luck Dave.

[@stevewatson2026]

I live five minutes from there literally never ever been in but I will go one day I’ve met Dave such a lovely unassuming guy was always interested in Dave as a player before even I moved up here plays the game the right way 👏

[@mahzunyuzlu535]

for some reason, dave gilbert is my favorite player. it is both a terrible pain and a beautiful pleasure to watch him play. in this regard lisowski is definitely a gilbert version.

[@DTXEM]

Amazing content Stephen.

[@sirskippalot]

Dave is a great player and can defo do damage when he is confident in his game

[@JJSnookerChannel]

Couple of cigs, a coffee and a protein bar!!!

[@JDLondon72]

Like Ray Reardon in his prime. Night before 10 Fags and a few G&Ts.

[@andrewphillips4847]

Would love Stephen to have a frame and chat with Steve James from the early-nineties era. One of the most talented players there has ever been. 11-9 down to Hendry in the World Championship quarter-finals 1991 before winning four blistering frames in a row to deny Hendry breaking the 'Crucible curse'. 👏

[@VishalYadav-17]

Gilbert is also good at playing while talking after Hendry 😂😂😂

[@dekoener485]

Love that guy.

[@Viflo]

Here we go!

[@mossy8885]

Dave is a really under achieving player, whether its self belief, bottle or killer instinct. Hopefully he pushes on now. Seems a nice genuine guy, and can play amazingly well

[@kevingolden5675]

Absolutely sound lad. You'd never know if you didn't do these videos you do. Thats what I like about these. Sterling work, keep it up hendo 💚👍

[@johntoth1264]

I definitely see him making it to a world semi again if not winning the event. Seems like a nice guy too. Really good all round game and he suits the longer format.

[@gordoncockfield]

Also he's a proper player. Used to watch him at the crucible qualifying about 10yrs back and never got why he didn't get thru every yr. Like Gary Wilson he had a big scoring game.

[@byromtaylor6482]

i used sight rite once it thrashed my head and could not pot a ball. 2 weeks after made my first ton

[@ภัทรดนัยมานะ]

I'd like to see Wattana appear in your clip sometime, Hendry.

[@Knightlore10]

Dave’s a warrior, don’t let his relaxed demeanour or what he says about lacking self belief fool you. Needing to not only win his last frame against Xu Si but also beat his 131 to top the group in the Championship League (and do it) is proof enough of his fight and class. I only really watch Dave and Ronnie these days.

[@Glasschin-ju1po]

Wild how Federer's career spanned so many different generations and he had to change his playstyle and adapt to others so much over the course of it. Started off as a serve-and-volleyer, pioneered an all-court all-surface game, and ended his career with S&V dead, and tennis played mostly through long baseline rallies with heavy topspin. Not to mention how the surfaces changed as well. He did it all. Just like Ronnie O'Sullivan has done in snooker The GOAT 🐐👍

[@yannickpriol5105]

Federer has never been a serve-and-volleyer.

[@jazzthief81]

9:37 Smooth backswing on that wok 👌

[@simonworsnup4500]

Dave Gilbert definitely will be in the top 16, also he has the game to win the world's. Will he is another ?. Talking about Neil Robertson greatest foreign player ever. He will win the world's again I think.

[@Takerfanatic]

Best Gilbert since Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners but no seriously, he seems a sound chap. Amazing to hear players talk about how they've given up but find something to give it a go and make a career from it

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

Awesome Content

[@gordoncockfield]

Really like Dave I hope he wins summit this year

[@jama211]

What a champion he is

[@samcampbell7231]

Jealous of the boys on table 9 getting to watch this up close & personal. Great ep as usual

[@dansondevelopmentsltd6754]

What’s the aiming thing you guys are talking about at 18:05 Stephen?

[@sjb7956]

Comes across a really decent guy

[@richardbrennan7288]

get Peter ebdon on the show! Like Dave met him before in Tamworth snooker club. Nice bloke

[@juniorjones79]

Disco Dave, really wanted him to win the Worlds

[@sjake8308]

I'd rather that be his nickname than "The Angry Farmer"! 😆

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

Awesome Game Playing

[@elgringo1893]

Hendry in potters, awesome to see 👍

[@gabrieltaylor8462]

What a bloke

[@adamjacklin2178]

Is that superhans from peep show?

[@BlueRondoTurk]

Dos grandes 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Speck.edits7022]

Stephen Hendrys Cue Tips, brought to you by MEGA!! 😂

[@WayneJuddsPimpBoy]

Dumb comment,Has to be a MAGAT- FDT

[@thehazoschannel8230]

Do an interview with young professional Liam Pullen at Northern Snooker Centre! Great venue.

[@fazaljaved7032]

Great player dave...🙂

[@lynn1411]

you should invite Selby 😊

[@NNC93]

Great man Dave lovely guy .. but I just felt there should of been more to this video I don’t know why I just got that feeling from it dunno might just be me 😂

[@AceUK_Hunter]

Stephen, I think you should speak to Sheffield Council, and set up a go fund page to get the Crucible upgraded, we the fans would never be able to go to another world Championship. We must stop this by giving Barry what he asks from Sheffield council. Go Fund page ? Stephen ask the fans see what happens, you have huge support and your the man to get the ball rolling.

[@Wah-mu4vn]

Bollocks. Nobody takes notice of him apart from BH, who keeps giving this narcissist wild cards

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

Welcome back Welcome

[@Gbonejohn1974]

finally after so much filler a proper vid 👍

[@mickyyeo641]

When are you getting Jimmy White on ? Please