147 break - Ronnie O'Sullivan

[Gavin Archery]

Yet another maximum. Pretty impressive.

['Beav']

I like watching the Snooker when i'm ill

[peterdevo]

best player to watch on the circuit now that Jimmy White is unfortunately past his best
mind you the best one to have seen has to be the Hurrican

[Gavin Archery]

Different sports obviously have different skill levels, but you'd have to go a long way to find anyone with Ronnie's skill in another sport. Maybe Phil the Power?

[SteMerritt]

The thing with Ronnie though is temperament. Imagine how many World Titles he would have won given Hendry's match temperament...

[Gavin Archery]

How many world titles has Phil Taylor won now? No one will ever overhaul the total for sure.

[Agadoo]

Phil Taylor is more of a Hendry / Schumacher / Federer than an O'Sullivan

Snooker is one of those games where not always the most gifted players succeed, you need a good temprement like SteMerrit said.

I watch the documentary about Alex Higgins, when Steve Davis emerged and he changed the game altogether by playing snooker a bit like poker. When all the new players coming through copied Davis's style players like Higgins were a rarity. I think that's where Snooker has gone downhill a bit recently, too many boring players like Dott and Ebdon grinding it out and not enough flambouyant players like White & O'Sullivan

[Gavin Archery]

Sept 20, 2010 14:03:32 GMT Agadoo said:

Phil Taylor is more of a Hendry / Schumacher / Federer than an O'Sullivan

Snooker is one of those games where not always the most gifted players succeed, you need a good temprement like SteMerrit said.

I watch the documentary about Alex Higgins, when Steve Davis emerged and he changed the game altogether by playing snooker a bit like poker. When all the new players coming through copied Davis's style players like Higgins were a rarity. I think that's where Snooker has gone downhill a bit recently, too many boring players like Dott and Ebdon grinding it out and not enough flambouyant players like White & O'Sullivan

Very good point. The most successful player, Hendry, was a grinder too.

I liked that Brazilian who Mark Williams beat yesterday. You could see why he took snooker up and not football.

[oxymoron]

"What's the point of making a 147 if they're only going to give you four grand for it?" - so speaks a real ambassador for the sport...

[Gavin Archery]

That's irony though Ronnie probably didn't intend it.

[peterdevo]

I reckon the Australian player quite young with blonde hair..can't remember his name is one hell of a player

[Gavin Archery]

Sept 20, 2010 19:28:33 GMT peterdevo said:

I reckon the Australian player quite young with blonde hair..can't remember his name is one hell of a player

Neil Robertson.

[Agadoo]

Blimey, he's the world champion and people don't know his name, says alot

[yelloexile]

Sept 20, 2010 19:10:25 GMT Gavin Archery said:

That's irony though Ronnie probably didn't intend it.

Didn't he have to be encouraged to pot the final black?

Not sure if it really was irony. He should give the £4k to charity if it's that meaningless for him.

[Gavin Archery]

SO Ronnie O'Sullivan v Neil Robertson. 1st to 5 frames. I think Ronnie will do something strange tonight.

[tomox]

shame about paul hunter he was a very good player

[Gavin Archery]

Sept 26, 2010 17:54:58 GMT tomox said:

shame about paul hunter he was a very good player

Yes RIP - he was an amazing talent. Is he the one who had a shag during the mid session interval at a tournament once?

[peterdevo]

He was an amazing talent but when I see Neil Robertson I think wow.
And to be honest I would not mind getting just £4000 for making a 147. Come to think of it if I could do it just once I would be soooo happy