TOP 31 Shots IN History!

[@TheCJRhodes]

Babe, wake up, it's that time of the year to binge watch Snooker highlight videos all night, and then never think about the game again. Thanks KZbin, you've done this to me for like a decade+

[@lxxwj]

LMAO

[@KurwaRomek]

I can relate

[@jkuzem96]

I feel seen

[@JaneDark94]

yep! xD

[@asiseeit2041]

To future players. As my father taught me, I will share his advice. Play 8ball with regulation size balls on a snooker table. Once I was good at 8 ball on a snooker table, bar and regulation tables were nothing. Reasons are the pockets are smaller on a snooker table and area is much larger. It accelerated the development of my eye. Good luck

[@tiberiusclaudiusnerogermanicis]

UK 8 Ball or us? Ball sizes are very different

[@sparkyenergia]

I stayed in a hostel for 3 years, and they had 2 full size tables. Playing pool on 7ft tables in pubs was completely different after that experience.

[@asiseeit2041]

I live in the us

[@asiseeit2041]

Then you understand.

[@tiberiusclaudiusnerogermanicis]

@@asiseeit2041 so your playing on a snooker table with 2 1/4inch balls. That would help alot although the rail heights may affect your feel of bounces as it would react different. I only asked cos uk pool is played with balls under 2 inches smaller than snooker balls so would actually make it slightly easier. Good strategy though. And yes the pockets are tight as hell on snooker tables.

[@jaybingham3711]

0:32 No. Not close. Watch at .25x speed. At least a quarter second late. Should've been running instead of jogging. 5:48 Has to be best of the best. Wow.

[@thegodofpez]

I’m a standard US billiards player, but man is there some talent on that foreign snooker field! Excellent show, thanks for the upload!

[@FunnyBilliardHilariousTric-g1r]

This video is a fantastic tribute to Efren Bata Reyes! His shots are not just about skill; they demonstrate a deep understanding of the game. It's mind-blowing to see how he can pull off those unbelievable shots under pressure. Thanks for showcasing these legendary moments! 🎱🔥

[@omamale69]

Stop talking nonsense, bot!

[@davepoke]

So where is he on this compilation then? Oh wait he can't play on a big table with small pockets can he, fool!

[@jayjayb89]

The voiceover wasnt needed

[@raskulx1664]

Perhaps, but I appreciated being given the occasional context (i.e., what tournament, what round). And I liked that the voiceover snippets were short.

[@ChrisChatfield]

imho, Commentary or not, I appreciate there being time to see the layout of the balls and what was being attempted before the cue ball was hit. Many compilations feel rushed to me - requiring pausing or rewinding to see the initial layout.

[@lumo7461]

Course it was, for us blind people.

[@Abboman111]

Exactly, it's over exaggerated bull, I'm surprised he didn't say 'watch this death defying shot'😅

[@quantum_leap786]

Yeah I agree it served no purpose

[@thomasgoetz8723]

I'm not trying to make this shot smaller as it is 4:10 didn't Alex Higgins made that shot as well?

[@Aisatsana1971]

Great vid…that yellow pot off the jaws was just ridiculous 😂 their lack of reaction is astounding to me

[@MrGranfield]

Probably during COVID when there were no spectators

[@mrbejam]

I best he was wishing for a crowd in that moment! 😂

[@DouglasMarquez-y9l]

I wish I had an idea as to what was going on. True feats of mastery. I will now have to look into this snookery

[@HappyDude1]

For every red ball You can shoot a color Black is the highest score Thats why they always go for red black red black..... Colors return after you make the shot. Exept when all the red balls are gone. But when you can't make a shot you want to give your opponent a impossible shot. So you put the white ball behind a color because you need to score or touch a red ball first. I played some tournaments when i was young. It's a fantastic game

[@FrDonnie]

I love how ricky walden high fived mark selbys hand when he made a 147

[@royitaqi]

1:20 Can someone explain to me what's the astonishing part in Maguire's shot? It seems to me it's simply a mistake followed by the coincidental results.

[@jc6jordan]

Why is the official blurred out @ 5:35?

[@Teeb2023]

Yeah, weird. Was it Michaela Tabb?

[@MrGoat73]

It’s the advertising in the background that’s blurred out. She was in front of it & got censored too! Either that or she’s so attractive, it’s too much for snooker viewers.

[@Teeb2023]

@@MrGoat73 😂

[@nielsdorhout058]

That Roberston guy plays the flute the other way around 😂

[@hakumeng316]

I love the "thats right" face at the end of these

[@theurger7455]

1:32 He didn't look shocked* to me.

[@glendermarcio4354]

Me pareceu mais indignado 😂😂

[@Craig_Humphries]

I was going to comment on a Jimmy White shot that was missed. But to be fair, and as someone else here has commented before me - this is actually one of the few compilations that has some amazing shots, some of which I hadnt seen before. Nice job!

[@grashamrocksalt2255]

I understand virtually nothing of the game but the shots look really cool! Wish I could play pool like that ^^

[@methamphetamelon]

5:48 - Why the blurred out ref? Odd thing to do...

[@doodeedah6409]

Stephen Maguire’s shot (1:22) doesn’t really belong in this compilation. It’s a fluke, not a “top shot”. It cheapens the rest of the list to include fluke shots.

[@mikeorgan1993]

Sometimes flukes are fun to watch.

[@3ASnooker]

It was one of the best snooker videos. that was perfect😂

[@Ichbinsnur2181]

Great compilation

[@rocketsnooker147]

Many thanks!

[@fookityeah2686]

Jimmy white and his banana shot was one of the best I have seen.

[@paulchristie3306]

@fook. When he was playing Kirk (coke) Stevens ?

[@parkerbohnn]

@@paulchristie3306 I knew Kirk when he grew up. He used to play snooker at the Golden Cue in Scarborough, Ontario Canada. He went to Bendale high school but never went the school used to phone every weekday at 9:00am to make sure he was at the Golden Cue. Joe let him play for free and backed him if anyone wanted to play Kirk for money.

[@bestthinger]

And his Masse shot out of a snooker against O'Sullivan.

[@KaidilloPlays]

Really great video keep up the great work!

[@pelimies1818]

Neil's face was the winner, after Maguire's oddball. Best shots: - Murphy x2 - Walden Great shots from Rocket, Trump, Davis, Robertson, Heathcote, Williams, etc. Great vid, thanks a lot!

[@mounirmaouche7347]

10:20 why would O'sullivan not pot the pink ball here ? I don't understand that part of the game

[@rocketsnooker147]

He will lose the frame as his opponent has already more points than him even if ronnie pots both pink(6 point) and black(7 point). So he needs a snooker, thats why he was putting the cue behind the black ,if his opponent fails to hit the pink then there will be 6 or 7 penalty points

[@AhmadAlastal-zj4dy]

Are you sure these 6:00 7:12 9:30 11:04 is one of the top 31 in history ??!! I did the same more than 100 times

[@ahmedmujtaba8068]

Where is Jimmy white shot against Ronnie o Sullivan.

[@johnginniver4220]

Some cracking snooker played here, I can't understand why there are so many negative comments, just enjoy.

[@patrickmchill]

I miss the blue from Selby against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final frame of the World Cup Final 2014. Mark Selby potted the blue and the white ball and goes over the long band, short band past green and brown and after another long band hits two red ones and the pink one and separates them so that he had a continuation.

[@jessejohanni]

2:10 Great shot by Selby, but since it's the shot that all of us useless bar-players would try (and miss!), it's a bit far fetched to add the "HIGH IQ!". 😂

[@timothygraham4304]

A top 32 and not an Alex or Jimmy shot among them? You're having a laugh, mate!

[@James-pc1ku]

0:30 .... And then pause half way through the 35th second ... According to the TV countdown he didn't make it in time ! Clock shows 0:00 and cueball hasn't moved

[@rocketsnooker147]

Actually Gary accepts the defeat. So, it wasn't checked in depth.

[@Irontree85]

My algorithm has gone mad, I watch this after bunch of glass making, glass blowing, but I really like this video👍

[@ArpitSuthar1993]

5.36 minutes shoot I just say HOW??? 🤯🤯 WHAT???? 🤯🤯 its unbelievable 🔥

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

I love how they manage to give the balls a rotation to further move em

[@derricktelling5726]

I'm blind. so the voice is good

[@ManzoorAhmad-f8p]

If you are blind than how can you type😅

[@ManzoorAhmad-f8p]

If you are blind than how can you type

[@derricktelling5726]

I've got a device attached to my phone. that when I speak it types the word. thank you very much. the same device can also translate writen word for me.

[@PeterWoodIV]

No offence but if you’re blind what is the point in watching snooker

[@derricktelling5726]

@@PeterWoodIV i used to be a very good player in my youth

[@keithnaylor1981]

4:45 and 6:30 and 7:52 and 9:10 and 11:33 it’s terrible camera angles like these which ruin snooker coverage. If the overhead view had been kept on every possible outcome could easily be seen.

[@Auri831]

I have seen so many of these 'greatest shot' videos on youtube, but it is very rare that most of the shots on them are actually great shots. Kudos to ya, as it feels like you have actually done your research into great snooker shots to make this video, as I can see a strong case for each of these shots being one of the best in snooker history. Liked and subscribed :)

[@rocketsnooker147]

Thanks❤️

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

More importantly STEPHEN LEE was there for all these shots!

[@zogzog1063]

@@rocketsnooker147 No worries mate ... oh wait, I wasn't the original commenter. Sorry 'bout that! 'Poligies to Auri ! !!

[@colingregory7464]

I love Murphy's Escape/Red pot @5.35, the vision and talent to do it first try (having seen it done it took 6+? tries for someone on KZbin to recreate it)

[@jvp4546]

One of the few videos where the thumbnail’s super-imposed yellow line was accurate to the video.

[@BTGSyphon]

6:47 and no reaction to that shot like what the heck. That was insane!

[@jmdi2703]

I came for Semih Saygıner! 🎉❤❤❤

[@bftvclips8925]

Never heard of snooker

[@lallyoisin]

Sean Murphy needs to work on his 'cat that got the cream' look. It was a cool shot!

[@rizzgy7486]

The voiceover is good. It provides context and the names of the players.

[@Relkond]

You give it too much credit. Provides context/ Where? 'Joe Player sinks an amazing shot.' 'Next, look at this stunning shot by ...' 'It's less explaining or commenting on the shots, and more talking them up.

[@rizzgy7486]

@Relkond you're so right.

[@Tylercemalettin]

1:32 😂

[@ChandrasegaranNarasimhan]

Hay I am not snooker or billiards player. If you want to chest, wear a heavy wrist band and biceps band. And hit the ball as fast as possible. Make the cue (hitting stick, is that what it is called?) with high moment of inertia from the point of grip so it won't twist. If there are restrictions on what to wear, then wear them during training and not during testing.---suggestions by physics nerd.

[@iatsd]

That was *almost* English. Sadly, however, it was mostly gibberish.

[@mikeorgan1993]

Total bollocks. Suggest you pick up a cue then in 20 years when you have the experience and skill you might understand why what you wrote is nonsense. By the way, power is produced by the shoulder and elbow not the biceps. If you force the shot you WILL miss. There is no twisting in a cue it is manufactured to make twisting impossible but you don’t know what you’re talking about so obviously that is why your comment was pure sewage. A two year old could do better.

[@jonathanlinharesdecarvalho8887]

1:30, O Michel Teló ficou sem acreditar.

[@iatsd]

I am enjoying all the Americans in the comments going on about Reyes and not even understanding that they're not watching pool games. That takes *TRUE* stupidity.

[@wibblewabblewoo6249]

12 by 6 feet 👍🏻

[@iatsd]

@@wibblewabblewoo6249 and no markers on the tables to help you calculate the angles either

[@hisnameisjaydee6134]

What is this variation with colored billiards? I don't understand it

[@irieite9666]

The 15 red balls are worth 1 point each. The coloured balls are worth 2pts yellow 3pts green 4pts brown 5pts blue 6pts pink 7pts black. You cannot pot a coloured ball without first potting a red ball on your previous shot unless there are no red balls remaining IE (Red, Black, Red, Black, Red, Pink and so forth) Coloured balls get replaced by the referee until there are no red balls left, then they need to be Potted in order Yellow, green, brown, Blue, pink, Black The maximum score is achieved by potting 15 Red then black combos followed by all the coloured balls in order... TLDR : Search Ronnie O Sullivan fastest 147 to see how it's done

[@joeribelgium]

in history... there's not a shot in here older than 15 years

[@wes6244]

I have no idea whats going on but impressive anyway.

[@Upperccuttss-Heretik_23-Fx_F]

I was playing like these guys best shots before I grew 20yrs old

[@pem7195]

¡Excelente! Un video bien explicado, gracias

[@chozusmakavelli]

0:35 the clock went to 0 before the ball went in.

[@mikeorgan1993]

The ball has to be struck before the clock goes to zero not it going in.

[@txvampiregamingyt9155]

1:09 i​@@mikeorgan1993😢thyj

[@WesleyPeters-d4l]

If you play it in slowmo at .25 That the clock runs out and hits zero before he even hits the ball. I was rooting for the guy, but yeah

[@HarvinderSingh-hl2ko]

​@@mikeorgan1993😊😅

[@vincejamison2401]

Somehow I'm convinced that only the Brits would make this a spectator sport.

[@craigchristian344]

Very popular in China too, Americans don't have the attention span for it ;)

[@markjeffers4663]

Alex Higgins pink down the length of the table then pots the black one handed best two shots ever

[@rocketsnooker147]

Against Virgo in unofficial frame?

[@markjeffers4663]

@@rocketsnooker147 do you think Ronnie aside anyone could've did what Alex did with the pink and black ???

[@rocketsnooker147]

​​@@markjeffers4663 I don't think so bro, the cue ball control on those two shots was insane.

[@mikeorgan1993]

For some they missed the real skill in the shot. To double a ball the length of the table is one thing but to generate the power needed to keep the backspin alive to the point of contact is truly impressive and to cap it off he managed to judge the spin loss over 10 feet to end plum on the black. I remember Davis trying to replicate that shot, he managed to pot the pink once in 25 attempts but never managed to keep the spin on the cue ball once.

[@vladomatoski1634]

You are missing the Stephen Lee screw back with reverse side on the blue against Mark Williams. That's the best shot ever played.

[@chrislaw4189]

No, Stephen Lee is banned for match fixing.

[@vladomatoski1634]

@chrislaw4189 what does that have to do with choosing the best shot? By the way, there is one shot from him in the list, the extreme top spin on the black in order to open the two reds on the black cushion.

[@chrislaw4189]

@@vladomatoski1634 Ah ok fair enough. I was pretty sure he was still banned, in which case he would not be eligible. I guess his ban must have now expired.

[@dontwantid]

why wouldn't it be eligible? Doesn't say best shots from snooker players who aren't banned does it?

[@bigearedmouse17]

Heathcotes Yellow against Day was played for and got, One of the Greatest Snooker Shots in History.

[@Coneman3]

The Shaun Murphy one is the most impressive to me.

[@marsjel1962]

I turned off the sound, the voice over is too irritating

[@chozusmakavelli]

why because it's American??

[@marsjel1962]

@@chozusmakavelli No. It’s hurting my ears because it’s too sharp.

[@marsjel1962]

@@chozusmakavelli nee hoor. Omdat het veel te scherp is, zie ook andere commentaren. Ik heb verder niets tegen amerikaans-engels.

[@chozusmakavelli]

@@marsjel1962 ik haat ook veramerikaniseerde Engelse mannen.

[@jacobsamuel770]

This man’s voice goes through me

[@StephenHunts]

Extremely annoying

[@norcodaev]

Yeah, I don’t get snooker. It’s like rugby; it looks similar to a game I know, but still significantly different.

[@kromus1]

Snooker isn't for Americans. It requires patience, tactics and an even temper😂

[@jimihendrix991]

@@kromus1 ...and skill, intelligence and no cheating...

[@norcodaev]

@@kromus1 Phew, thankfully I’m not a Yank then. I view patience, tactical thinking and an even temper as virtues, not as needless hindrances towards getting a gun. Anyway, I would love to learn how to play snooker one day. I’ve played a lot of pool, and except for the larger table and numberless balls, it seems relatively similar.

[@johnmc3862]

Joe Swail is missed on the snooker scene big time.

[@akiblue]

It seems like 26 of the top 31 shots OF ALL TIME were played in that one match.

[@-_-hi8964]

There was a couple of great shots some of these are basic snooker shots.

[@Mr05Chuck]

They were all shots I would take.

[@bifacial605]

some shots we are doing with friend in bar. for fun, not for money :)

[@omerabd5066]

From all great shots over there , you really gonna put this 4:06 😡😡 , this is disgrace The cue ball was in good position , not the shot , yes it's smart move , but the cue ball was in good position already not the shot , really felling angry for putting this over hundred great shots over there

[@Aisatsana1971]

You try it then you nobber

[@mariner4ever]

Top commentary!!

[@soothingmoments2139]

Murphy trick shot is effen Reyes level..

[@AtagoSKK]

2:00 was the odd one out

[@markredford84]

No way that Anthony mcgill shot got in there....is this his KZbin channel?😂😂😂

[@glendermarcio4354]

6:43 inacreditável

[@coconyt3623]

Great compilation! 'Shot of the decade' getting thrown around for 'shot of the tournament' nominees quite a bit though. :D And 'shot of the century' on a total fluke... man... :D

[@Katana1099-hr7lv]

4:09 putting this shot in the same list with Murphy's shot is disgrace to snooker, yes Ronnie's shot was smart move , but was technically the easiest shot in this list & there is thousands shots out there deserve to be in the list instead of Ronnie's shot 😂😂😂😂, how the hell you put it in the same list with Murphy's shot Any amateur player can do Ronnie's shot if he had the cue ball in the right place from previous play, oh my goodness you put a 30cm shot in the same list with triple cushion of Murphy's.

[@ASMRMARY-]

Great 👍

[@Russellviews]

5:35 To me thats the best shot ever

[@UKCougar]

"Name the best 32 Snooker shots and explain why they're all Ronnie O'Sullivan." Nice collection, thanks for posting.

[@YangBalanceYin]

What about OUT of history?

[@firexgodx980]

Not putting the replays in it even slow mo is a crazy editing choice

[@parkerbohnn]

In his prime the best long potter who ever lived or still lives Stephen Hendry.

[@bendade5335]

4:24 was not a difficult shot by any means.

[@ashtonarrows1974]

When you hype up every shot as "The best shot. The shot of the decade. Blah blah blah." it devalues every single shot.

[@GaryWaldronUK]

Their not hyping up every shot, just the ones that have been included in the video about the best shots in history!!!

[@dukekta79]

Oh! I'm soo old... I remember Hendry's shot 🤦

[@yourimitro438]

5:37 😮😳🤯

[@bali501]

Swail hit the ball just after the timer hits zero. Can slow it down and check it for yourselves.

[@rocketsnooker147]

Maybe but Gary accepts the defeat.

[@bali501]

@@rocketsnooker147 likely accepted the adjudicator's verdict was correct. And it would have been diffict to challenge the decision when the crowd was so hyped. Truth is he didn't actually lose.

[@Mattyboyzie]

wonder if they allowed it cause ball was in play before the alarm was going off

[@bali501]

Gary lost out again last week in Manchester against Ronnie when the referee could him for hitting the pink before it hit the red. Admittedly it was close but frame-by-frame replay showed he did hit the red first. He ended up losing the match. Feeling a bit bad for the guy...

[@giovannideiana207]

can't believe that these are real 😅

[@Sean-xl5ge]

Obviously only a modern snooker viewer.. little or nothing before 2000..

[@Dmitry_Netu]

ничего не понятно, но очень интересно!

[@scottyp3876]

Gary Wilson safety vs Trump, easily top 3 ever

[@madmikesmountianmadness1917]

The thumbnail shot is 5.34 your welcome 👍

[@Scarab324]

0:35 No it wasnt in time!

[@richardi6100]

1:32 кто ты воин?

[@thedragonauthority]

Very impressive but doesn't anyone play regular pool anymore?

[@rocketsnooker147]

Pool is a different game and played on small size tables

[@ricken21]

Can someone explain that Steven Maguire shot? Wasn't too hard to put it in the hole, and he even scuffed it.

[@TheRealBlueSwan]

Probably shouldn't be on this list as it was a fluke. He simply overhit the shot and got lucky that it still went in. But I think the white also went in so he wasn't really that lucky after all.

[@johngoodchild6949]

You are obviously way to young. Alex Higgins and Jimmy White had some amazing shots. I think Alex Higgins shot (although a fluke of a ball bobbling out of the pocket and rolling along the top of the cushion into the middle pocket beets any of those for the cue power alone.

[@mikeorgan1993]

Alex was an enigma. I truly beleive if the guy had managed to keep off the bottle he would have been unbeatable. My favorite was the long double at speed on the pink to lie on the last red at the same end. It required amazing accuracy and backspin maintained from one end of the table to the other, that takes enourmous power.

[@albertnobel4265]

why some judges are blurred?

[@OJB42]

I don't know how they even think about playing some of those shots, but then they have perfect execution as well! Amazing skill.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

I made my living as a road hustler in the 80's. I had to make a lot of those difficult shots, but I had to make mine look accidental to keep the players at the table.

[@marielorongan2373]

No one can do the magic tricks of efren reyes the GOAT

[@iatsd]

Put him on a regulation table without the aids of larger pockets and diamond markers to help calculate the shots and watch him founder against snooker pros. He's good, but there's a reason he never made it in snooker.