I live in the US, I've never played any form of billiards with any seriousness, I think I happened upon snooker randomly on RUclips, and I really am blessed to have found Ronnie and this video, absolutely mind boggling that this is even possible, and to top it off, one of the frames was a maximum, absolutely insane
Congratulations for discovering snooker. To actually play on a full size table is quite daunting. I used to play once a week for years and never even made a 40 break!
You say you've played billiards at some time then found Snooker but a lot of older or ex-players started with billiards (retired legend Steve Davis-The Plumstead potter was a billiard champion before snooker) because it's a good way to learn the table&it's angles, as well as not looking hopeless to others why you learn, then nominated-billiards practice will give you the Ronnie O'Sullivan touch in about 15 to 20 years (it's how I learnt and once mastered-snooker is child's play)
Think they're talking billiards (table sports) in general as opposed to three-cushion billiards that earlier Brits will know well. Brandon; growing up with snooker in the 70s & 80s was pretty special, always on TV on a Sunday (no computers, phones etc) and it got big coverage. There were some super-slow players back then (Terry Griffiths V Eddy Charlton etc) which were tedious to watch, and though there were greats the standard of play is much better today. But, yes, Ronnie is 30 years plus a pro and is back at number one playing as good as he did here. Remarkable.
Me! Just watched it this morning in Singapore. What a wonderful surprise deep inside. Thanks for not telling us in the title. What a superb piece of snooker brilliance...heck, sporting brilliance, by any measure!
*CRAZY...LIVING LEGEND...THE ROCKET RONNIE O SULLIVAN.... AWESOME....CAN'T IMAGINE....WHEN SNOOKER TOURNAMENT WITHOUT HIM....THE LIVING LEGEND...RONNIE THE LEGEND*
not only a record of 5 centuries, but surely a record in terms of speed of play, too! It was as if he had made a commitment to meet someone for a pint, and had no time to lose!
O'sullivan is the greatest. The greatest current player and in my opinion the greatest of all time. But as long as he lags Hendry's 36 ranking wins there will be legitimate debate. Also worth bearing in mind the 7 centuries Hendry had in one match to beat Doherty 10 - 5 in the 1994 Uk Snooker Championship.
Zakaria Youncha lol...you'll get no argument from me on that score...I believe my position was quite clear in that I believe Ronnie is the best of all time. Past and present. But only a real jerk would refuse to engage in the debate or to at least recognise the areas of debate that lend legitimacy to opposing opinions and views. 36 ranking wins, 7 world championships and a decades worth of absolute dominance(5 world's and 5 masters in a row respectively certainly constitutes a high degree of dominance in my books) are in my opinion certainly areas of legitimate debate. The truth is that even at 33 ranking events to Hendry's 36 and 66 tournament wins in total to Hendry's 75 I would still rank Ronnie as the best of all time if he quit today. I just believe he has done enough to warrant it. But that is still just an opinion and given the actual stats that are out there to either support or challenge it with regards Hendry's corresponding position in any such ranking of snooker all time greats it is not indisputable. Another little food for thought fact is that Hendry's had a 147 against Ronnie but never the other way round. Personally though I think that for all the criticism that Ronnie gets as far as his mental or psychological approach to the game is concerned, especially when compared to the praise that this same aspect elicits in respect of Hendry during his time as a pro, it is still undeniably true that Ronnie has stuck it out in the game while Hendry threw in the towel far earlier than he needed to as far as potential further wins were concerned. So if Ronnie does indeed go on to lift more ranking titles than Hendry it certainly will itself tell a story. But if Ronnie doesn't pick up another two worlds at least you can be sure Hendry will be right there whispering in Ronnie's ear "I'd still rather have my trophy cabinet than yours Ron" and he might just be right...greatest of all time or not.
He’s the reason why I took up the game, sheer class, and that’s when he was 15, I would see his name in the evening mail, that’s how long I have followed his career, like I say I know talent when I see it, and even though Hendry was the king of snooker at the time, I knew Ronnie would have his time, so it doesn’t surprise me all the records he set, he was a phenom in the making and I watched it happen.
Five centuries which included a maximum..more centuries than anyone.more titles than anyone,and more maximum's than anyone.the man should be knighted .he's the best the game as ever seen in my opinion.
Yes he also has the highest percentage of match wins, the fastest 6 maximums or so I think, the most centuries at the crucible. Hendry still has 2 significant records too, 7 WSC and most centuries in a single WSC tournament
I'm watching him playing for 25 years by now...and you can never give him one game! You will discover so much good shots that you wouldn't expect him to play...you are very lucky if you didn't knew him.😮😊
Two of the greatest people to watch, it is almost a tie watching Ronnie play snooker, or Efren Reyes playing 9 ball. Snooker is by far the tougher game of the two, but both players get a shot at the table, and the rack is likely to be over.
Perhaps one day Ronnie will reveal his magic secret? How he lines up each shot and delivers the cue with unnaturally good ability! He is a freak of nature snooker-wise (I mean that in the nicest sense of the term!).
Mate its this - Total dedication to the game, forcing himself to learn how to play left handed at a young age to add another dimension to his game, the eye sight of an eagle and again through sheer determination learn how to control the white as though he uses his mind to direct it .... he is the best there is, the best that ever has been and in trying to second guess the future the best that ever will be because he started it all even now some of his students are playing the odd left handed shots, there has been champions throughout the history of the game but this is the first master cue-ist and he always will be !! :-)
A certain judd trump had 5 tons recently on a snooker table with pool table pockets, this is an achievement just another to add to his collection.... He's the greatest 20 majors 37 ranking titles the most premier leagues the most centuries and 147s keeping hendry Higgins Williams Selby robbo ding trump now Wilson at bay entertaining us for decades keeping snooker afloat in the most competitive era ever keeping sponsors happy and viewing figures up all on his own terms never been a slave to the game or politically perfect..... Lost 9 years of his career partying due to lack of discipline and appetite and still racked up these numbers and he's still playing....... Returning to world number 1 at 43 after winning the inaugural coral series then winning the world's for the 6th time in a format he does not enjoy are just some other achievements....... His longevity is legendary his aura and presence is unique nobody like him everything he does makes headlines simply the greatest 🔥
After leaving comment 3 months ago Ronnie has won UK Championship 2023, then Masters 2024, followed by the World Grand Prix (now being 7 time WC & 8 UK & Masters champ..... unbelievable and we're only in Feb... still got others b4 Sheffield❤❤❤
@@StrikingAlexa agreed and Ronnie wasn't half soused in each match either, as Higgins always was. Huge difference in the professionalism between the two. Ciggies, coke and booze vs. running, curries and family.
Who would have thought that these two would meet in the World Snooker Championship final later in the season and made maximums respectively, en route. And Ali did beat Ronnie at the Crucible some ten and a half years after it.
I believe they said it best "when he's at his best, there is NO ONE that can beat him" Not Joe Davis, Alex higgins, Ray reardon, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Mark Selby, Trump...no one alive or dead.
I was thinking the very same thing. Ronnie didn't just want to beat Carter, he wanted to show him how he could absolutely trash him, if Ronnie so wished. It's like his distaste for Carter fuelled those five centuries and the 147...they're not the best of mates! LOL!
The amazing thing is he wasn't playing well the previous round and the previous few tournaments he wasn't vintage but as we know he is not the biggest fan of carter do he ups his game to show who is the goat...
Is it me or does the camera man, or switcher, or editor, or whatever the fuck, employ the pocket cam way too much. I can sense the speed of the shots and see from above how the ball goes in; I don't need a pocket cam. I'd much rather watch "Where's the cue ball going?".
@@esnukero1 do you even no what is a century a century is 100 a maxium break is 147 go back to school you moron and look in the mirror and cry at your self
Forward 16 years later, 22 Grand Slams later and hundreds of centuries later, Ronnie is still world number one, still winning majors in 2023 and Ronnie still can't win the Sports Personality of the Year 2023 according to BBC voters who elected for Mary Earps (!😂) Totally scandalous.
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Feb 2024, I have been watching this video over and over again, I never get enough of it. Ronnie is in his own planet.
I’ve watched this many, many times, and I still can’t believe it. He is quite simply THE most talented sportsman this country has ever produced
I live in the US, I've never played any form of billiards with any seriousness, I think I happened upon snooker randomly on RUclips, and I really am blessed to have found Ronnie and this video, absolutely mind boggling that this is even possible, and to top it off, one of the frames was a maximum, absolutely insane
Congratulations for discovering snooker. To actually play on a full size table is quite daunting. I used to play once a week for years and never even made a 40 break!
You say you've played billiards at some time then found Snooker but a lot of older or ex-players started with billiards (retired legend Steve Davis-The Plumstead potter was a billiard champion before snooker) because it's a good way to learn the table&it's angles, as well as not looking hopeless to others why you learn, then nominated-billiards practice will give you the Ronnie O'Sullivan touch in about 15 to 20 years (it's how I learnt and once mastered-snooker is child's play)
Think they're talking billiards (table sports) in general as opposed to three-cushion billiards that earlier Brits will know well. Brandon; growing up with snooker in the 70s & 80s was pretty special, always on TV on a Sunday (no computers, phones etc) and it got big coverage. There were some super-slow players back then (Terry Griffiths V Eddy Charlton etc) which were tedious to watch, and though there were greats the standard of play is much better today. But, yes, Ronnie is 30 years plus a pro and is back at number one playing as good as he did here. Remarkable.
When he's in form there is no one better. Absolutely Brilliant.👍
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Who is watching this snooker historic moment after 13 years?? Genius at work! 🤘
Count me in, he's a bloody genius.
From Australia 🇦🇺.
Me
me too. it helps against corona blues ...
I'm watching, and will continue to do so. BTW Thank you Esnukero for posting a video of his 15 televised 147's
Me! Just watched it this morning in Singapore. What a wonderful surprise deep inside. Thanks for not telling us in the title. What a superb piece of snooker brilliance...heck, sporting brilliance, by any measure!
I’ve been playing and watching snooker for 41 years and this is the best I’ve ever seen in that time. ❤️🔥
When he's on form, he's unbeatable.
As is anyone else. Although, Ronnie is the best ever.
I didn't know he was gonna do a maximum, so when he was getting close I was super excited.
Great player, a true artist.
*CRAZY...LIVING LEGEND...THE ROCKET RONNIE O SULLIVAN.... AWESOME....CAN'T IMAGINE....WHEN SNOOKER TOURNAMENT WITHOUT HIM....THE LIVING LEGEND...RONNIE THE LEGEND*
Dint knew he's done a 147 against Ali in this video. Watched in excitement as if it was live.
613 points in 50 mins 😮 just incredible . I always come back to this match
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not only a record of 5 centuries, but surely a record in terms of speed of play, too! It was as if he had made a commitment to meet someone for a pint, and had no time to lose!
That was a pleasure to watch, unbelievable snooker
The GOAT of snooker.....perfection at it's finest. Greetings from Malaysia 🇲🇾 🇬🇧
5 century's including a maximum,amazed some people still say he's not the greatest!! Who's better???
xsitegaming1 some people say higgins , pfffff ha ha , O'Sullivan => BEST EVER
+gertjan ermstrang Higgins is extremely good and I'd say 2nd in the world. But he's still a cheating fuckhead.
O'sullivan is the greatest. The greatest current player and in my opinion the greatest of all time. But as long as he lags Hendry's 36 ranking wins there will be legitimate debate. Also worth bearing in mind the 7 centuries Hendry had in one match to beat Doherty 10 - 5 in the 1994 Uk Snooker Championship.
Are you still mentioning Hendry's 36 ranking wins? Ronnie will butcher that in no time. Ronnie IS THE GREATEST EVER.
Zakaria Youncha lol...you'll get no argument from me on that score...I believe my position was quite clear in that I believe Ronnie is the best of all time. Past and present. But only a real jerk would refuse to engage in the debate or to at least recognise the areas of debate that lend legitimacy to opposing opinions and views. 36 ranking wins, 7 world championships and a decades worth of absolute dominance(5 world's and 5 masters in a row respectively certainly constitutes a high degree of dominance in my books) are in my opinion certainly areas of legitimate debate. The truth is that even at 33 ranking events to Hendry's 36 and 66 tournament wins in total to Hendry's 75 I would still rank Ronnie as the best of all time if he quit today. I just believe he has done enough to warrant it. But that is still just an opinion and given the actual stats that are out there to either support or challenge it with regards Hendry's corresponding position in any such ranking of snooker all time greats it is not indisputable. Another little food for thought fact is that Hendry's had a 147 against Ronnie but never the other way round. Personally though I think that for all the criticism that Ronnie gets as far as his mental or psychological approach to the game is concerned, especially when compared to the praise that this same aspect elicits in respect of Hendry during his time as a pro, it is still undeniably true that Ronnie has stuck it out in the game while Hendry threw in the towel far earlier than he needed to as far as potential further wins were concerned. So if Ronnie does indeed go on to lift more ranking titles than Hendry it certainly will itself tell a story. But if Ronnie doesn't pick up another two worlds at least you can be sure Hendry will be right there whispering in Ronnie's ear "I'd still rather have my trophy cabinet than yours Ron" and he might just be right...greatest of all time or not.
Seeing this done to Carter is right up there with seeing it done to Selby.
Ooh not quite 😅
You mean the Pest from Leicester?
the acoustics of the arena is amazing, wish the ball contacts sounded like this everywhere
He’s the reason why I took up the game, sheer class, and that’s when he was 15, I would see his name in the evening mail, that’s how long I have followed his career, like I say I know talent when I see it, and even though Hendry was the king of snooker at the time, I knew Ronnie would have his time, so it doesn’t surprise me all the records he set, he was a phenom in the making and I watched it happen.
When Ronnie is in this type of mood he is unstoppable.
Against Mr. Angry makes this twice as sweet.
Oath.
Five centuries which included a maximum..more centuries than anyone.more titles than anyone,and more maximum's than anyone.the man should be knighted .he's the best the game as ever seen in my opinion.
Yes he also has the highest percentage of match wins, the fastest 6 maximums or so I think, the most centuries at the crucible. Hendry still has 2 significant records too, 7 WSC and most centuries in a single WSC tournament
@@heavyrules6699ronnie joined to the seven club :))
You can't teach genius, you're born with it, very well said.
I'm watching him playing for 25 years by now...and you can never give him one game! You will discover so much good shots that you wouldn't expect him to play...you are very lucky if you didn't knew him.😮😊
Two of the greatest people to watch, it is almost a tie watching Ronnie play snooker, or Efren Reyes playing 9 ball. Snooker is by far the tougher game of the two, but both players get a shot at the table, and the rack is likely to be over.
dont be so sure snooker is by far the tougher game.....
Perhaps one day Ronnie will reveal his magic secret? How he lines up each shot and delivers the cue with unnaturally good ability! He is a freak of nature snooker-wise (I mean that in the nicest sense of the term!).
Mate its this - Total dedication to the game, forcing himself to learn how to play left handed at a young age to add another dimension to his game, the eye sight of an eagle and again through sheer determination learn how to control the white as though he uses his mind to direct it .... he is the best there is, the best that ever has been and in trying to second guess the future the best that ever will be because he started it all even now some of his students are playing the odd left handed shots, there has been champions throughout the history of the game but this is the first master cue-ist and he always will be !! :-)
That was Unbelievable. There's not much doubt that Ronnie is the Greatest Player I have ever seen~~~
this perfomance is a FFFFFFF......................GGGGG MASTER PIECE
A certain judd trump had 5 tons recently on a snooker table with pool table pockets, this is an achievement just another to add to his collection.... He's the greatest 20 majors 37 ranking titles the most premier leagues the most centuries and 147s keeping hendry Higgins Williams Selby robbo ding trump now Wilson at bay entertaining us for decades keeping snooker afloat in the most competitive era ever keeping sponsors happy and viewing figures up all on his own terms never been a slave to the game or politically perfect..... Lost 9 years of his career partying due to lack of discipline and appetite and still racked up these numbers and he's still playing....... Returning to world number 1 at 43 after winning the inaugural coral series then winning the world's for the 6th time in a format he does not enjoy are just some other achievements....... His longevity is legendary his aura and presence is unique nobody like him everything he does makes headlines simply the greatest 🔥
Great player exlent no words to say about Sullivan.
5 frames History record 5 centuries Ronnie in the world such a great player 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
After leaving comment 3 months ago Ronnie has won UK Championship 2023, then Masters 2024, followed by the World Grand Prix (now being 7 time WC & 8 UK & Masters champ..... unbelievable and we're only in Feb... still got others b4 Sheffield❤❤❤
they should mention this a lot more when commentating on ronnie ,they never mention it unlike his 147 in 5 mins thats been said millions
So true! This achievement outshines his 5 min 147 for sure.
The Rocket 🚀 flying
What a performance... best ever
Simply the best of the best !
Can you imagine a game between O`Sullivan and the 1982 version of Alex Higgins ? Two Genius`s going all out.
Blink and you will miss it !!! That would be some match .
Ronnie is a better scorer and would likely win
@@StrikingAlexa agreed and Ronnie wasn't half soused in each match either, as Higgins always was. Huge difference in the professionalism between the two. Ciggies, coke and booze vs. running, curries and family.
Ronnie would eat him alive
@@electriclightlynnetrex6346 nobody would of chewed up the 82 version of Alex that easily
ronnie sullivan's coming to india, can't wait to see him..
Not seen this before, effing amazing.
Mind your language. You horrible c*#t
Re-visiting greatness in 2019
And 2020
Absolutely. One of his high points of his long career.
money well spend by the audience that night
+randy arleter Indeed, it was. Flawless snooker. History in the making. Must see. Box Office.
oh wow, what an onslaught... maestro with a cue
Brilliant. Such a natural talent and such a long career, still capable of winning big tournaments 31 years after turning professional.
Nice to hear you guy's cometary 👍
Who would have thought that these two would meet in the World Snooker Championship final later in the season and made maximums respectively, en route. And Ali did beat Ronnie at the Crucible some ten and a half years after it.
Thanks for announcing the maximum.
I believe they said it best "when he's at his best, there is NO ONE that can beat him"
Not Joe Davis, Alex higgins, Ray reardon, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Mark Selby, Trump...no one alive or dead.
Pete Burns could beat him. Dead or alive!
@@davidcopson5800 Ha...ha...ha...aren't you clever.
@@williambremner9022 Don't give me that 'Ha Ha Ha'. You can't take on me.
@@davidcopson5800 Tough guy.
@@williambremner9022 Hmm, that's a tough one! I can only think of Beastie Boys and The Crystal Method. That's music to your ears!
Akheer...
109
122
107
147
129
This man can do anything on green breeze....
*green baize.
Green baize* you stupid fool
@tomlimcj Ebdon would be playing ball 6 of frame 1 after 49 minutes
Too funny.
hehe 8mins for a 147 is still frikin unbelievable.
Thats like 3 shots on the peter ebdon scale right?
I would love to see him live I've tried so many times but could never get a ticket
Ronnie head and shoulders above other players when he's on form ..
Poor Ali Carter. It feels like Ronnie gets a special motivation against Ali. 5 centuries and a 147, legendary clearance of 92, lost WC finals... etc.
I was thinking the very same thing. Ronnie didn't just want to beat Carter, he wanted to show him how he could absolutely trash him, if Ronnie so wished. It's like his distaste for Carter fuelled those five centuries and the 147...they're not the best of mates! LOL!
Waiting for Robertson to give him handshake for 147 as he always seems to be playing on the other table when he gets one lol
Just came here, to see if Robertson is on the other table to shake hands :D
Hello !
Wonderful game. Too bad that the first and the second frames Ali Carter won were cut of.
Phil. Peace.
The amazing thing is he wasn't playing well the previous round and the previous few tournaments he wasn't vintage but as we know he is not the biggest fan of carter do he ups his game to show who is the goat...
The greatest without a doubt
That's the kind of snooker that would leave you scarred for life....if you were Ronnies opponent that day.
I’m sure Ali Carter enjoyed both of his shots in that match.
Actually he had a few more, he won 2 frames 😁
Most people would say winning 5 frames with 5 centuries couldn't be better (but I'd add that the opponent being Ali Carter makes it a perfect 10)😂😂😂
2024 and Ronnie is 18-1 in the head to head. Mr angry can’t let it go 🤭
Unearthly talent!❤❤❤
would have loved to have seen ronnie vs alex higgins in his hay day
I really appreciate 🙏
Pq usam aquecedor embaixo da mesa de sinuca?
poetry in motion
Does anybody know why there's 2 different commentators for the maxi frame?
It was after the interval
Ronnie is the king of snooker
Ronnie is the image of Anthony Newley , singer, film star.
What? What kind of fool are you?
incredible
Ver jugar a un genio es un placer incomparable
Por supuesto
Ronnie in beast mode ❤️
very very nice games o'sullivan
he deserves the 20 thousand pounds for the 39:00 shot alone!! well said
Actually, it's 6 centuries in 6 frames as Ali Carter got a century in the 3rd frame (not shown)❤❤❤
I mean 6 in 7❤
incredible,what a fuc***g genius!!
Incredible
Hes a machine.
108, 122, 107, 147, 129
I'm speechless
Spettacolo....
una maravilla ver jugar a este hombre
david martin p
I THINK 2006-2009 IS THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN CAREER OF RONNIE AND HE CANNOT BE LIKE THAT AGAIN
He's still winning Championships now (2023).
💢TABLE
R💢RULLER
💢O'SULLIVAN
P💢PLAYED
💢HANDSOM
Y💢YEARLY
Is it me or does the camera man, or switcher, or editor, or whatever the fuck, employ the pocket cam way too much. I can sense the speed of the shots and see from above how the ball goes in; I don't need a pocket cam. I'd much rather watch "Where's the cue ball going?".
Amazing Fantastic , I don't know how to talk
Go back to school then, fool.
He is Master (Y)
More you play faster more you become less nervous
And the less you think. Less nervous you are :)
And guess what ronnie said after this match , I felt crap inside yet I made 4 centuries , one maximum . If this is the one , fucking amazing
Hi! Responsible.
- Contrast in the hall is not perfect. I think some red color can change to better for watchers.
Ronnie, is the best of world👏👏👏👏👏👏
Ronnie is like kryptonite to Carter. Currently, Ronnie has like a 90% win percentage against Carter.
amazing
Is this why Ali always seems angry any time he plays Ronnie?
Misleading title - I was expecting a whitewash with back-to-back centuries. Nonetheless, a pleasure to watch.
Rees Tabor ? so a few back to back interrupted by a few frames ??
Look at it. First to 5 . 5 Centuries and a Maxi
you wont get better . Ever
kinkokonko Can't argue with that!
Ambiguous, perhaps, but not misleading.
There is no player like Ronnie o Suleiman
WHO IS THAT?
Still brilliant in 2024
This is how you play unbeatable snooker.99% pot success.5 centuries including a 147.
This is the 3rd round not 2nd
Matrix level O'Sullivan.
Ronieo love u
wrong title 4 centuries and a 147
Well, a 147 is a century break too
147 not over 100?
Bet you feel stupid now hahaha
@@esnukero1 do you even no what is a century a century is 100 a maxium break is 147 go back to school you moron and look in the mirror and cry at your self
Forward 16 years later, 22 Grand Slams later and hundreds of centuries later, Ronnie is still world number one, still winning majors in 2023 and Ronnie still can't win the Sports Personality of the Year 2023 according to BBC voters who elected for Mary Earps (!😂) Totally scandalous.