The greatest day in snooker history. Will never forget it.

@tarastreasure

Жыл бұрын

And spectators weren't there. :( I still hate seeing that.

@uzaironf1704

Жыл бұрын

@@tarastreasure strangely enough, I think the lack of spectators somehow added to the tension

@alokbilkhu

Жыл бұрын

Without doubt. Two world championship semi-final deciding frames. Just a shame the final was so anti-climactic.

@harrypell2603

9 ай бұрын

@@uzaironf1704 It might of been a whole different story if they had a crowd 🤔

@Gray-zi5bp

8 ай бұрын

💯🇯🇲🇬🇧👍

These frames were some of the best snooker ever played. A legendary match.

@FreddysHamster

3 ай бұрын

They are the best frames that will ever be played. End of.

Thumbs up if you are rooting for Ronnie to get his 8th World title!

@vincentsmyth4970

8 ай бұрын

It’s a mathematical certainty

@ayubmatadar1136

5 ай бұрын

Not only 8th and 9th and 10th at least come on Ronnie THE GOAT

@jonathanwalther

3 ай бұрын

Would be a heluva season! It's a shame, there are no points for the Shanghai Master and The Masters. He would be miles ahead of Trump.

@garywilby1895

Ай бұрын

@@vincentsmyth4970k😮

@garywilby1895

Ай бұрын

Ronnie Osulivan is the Joe Davis of todays player’s Class me thinks ! 🤔💯

Greatest match of snooker of all time, and one of the greatest performances ever by O'Sullivan.

@Dionysos640

11 ай бұрын

Not even nearly. No crowd, no atmosphere and these elements are vital components of the sport and the drama.

@spleeeen4it

8 ай бұрын

easy when there is no crowd

@georgehagi4703

7 ай бұрын

​@@Dionysos640shut your mouth !

@ibbotsoni

6 ай бұрын

​@@spleeeen4itnot easy for Selby it would seem

@danielkirkby3601

4 ай бұрын

​@@spleeeen4it yep ronnie has an advantage when there is no crowd and when there is a crowd he gets all the support so he has the advantage

3 of the greatest frames I’ve ever watched to win a match I’ll never forget watching this when it was live on tele, selby said ronnie was disrespectful in the way the got out of the snooker which was lucky however ronnie didn’t wanna get bogged down in a safety battle like he did in 2014 mark was just slowing his game down, and the last escape by ronnie is just sublime anyway

@harrypell2603

9 ай бұрын

Totally agree there 👍

@carlrichards9333

5 ай бұрын

I've just seen this match for the first time as at the time I was staying away from "The NONSENSE" in the Himalayas...but after having watched it and hearing what you said about mark selby saying Ronnie was disrespectful the way he got out of the snooker , it suggested to me that what was more disrespectful was selby even suggesting that...Yes it seemed like Ronnie was just happy to "let the chips fall where they may" willing to accept the result whatever it may be....taking the gamble which in life as in life is the best way sometimes and maybe otherwise not....

@Stanislav.Cerovsky

4 ай бұрын

@@carlrichards9333 The most disrecpectful (and somehow unfair) was one moment in 30 frame. Ronnie was snookered and missed on the first try. At this moment was really clear, that Selby will let him repeat the shot, there really wasn´t other reasonable option. But Selby looked 1 minute at the table, bevor he let Ronnie repeat the shot. Unfortunately, it worked, Ronnie played a mad shot and lost. It was a difference between 15:15 and 14:16... See here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpaAp6SIe5XMYrw.html

@boris-ilic

3 ай бұрын

He didn't mind the "disrespect" in earlier games when Ronnie got himself in trouble, because of his eccentric plays.

@mikegallagher3700

2 ай бұрын

Slowbys usual tactics didn't work on ronnie and he couldn't take it ronnie out gunned him Out bottled him out played him Out gutted him ......and he didn't like it Well done ronnie you killed it With sublime skills and courage 🎉🎉 ROS = GOAT 🐐

Ronnie is the only player on the planet who could be capable of turning a 16-14 deficit into a 17-16 win against Selby. Snooker fans today are so lucky to have such amazing talent in the game with the likes of Ronnie, Higgins, Williams, Trump and Selby just to name a few of the great players, I have been a Ronnie fan all of his career and I cannot wait to see the his lifts the record breaking 8th world championship of his career

The difference between Ronnie O'Sullivan and any other player in the history of snooker is that there's no shot that he's afraid of playing.

@darrenfagan8927

7 ай бұрын

Well said, but I feel Hendry and Alex Higgins were exactly the same! Both were fearless with any shot they faced. Perhaps the only difference being that Ronnie seemed to pot more when he went for them!

This is the greatest game ive ever watched live. Incredible snooker from Ronnie. Them long reds and the snookers laid and escaped were phenominal

Watching these last three frames for a 10th probably. Cannot get enough of it. The GOAT!!!

The look on selbys face.....priceless 😢😂🎉

Been playing for over 50 years, highest break: 39. Ronnie is the GOAT. I still think I will get a 147, Everytime. Love this sport to bits.

@tomedney8674

3 ай бұрын

39 over 50 years should start a new hobbie mate lol

@bernarddodd9788

3 ай бұрын

@@tomedney8674 that made me laugh. I am an eternal optimist. I'm looking for the 40. Nice response.Be well mate.

@tomedney8674

3 ай бұрын

@@bernarddodd9788 haha what a legend , hope you get that magic 40 mate . hopefully soon .

@ozzyefc44

2 ай бұрын

I’m only just slightly better mate I’ve had a 47 😂

@bernarddodd9788

2 ай бұрын

@@ozzyefc44 nice one mate. Thanks for the comment.

This was the greatest thing I have ever witnessed - I thought Ronnie was done, fella was shooting the balls like he never gave a toss

Some people say, Ronnie was fortunate that night but I don’t think so , it’s not his good luck it’s his unbelievable skills! Love Ronnie!❤❤❤

@jovicagogich9455

7 ай бұрын

Lepa Brena

@nc3music920

4 ай бұрын

It wasnt luck, it was huge balls

Il match più bello e spettacolare che mi son goduto da quando seguo lo snooker . Mitico Ronnie

I'll watch this periodically for the rest of my life

I watched this last night and I'm watching it again now lol

Ronnie's shot @41:15 was brilliant. Rarely see those shots pulled off to perfection.

@AdelaeR

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant indeed. It looks like he's just hammering like a madman, but that shot was why Ronnie is what he is. Incredible shot.

Its like watching a great artist produce a masterpiece.

the greatest day of snooker ever ronnie is the best player ever the greatest player in the world i was over the moon when he won the world championship again it was amazing my favourite player in the world. 👍👍👍👍

Legit my favourite snooker match ever

What a match. Shame there was no crowd. O'Sullivan played some brilliant stuff here.

I remember watching this live he needed 3 frames in a row and kept Selby away from the table!

Dazu kann es kein Kommentar mehr geben. Der Mann ist unglaublich.

Ronnie played 3 great frames with his back against the wall, but selby proved how great he is by coming back at him in the last frame after being frozen out for three frames. Two extrodinary players

if you ask me, that was the biggest, most significant victory of his entire career

@yannick9473

Ай бұрын

Not sure. I think the best ever performance from any sportsman since record began, is when ronnie took the whole season off and returned straight for the WCS, I think it was 2014, he met Hawkins in the final. He had no right whatsoever to do that. No sportsman can afford to take a whole season off without competitive play and return back to be world champion.

@bijdan

Ай бұрын

It was in 2012 ​@@yannick9473

Ronnie is a snooker machine!!😊

Will never ever ever get bored of watching this

Ronnie is the greatest

My favourite thing about this match was not the game itself, but the interviews after. You can see in O'Sullivan's face that he can't believe going for broke actually worked, and Selby can't come to terms with the fact that it did. After so many occasions where Selby did O'Sullivan's head in over the years, O'Sullivan finally did Selby's head in to the point that Selby sounded like an entitled child after losing. O'Sullivan outsmarted the tactician by simply not participating in Selby's tactics and just trying to be better at potting balls.

Genius Ronnie

That has to go down as the greatest semi final at the world championships. As 4 consecutive snookers 2 by both player and Ronnie to be victorious on this day.

@markmaudling8237

4 ай бұрын

Wilson v McGill earlier that day was as good. Higgins v White 1982 was even better!

The face on that dullard Selby!! Classic. What I love about this is that Ronnie got into Selbys head the way Selby tries to with other players.

@movieman203

Жыл бұрын

But he's the jester from Leicester!?

@markmaudling8237

4 ай бұрын

Best thing was Selby's pathetic interview after the match when he accused Ronnie of disrespecting him - oh boohoo Selby did you lose? Can you not take it?

@mikegallagher3700

2 ай бұрын

Selby only tries to hoover up when others miss Hes a snooker scrounger Pitty he can't pot as well as he can play safe lmfao 🤣 Ronnie makes his own luck by playing the game in it's purest form and thats why there all afraid of him because he just goes for it 🎉 Well done RONNIE O'SULLIVAN THE GOAT 🐐 🎉SIR

I like to look at it this way. Imagine 2 of the best players in the world playing a money match in your local club but nobody knows. Just pure snooker, no audience. One of the best matches we'll ever see.

greatest match ever

A day ill never forget ! A day that goes in to snooker history! What a match !

Love it, love it , love it when Selby loses !!!!!

Ronnie's like he has a remote control to stop, slow down, power shot & screw backs for the cue ball. Guys a genius

Spellbinding. An excellent hour of snooker; almost PERFECT. Beautiful

Прекрасная игра! Приятно посмотреть и вспомнить игру мастеров! Спасибо!

Selby losing his head in the post match interview. What a day

Both semis were ridiculous, will never forget that day, was kind of more memorable not having a crowd there, almost made it even more intense

Love Ronnie and my favourite player ever....But...to say greatest game etc is typical of modern life...such short memories...Davis v Higgins or Davis v Taylor were off the charts for drama ..and TV audiences were Astronomical for those ..halcyon days

Ronnie O'Sullivan the Messi of snooker

@robinwells5343

2 ай бұрын

Ronnie was before Messi. Show some damn resepct

Imagine a full crowd for this match... amazing

@pimpmysniper

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking that but I think just that one time tho not having a crowd in a weird way made it even more intense and memorable, don't get me wrong tho it's all about having a packed out live crowd

Two of the World's best players, pure pleasure.

You can never watch this too many times quite possibly the best match ever with the best outcome 🎉🎉🎉

Always end up coming back to this on a frequent basis😁

Selby moaning about ronnie Ronnie said sit down and watch the master

Ronnie Sullivan is the coolest Englishman alive,what a talent.

Love it every time slowby gets beat.😂

@mikegallagher3700

2 ай бұрын

Well said mate I'm totally in agreement with you Slowby so negative trying To slow the game down ROS SNOOKER GOD 🎉❤

Best game I’ve ever seen!

Unbelievable snooker from Ronnie, peak snooker !

Class by O'Sullivan.

The shot on the black to split the reds amazing

Greatest match i have ever seen. Absolutely sublime

What a comeback against Mr boring

Er bekommt von mir nun den Titel King of Snooker

Possibly the best snooker I've ever seen. Bloody tremendous!

Best ever shame that there were no crowds to watch thx ronnie

That removed the jam from Mr Selby's doughnut! Mr O'Sullivan is lethal in that form.

@iainbullock4519

11 күн бұрын

like your thinking mate, like you the look on Selby's face, especially when Ronnie had a big hit from the snooker on final red on decider and it went safe, Selby called Ronnie disrespectful

What a harsh lesson for Selby. He's not better than Ronnie as he thinks, he's not even close. Ronnie is a genius and he should've had far more tiles cos many times he beat himself trying overambitious stuff

10:40 one of the most ridiculous long pots of WSC 2020.

Apart from the missed red in the last frame that’s about as perfect snooker you’ll ever see under that amount of pressure aswell absolutely unreal

The anxiety from Mark Selby must of been unreal especially when Ronnie leveled the game, I'd of had a panic attack

Pure genius

Being up against Ronnie must be like the hardest boss level in a computer game imagineable, can't give absolutely nothing away at all, and if your lucky enough to even get a chance you've seize the opportunity. Mezemeric safety exchange from both players, some of the safety from Selby was incredible! how the hell can you leave your opponent in such difficuilt positions only to come back to the table and find yourself tied in knots on mutliple occasions, incredible from Ronnie but fantastic from both these lads a great spectacle.

No Hollywood-writer could script a matchfinal like this! ❤ Give away frame 30, let Selby no Chance in 31th and 32nd... running forward after savetybattle, misses the winning red, selby takes the chance till the awkward red comes up... Then: clash of the century between snooker Titans! ❤ Freaking love it! 🎉

Just brilliant snooker played by too brilliant players

Drinking game: take a shot every time Neal Foulds says ‘Goodness Me’

@spleeeen4it

8 ай бұрын

or "ya know"

O'Sullivan and Selby : two best champion 👍👍

Selby's face....🤣🤣🤣

Rocket deserved that one 😊🎉 Outplayed him everywhere Selby had totally gone at the end 🎉

Do you not think, doing it for a living, maybe the commentators are more aware that they are breathing directly into the mic… having to watch this video on mute.

Ronnie O'Sullivan 👍🏽👏🌹

I don’t think Selby ever recovered from this match, he’s never been the same player. His mental struggles are well known but this game can screw up your mind.

Would be great if the commentator wasnt breathing heavily down the mic

This is one of the best comebacks against Selby who beat him many times on frame deciders it's such a shame no fans can you imagine the atmosphere I love Ronnie I've watched this about 200 times no joke I was screaming I let out all me anger and nerves in me room honestly watching sport like this live I feel like I'm go a have a heart attack I know for a fact I do be more nervous

That wild escape in the last frame from Ronnie was planned they just dont see the world the same

What an incredible 3 frames by Ronnie to beat Selby,its like Ronnie just thought right lets pull the trigger & get rid of Selby!!!!!

How many people shouting come on Ronnie 🤔🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

Even though he's the best ever and even though he's done the impossible time and time again, going into this frame I thought he was dead and buried then, he goes out and produces arguably his greatest mini session to steal the match like it was nothing. Unbelievable

O' Sullivan is Magician

Amazing snooker ❤

Those snookers and escapes in the end. Top stuff.

The rocket so cool.

Brilliant, cheers Ding and Eurosport

What’s with the heavy breathing in the background I don’t get it

As if someone monitoring the live broadcast wouldn't have told the commentators that they are breathing into the mic?

The best ever, no doubt. ❤

Some performance. Only ronnie can do this. Incredible performance.

Not a fan of marks too much but he has to be the toughest competitor out there. Never gives you an easy frame

I found myself disliking Selby without ever giving him a chance. I now realise that was because he was the only player that had the game to beat and disrupt Ronnies trophy tally on a consistant basis.

Selby will always remember the 147 Ronnie made in decider against him in UK Championship semi final! Ouch! Must have been in his mind here too! Ronnie is the nost frightening oppenent in History.....only way to beat him is hope n pray he has an off day and gets bored!😂😂😂

Amazing ! genius !

Very dramatic...I could feel the tension in Selbys expressions...

My favorite bit is listening to the bloody commentator breathing like an asthmatic walrus

@mikehopkins4040

Жыл бұрын

That's covid for you.

@streetcat1510

2 ай бұрын

I was going to make a comment about the same annoyance but decided not to after giggling at your witty comedic one.👏🏻😂

and always remember - mcgill and wilson even topped it in the way of dramatics, but this semi final here was, with no doubt, the greater battle when it comes to quality! (not that i would say mcgill and wilson weren't great at all, too!)

How was this so tense when i knew the result from the title! Amazing stuff. Such a shame there was no audience able to watch it live in person.

I’m a massive Ronnie fan but you have to admit he was fortunate

@plasticbudgie

Жыл бұрын

Fortune favours the brave.

@nathanmcguckin9518

Жыл бұрын

How fact is selby should never had the chance in that final plus Ronnie hit and hope a few times during the match which selby benefited from

If this is an example of Eurosport commentating on a snooker match, I'll be sure to give it a miss in future. There wasn't even any attempts by the commentators to hide their favouritism for Selby! Good commentary, as you'll get from those who have actually played the game and know what they are talking about, is appreciated. Not a couple of numpties from your local pub pulling Ronnie's game to bits because they've sneaked in an extra snifter! Unbiased commentary! Whoever is playing!