I took the time to watch Ronnie after reading another thread.I never paid attention to Snooker and had no idea how exciting it could be. Well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IHkQE5uQtc !!!!! Wow, What else have I been mising?
I took the time to watch Ronnie after reading another thread.I never paid attention to Snooker and had no idea how exciting it could be. Well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IHkQE5uQtc !!!!! Wow, What else have I been mising?
Two things to note about that perfect game. The position he played from the last red to the black was pretty sporty, and I think he spun the ball a little. The last pink where he had to stretch for it was played left handed.
You may want to catch his most recent 147 and see how he deals with the last red. It is more impressive than any shot he did in the break above. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvxCLqD996o
I !!!!! Wow, What else have I been mising?
You are right Bob, he plays with either hand seamlessly. What a stroke! I am a fan.
I had the great luck to play him this summer. The good news is that it wasn't snooker, which would have been embarrassing -- we played 8 ball. The bad news is that it didn't make any difference. I tried to get him to play 3-cushion and he was willing but the table was busy....
I'd love to see him play live one day
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PPS..I wonder how many centuries he blew off, going for 147's?..He would probably be well ahead of Ding there too!..Those 147's pay some monster $$$ in most of those tournaments!
He did beat Earl in the Mosconi Cup in the mid 90's.Its unreal to watch him rush around the table, and still play pin point position!..If he had been raised on pool, instead of snooker, we'd all be saying "Earl who, Efren who"?..The man is unbelievable, who could have possibly beat him?..13-147's..all against top level competition! ..How many balls do you think he'd miss on an 8' table, with 5" pockets?..He would probably have doubled Mosconi's high run, in half the time!
PS..Its fun to watch the referees try to keep up with him! :bow-down:
PPS..I wonder how many centuries he blew off, going for 147's?..He would probably be well ahead of Ding there too!..Those 147's pay some monster $$$ in most of those tournaments!
If he had been raised on pool, instead of snooker, we'd all be saying "Earl who, Efren who"?
But he'd be eight and half million dollars poorer.
Fastest 147 in history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpeBugHSCnU
I took the time to watch Ronnie after reading another thread.I never paid attention to Snooker and had no idea how exciting it could be. Well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IHkQE5uQtc !!!!! Wow, What else have I been mising?
I wonder if there is a bonus for a 147. He shot the pink left handed and fired in the black at the end at warp speed.
I kept waiting for him to open up the red next to the pink and he almost messed himself up by waiting so long. Great run and thanks to the op for posting.
Here is the controversial 146.of course there's a bonus for 147, they are worth way more than just the pride of doing it in tournament play. The bonus prize has gone lower these years, with more common bonuses being 20-10k but the large tournaments still have the whopping 100k bonus. I believe in 2015 Ronnie was on his way to another 147 but when he heard it was 10k he deliberately shot a pink instead of a black to make a statement that the bonus needs to be higher.