The Most Clever Shots in Snooker (1) | The Art of Thinking

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  • Here is the compilation of some remarkable shots proving that snooker is the most intelligent game on the green baize. Please, subscribe to my channel.
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  • @SoSo-li6dn
    @SoSo-li6dn 3 года назад +167

    Jamie Cope, (the guy who did the long plant into the corner pocket) developed a tremor in his cue arm and was forced to abandon the sport in 2017. Im glad he is remembered in you tube compilations. One of the most beautiful shots I have ever seen.

    • @grantfoster8833
      @grantfoster8833 2 года назад +26

      I've played him on a table he owns at longton snooker club, stoke-on-trent.
      I say played, I broke off 🤷🏼‍♂️ he's still extremely good, it's a shame he's no longer able to compete at the very highest level..

    • @Chilliconcarnage
      @Chilliconcarnage 2 года назад +6

      @@grantfoster8833 I remember seeing Jamie as an 8 year old (or thereabouts) in Longton Snooker club and he was quite the talent. Such a shame to see him retire early.

    • @contradictionsniper8276
      @contradictionsniper8276 Год назад +3

      Called the yipps. I got it myself. Cost me my career too.

    • @halwa9528
      @halwa9528 Год назад

      @@contradictionsniper8276 real shame to hear that mate

    • @indolencegaming
      @indolencegaming 9 месяцев назад

      Do you know what caused the tremor? Was it because of playing the sport or extreme unluckiness? Can't find anything on the internet about it

  • @neshx7255
    @neshx7255 3 года назад +2197

    Me who knows nothing about snooker: Oh Hmmm, Yes yes very clever yes

    • @bustedfender
      @bustedfender 3 года назад +30

      They’re at least as clever as Richard Dawkins, but maybe not quite as clever as Sir Isaac Newton.

    • @samwoaxe7195
      @samwoaxe7195 3 года назад +8

      wut

    • @chochtopf8682
      @chochtopf8682 3 года назад +51

      ​@@bustedfender And this comment is about as clever as a piece of toast.

    • @Iliyanosan
      @Iliyanosan 3 года назад +33

      Rules are easy, game is hard. You should firstly pot a red ball, than Black, blue or others. If you hide the ball behind the Black or blue or else, the shot is good because your opponent will play next, so he cant be able to reach any Red ball

    • @occultus3962
      @occultus3962 3 года назад +3

      @@Iliyanosan what

  • @BvBCrafty
    @BvBCrafty 3 года назад +20

    10:16 this is like the most fascinating shot I have ever seen in Snooker, what a beauty Mr. Ding!

  • @Aj17.
    @Aj17. 3 года назад +792

    When you understand snooker you realise how amazing these shots really are

    • @TomCoppell
      @TomCoppell 3 года назад +20

      Exactly. Some of these shots are pure genius.

    • @basilsini9739
      @basilsini9739 3 года назад +3

      can anyone help explain 0:36? i understand how snooker works (not to the fullest extent) but honestly i dont know what was great about it

    • @jacobrobinson9270
      @jacobrobinson9270 3 года назад +15

      @@basilsini9739 he was in a very difficult situation and was likely to leave his opponent a good chance on his return to the table. His clever shot ensured that didn't happen

    • @tzatzikisundae
      @tzatzikisundae 3 года назад +18

      @@basilsini9739 it's very hard to play a safety here that doesn't leave one of the reds available for the opponent. Ideally you'd probably want to play a soft shot here to put the cue ball near the reds in bottom left. However, the yellow ball is blocking that avenue. This shot was not only a clever idea on how to put the red there in a different way, but also technically difficult (the rotation he played here is not easy to pull off with this much control).

    • @TAROTAI
      @TAROTAI 3 года назад +1

      When you understand snooker you realize how many shots are unintentional & often successful

  • @2905sid
    @2905sid 3 года назад +115

    I've missed Snooker in this quarantine, and your video just reminded me why I love it so much. What a sport we're lucky to have!

  • @exe2543
    @exe2543 3 года назад +61

    1:40
    Me: "Oh he missed"
    Commentator: "He's played a brilliant shot"

    • @mrkv4k
      @mrkv4k 2 года назад +6

      Well yeah. There are only 27 possible points on the table and he needed 30 to win. So he had to force his opponent to make a foul. And you do that by making it impossible for them to hit the "ball-on" (in this case it's yellow, because it's end of the frame).

    • @cynical7989
      @cynical7989 2 года назад +4

      @@mrkv4k damn snooker is way more complex than I thought it was lmao

    • @poetiktearz
      @poetiktearz 2 года назад +1

      Here's a fine example of: When people who don't know the game, comment

    • @oskjan1
      @oskjan1 2 года назад

      @@cynical7989 watch some old matches and you will get the rules.

    • @jamestaylor5417
      @jamestaylor5417 Год назад +4

      @@poetiktearz quit gatekeeping and welcome people to this awesome sport.

  • @Motty1066
    @Motty1066 3 года назад +134

    This is a really good video. A lesson in how to read the game. High quality entertainment. Thank you.

  • @jacobrobinson9270
    @jacobrobinson9270 3 года назад +20

    Ding putting the blue and pink safe in one shot was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen, what a player

    • @xdmemes5821
      @xdmemes5821 3 года назад

      That shot looks so simple but it’s so genius

    • @TD_JR
      @TD_JR Год назад

      Yea - that's an incredible play. I got up out of my chair in disbelief!

  • @KQPianos_music
    @KQPianos_music 3 года назад +10

    Only people who play this amazing sport will know how amazing these shots are. thanks for uploading!

    • @themazespinner2610
      @themazespinner2610 Год назад

      Never played pool nor snooker yet I enjoy this. Would love to try it someday

  • @SirTToby
    @SirTToby 3 года назад +63

    Great to see these intelligent shots deep into snooker, thanks for that gt!

  • @EannaButler
    @EannaButler 3 года назад +29

    Brilliant! One of those videos you have to show to snooker sceptics... And a real badge of honour for a player to make it into a compilation such as this.. Shows imagination, vision, and skill...

  • @kirihara147
    @kirihara147 3 года назад +1

    Another brilliant compilation. Thanks Yaroslav.

  • @imehmood10
    @imehmood10 3 года назад +26

    8:59 Thumbnail

  • @ricky4145
    @ricky4145 3 года назад +7

    I started playing snooker 3 months ago. I'm shocking, but I love the jist of it, and how it makes you think.
    It's the one sport I have played and genuinley after felt a huge amount of respect to them who play. Requires so much skill !

  • @abhimanyukarkara4218
    @abhimanyukarkara4218 3 года назад +15

    One of the best snooker videos I have seen. And I have seen almost all of them on youtube.

  • @TheOnkard
    @TheOnkard 3 года назад +18

    16 mins of gtk snooker

  • @LesDuffy
    @LesDuffy 3 года назад +3

    Some fabulous shots there. One of your very best ever videos! Thank you.

  • @johnbaldock6353
    @johnbaldock6353 3 года назад +5

    RIP WILLY! Commentary will never be the same!😢❤️

  • @fazalabbas77145
    @fazalabbas77145 3 года назад +16

    Wow amazing editing of entertainment . Absolutely enjoy to watch .

  • @user-gz4ko6ob8i
    @user-gz4ko6ob8i 3 года назад +8

    Probably the best snooker video I've ever seen, which contained the original meaning of snooker rather than some exhibition shots.. GJ . You deserves my like and subscription. Keep going dude..
    I literally watch snooker videos every day and there are some clips in your editing that I've never seen before!!

  • @CarterZaiko
    @CarterZaiko 3 года назад +14

    3:34 Oh my gosh Selby looks so young 😂

  • @markchalled3976
    @markchalled3976 3 года назад +1

    The most difficult game on cloth made to look easy. Wow. Fantastic compilation. Thanks GTK

  • @lucas29476
    @lucas29476 3 года назад +11

    0:35 wow i've never seen a shot like that played, ever, by a pro. Thanks for bringing out the really unusual clips.

  • @jesseboy7951
    @jesseboy7951 3 года назад +25

    Thank you so much for this! Amazing compilation! A great example that the game is not all about potting balls.

    • @kinginferno934
      @kinginferno934 2 года назад

      a perfect 147: am I a joke to you

    • @James-rn6lo
      @James-rn6lo Год назад

      The snooker in the jaws off the middle pocket.Alex Higgins played the same snooker quite a few years ago.

  • @shreyaspranesh457
    @shreyaspranesh457 3 года назад +3

    Absolutely fantastic compilation.

  • @metaphysicalmigraine694
    @metaphysicalmigraine694 3 года назад +2

    good title. The amazing minds and skill of these pros prove well worth watching.

  • @josephcooke5211
    @josephcooke5211 3 года назад +16

    After watching this video I really hope ding wins a world championship, what a player!

  • @VINNIEJONES10
    @VINNIEJONES10 3 года назад +5

    Brilliant compilation!

  • @GoldenGrub
    @GoldenGrub 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for the video, Komrade!!!

  • @cloudstrife206
    @cloudstrife206 3 года назад +91

    Sad to hear Willie Thorne on the commentary now. RIP

    • @elena16350
      @elena16350 3 года назад

      It was always sad to hear Willie Thorn ?

    • @vgamerul4617
      @vgamerul4617 2 года назад

      @Christopher Chadwick for more than a year, yes

  • @Loocurse
    @Loocurse 3 года назад +2

    This is a really good video. Very original content and thrilling to watch

  • @corallaroc2946
    @corallaroc2946 3 года назад +8

    One of the best videos you have made I think, thank you!
    One suggestion, maybe add some context as to what happened before, show the next shot if relevant and the result of the match? Not sure if I'm the only one thinking this could be great.
    Keep it up!

    • @aquapony
      @aquapony 3 года назад +2

      I agree, also show the overall tournament standings at the time of the shot and at the end of the tournament. Plus, a small clip on the players travelling home, with destination, mode of transport, would help tremendously.

    • @andrewcarson5850
      @andrewcarson5850 3 года назад +1

      @@aquapony Maybe a short interview with each player saying their experience of the shot and an anime short about its global effect.

    • @kingofthedivan1251
      @kingofthedivan1251 3 года назад

      Yeah, next shot sometimes would be nice, for examle Selby's shot was made, when the score was 39-70 and it just might be irrelevant if he hasnt farmed enough points with it

  • @ashishkharayat1868
    @ashishkharayat1868 3 года назад +1

    Great collection...

  • @dominikdama6010
    @dominikdama6010 3 года назад +16

    15:11 Don´t smile, don´t smile,.....

    • @vancarurofan8113
      @vancarurofan8113 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/PO-InXrwvD0/видео.html

  • @SunlessNick
    @SunlessNick 2 года назад

    It was good to see so many safety shots as well as pots and snookers.

  • @ThePrufessa
    @ThePrufessa 3 года назад +2

    I feel like every shot in a perfect game should be included in this compilation.

  • @athirkell
    @athirkell 3 года назад +4

    13:28 is just insane - maybe the best shot I've ever seen!

    • @bedsdavies8210
      @bedsdavies8210 3 года назад +1

      That one was my favourite too. If you played it 10 times i doubt it would come out that well again!

    • @rakeshs9678
      @rakeshs9678 3 года назад +1

      Kyren Wilson is super talented.

  • @fazalamin3251
    @fazalamin3251 3 года назад

    What a collection, learned alot from it

  • @Astro-X-Ent
    @Astro-X-Ent 3 года назад +13

    We can't ignore how well executed that safety shot was from Stuart Bingham 5:39 🎯 💯 💪🏿

  • @IamAnarkee
    @IamAnarkee Год назад

    Superb compilation 👍🏻

  • @OpaqueWindow
    @OpaqueWindow Год назад

    I go to lounge and play pool for first time and I get endless recommendations of this lol.

  • @v_nodespair4060
    @v_nodespair4060 3 года назад +4

    Idk wtf is happening but 👏👏

  • @frankbrodie5168
    @frankbrodie5168 3 года назад +13

    "He's played the wobble.."

  • @Backmeister
    @Backmeister 3 года назад +3

    more of this please

  • @joshy3435
    @joshy3435 3 года назад +3

    You only got to play on a full sized table for an hour to truly appreciate the quality on show here !

  • @bobsnooker.3950
    @bobsnooker.3950 3 года назад

    Brilliant great snooker you really know the game.

  • @oswynkn
    @oswynkn 3 года назад

    great job gt, thanks

  • @viarnay
    @viarnay 3 года назад +2

    this is chess with a cue stick, unbelievable good. I don't know why snooker is not more popular :- º

  • @xl000
    @xl000 Год назад +1

    I don't think I've ever seen a shot like a 1:19 where one both tries to create a snooker , use a ball as a cushion, an canon said color to break off the pack of reds.

  • @ebeuille
    @ebeuille 3 года назад +14

    It’s just mind boggling. The sheer talent, the absolute magic!!!! I mean, it’s only Newtonian physics but these men turn it into a complete art!!! Respect and admiration from me! I bow my head to your magic.

  • @faisaliqbal6322
    @faisaliqbal6322 3 года назад

    Smashing content.

  • @BG-fc9re
    @BG-fc9re 3 года назад +3

    The last shot is an absolute genius

  • @frankhinstein2843
    @frankhinstein2843 Год назад

    Seeing these shots is a talent in itself pulling them off is verging on the miraculous..

  • @V.P_.
    @V.P_. 7 месяцев назад

    For people saying they know nothing about snooker you just have to follow 2 steps:
    1) First you pot a ‘red’ ball THEN any colour and so on.
    2) When red balls are finished you pot colour balls.(every colour ball is worth some points starting from 2 to 7 so you pot lowest one first and end it by potting highest one last)
    Now if you’re following the above 2 steps and you missed a pot and the other player isn’t able to follow the above steps or is having difficulty in doing so, that is considered a good shot by you.
    Ps: My bad if I missed something,I’ll edit it later once the missed part is pointed out.

  • @MagneticMetal
    @MagneticMetal 3 года назад +1

    Mark Williams and Ding are giving me such good vibes - I bet they are very humble human beings

    • @neilsmith3293
      @neilsmith3293 3 года назад

      I met Williams at a exhibition, chilled guy also loves a gamble 😂

  • @oasiceplaytime4452
    @oasiceplaytime4452 3 года назад

    Great video, it passed so quick

  • @1navdeepnavi
    @1navdeepnavi 3 года назад

    this is the best video ever "FOR SNOOKER"

  • @pacman804
    @pacman804 2 года назад

    The editing is top notch

  • @Tomsthumb
    @Tomsthumb 3 года назад +1

    I'm not sure why YT recommended this video.
    I think Snooker is a load of balls.

  • @pabloruigomezortiz8419
    @pabloruigomezortiz8419 2 года назад

    It’s a very nice selection from WST

  • @surveydevelopment8888
    @surveydevelopment8888 3 года назад

    Absolutely astonishing snooker..

  • @xrabamaterial
    @xrabamaterial 3 года назад

    Love this for real

  • @Paultimate7
    @Paultimate7 Год назад

    I have no idea whats going on here but im entertained

  • @quicksnooker4644
    @quicksnooker4644 3 года назад

    If you enjoy this sort of play - you will like my PC Snooker game - quicksnooker.com - It's been 20 years in the making - and has the physics and rules to make all of these shots possible - playing online against other people you will get to appreciate the strategy and skill involved in the game. Something makes me smile in every frame I play, and if you prefer you can play any of 14 'AI' computer opponents - getting them to play plausible 'intelligent' Snooker (rather than just a potting rampage) was one of the biggest challenges.

  • @giteausuperstar
    @giteausuperstar 3 года назад +2

    That maguire shot off the middle knuckle...

  • @glennmurphy3887
    @glennmurphy3887 Год назад

    Great shot from higgins

  • @fathersink8837
    @fathersink8837 2 года назад +1

    Once I looked up the rules of snooker this became very impressive

  • @documax123
    @documax123 3 года назад

    The very last shot on here gets my vote of being the best of them all.

  • @Chris-bm5qd
    @Chris-bm5qd 3 года назад +20

    11:24 flattest cue tip I've ever seen in professional snooker.

    • @indyandherjones
      @indyandherjones 3 года назад +1

      He's not the only one who's used a flat tip - Marco Fu and Stephen Hendry rock that style too. Although I don't think I've ever seen any others have the tip larger than the ferrule...

    • @jakovbrizic
      @jakovbrizic 3 года назад +3

      @@indyandherjones i vaguely remember Ebdon having a tip larger than the ferule... Or maybe it was mushrooming and he didnt shape it... Something like that...
      Edit: just got to that part of the video and it is Ebdon 😂

    • @greglinski2208
      @greglinski2208 3 года назад +1

      Jakov Brižić he probably took so long to play his shot that it started growing.

  • @ashfaqsyed3933
    @ashfaqsyed3933 3 года назад

    By seeing these snooker vidoes I feel sometime, oh yes I am understanding the rules of the game n sometimes getting confused by thinking what they are trying to do..😂😂

  • @morinthshepard6567
    @morinthshepard6567 3 года назад +1

    Only english commentary can make any sport sound like the word cup finals in football

  • @VINNIEJONES10
    @VINNIEJONES10 3 года назад

    That shot from Murphy 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

  • @Rahmat-jp1zh
    @Rahmat-jp1zh 3 года назад +4

    Ding is so underrated

  • @chaosbynature
    @chaosbynature 3 года назад

    Seeing the shot is the first step, convincing yourself that you can do it, is the second, and almost hardest; but doing it makes it beautiful.
    GT, I'll subscribe if you upload "Literally Snooker" again.
    Why the feck is that not on RUclips anymore?

  • @harshasutapalli3706
    @harshasutapalli3706 3 года назад +4

    9:03 is when ronnie plays

  • @UniversityofBirds
    @UniversityofBirds 2 года назад

    Amazing

  • @lukepollard4614
    @lukepollard4614 2 года назад +2

    It’s clear to me I don’t understand snooker, some of these shots are “missing” but the audience still claps

    • @TequilaToothpick
      @TequilaToothpick 2 года назад

      It's not just about potting balls, it's about getting points she stopping your opponent from potting balls

    • @Tomwithnonumbers
      @Tomwithnonumbers Год назад

      In snooker you get points if you opponent fails to make a legal move. So there's places where it's better to create a difficult shot for your opponent than pot.

  • @haywardglazing3522
    @haywardglazing3522 3 года назад

    that last shot though............clap clap ding

  • @Ingvad27
    @Ingvad27 3 года назад +21

    Why do I even bother watching this when I have no idea what a good Snooker shot is? And why am I doing it at 2 am instead of sleeping?

    • @jean-claudefrancoisbaroudd730
      @jean-claudefrancoisbaroudd730 3 года назад +1

      I have trouble falling asleep, I like watching very long snooker matches to help me fall asleep, maybe it can work for you ?

    • @professor19billiards25
      @professor19billiards25 3 года назад

      If you know anything about pool you should pickup on it pretty easily. Most of these shots are defensive and the goal is to either hide from a cherry and once all of those are gone hide them from the lowest value ball on the table because I think you have to make them lowest to highest in value.

    • @Macc911
      @Macc911 3 года назад

      im playin snooker like ronie

    • @simplythebest286
      @simplythebest286 3 года назад

      hahahaha same here

  • @stevensimons4677
    @stevensimons4677 3 года назад +1

    Exhibition shots are what players under pressure resist under stressful times, practicing they wouldn't think twice.

  • @guyp3599
    @guyp3599 3 года назад

    Good compilation. Thank you

  • @OJB42
    @OJB42 2 года назад

    OK, some of those shots were really smart. Even after they were played I had trouble figuring out how they did it!

  • @jumankayer5947
    @jumankayer5947 2 года назад

    That last shot was actually insane

  • @shoebsultan1481
    @shoebsultan1481 2 года назад

    0:51 probably one the finest shot ever. Criminally underrated 💜

    • @TequilaToothpick
      @TequilaToothpick 2 года назад

      It's amazing. Created a snooker out of nothing

  • @Mr.Kgaming943
    @Mr.Kgaming943 Год назад

    These are legends

  • @garry171170
    @garry171170 3 года назад

    Mcguire shot off the knuckle to split reds.
    Pure dead brilliant big man

  • @lovelywaz
    @lovelywaz 2 года назад +1

    Drinking water in style after those applause is not total smugness at all. These poor guys walked 5 miles uphill in the snow and were just tired! 😎😜👀😛

  • @harshasathi2858
    @harshasathi2858 3 года назад

    What's the music at the ending?

  • @naveedvlogers9503
    @naveedvlogers9503 3 года назад

    When u play snoker your thinking is automatically grome and you play shot very well as like😍

  • @soroushsafarzadeh8321
    @soroushsafarzadeh8321 3 года назад

    The shot from Mark Williams was sent from another galaxy

  • @englandcalling9721
    @englandcalling9721 3 года назад

    Sean Murphy's 7 cushion pot of the yellow in the last clip can be found in another video! :)

  • @VINNIEJONES10
    @VINNIEJONES10 3 года назад

    Saengkham shot was awesome

  • @buttghost7493
    @buttghost7493 2 года назад

    Tuyệt quá, giọng Phúc ấm áp quá

  • @ajarts2057
    @ajarts2057 3 года назад

    I love snooker

  • @somar91
    @somar91 2 года назад

    15:02 - Amazing !!!

  • @robertbilling2416
    @robertbilling2416 3 года назад +4

    9:14 I wanted to see Jimmy get out of it

  • @DreamteamCarlo
    @DreamteamCarlo 2 месяца назад

    10:20 I really like this shot, first time I saw it.

  • @jordanhealy1357
    @jordanhealy1357 2 года назад

    Having played snooker for years, people don’t know just how mentally draining it can be, for people who just watch it they don’t know how hard these shots are

  • @rossmatheson4303
    @rossmatheson4303 Год назад

    Does the shot at 6.30 not leave a relatively easily plant which would set Williams up to the green and then clearing up?

  • @userjim83
    @userjim83 3 года назад

    That blue from maguire was insane 😮