Yeah he has a Michael Scott look about him too.

Omg yes

Ned Flanders

😂😂😂

loooooooool very very true

Pools not a sport cross

Now I want JR doing commentary lol, or Joey styles

@@matimus100pool is a sport buffoon

That's because he's a genius of snooker.

​@@oldmanfromnorthland7391lol no he isn't. Are you living under a rock?

@@Plaza_and_Mote u just name someone who's won more titles than Ronny u hater) Or it's probably armchair critics like u who are genius)) It's a pity noone has ever heard of that bunch of losers) Happy new year.

Уникальный игрок

Youngest and now oldest masters winner. Ronnie is alone in his class. What a masters championship yesterday.

I did

Me too. With ease. Imagine if he was playing seriously for serious money,

@@basvankaam2894 Perhaps, but only if the snooker player took the time and effort to retrain his muscle memory for the larger, heavier balls and different cloth, and to learn the many shots that a 9-ball player must know that simply aren't used in snooker. I have to wonder how much you know about the games.

@@rogerharris231 Maybe magic is a bit too much, you are right. But without any practice a solid snooker player will do quite well, almost instantly. A pool player on a snooker table is a different story. And trust me, I have been around for a while.

@@basvankaam2894 you are absolutely right mate. I was born and raised in communist Czechoslovakia and these "western games" only came along in early 90's. I started to learn american pool on 6 feet table in 1993, later moved onto 9 feet table (that's the one Ronnie vs Earl played on) and I was runner up in 9 ball national championship in 1996. Then I moved to England in 2004 and came across snooker table. As soon as I tried it I went like "ohh shit this is a very different ball game, literally"... Smaller, lighter balls, different cue, different angles on a table just a bit smaller than football pitch lol And the pockets are not forgiving at all. You either hit it dead straight in or you are screwed. Nothing like as on pool table. And we could all easily see how Ronnie had his cue ball control in his pocket. Well deserved win!! Happy New Year ;)

Earl was a force since the 60s, 70s. Way before Ronnie time

@@godjhaka7376 Earl is much older than Ronnie so of course he was successful earlier than Ronnie (although not until the late Seventies). Earl is a worldclass Player, no argument there. But at that Point he was 9-Ball World Champion, Ronnie had never played 9 Ball before, so him beating Earl is really impressive and shows his class.

For a snooker man, Ronnie missed that pot on the one. And to think snooker players say pool is an easier game because of its larger pockets.

@@godjhaka7376 Earl was born in 1961, so how the heck could he be a force in the 60s unless he's played since he was born

Ronnie was 20 here

Wow what a legend!

Ronnie played well?! He was clanging balls around like he had a bucket on his head- half a dozen mistakes easy. The format tempered their impact, IMHO.

When you coming back to omaha. I'd like a session with you

Congratz man

They should run an event for snooker vs the pool players.

oh, is he gay?

@@Scorch428 gotta step up your comedy

@@TanWam na for real dude ain’t struggling with them balls tho

​@@TanWamhe could have easily made the transition from a snooker player to a professional pool player and absolutely dominated I know for a fact that no pool player has ever did that the other way around however snooker players have did exactly that transition to professional pool players and absolutely dominated 🤷 so you might need to step up your comedy 😜

agreed. Snooker is a more difficult game. They are different animals.

The American commentary makes this almost unbearable: To be a sports commentator in America you apparently don’t need to know the game, or how to speak. “What he is going to do here, oops no he did something else” “the Americans don’t expect these snooker players to have any cue ball control”

That Green @ 11:20 !! was a mile off the pocket and It still went in makes you laugh 😂

It will never happen. They can’t! They can only pot balls on little kids tables. Put them on a snooker table twice as big with smaller pockets, from professional pool players they become amateurs. I can probably play Strickland and give him a hell of a run at snooker. Imagine Strickland taking on O’Sullivan at snooker. It would be so embarrassing. I can see Ronnie playing left hand the entire match and still whitewash the shit out of Strickland and we all know I’m not exaggerating when I say this. I would love to see it though.

Sorry, our rich kids play other sports...

Searing hot take right here

Same can be said on Ronnie

Earl the squirrel

@@chabilihicham7136 Yep, valid for both players. For Earl, a bit more though.

Efren was a trouble to him

I thought exactly the same when he said it, I thought.. He probably doesnt actually know that much about Ronnie if he makes a comment like that..

Ronnie hadn't won a world championship at this time and didn't have the pedigree he does now. Its easy to look back and say "well of course"

Anyone who has played snooker! ☺

@@ft3989 Hindsight is 20/20. He had won 2 ranking tournaments at this time and Hendry, Davis, etc were still the big names. You probably had no idea who he was in 96, let alone know he would be the greatest snooker player we had ever seen.

@@ryanrobinson8682 in other words hes usa we are the masters well ronnie showed the usa how to play

no accessories

Not gonna get a argument from me… I’m disappointed in how Trump played in the US open awhile back. I wasn’t expecting him to win but I thought he would have played better. But Ronnie, Efren are tops for me

I mean snooker table are much bigger and smaller balls and pockets.. ronnie has too much advantage

@@gokusgames Snooker players don't put much spin on the ball, Ronnie being able to use it on a pool table is a new skill to learn. Pocketting the balls is easy for snooker players though. I always wondered what would have happened if Ronnie stopped playing snooker and played pool for awhile.

@@RichardsWorld not much spin 😂😂😂. Guess you’ve not watched much snooker.

​@@user-zu6qn9ux9n- I have no idea where that myth came from. The amount of spin that snooker player can generate with balls that are much smaller than pool is insane

Thought I was tripping but yea most definitely

Yep...cue ball came off the rail moving slightly right but ended up going way left on the other side.

I noticed that too, seems to be rolling left which is insane. How does noone notice this in a professional tournament?

17:05 Ronnie noticed it though

I believe that comment was made because of the difference in the size, mass, and weight of the balls. From what I understand snooker balls are much easier to manipulate, especially in the spin department. So I doubt the commentator meant to denounce his skill. If he did though, that'd been a riot.

@@cosmiccasserole6217 are u kidding me? The smaller ball size the greater precision needed. It's Physique.

@@cosmiccasserole6217 thought that myself at the time but it's still funny, specially knowing how good Ronnie became! I have played pool and snooker myself for about 18 years (and still bad) but I do find it easier to control the pool cue ball just because I'm more precise on a smaller table, I fuck the long shotsup on snooker all the time

@@iweoldtimer In terms of angled shots, very true, but we're talking about inertia here. Unless the player needs to swerve a ball around another thats in the way, having "cue ball control" is more related to the positional part of the shot. Without being able to get a Pool ball to spin fast enough, it can only go whatever direction the (hopefully) potted ball sends it. This is why you see backspin and all sorts of wizardry more often in Snooker

@@stebrown7939 Wow, that's awesome. I've only been watching Snooker and casually playing pool for the past two years, I'd love to get into it more. Cheers mate!

Cue ! 🤣

Easy lover

I used to do the same. I played semi-pro 8-ball and used a snooker cue. Also used it to break.

That one announcer certainly seems to worship Strickland, doesn't he?

@@seabulls69 He does yes, and talks down about Ronnie's ability. Probably never even seen a snooker table before.

It was a race to 9. I bet you if they played a longer race, Earl would win 95:present of the time.

@@raymondphillips7107 If Ronnie and Earl played snooker race to 9, Earl would loose every single time, every single frame... thats the type of game snooker is. Anyone who has played snooker would understand :D

@@HK-bq2ej all you hear is how snooker is so superior and the table is so small, and the pockets are so big. I guarantee Ronnie couldn’t beat Earl, Shane, Dennis in a long set of any pool game.

snooker is chess while pool in comparison is draughts

@@johnlewis9158 A better comparison would be classic vs bullet, considering the great wealth of positional play that also exists in pool; but somehow I think you just wanted to get one up on the yanks.

@@johnlewis9158 Rubbish. At the level most mortals play, pool is a lot more tactical than snooker. Ronnie makes it look incredibly easy because he has the best cue ball control of any cueist in history.

@@oldbloke135No pool player could win a single frame against any snooker player worth their salt. Indeed those top pool players who have tried their hand at snooker were very soon put in their place by club players lol

@@johnlewis9158 Cliff Thorburn? I seem to remember was an excellent snooker player who was already known as a top pool player .

Alan openly admitted on TV that he liked to wear women's underwear.

God bless his Soul.

He probably really said to himself "Well... kid just got lucky."

they played 8 ball later in american pool hustle and earl won

@@RagedContinuum when Earl was old and using loads of equipment just to keep still, in a pool hall whilst Ronnie filmed a documentary. If you think Ronnie was playing 100% there you’re off your rocker lol. Mosconi cup vs a game in a pool hall for a documentary

Earl would say the same as always ”Yeah but he got all the easy balls”😂

He could of beat him left handed thats why he is the best, I completely agree with you Genius on a pool or snooker table

Snooker players dismissed top pool players so many times over the years. Snooker players do not play pool enough but they can easily excel at it with little effort if they want. Another example of a good game I remember Steve Davis beat Efren Reyes a while back but there are many good snooker players wiped the floor with so many pool players. I’ve seen Alex Higgins Jimmy white mark Williams even mark selby ive seen play good pool players and win games. Never seen it the other way around though. 😂

@@alexpaic2984 kind of obvious! But the weirdest thing is how long it is taking to develop an American (this was played in 1996) maybe Alison Fisher has bred a child by now.

@@alexpaic2984 Pool is an easy game you miss 1 shot its over

@@alexpaic2984 Efren Heys wasn't in his prime when he faced Steve Davis. It's not good to isolate a game and say that player X is superior, Efren Heys was also a champion playing pool.

Strange comment slightly homosexual feelings for him is ok tho 👍

@@matimus100 You're a right onion.

@@matimus100 you're the homosexual vikings died years ago mate why is your dick so hard for them.

@@MegaGreenie1 this is the most english thread ever

@@pberPSR No question in it, the man had to set an absolute berk straight.

Now I’m a Ronnie fan but that’s a stretch. Snooker and Pool are two different games and Ronnie is excellent at one of them.

@@BakerNo.9 Where did he mention pool? He is now widely acknowledged as the greatest snooker player ever. There are highly skilled pool players but they'd be useless on the pro snooker tour, whereas Ronnie and othe top snooker player could play any pro pool tour and do well. Selby was the 2006 World Eight-ball Pool Federation champion.

@@Deadeye1967 seeing how that both pool, snooker and billiards are all played with a “cue” then pool would be included in that statement. I do agree Ronnie is a better pool player than an American would be at playing Snooker. I don’t have to win this debate, I just don’t think the statement is accurate, that’s all.

@@BakerNo.9 it is his opinion and mine too.

@Mateusz Kornaś yes I did sir. I’ve been around the diamonds myself and Ronnie is the best in the world at Snooker, not the best in other cue sports. He’s a helluva straight shooter and a clutch player but he would have to give up snooker to be the best in the world on a regular ole pool match. My friends, they are just 2 different games. Both played with a cue stick.

Most every match of professional pool is this way. Is this the first match you've ever watched James ?

@@godjhaka7376 think he’s just use to Strickland launching his cues at children

Pools not a sport right

I'd love to see Strickland acknowledge O'Sullivan's abilities by playing him a few sets at snooker lol.

he looks like the kinda guy you would get into a fight with at wallmart.

He’s always seemed like someone that believes his own hype.

Strickland was ....WAS once an awesome talent ..but ronnie o'sullivan is out of this world

@@krusher74 Brilliant! 😂🤣😂

In fairness I thought he was quite humble throughout the match considering his reputation, why do you say that?

Excluding yourself of course #greatestplayerinhistoryinthemaking

also #holdmybeer kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mcqKpNSox9ayqac.html

Wait a second...Hunter and Rollie aren't on this table...

Always nice to see a cocky sore loser get what he deserves.

Exactly

All pool tables are

Is that intentional?

@@ryangorman3404 yes

@@bigsassyster Is it because of low quality of manufacture?

I’m guessing there’s a more practical reason like

Earl had some bad rolls, but Ronnie capitalized later on with every opportunity. He only struggled at the beginning.

Ahaha luv it

another game.

I miss how you used to be able to smoke inside.

I struggle to put in a break of 25 in snooker but I can break and clear in pool. I played 9 ball in America for the summer and beag over 95% of the people I played. Point is snooker is many times harder than any pool

It's just Mosconi lol

@@useranother667 it was america vs europe and no american in the world would think "its just mosconi lol" when playing for their country...

didnt know europe was a country. nor america tbh

Yeah I laughed a bit at that too. They've obviously never seen Ronnie clipping reds out the pack one at a time! 😂

Yeah lots of surprising poor shots

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@Guru Amirite true enough on amateur level, but surely enough the pool pros know every trick for their hallways and are very very good players in their game. but it's true that going to snooker's direction is what restricts from strategies and comfort zone of pool, not the other way round. i'm not good at pool nor am i good at snooker. but like you said. after a day of snooker when i go to local pub all of sudden it's easy to feel not being so bad at playing pool :) while after a week of pool, when i hit the snooker table, nothing seems to go in.

hotdog down a foyer surely?

Strange that's what a "girlfriend" said to me after sex 😉

i like the random position every game, not all balls in the same place all the time in the middle of the table for easy position

Yeah man when I heard that from the commentator, I was like what !!! have they not seen any professional Snooker Game.

Ronnie is the best snooker player of all time. Efren Reyes is the best pool player of all time

@@theshapeexists I'll give you that, but Ronnie wouldn't get skunked on a pool table as much as Efren would on a snooker table. Apples to oranges in how the table layout (pocket size and shape, extra size), but I see your point! Bata is the MAN!

@@theshapeexists Efren Reyes couldn’t hold a candle to Ronnie. If Ronnie played Efren in pool, Efren would likely win, but it would be close. If Efren played Ronnie in snooker, it would be a one sided beat down. Says it all

The shaft materials, be it ash, maple or carbon fiber play almost zero role in CB deflection as they are similar densities. Tip End Mass is the key variable and is mostly determined by ferule properties and cue tip diameter. From memory, Ronnie plays with a 9.4mm tip diameter with a thinner than standard brass ferule. His cue would have thrown / defelected a little less than a Z shaft.

@@colincolenso None of which says ROS wouldn't be better on a pool table with a standard pool cue than he did with a snooker cue. Thanks for the dissertation to tell me what I said, though. Hehe

Evan Draga lol

He's been beat on a snooker table, what you on about?

That's funny lol. Yes coming straight off a snooker player to a pool table it's like playing a kiddies' game.

The balls are bigger too tho.

Imagine being stupid enough to think that 9ball’s about making pots.. it’s a competitive game if you can’t clear up consistently and break consistently 9ball’s not for you.. seems like you prefer a sport where you can get away with being bad cause 9ball’s about being perfect on every shot.

It's a cute attempt trying to throw shade lol

American pool is like go karting - will never be a distinguished cue sport like snooker but is still fun

Easy lover

@@matimus100stop posting about your mother

Not so hard to miss for ole ronnie 😆

lol

this was another era of pool, nowadays with different tables and very hard break rules it would be a completely different story. The game has changed dramatically, pool players are way more professional now. Almost robotic...

@varun prasad ok "fairly well" but nowhere near the "dominance" that many people believe would be. However the point is that a snooker player to be really competitive in pool should focus 100% on that discipline, and as you said it's not worth it. My only observation was that in 1996 a snooker player could compete in Mosconi Cup without previous practice, now it would be impossible, the game is much harder. Another thing to notice is that Mosconi Cup is not a great way to confront players, matches are way too short.

Maybe chinese 8 ball table..bit of an equalizer with its snooker cut pockets

I enjoy playing both but snooker players have to have much more talent and dedication.

you can, ans this is about the only time you will see mr bean win lol

@@roimar2983 salty american detected 😂 must be depressing to see the #2 pool guy get ran over by a 21 year old Ronnie… using a snooker cue no less. Sad times for you

I'm thinking is that the bold Sid waddell? Indeed it is. Yes mate your right he is missed. What a legend Sid was.

After 3 days 90k+ :D

Imagine 😂😂 there's nothing better than playing pool while blazed

It’s tobacco bro😂

And the commentators also refering to it? :D

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Lower your ego flag will you for children's sake

Look up Ronnie's American Hustle on KZfaq

Took him 5 minutes to screw his cue together at the start

I really like to see that haha

Earl would be seriously embarrassed on a snooker table by even a mid level player lol

dumb commentators

Exactly. Incredible. Only need to watch a club game to understand the control abilities of snooker players.

Depends on the player. Both similarly games.

@@fwoof8480 Not even close dear! Snooker needs a proper cue action... whereas pool.players dont have one they just have to cue in/out! Snooker players work so many years on masterimg a cue action to give them precision and consistency on a snooker table which pool.players would lack!

@@uzairzafar3087 snookers for dweebs

@@fwoof8480 Haha Ok 🤣

I bet you suck at snooker too

Uhh did that person know snooker rules? It's all about position! 🤣🤣

Yeah I couldn't believe my bloody ears either,commentators a joke

One time i was second best in a match too Since then i quit boxing

I think that snooker is more difficult than 9-ball.

@@jasonhuhare because it obviously is. I fluked clearing a pool table dozens of times but I can’t even get a double figure break in Snooker 👍

I have no idea how anyone could make a comment like that. Snooker players live on cue ball control. And that "push out" that Ronnie gave the near "impossible"shot back to Earl gives Ronnie the road to win the rack. And that jump shot by Earl lost the match.

i was searching for this comment! You noticed that cue ball sink into the rail like that? the cloth seems slow too. Like an old Valley bar table.

@@TheRealDarrylStrawberry yes! You got it 😂

😂😂

Lmaooo

@@ayandamthimkhulu1264 😂😂😂😂

genius spot Frank

bigger balls though

mark selby, laughing in the corner

Strange comment slightly homosexual feelings for him is ok tho 👍

Love that comment... I’m curious but maybe it’s a silly question...the pool tables in the pubs have smaller pockets or same as these buckets ?

@@garyr6097 The ones I've seen in the UK have smaller pockets.

@@tonyjames5444 nope, smaller

They needed crowd to scream and say stuff to cheat, those matches where guys are talking while guys are shooting is pure nonsense.

@@charlieb308 The noise is as distracting for both opponents although they were obviously partisan. Anyway, to say they "cheated" only makes you sound like a poor loser. The point of my original posting is that many top snooker can immediately turn to pool and can give the best pool players a run for their money or even win. That doesn't mean they're better players though. There are so many skills in pool which still need to be learn, although potting unhindered balls in pool is child's play for snooker players. Incidentally, the Mosconi cup only accepts seasoned pool players now rather than snooker playing rookies... That's why Europe has been trouncing America in recent years.

@@barry6996 no, the Snooker crazy fans only go for their players, when other countries guys are playing they yell and scream and try to distract guys

@@charlieb308 No yelling, screaming or overt distractions while the Americans are taking their shots. The referees are professional enough to stop that if it is happening. I go back to my original comment... poor loser.

@@barry6996 yeah but I bet this Ronnie guy will go on to win nothing else. He seems like a one shot guy. Pure luck.

reyes might have something to say about that

@@SMacCuUladh yes reyes is the best in the east and the pearl the west

Ronnie wasn’t playing Efren Reyes ? 🤔

Pools not a sport right