As regards Ronnie and the 146.. His choice simple as that. That's what geniuses do push the boundaries and provoke people and debate. It's inherent in most of us to want things to be right or done properly he challenges/questions that. The most naturally gifted snooker player I have ever seen, left or right handed also that is a gift he was blessed with.
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I don't think you need to. One would suffice. Trolling? Got to love the language and behaviours of teenage boys.Take a look at BBC's video on their page and freeze at 1min21 when he's on the last red, look at the crowd behind him, all smiling away at what's going on and even before at 1min18, loads laughing, looks like they had a great time for "their money". If only people spent half as much time getting into a frenzy over the so called peoples government sneaking in extra laws, more violation or taking more of their money away instead of trivial issues like what sportsmen are doing then maybe we'd have a lot better country/world for ourselves.Its ok though people, forget about 4 people lined up in the rich streets of London sleeping with a piece of cardboard dividing each one between their sleeping bags whilst the benefit scrounger Royal family roll down the road in their gold carriage, bigger issues at hand here because Ronnie is going for the pink, oh no! Who's better everyone, Ronaldo or Messi...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35578152
I know mate, maybe I should post about 20 posts over the next couple of pages to prove that love...Ronnie trolled you good!
Very clear your intense personal dislike of O'Sullivan blinds you here.
Indeed. And for what it's worth, Ronnie set up some scratch card thing where the odds where much lower and the person won a new property. List the amount of snooker players who've bothered to do that for people they don't know. I think at the minute as well on his twitter account he's raging about some conman worker who ripped him off lots of money and has ripped off loads of people too. Don't think he should waste his time though, its all about being calm and respectful at the table like Higgins and Stephen Lee...
And all the people who put bets on with the event sponsor are covered too. Somewhat unsurprisingly. http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/?category=off-table
Probably not. He made a 147 in 5mins 20secs. That will be remembered as the greatest achievement in the game.
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His 147 in under 6 minutes, the one against Williams in the WC and his winner in the final frame against Selby and the winner vs Ding will all be more famous but I doubt even his record breaking 11th against Mark Duffy in the Paul Hunter classic will be nearly as famous as this one.
Nah. It was easier to get on the pink.
No more than the love being shown blinds anyone on the other side of the fence. Nobody can still explain how it was more entertaining.
Nor has it yet been explained how anyone other than Mr R. O'Sullivan is affected or has a right to care in the slightest. If you can show me the rule where a player can't just pot what ball s/he wants then fair enough.
146's are rarer and nobody has ever done it before. A news story from the Welsh Open was on the front page of BBC sport, not just the Welsh Open, the first round.
Heck, you're talking about it.
Only because he played for it. Ronnie could have played either scenario out 100 times and he'd have cleaned up 99/100 for both.
147 is not even the highest break possible anyway.
We'd be talking about it if he'd stripped naked and sung the Ecuadorian national anthem. It wouldn't necessarily be a sign of his inherent genius though.
No, it was always the easier option to get on the last red.
Aw, come on. Ronnie's genius needs no further evidence. He's probably the most naturally talented player ever.
Disagree on the last red too. Yes, it was easier but had he wanted it, it would be no big feat for him to get the ball to the black. It was a deliberate choice to go for 146.
I'm not for a moment suggesting his ability is anything but genius. Just that silliness like this does not contribute to it.
He absolutely could. He chose to take an easier option, just to make a childish point about the prize fund.
The break has been done before. All that's unique about this is O'Sullivan deciding he wouldn't get paid enough.
We would if he'd done it while intentionally making a 146.
Neither are difficult shots, leaving himself an angle on the black to get in behind the red would be a shot most club players would get right and Ronnie was playing for the pink there about 3 shots ahead when he asked how much for the maximum. At O'Sullivan's skill level they're both formalities.
Yes, this is Ronnies second. It's only the 20th~ in history however. What's unique is he decided not to.
Paddypower have put up £60k for the next 147, would be rather funny if he goes on to make another one/someone makes one against him.
And that applies to just about any topic of conversation. Ultimately he's done something that makes him look like a dick. That's what I'm discussing.
Only if you're bitter, twisted and bereft of any sense of joy.
And if he makes one he's going to give £11k of the £61k to charity.
Isn't that most of us on this forum, this season?
Fair point, well made that one.
Not potting the black again 
Well... that was a bit of alright.
Joy at somebody turning his nose up at money. That's a bizarre way to derive joy but knock yourself out.
Someone doing something because it was fun instead of chasing money. Yeah, awful.
I have a mate who is exactly like Ronnie. He even looks like him a bit but they're so similar in character. I've said it for years and it always pisses him off (half because I think he sees it but mainly because, like Ronnie, he has to be his own guy) and he always calls it bullshit.
When we were younger, we played in one of those 5 a side leagues. Now this lad is a very good footballer, but he didn't get on with the lad who ran the team. We'd a big, important game and he was left on the bench which pissed him right off. We were down 2-1 with 5 minutes to play and eventually, after being told to cop the feck on by the rest of us, your man brings him on. I went off for him.
He's on for 15 seconds and with his first touch sets off on a run like Messi against Getafe. Beats their whole team and rounds the keeper...
And then just stops. Leaves the ball sitting 3 feet from the goal line and walks off the pitch, gets in his car and goes home. And I swear to god, as he walked off he gave me this exact same smile:
When we were younger, we played in one of those 5 a side leagues. Now this lad is a very good footballer, but he didn't get on with the lad who ran the team. We'd a big, important game and he was left on the bench which pissed him right off. We were down 2-1 with 5 minutes to play and eventually, after being told to cop the feck on by the rest of us, your man brings him on. I went off for him.
He's on for 15 seconds and with his first touch sets off on a run like Messi against Getafe. Beats their whole team and rounds the keeper...
And then just stops. Leaves the ball sitting 3 feet from the goal line and walks off the pitch, gets in his car and goes home. And I swear to god, as he walked off he gave me this exact same smile:
I have a mate who is exactly like Ronnie. He even looks like him a bit but they're so similar in character. I've said it for years and it always pisses him off (half because I think he sees it but mainly because, like Ronnie, he has to be his own guy) and he always calls it bullshit.
When we were younger, we played in one of those 5 a side leagues. Now this lad is a very good footballer, but he didn't get on with the lad who ran the team. We'd a big, important game and he was left on the bench which pissed him right off. We were down 2-1 with 5 minutes to play and eventually, after being told to cop the feck on by the rest of us, your man brings him on. I went off for him.
He's on for 15 seconds and with his first touch sets off on a run like Messi against Getafe. Beats their whole team and rounds the keeper...
And then just stops. Leaves the ball sitting 3 feet from the goal line and walks off the pitch, gets in his car and goes home. And I swear to god, as he walked off he gave me this exact same smile:
Fantastic.It's a bit of a dick move, and quite attention seeking. Ultimately harmless, and he's free to do it if he pleases, but it's hardly impressive, or boundary pushing.
He's got people talking about snooker, even us.
There have been 85+ new posts since yesterday, it took 8 months previous to get that amount of posts in here.
There have been 85+ new posts since yesterday, it took 8 months previous to get that amount of posts in here.
That is absolutely amazingI have a mate who is exactly like Ronnie. He even looks like him a bit but they're so similar in character. I've said it for years and it always pisses him off (half because I think he sees it but mainly because, like Ronnie, he has to be his own guy) and he always calls it bullshit.
When we were younger, we played in one of those 5 a side leagues. Now this lad is a very good footballer, but he didn't get on with the lad who ran the team. We'd a big, important game and he was left on the bench which pissed him right off. We were down 2-1 with 5 minutes to play and eventually, after being told to cop the feck on by the rest of us, your man brings him on. I went off for him.
He's on for 15 seconds and with his first touch sets off on a run like Messi against Getafe. Beats their whole team and rounds the keeper...
And then just stops. Leaves the ball sitting 3 feet from the goal line and walks off the pitch, gets in his car and goes home. And I swear to god, as he walked off he gave me this exact same smile:
Fantastic interview from Ronnie after his match explaining why he did it and all about what he was or wasn't thinking. He comes across well here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35590088
And then just stops. Leaves the ball sitting 3 feet from the goal line and walks off the pitch, gets in his car and goes home. And I swear to god, as he walked off he gave me this exact same smile:
I bet Acnumber9's mrs is getting boned by some lad when he toddles off to work, and that is the look on his face too!
After yesterday's controversy, Ronnie was in top form today. Beat Tian 4-0 in just half hour with three 100s and a 90 break. When in this form he is unbeatable.
Ronnie, Ronnie!
The 131 to go 3-0 up v Jimmy Robertson was out of this world, nice pink late on and couple of rest shots for good measure too. Willie was jizzing all over the mic.
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What is your problem? You take somebody not liking Ronnie O'Sullivan weirdly to heart.