Ronnie O'Sullivan - The Most Perfect Player

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Love Ronnie O
The perfect mechanical metronomic piston-driven machine.

Lesh
 
I watched the 134 break on YouTube today that was part of that match. It was sick. Walden laid down a fairly good safe on the break and Ronnie just steps up and fires in a long red. He was just unconscious.

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I admittedly don't understand the rules of the game lol I'm not sure why sometimes they can pot the brown but not others lol but damn it's such a beautiful game to watch!
 
Scaramouche said:
In the 2007 Premier League, Ding Junhui scored 495 points consecutively against Stephen Hendry.

In The Masters this week Ronnie O'Sullivan scored 556 points without a reply from Ricky Walden.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOZr7XIIpco
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I agree, but have to include Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis maybe two or three more snooker players as perfect high precision players. I know it does not come easy; these guys practice lots of hours daily and have or used to have coaches that drain every drop of their endurance, that makes them perfect, plus the high $$ prize incentive.
 
trob said:
I admittedly don't understand the rules of the game lol I'm not sure why sometimes they can pot the brown but not others lol but damn it's such a beautiful game to watch!
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I used to be like you, but the rules are surprisingly simple once you learn them.

When there are still reds on the table, the order must be red, color, red...

I'm not 100% on this rule, but if a player fouls, sometimes the incoming player will have the option of shooting a "free ball". Which just means they can elect any of the colors to shoot, and then it goes back to the standard order.

When the last red/color has been made, so pot the red, and then the black. Then the player must pot the remaining colors in this order. Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink, Black.

Value of colors are

Red - 1
Yellow - 2
Green - 3
Brown - 4
Blue - 5
Pink - 6
Black - 7
 
BeiberLvr said:
I'm not 100% on this rule, but if a player fouls, sometimes the incoming player will have the option of shooting a "free ball". Which just means they can elect any of the colors to shoot, and then it goes back to the standard order.
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You get a free ball when your opponent fouls and leaves you snookered on the legal object ball. That said, it doesn`t need to be a full snooker, if you can`t see both edges of a legal object ball, then you get a free ball.
 
I am a bit confused about the rule when a player ,that is snookered ,and is trying to hit the right colored ball.
I see that if they foul and don't hit it,,,the opponent "can" take the shot if he likes it,,,,if not,,, it resets and ,,and try again.
I think,,, if he fouls 3 times in a row,,,the game is over. ??? Not sure?

I have never seen this,,but if the cue is completely trapped by other balls,,,the player that is snookered, is screwed.

I want to get a set of snooker balls for my 9 fter. lol
 
flash5153 said:
I am a bit confused about the rule when a player ,that is snookered ,and is trying to hit the right colored ball.
I see that if they foul and don't hit it,,,the opponent "can" take the shot if he likes it,,,,if not,,, it resets and ,,and try again.
I think,,, if he fouls 3 times in a row,,,the game is over. ??? Not sure?

I have never seen this,,but if the cue is completely trapped by other balls,,,the player that is snookered, is screwed.

I want to get a set of snooker balls for my 9 fter. lol
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That`s the foul and a miss rule. If you fail to hit a legal object ball a miss is called and the incoming player has the option to

1. take the shot from where it lays
2. have the opponent try again from the original position
3. have the opponent play again from where it lays

If the opponent fails to make contact with a legal object ball three times, even though they can hit directly, then the game is over. It`s only if a miss is call three times despite the player being able to hit the ball directly. This actually happened at the world championships. I think it happened to Ken Doherty as well.

The purpose of the rule is to keep players from playing deliberate fouls. So in other words it`s to keep players from just pushing out like you would in 9 ball and getting an advantage from the foul. Calling a miss is up to a referee`s discretion, though they typically call a miss on everything to ensure transparency and fairness across the board. But I have seen on a few occasions a referee not call a miss on an attempt where the player was in a particularly tricky spot and made an excellent attempt which fell short.
 
That explains it. I was confused why they most times they shot a black afterward but not always. It's worth the most points lol
 
The guy is a amazing. I have watched him, along with many others, for many years. Shoots just as well with his left as his right. He, and the other pros make the game look effortless, when in fact if you get on a 6 x 12 and give it a try, it's quite a different story. :)

I like this game as much as one hole. :thumbup:
 
bump up for Joey.
Get some of that. And keep it with you.
Free for the taking.
thx for the video Scaramouche
I won't hold my breath hoping you come with something better.
steven
 
Its always a pleasure to watch Ronnie play. He has the best CB control I have ever seen. I wish I would have started playing snooker at a young age. It was about 8 years ago that I became aware of it and have lover it ever since. Now we don't have anywhere around here to play. Thanks for the share
 
Cameron Smith said:
If the opponent fails to make contact with a legal object ball three times, even though they can hit directly, then the game is over.
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Nope. Incorrect.

"Foul & a miss" can be called 6 or 12 times or whatever - there is no limit. (well, there is actually depending if the player requires snookers to win the frame etc. but its not like 9-ball & the 3 miss in a row rule = loss of game)

Cheers.

edit: I sit corrected. re: "foul & a miss" when NOT snookered. (heh - my bad - learn something every day ! :-D )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_snooker
"Failure to hit a ball "on" three times in a row, if the player has a clear sight of the ball. The referee will warn a player after a second such miss that a third miss will mean that the opponent will be awarded the frame. This rule does not apply if the player is snookered."
 
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Cameron Smith said:
That`s the foul and a miss rule. If you fail to hit a legal object ball a miss is called and the incoming player has the option to

1. take the shot from where it lays
2. have the opponent try again from the original position
3. have the opponent play again from where it lays

If the opponent fails to make contact with a legal object ball three times, even though they can hit directly, then the game is over. It`s only if a miss is call three times despite the player being able to hit the ball directly. This actually happened at the world championships. I think it happened to Ken Doherty as well.

The purpose of the rule is to keep players from playing deliberate fouls. So in other words it`s to keep players from just pushing out like you would in 9 ball and getting an advantage from the foul. Calling a miss is up to a referee`s discretion, though they typically call a miss on everything to ensure transparency and fairness across the board. But I have seen on a few occasions a referee not call a miss on an attempt where the player was in a particularly tricky spot and made an excellent attempt which fell short.
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The ref has to give a warning for potential loss of frame after the second miss too. The ref can make you keep shooting until you needed a snooker. Happened to a friend of mine during the qualifiers at blackpool ages ago.
 
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mamics said:
Nope. Incorrect.

"Foul & a miss" can be called 6 or 12 times or whatever - there is no limit. (well, there is actually depending if the player requires snookers to win the frame etc. but its not like 9-ball & the 3 miss in a row rule = loss of game)

Cheers.
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It is possible to lose a frame after 3 foul & misses but it can only occur when you can see a red clearly but choose to play another one for safety purposes but miss each time. After the second foul and miss the referee will give the player a warning,it's up to them if they take it or if they still choose to attempt the more difficult shot. Thai player Dechewat Poomjaeng lost a frame this way in the 2013 WSC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0T83p5rXNA
 
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