Ronnie O'Sullivan calls his shot. 147 with a twist.

is it just me or does Ronnie look a little like Mr. Bean? He's such a natural player and has a great table side manner regardless of how unconventional it is.
 
There was a prize for the highest break in the tournament, but nothing specifically for a 147 because the cost of insurance is excessive.

There have been 70+ 147s in competition. Stephen Hendry has 9. Now Ronnie has 10.

http://prosnookerblog.com/147s/
 
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To me, the question was a clever guise to get a drink, a break and a really good look at the table and form a plan.
Looking at the crowd,they all thought they got value for money.
I bet the next tourney he attends, will have alot more people wanting to go and see him.
It was a great to see.Thanks for posting the video link.
 
the420trooper said:
That's all that really needs to be said, with the exception that I think Efren is "only" a very gifted player. O'Sullivan is a true genius. If Ronnie had cut his teeth on pool instead of snooker, we would never hear from Efren anymore...he would have quit the game in frustration long ago.

Ronnie is like Mozart, Beethoven, Bob the Builder, and anyone else who has ever been head and shoulders above the best in their respective professions.

Also, I think he deserves a little cheddar for making a max break...How many people in the world are capable of doing that even ONCE in their lives? Ronnie knew he could do it with 20 balls still left on the table. Anyone who can do that should get paid for it.
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I don't get it if you want to say if Ronnie would started to play pool instead snooker, Efren would't be one of the best ever, this is clearly bullshit. And you know that.
 
the420trooper said:
O'Sullivan is a true genius. If Ronnie had cut his teeth on pool instead of snooker, we would never hear from Efren anymore...he would have quit the game in frustration long ago.
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Yes, just like all the other snooker players have.

Don't bogart that joint, my friend.
 
Thanks for the link. I also watched his post match interview. I'm in mixed emotions. If you watch at the end of the match he didn't shake hands with his opponent and walked off to the post match interview. During the interview he didn't seem to care about the fans. Poor taste. Fun to watch though.
 
Slh said:
I don't get it if you want to say if Ronnie would started to play pool instead snooker, Efren would't be one of the best ever, this is clearly bullshit. And you know that.
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I thought the "Bob the Builder" reference was enough of an indicator that my post wasn't entirely serious...guess not.

While we're on the subject though....Have you ever played snooker? It's hard. It's much harder than pool. To excel at snooker the way Ronnie has takes much more ability than similar excellence at pool.

Have you ever seen Efren walk to the table with an open shot and say, "I'm going to run 8 racks from here"? That's comparable to what O'Sullivan did.
 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrfLch52g4Y

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgxWd0djt5I

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEZxTyByg8k

First video is Ronnie with a shaved head switching hands to shoot and run over 100. Crazy.

Next two videos have some of the most confident, absolutely ridiculous shooting you will ever see in your life. Two stroking back cuts and table length shots on a 12 footer...

Seeing how the reds were already spread real, real well on the latest 147, I don't agree its the same as an eight pack. If the reds were intact and he asked before he even spread him, I might agree.
 
mooseman said:
If you watch at the end of the match he didn't shake hands with his opponent and walked off to the post match interview.
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I think it's sick how he switched from left to right handed without missing a beat. You would not even know if you had not paid attention.. Any Moose, he did shake his opponents hand at 8:26 before he shot the final black in FYI.. He's quite amazing, full of himself but still an amazing player IMHO..
 
I'm not a snooker fan at all however I will say that was pretty sicko. Especially pulling shape on the final two reds and that beautiful back cut in the side pocket.

I like his style though, very fast and furious. I think I will watch it again. I think he's right handed but I really can't tell.
 
the420trooper said:
I thought the "Bob the Builder" reference was enough of an indicator that my post wasn't entirely serious...guess not.

While we're on the subject though....Have you ever played snooker? It's hard. It's much harder than pool. To excel at snooker the way Ronnie has takes much more ability than similar excellence at pool.

Have you ever seen Efren walk to the table with an open shot and say, "I'm going to run 8 racks from here"? That's comparable to what O'Sullivan did.
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english is not my primary language....
i played snooker lots of time and in some riley snooker table in London.. i'm not saying it is easy or Ronnie O' sullivan is not talented, actually is one of the most gifted player ever. But snooker is a total different game than pool and you cannot say what is harder. For example you know russian pyramid its a game played on a 12x6 ft table with huge balls and pockets only 2-3 mm larger than a ball. This should make snooker like a playschool game... Also my high run in snooker is something around 50, i know is not that great, but its true i can play it a little.. Do you think i should run lots of ball in pool but this is not true. Actually when you are confortable with the game of snooker it is easier than it looks, the position play comes down to stun shot, follow, draw in a small margin of table.
mikeyfrost said:
I like his style though, very fast and furious. I think I will watch it again. I think he's right handed but I really can't tell.
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He is right handed but right hand or left hand for him is not that different.
 
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Ronnie's "playing the pocket points" shots

In the pool world, we tend to get excited when we see the level of player that can use the points of the pockets to force the cue ball or an object ball into an otherwise impossible direction at the angle it's contacting the cushion. There's a famous Efren 1-pocket match on video where he does precisely this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2_yuUgEpEyg

However, with the snooker table's rounded pocket edges, snooker players have been doing precisely this for a good long while, too. Here's Ronnie using this exact technique twice in the same run (including double-pointing the corner pocket to absorb the cue ball's energy to keep it down table for the final black):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hrKxSso5Z0M

The man is simply brilliant.

-Sean <-- whose two favorite cue artists are Efren and Ronnie
 
Just to stir things up a bit, I would say Jimmy White at his best was as good or better a cueist and shot maker. Not saying his results reflect that but he had both Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis at their best to contend with and I don't think there's much doubt those two are the best there has ever been. Jimmy should have won the 1991 World without even breaking sweat when he lost to John Parrot.

The guy was a genius and could make the cue ball do things every other player who has ever played the game can only dream about.
 
White lacked Ronnie's precision CB control/consistency which always gives Ronnie the edge in safety play and break building and most importantly he does not have Ronnie's "Bottle"
 
Ronnie is a great snooker player no doubt. You cannot compare pool to snooker. Have you ever seen Efren play one pocket? Or watched him throw all 15 balls in the center of the table and run them in rotation? That is genius also
 
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