TOP 33 Lucky Shots | World Snooker Championship 2022

33 best flukes, lucky snooker shots from World Snooker Championship 2022
Featured: Mark Williams, Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Neil Robertson, Thepchaya Un-Nooh, Yan Bingtao, Shaun Murphy and other top snooker players

[@lunakim19]

I have no idea what are the rules of this game I randomly clicked on this video and for me all shots looks equally amazing 😂

[@mrkv4k]

Well oversimplified, just put those balls into one of those holes (pockets). These are fluked shots, where players were lucky and scored even though they missed the intended shot.

[@mxdori9905]

@@mrkv4k he probably meant the rules of snooker

[@murk1e]

@@mxdori9905 Which, oversimplified is ‘just put those balls into one of those holes’. Job done

[@murk1e]

Red = 1, yellow = 2, green =3 then brown, blue, pink, black = 7. Pot a red, you get the chance to go for a colour. Miss and you lose your turn. When pot last red, you can go for one colour, then, pot colours in order. If you foul, 4 points to opponent, minimum - bigger penalty for a foul such as potting a pink. The table size is HUGE - about 4 pool tables worth. Hope this helps.

[@bagrnadruhou6034]

Same

[@martintemelkov]

That's a great video because of the context you gave after each shot. Well done! This World Championship was unforgettable, one of - if not the best championship I've ever seen in the past 15 years.

[@medved5925]

And semifinal Trump - Williams - best match I've ever seen!

[@Aikisbest]

For an amateur like me that plays billiards for fun sometimes, it is kind of hearthening to see that even the pros miss what seems to be straight-forward shots sometimes, especially long ones.

[@MinkSquared]

Its encouraging, because it ahows that everyone misses sometimes

[@Shadeon_]

"A master/pro aren't they who never fail, they are just those that trained a lot to make sure they fail less" - me, 2022

[@christopherstath393]

i like how they call it fluke back in my day we call it slop

[@noone4479]

@@Shadeon_ A pro is someone who has failed more times than anyone else has tried.

[@johnshaw6702]

Find and practice on a snooker table. Compared to that, a billiards table is easy.

[@TheCJRhodes]

I guess it's that time of the year YT recommends me a snooker video and I binge watch them for the next couple of hours

[@MartyrPandaGaming]

You too, eh?

[@Joyexer]

Blessed be the algorithm. Blessed be you, who shall now continue thy journey.

[@olli5544]

They really made this new wii sports with really good graphics, i still love how they kept the old cheering voices.

[@Fifury161]

3:50 - that was no fluke - that was skill! (I guess he didn't mean to pot it - but the expression on his face says otherwise!)

[@WEN-i9z]

I can’t agree with you more.

[@DanGanev]

I agree

[@peyau2041]

Only one clip from Sullivan and it's just pure skill :D

[@HardxCorpsxKali]

I know I don’t understand how they said “fluke” when all of his shots are that exact same level of skill. Hahaha

[@omaralonso4364]

@@HardxCorpsxKali players apologise after a lucky shot because it's good sportsmanship, ideally all their shots would be intentional and luck would play no role in the game so they know they're flukes because they look at the opponent and discretely shrug, raise their eyebrows, or wave their hand to apologise for the lucky shot

[@HardxCorpsxKali]

@@omaralonso4364 well I suppose that’s what most of them were doing but for Sullivan the shot was exactly intentional. There was nothing about that shot that was a fluke.

[@hamzazilani6398]

He made a monster fluke on a re spotted black in the final which for some reason Wasn’t included

[@Zylber7]

The crowd's reaction makes me feel like I'm playing Wii Sports lol

[@ChuckLennon]

3:46 Thats not a lucky shot, that is a skillfull one. Edit : there are many shots that are lucky, but some are for me just skilled ones

[@SnookerPlanet]

He was going for a safety. Just hit half ball and hope it end up on the cushion. There is no chance to judge the swerve so precise on such a long distance

[@shehrouzenazarsolehry487]

I think he is right bcz to when spinning cue ball u dont know where its gonna finish so i think skillfull👍👍

[@LordKronsell]

I replayed this in awe too! That wasn't lust a fluke with a curveball :D

[@mrkv4k]

@@SnookerPlanet Yes, there isn't. On the other hand, if there is a snooker player who could do it, it's Ronnie.

[@h00db01i]

@@LordKronsell I see lust, I read lust

[@MikeDCWeld]

We all know that #3 wasn't a fluke. Ronnie O'Sullivan played that perfectly with his top notch skill and finesse.

[@medved5925]

Actually, all 33 position in that video wasn't a fluke. Every single player just played perfectly.

[@SergeantXray]

@@medved5925 Watching the first three, all were flukes. First one, pink ball went in different hole than intended, no problems there. Second one, he was positioning cue ball very close behind the black ball, so there was no easy shots for the opponent. Sinking the red ball meant that he had to now take that difficult shot himself. Third one, same as second, he positions the cue ball all the way at the top near the railing to give his opponent a difficult shot, a standard move to end your turns. But sinking it now made it difficult. These are my analysis, I could be wrong though.

[@SergeantXray]

Unless you people are just sarcasming all around, I can’t detect that shit

[@medved5925]

@@SergeantXray Well, that seems very funny to me, that of all flukes in this video man from up there sign out Ronnie's fluke, there's a few shots in this video, that looks like attack much more. I think that was a joke. So I respond to joke with a joke. That's all.

[@medved5925]

@@SergeantXray and yes, I'm not sure was he sarcasming, or serious too.

[@nicorednose]

don’t know. Single rule, randomly clicked, amazing video

[@Fuzcapp]

My fave snooker fluke is Ding going for a 147 against Ronnie. I think he miscues the yellow, but it ricochets into the middle pocket. Ronnie pisses himself laughing. Unfortunately Ding misses a shot right after, but it's a classic moment.

[@LegendSpecialist]

Channel is Back💪

[@Obi1Classic]

I have no idea how Snooker works but I see a pool table, geometry, points, and 33 super lucky(?) shots. This pleases my brain.

[@my3dviews]

You always have to shoot a red first (if one still on the table), which is worth one point. Then shoot non reds, which each have a different value. Doesn't matter which hole they go in or how they got there if legally shot.

[@diliscollective9743]

the crowd going "Oohh!" and clapping every time just kills me for some reason

[@elio6361]

It's like the wii sports crowd

[@dathyr1]

Though it takes allot of skill to do Snooker, a little bit of luck also helps, even with the Pro Players. Thanks for this video.

[@Valentina-cl2kn]

КРАСАВЧИКИ БЕСПОДОБНЫЕ! СПАСИБО ЗА ПОДБОРКУ ШИКАРНЫХ МОМЕНТОВ!!

[@pb.....]

It's amazing, that the thumbnail isn't clickbait

[@bibhushanrajthala]

Finally after a long time with the flukes!!

[@sonnwinsnooker4184]

Finally another planet Snooker Video!!! 😁😁😁

[@DCMPSaliva]

The KZbin algorithm has no idea what I want… but it knows what I need

[@ivorscrotumic3556]

I think it's really good, that you've taken the time & the trouble, to put little comments on with the clips. Adds some context to it......👍

[@lilinana2290]

Magnifique ♥️ 👍 O'Sullivan toujours au top

[@ninjapirate123]

All of these shots are amazing

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Incrível ... jogadas fantásticas e excedem as poucas probabilidades!! Este jogo de Snooker ...faz com que eu goste ainda mais de Snooker!!

[@spl4zer470]

Calculated.

[@TheMrBigJeff]

The best one, for me, was the one where he hit the ball and accidentally didn’t miss

[@CoastfishTV]

Great editing. Super shots.

[@mrkv4k]

There is only one fluke from Sullivan, because they all look like that - he just hits exactly what he wanted to hit.

[@endeyfire]

i love how the crowd sounds like a MII crowd in most of the shots.

[@thebreadman1346]

Love the slo mos of the sorry but not sorry hand gesture

[@stunn6820]

thx for upload🔥🔥

[@P-G-77]

Ok... this is AMAZING...

[@sameron605]

O'Sullivan, Williams and Murphy... i remember these 3 names when i was a child over 10 years ago 😂

[@Ocean_52]

9:57 Best Reaction lol 😂

[@richarddevenezia8186]

That's a Slopper: "Betcha didn't see that coming!" Slopped: "Yep" Slopper: "Me too"

[@MSthesmart]

Williams had two chances but he bottled the final spot

[@roxaslight7503]

Half of these aren't even luck shots, they are exactly what the shooter intended...

[@apurplekiwi2239]

Fan if they're aiming for a pocket and they get a pocket it's not a fluke, just a different shot to expected.. it's the safeties that sink that are really nice flukes

[@aaronlefebre5060]

No idea why this popped up on my recommended list. I don't play pool, have no clue what the rules of snooker are, and wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of being able to play it, but this was satisfying to watch nonetheless.

[@laycey]

This video might be a repost, but it's still a good one

[@ringtoneflex269]

You can make a one long video on how many flukes Mark Williams has got in his time at the table lol

[@Elzzaw]

I think that snooker is probably the primary sport where you have to practise your 'I totally meant that.' face.

[@SnookerPlanet]

There are no single "I meant that" face in this video

[@Elzzaw]

@@SnookerPlanet First; it was a joke, second; I saw a few, and third; I didn't specify this video.

[@serhafiye7046]

I'm beginning to believe Higgins is immortal O'Sullivan was my fav player when i was a kid, cable TV, Eurosport, man...

[@zengrath]

In 8-pool i play (mostly tournament rules like APA) All those fluke shots wouldn't count, as you have to call the ball and pocket. Any crazy shot has to be called. But TBH snooker is such a more difficult game I don't care that they give them the flukes.

[@Lizarius]

As someone with no knowledge of this kind of pool, all I can hear is "THAT STILL ONLY COUNTS AS ONE!"

[@Lizarius]

Really? Here, too? Give it a rest, sheesh

[@haozhengyuan618]

Serious sports do having some fun :D great vid

[@Smokie181]

This made me realize when we had a pool table when I was a kid, everyshot that went in was a fluke back then

[@dachshund8110]

it may be an unbelievably uninteresting game but hehe I like the click clack when they hit each other it's very nice and the clapping after every shot makes me think I'm playing Wii sports

[@jamesdrynan]

There's something to be said about calling your shots. These flukes are exactly that. Unplanned and unexpected. Like drawing to an inside straight

[@jeskoumm]

....What....No way....Looked the other way....A breath of error....A fluke that reminds why frogs exist....love continues....

[@omerazemi5245]

a see that never that this Guy has so %100000000 Lucky🍀

[@psychoticsy6350]

My motto is “No one can prove it wasn’t skill.”

[@daschlemendez9170]

I have no god damn clue what’s going on but this video is so relaxing and whole some and I love it

[@iraaa2260]

I like when audience saying "oouhh" 😆

[@cnote4life]

Not all of these were flukes, some of them were genuine skill

[@31redorange08]

You'd think the live audience knows very well about the game. But the applause after an obvious fluke shows otherwise.

[@Daniel-jz9td]

By the reactions of the audience and the faces of the players after nailing those shots, as a complete outsider I have absolutely not idea if they are playing hella good or absolutely bad.

[@enochthetrucker9735]

I like snooker, but I like pool a little better, because in pool you call your shot (or use the honor system) and a "fluke" is called "slop" (short for "sloppy") and even though the ball still stays in the pocket, their run ends right there (unless it's a kid, then slop usually counts).

[@antoniothegreat9495]

Always bothers me what commentators and presenters deem as "flukes". Takes all credit away from the player, who probably saw the possibility and took the risk. Number 12, for me, was 100% not a fluke. Higgins would have never believed the red passed to the top corner, as that was blatant, but he would have seen the karom and, probably out of excitement, taken the risk. Some luck involved, but I really don't like commentators cheapening it by calling it a fluke! "Did he play for that, I wonder" would be a much better reaction.

[@SnookerPlanet]

Caroom of 2 balls is not a fluke? This must be a joke, right? I think he was playing a caroom of the first red into the middle pocket, but to clip the second red and pot the ball is a total fluke

[@antoniothegreat9495]

@@SnookerPlanet At such short range, yeah. Highish risk, but worth a go in some scenarios. I'm far from a pro and I've made similar shots... It's just about knowing how the balls are going to contact, understanding transferred spin, etc. It would have worked 1 in 10 times, maybe. 1 in 100 for me, but this is a why I'm not a pro

[@SnookerPlanet]

Not possible to judge a caroom from two balls like that. One of 1000. Total fluke. He was trying to play just from a single ball

[@antoniothegreat9495]

@@SnookerPlanet not possible to judge with absolute accuracy. That's why it was a lucky shot. If he was trying to play off one he would have hit it fuller and harder, causing far more disturbance to other balls and more likely leaving something easy if he missed. It was a well judged effort, I think. Either way though, the commentators likely called it wrong and that's my point. Instantly calling something a fluke, just because they couldn't see the possibility and thought they were trying something else. That annoys me. More than it should lol

[@jaymercer4692]

I have no idea what the rules of snooker are but I enjoyed the video.

[@Ochreification]

#9 was definitely not a fluke, and neither was #3.

[@subadyade]

直接入れるのも難しいスヌーカーでこんなラッキーが起こって拍手が出ると「ラッキー、でも申し訳ないな〜」と言う気持ちで、苦笑いしてるのが面白いです。

[@xl000]

This is how most snooker players even manage to pocket balls, and why amateur matches take so long. Less lokely to fluke a ball when not many left on the table

[@grahamwishart4832]

Like some of my pool shots...😅

[@justaperson2189]

idek what snooker is and this was in my recommended

[@SelfConsciousAiResistance]

What's funny is that rookie players like me can ONLY score by lucky shots like these ones.

[@demonsofrazg]

LOL, every time one of these flukes go in the commentators are like "what"!

[@AhsokaTanoTheWhite]

I once had like 5 flukes in a match against my much better friend, he wasn't pleased, we then went on the darts and I somehow clutched a win on them too.

[@hamzazilani6398]

Really surprised u never included ronnies fluke on the re spotted black in the final, was expecting that to be number 1

[@SnookerPlanet]

It wasn't a fluke. Players usually aim for this shot into the side pocket. They play a safety, but it has a chance to go in

[@mecurian485]

3:46 looks pretty intentional to me.

[@ShayVidas]

i love how literely everyone is clapping as if it was intentional

[@edvynas1513]

The crowd reactions remind me of those tv series where there is fake audiene 😂

[@florianvanloo4109]

26s in and you're already showing me a shot that isn't a fluke at all.

[@piotrfrozen]

I consider 3:46 not as a fluke. He definitely intended to put that red ball into that hole... :P

[@SnookerPlanet]

Definitely not. The chance of it is about 1%

[@piotrfrozen]

@@SnookerPlanet Ok but most of the videos show flukes when someone is aiming for a hole, but the ball ends in a different. In this case the goal was for sure touch the red ball, and (if possible) to get it inside the bottom right hole. That's a very hard shot, but not impossible, and definitely closer to what he intended to achieve, than any other video in this compilation ;)

[@jakecooper5855]

@@piotrfrozen Potting it was a fluke, there's no way at that pace he was going for the pocket. The far more likely outcome of that would have been setting the red up over the pocket. It has a safety shot and he fluked the pot. Use some common sense. Not even the best pros in the world can consistently and accurately hit full length swerve shots to pot, they aim to hit half the red and bring the cue ball back up the table.

[@fawadboy]

Nearly near to impossible 😮

[@wutamidoinghere]

7:26 thumbnail

[@serkanbuber1807]

10:26 Rocket Man🥳🥳

[@WavyCats]

Technically every possible outcome has an infinitely small chance to happen since the sample space is infinitely large

[@Bunniest]

Love how some of them act like " yeah i planned that " but it's not

[@jcmee91]

I think you should look up what a fluke means. Half of these were just well placed shots.

[@SnookerPlanet]

Everyone makes mistakes

[@ChingchabgchNg1883]

Does the king reply😏

[@uyokudantai]

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

[@amosjsoma]

Better to be lucky than good.

[@castleanthrax1833]

Yeah, that's a stupid thing to say. How lucky would ROS have to be to win like he does.

[@dannybartlett4225]

only a flook when the hand goes up to say sorry

[@SnookerPlanet]

Got it. Every time I get a fluke, I just keep a straight face that everyone think it was planned

[@SupraSav]

I always have to remind myself that snooker tables are bigger than regular tables. Still some quality mishaps here 😅

[@jaysongreene2733]

yay a game where slop counts lol

[@rufus1346]

Is this the Bingham and Williams show

[@slmeonesomelne9920]

They must've been learning geometry since the day they were born

[@shailendralama9367]

Finally

[@grezamisoit]

Sorry but a shot from O Sullivan cannot be a fluke...

[@one1lessreason]

Me watching this, thinking that most of these shots are on purpose. Thanks Efren Reyes.

[@AllTheArtsy]

Calling these "lucky" really diminishes the actual skill involved. It's not like these shots just happened out of nowhere.

[@ripulletan]

Me who has never played snooker or pool and doesn't know anything abt both of them watching this like :0

[@bairnonessie]

What's the significance of the hand wave?

[@LastTryMedia]

Not sure why 20 was considered a fluke unless I missed something? Intentional curve and an amazing pot.

[@NerdConfederation]

I think it's extremely disrespectful for the commentators to call everything a fluke. Especially when the player is clearly going after the sharp hits and risky plays..

[@xyzmangohere333]

Yeah i also play like this ...Snooker game

[@MartyrPandaGaming]

In a couple of these clips, you see the guys waving their hand, palm down. Is this them acknowledging the fluke or something else?

[@SnookerPlanet]

Yes

[@lawlietriver8869]

Most of these shots look deliberate, and not lucky. There were some random ones for sure, but most were intended.

[@RagerQueen]

I have no idea about what the rules are but i like the dudes' funky little suits