The Most Clever Shots in Snooker (1) | The Art of Thinking

Here is the compilation of some remarkable shots proving that snooker is the most intelligent game on the green baize. Please, subscribe to my channel.

[@SoSo-li6dn]

Jamie Cope, (the guy who did the long plant into the corner pocket) developed a tremor in his cue arm and was forced to abandon the sport in 2017. Im glad he is remembered in you tube compilations. One of the most beautiful shots I have ever seen.

[@grantfoster8833]

I've played him on a table he owns at longton snooker club, stoke-on-trent. I say played, I broke off 🤷🏼‍♂️ he's still extremely good, it's a shame he's no longer able to compete at the very highest level..

[@Chilliconcarnage]

@@grantfoster8833 I remember seeing Jamie as an 8 year old (or thereabouts) in Longton Snooker club and he was quite the talent. Such a shame to see him retire early.

[@contradictionsniper8276]

Called the yipps. I got it myself. Cost me my career too.

[@halwa9528]

@@contradictionsniper8276 real shame to hear that mate

[@indolencegaming]

Do you know what caused the tremor? Was it because of playing the sport or extreme unluckiness? Can't find anything on the internet about it

[@neshx7255]

Me who knows nothing about snooker: Oh Hmmm, Yes yes very clever yes

[@bustedfender]

They’re at least as clever as Richard Dawkins, but maybe not quite as clever as Sir Isaac Newton.

[@samwoaxe7195]

wut

[@chochtopf8682]

​@@bustedfender And this comment is about as clever as a piece of toast.

[@Iliyanosan]

Rules are easy, game is hard. You should firstly pot a red ball, than Black, blue or others. If you hide the ball behind the Black or blue or else, the shot is good because your opponent will play next, so he cant be able to reach any Red ball

[@occultus3962]

@@Iliyanosan what

[@Aj17.]

When you understand snooker you realise how amazing these shots really are

[@TomCoppell]

Exactly. Some of these shots are pure genius.

[@basilsini9739]

can anyone help explain 0:36? i understand how snooker works (not to the fullest extent) but honestly i dont know what was great about it

[@jacobrobinson9270]

@@basilsini9739 he was in a very difficult situation and was likely to leave his opponent a good chance on his return to the table. His clever shot ensured that didn't happen

[@tzatzikisundae]

@@basilsini9739 it's very hard to play a safety here that doesn't leave one of the reds available for the opponent. Ideally you'd probably want to play a soft shot here to put the cue ball near the reds in bottom left. However, the yellow ball is blocking that avenue. This shot was not only a clever idea on how to put the red there in a different way, but also technically difficult (the rotation he played here is not easy to pull off with this much control).

[@TAROTAI]

When you understand snooker you realize how many shots are unintentional & often successful

[@exe2543]

1:40 Me: "Oh he missed" Commentator: "He's played a brilliant shot"

[@mrkv4k]

Well yeah. There are only 27 possible points on the table and he needed 30 to win. So he had to force his opponent to make a foul. And you do that by making it impossible for them to hit the "ball-on" (in this case it's yellow, because it's end of the frame).

[@cynical7989]

@@mrkv4k damn snooker is way more complex than I thought it was lmao

[@poetiktearz]

Here's a fine example of: When people who don't know the game, comment

[@oskjan1]

@@cynical7989 watch some old matches and you will get the rules.

[@jamestaylor5417]

@@poetiktearz quit gatekeeping and welcome people to this awesome sport.

[@jacobrobinson9270]

Ding putting the blue and pink safe in one shot was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen, what a player

[@xdmemes5821]

That shot looks so simple but it’s so genius

[@TD_JR]

Yea - that's an incredible play. I got up out of my chair in disbelief!

[@BvBCrafty]

10:16 this is like the most fascinating shot I have ever seen in Snooker, what a beauty Mr. Ding!

[@arqammumtaz98]

No doubt...

[@SirTToby]

Great to see these intelligent shots deep into snooker, thanks for that gt!

[@2905sid]

I've missed Snooker in this quarantine, and your video just reminded me why I love it so much. What a sport we're lucky to have!

[@Motty1066]

This is a really good video. A lesson in how to read the game. High quality entertainment. Thank you.

[@clarencebradley3834]

I'm

[@KQPianos_music]

Only people who play this amazing sport will know how amazing these shots are. thanks for uploading!

[@themazespinner2610]

Never played pool nor snooker yet I enjoy this. Would love to try it someday

[@ricky4145]

I started playing snooker 3 months ago. I'm shocking, but I love the jist of it, and how it makes you think. It's the one sport I have played and genuinley after felt a huge amount of respect to them who play. Requires so much skill !

[@TheOnkard]

16 mins of gtk snooker

[@LesDuffy]

Some fabulous shots there. One of your very best ever videos! Thank you.

[@jesseboy7951]

Thank you so much for this! Amazing compilation! A great example that the game is not all about potting balls.

[@kinginferno934]

a perfect 147: am I a joke to you

[@James-rn6lo]

The snooker in the jaws off the middle pocket.Alex Higgins played the same snooker quite a few years ago.

[@fazalabbas77145]

Wow amazing editing of entertainment . Absolutely enjoy to watch .

[@josephcooke5211]

After watching this video I really hope ding wins a world championship, what a player!

[@johnbaldock6353]

RIP WILLY! Commentary will never be the same!😢❤️

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Just need to get rid of Phil Yates now, terrible

[@kirihara147]

Another brilliant compilation. Thanks Yaroslav.

[@EannaButler]

Brilliant! One of those videos you have to show to snooker sceptics... And a real badge of honour for a player to make it into a compilation such as this.. Shows imagination, vision, and skill...

[@shreyaspranesh457]

Absolutely fantastic compilation.

[@VINNIEJONES10]

Brilliant compilation!

[@abhimanyukarkara4218]

One of the best snooker videos I have seen. And I have seen almost all of them on youtube.

[@ThePrufessa]

I feel like every shot in a perfect game should be included in this compilation.

[@corallaroc2946]

One of the best videos you have made I think, thank you! One suggestion, maybe add some context as to what happened before, show the next shot if relevant and the result of the match? Not sure if I'm the only one thinking this could be great. Keep it up!

[@aquapony]

I agree, also show the overall tournament standings at the time of the shot and at the end of the tournament. Plus, a small clip on the players travelling home, with destination, mode of transport, would help tremendously.

[@andrewcarson5850]

@@aquapony Maybe a short interview with each player saying their experience of the shot and an anime short about its global effect.

[@kingofthedivan1251]

Yeah, next shot sometimes would be nice, for examle Selby's shot was made, when the score was 39-70 and it just might be irrelevant if he hasnt farmed enough points with it

[@GoldenGrub]

Thank you for the video, Komrade!!!

[@user-gz4ko6ob8i]

Probably the best snooker video I've ever seen, which contained the original meaning of snooker rather than some exhibition shots.. GJ . You deserves my like and subscription. Keep going dude.. I literally watch snooker videos every day and there are some clips in your editing that I've never seen before!!

[@imehmood10]

8:59 Thumbnail

[@markchalled3976]

The most difficult game on cloth made to look easy. Wow. Fantastic compilation. Thanks GTK

[@Loocurse]

This is a really good video. Very original content and thrilling to watch

[@BG-fc9re]

The last shot is an absolute genius

[@metaphysicalmigraine694]

good title. The amazing minds and skill of these pros prove well worth watching.

[@frankbrodie5168]

"He's played the wobble.."

[@fazalamin3251]

What a collection, learned alot from it

[@joshy3435]

You only got to play on a full sized table for an hour to truly appreciate the quality on show here !

[@cloudstrife206]

Sad to hear Willie Thorne on the commentary now. RIP

[@elena16350]

It was always sad to hear Willie Thorn ?

[@vgamerul4617]

@Christopher Chadwick for more than a year, yes

[@SunlessNick]

It was good to see so many safety shots as well as pots and snookers.

[@lucas29476]

0:35 wow i've never seen a shot like that played, ever, by a pro. Thanks for bringing out the really unusual clips.

[@johnb8956]

😂

[@CarterZaiko]

3:34 Oh my gosh Selby looks so young 😂

[@xl000]

I don't think I've ever seen a shot like a 1:19 where one both tries to create a snooker , use a ball as a cushion, an canon said color to break off the pack of reds.

[@bobsnooker.3950]

Brilliant great snooker you really know the game.

[@Backmeister]

more of this please

[@ashishkharayat1868]

Great collection...

[@viarnay]

this is chess with a cue stick, unbelievable good. I don't know why snooker is not more popular :- º

[@xrabamaterial302]

Love this for real

[@IamAnarkee]

Superb compilation 👍🏻

[@faisaliqbal6322]

Smashing content.

[@OpaqueWindow]

I go to lounge and play pool for first time and I get endless recommendations of this lol.

[@MagneticMetal]

Mark Williams and Ding are giving me such good vibes - I bet they are very humble human beings

[@neilsmith3293]

I met Williams at a exhibition, chilled guy also loves a gamble 😂

[@yannick9473]

Bingham Chinese shot over the green got me. Brilliant vision and proves simplicity can look so clever.

[@dominikdama6010]

15:11 Don´t smile, don´t smile,.....

[@vancarurofan8113]

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[@athirkell]

13:28 is just insane - maybe the best shot I've ever seen!

[@bedsdavies8210]

That one was my favourite too. If you played it 10 times i doubt it would come out that well again!

[@rakeshs9678]

Kyren Wilson is super talented.

[@oswynkn]

great job gt, thanks

[@Astro-X-Ent]

We can't ignore how well executed that safety shot was from Stuart Bingham 5:39 🎯 💯 💪🏿

[@pacman804]

The editing is top notch

[@Tomsthumb]

I'm not sure why YT recommended this video. I think Snooker is a load of balls.

[@chaosbynature]

Seeing the shot is the first step, convincing yourself that you can do it, is the second, and almost hardest; but doing it makes it beautiful. GT, I'll subscribe if you upload "Literally Snooker" again. Why the feck is that not on KZbin anymore?

[@fathersink8837]

Once I looked up the rules of snooker this became very impressive

[@documax123]

The very last shot on here gets my vote of being the best of them all.

[@oasiceplaytime4452]

Great video, it passed so quick

[@1navdeepnavi]

this is the best video ever "FOR SNOOKER"

[@giteausuperstar]

That maguire shot off the middle knuckle...

[@jumankayer5947]

That last shot was actually insane

[@ashfaqsyed3933]

By seeing these snooker vidoes I feel sometime, oh yes I am understanding the rules of the game n sometimes getting confused by thinking what they are trying to do..😂😂

[@Rahmat-jp1zh]

Ding is so underrated

[@quicksnooker4644]

If you enjoy this sort of play - you will like my PC Snooker game - quicksnooker.com - It's been 20 years in the making - and has the physics and rules to make all of these shots possible - playing online against other people you will get to appreciate the strategy and skill involved in the game. Something makes me smile in every frame I play, and if you prefer you can play any of 14 'AI' computer opponents - getting them to play plausible 'intelligent' Snooker (rather than just a potting rampage) was one of the biggest challenges.

[@OJB42]

OK, some of those shots were really smart. Even after they were played I had trouble figuring out how they did it!

[@v_nodespair4060]

Idk wtf is happening but 👏👏

[@pabloruigomezortiz8419]

It’s a very nice selection from WST

[@Ingvad27]

Why do I even bother watching this when I have no idea what a good Snooker shot is? And why am I doing it at 2 am instead of sleeping?

[@jean-claudefrancoisbaroudd730]

I have trouble falling asleep, I like watching very long snooker matches to help me fall asleep, maybe it can work for you ?

[@professor19billiards25]

If you know anything about pool you should pickup on it pretty easily. Most of these shots are defensive and the goal is to either hide from a cherry and once all of those are gone hide them from the lowest value ball on the table because I think you have to make them lowest to highest in value.

[@Macc911]

im playin snooker like ronie

[@simplythebest286]

hahahaha same here

[@frankhinstein2843]

Seeing these shots is a talent in itself pulling them off is verging on the miraculous..

[@rossmatheson4303]

Does the shot at 6.30 not leave a relatively easily plant which would set Williams up to the green and then clearing up?

[@davidlocke5016]

Great shot = try not to smirk while sipping there water 😂😂😂

[@surveydevelopment8888]

Absolutely astonishing snooker..

[@userjim83]

That blue from maguire was insane 😮

[@garry171170]

Mcguire shot off the knuckle to split reds. Pure dead brilliant big man

[@englandcalling9721]

Sean Murphy's 7 cushion pot of the yellow in the last clip can be found in another video! :)

[@stevensimons4677]

Exhibition shots are what players under pressure resist under stressful times, practicing they wouldn't think twice.

[@Mr.Kgaming943]

These are legends

[@VINNIEJONES10]

That shot from Murphy 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@shoebsultan1481]

0:51 probably one the finest shot ever. Criminally underrated 💜

[@TequilaToothpick]

It's amazing. Created a snooker out of nothing

[@Paultimate7]

I have no idea whats going on here but im entertained

[@Bhartiya29299]

Me who has no knowledge about snooker : Why can't they simply put those in the holes?

[@attrackshu7664]

cause they can't

[@sivyig]

@@attrackshu7664 why? xD exp[lain for non snookers xD

[@zakiimran8112]

It's like doing foreplay with some holes...:-)

[@xrabamaterial302]

Ok

[@_modnar_]

@@sivyig it is because otherwise they won't be able to win. You need more points to do so but in these situations there are not enough balls on the table, so they need a foul from the opponent which gives them an additional 4 points. When you get to the table your first shot has to hit a red (1 point) first, then your next one has to be one of the other colours. In case there aren't any more red you go yellow (2 points) -> green (3p) -> brown (4p) -> blue (5p) -> pink (6p) -> black (7p) Hope that helps to understand it

[@UniversityofBirds]

Amazing

[@buttghost7493]

Tuyệt quá, giọng Phúc ấm áp quá

[@morinthshepard6567]

Only english commentary can make any sport sound like the word cup finals in football

[@adityavv96]

10/10

[@VINNIEJONES10]

Saengkham shot was awesome

[@lovelywaz]

Drinking water in style after those applause is not total smugness at all. These poor guys walked 5 miles uphill in the snow and were just tired! 😎😜👀😛

[@glennmurphy3887]

Great shot from higgins

[@haywardglazing3522]

that last shot though............clap clap ding

[@soroushsafarzadeh8321]

The shot from Mark Williams was sent from another galaxy

[@DarkSnake78990]

I was like DEMMMM THAT SHOT, these guys are like yeah no ok that was not quite what i had in my mind but yeah

[@ebeuille]

It’s just mind boggling. The sheer talent, the absolute magic!!!! I mean, it’s only Newtonian physics but these men turn it into a complete art!!! Respect and admiration from me! I bow my head to your magic.

[@SKPonr]

Can't get any cleverer than this

[@tahachihab8226]

Ding's imagination is second to none

[@omarfoudeil2497]

How sad is it to hear Willie commentating on a lot of these. He will be missed.

[@matebreskovic5880]

Be happy that he existed do I have to repeat this on every deceased person video haha

[@sheikharshad3258]

Bravo 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@naveedvlogers9503]

When u play snoker your thinking is automatically grome and you play shot very well as like😍

[@anumalik8602]

The more I watch these people the more I realize why Efren is called the Magician.

[@ahha2523]

What

[@itsthetruth1780]

I wonder if they did it in purpose 😅 those snooker too beautiful to see.