May be the best
Ronnie may be the best at any cue sport that involves pockets. You can see when he decides he can make a 147 and it is often well before 80 points. I think it is often before he hits a ball. One of my favorite runs of his is a 146. The usual fund at an event for 147's seems to be 25,000, pounds or euros. While there is usually only one 147 if any, the fund is split if there are multiple 147's. Anyway, that was just a side note. This particular event decided to pay only 10,000 for 147's. Ronnie didn't think this was adequate compensation so very deliberately when it was obvious he could get on the seven, he shot a six ball. Then he continued his runout with all reds and sevens then the number balls to score a 146 and a giant FU to the event!
The professional tables are set up tighter than club tables so it is a bit apples and oranges to point out that nonpro's sometimes score 147's. It is true, but also true it is usually on club tables. Impossible to compare pro 147's to anything else, a lot like trying to compare carom to pool. I think there are usually multiples a year but there are also multiple events without one.
Hu
Ronnie may be the best at any cue sport that involves pockets. You can see when he decides he can make a 147 and it is often well before 80 points. I think it is often before he hits a ball. One of my favorite runs of his is a 146. The usual fund at an event for 147's seems to be 25,000, pounds or euros. While there is usually only one 147 if any, the fund is split if there are multiple 147's. Anyway, that was just a side note. This particular event decided to pay only 10,000 for 147's. Ronnie didn't think this was adequate compensation so very deliberately when it was obvious he could get on the seven, he shot a six ball. Then he continued his runout with all reds and sevens then the number balls to score a 146 and a giant FU to the event!
The professional tables are set up tighter than club tables so it is a bit apples and oranges to point out that nonpro's sometimes score 147's. It is true, but also true it is usually on club tables. Impossible to compare pro 147's to anything else, a lot like trying to compare carom to pool. I think there are usually multiples a year but there are also multiple events without one.
Hu