O'Sullivan is by many if not all indeed concidered the GOAT. He is also one of the fastest players, which makes him even more entertaing to watch. And he is ambidaxtrian. The rules are fairly simple, there are red balls and coloured balls. You have to hit a red ball first, if it's potted you go for a coloured one, then a red and so on. The reds stay in the pockets, but the colours are put back. When all reds are potted you have to pot the colours in order. The reds are worth one point and the colours are worth 2-7 points with the black being the 7. There are some more rules, like "touching ball", but that's the basics. Snooker tables are quite big and the pockets are tight, and it's standardized, ie you'll not find larger or smaller tables.
There are smaller 3/4 tables and both Snooker and Billiards are played on Pool sized tables......but Championship games are only played on the standard English table, and private clubs etc rarely use the smaller tables. Pool halls, Billiards and Snooker rooms sometimes use smaller tables to fit more in.
For someone who’ìs pretty much new to snooker, you’ve watched completely the wrong video. You’ve now got a totally warped impression of snooker rules that will be hard to rectify in your head. These clips were unusual events, comedic events and exhibition events. A couple for example: 1. The clip (and its companion afterwards) in which the seated player sneezes… was a comedy skit, not real, featuring two of Britain’s funniest traditional comedians (the ref and the seated player). 2. The player scattering the balls as he was removing the cue and rest from the table. No, it *was not* intentional. He tried to remove the cue and rest before the cue ball came round to contact the rest and/or cue. These rests can be relatively heavy. While trying to quickly remove it, it slipped out of control. Simple.
A 147 is the maximum score you can get for clearing the entire table yourself, this requires you to pot the black ball after every red one. In that play, he was unable to place the cue ball in a good spot for the black, to actually get the max score, but he still managed to pot a very difficult shot. And he managed to place the cue ball very well for the yellow ball(2 points), which is the next ball after all the red balls. Red(1), Yellow(2), Green(3), Brown(4), Blue(5), Pink(6), Black(7).
So do you think that all english words should be pronounced the same way as what you think is the "correct" pronounciation? Or is it that "snooker" a special case?
@@estranhokonsta The word snooker especially and maybe a few more words... and I don't think its the correct pronunciation... I know it is. Do you think there's no such thing as correct pronunciations?
@@estranhokonsta I came to the comments to type exactly the same comment at @owen, it is THAT jarring. He is able to have an opinion on one word without you doing a Cathy Newman "so what you're saying is...". (Jordan Peterson Vs Cathy Newman interview - look it up). And he doesn't THINK that snoo-ker is the correct way - it IS according to the dictionary.
In one clip you see former world champion Steve Davies about to take a shot when comedian Eric Morecambe sneezes while Ernie Wise the other half of comedy duo Morecambe and Wise plays the referee.
@@macdac9861 Did you really just said: "... because they didn’t learn to speak properly, they just imitated their illiterate parents." Really??? Did you just call illiterate all kind of people (and their parents) that you don't know nothing about (including the owner of this channel) just because they pronounce a word differently from your "ideal way"? Man that is exactly that kind of attitude that comes to mind when i see those "it's pronounced X" comments. I must say that lately, some comments in youtube makes me wonder where these "commenters" come from. Are they one of those that were run down from Twitter toxic gutter and now are trying to pollute our little youtube place in the same manner?
If snooker is pronounced "snu'ker" in the US, then presumably kids attend "sch'ul", a plant has "rw'ts", and any other pronunciation is simply "fu'lish". 😅
English has numerous pronunciations. Do we play futball? How do English say bath, book, look etc? Depends where you are right? There's no right or wrong.
FIrst shot is a special format of Snooker where you have a time limit. Judd was trailing and with only few seconds left the black stopped and he was allowed to make a legal shot and got the score.
To get the max score of 147, you have to knock in one red followed by a black X15 [as there are 15 red balls] then do the colours in order: yellow [2pts]; green [3pts]; brown [4pts]; blue [5pts]; pink [6pts] and black [7pts]. Red = 1pt.
147 is not the maximum break, 155 can be achieved if the player starts with a free ball after the opponents foul shot, only one player has made a 155 break on video.
@@AndrewAHayes It's what you shoot dummy! Otherwise the hypothetical can be infinite if both players kept making fouls at the start! No break can be more than 147! As it's the balls that need to be potted in a row that go down the pockets.
@@AndrewAHayes Rubbish. It can be infinite then if they continue to fouls at the start. A maximum break is 147 period! Why do they get cash money for achieving it and why do they say it is was done in the quickest time? You are just including a foul at the start which has nothing to do with the player who then shoots 147 as the other player gave him the points from a foul. What you are saying is the higest score.
@Andrew He is correct though. He’s not saying the point come from fouls. He’s referring to a free-ball scenario. If you have a free-ball before any reds are potted then player nominates a colour to become an extra red. Pot that, then a black , then regular max break for a break of 155. 1 + 7 + 147. You are also right in saying that a 147 is referred to a a maximum break, as normally it is.
@@AndrewAHayes Technically, there are two maximum breaks. First is when you pot a red followed by a black x15, followed by the colours in order. That will give you a 147. The second is if a player fouls, leaves a free ball ie one colour is counted as a red, and the opponent then pots 16 reds and 16 blacks and the colours in order, then that is a 155. Both are considered maximum breaks. Any other break is not considered a maximum unless, if you count the special Saudi Arabian sponsored tournament where you can make a 167.
As a kid in my late teens, me and my mates would go to the local snooker hall and play for a couple of hours on full sized tables. After that we'd head to the pub and clean up on smaller pool table after playing on the full-size snooker table. Fun times, way before there were ID checks in Aussie pubs.
You have to do your shots in a specific order and also it is about points. Red 1 point Yellow 2 points Green 3 points Brown 4 points Blue 5 points Pink 6 points Black 7 points
You should watch this video of Ronnie O’Sullivan scoring the fastest maximum possible Snooker Score (147) in history. The points value of each ball is as follows; Reds-1 each. Yellow-2, Green-3, Brown-4, Blue-5, Pink-6, Black-7. To score 147, you must sink a Red, then the Black, then another Red, then the Black, and so on, until all the Reds (15 in all) are gone. After you pot the last Black, you must then sink the coloured balls in the order above; Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink, Black. The table is 12 feet long, by 6 feet wide. If you watch this video, you will understand why this is such an impressive achievement. Here’s the link:- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9D2rFMPN9js.htmlsi=jfreUqU_chXHbGSr
0:56 the point of the first one is that it had to be done within 10 minutes 1:57 that was a comedy sketch with the legendary comedians Morecambe & Wise
Apart from the name.. Snuker... And at 1:25 the clip says... Time for a hit and hope... This bin lid then says.. Was that on purpose? That's when I knew I couldn't make it through this one
@@conallmclaughlin4545 I had high hopes for the bin lid this time. I wrote my comment just as the video started and yeah by 1:25 I had given up. You should seem some of his other reaction videos though!
Minute 13:36 - 147 is the maximum points you can do in a single game and he did it in the shortest time ever in an official game. World record still in place
Best thing I ever managed to pull off in a game of 8-Ball with friends was potting all 8 balls in an uninterrupted chain and in the process sinking 3 in with one shot. That was my "One in a Trillion" Billiards game for sure but what these guys pull off is just insane :D
The maximum break of 147 is achieved when one player pots every red ball, each with a black ball and then all the coloured balls in order. (When a red ball is potted the player then has the opportunity to pot a coloured ball. If successful they can then attempted another red and another colour until they miss a shot. The coloured ball is then returned to its spot on the table). For the maximum break all 15 reds have to be potted with 15 black balls. 1 point for each red and 7 points for each black, a total of 120 points. Then they pot the coloured balls in order: yellow, 2 points; green, 3 points; brown, 4; blue, 5; pink, 6 and black, 7, a total of 147.
Rules for points are pretty simple. Pot a red (1 pt) and then any other color (2-7 pt) in turn until all red are gone. After the last red and a free color (which is placed again), pot the colors in order yellow (2 pt), green (3 pt), brown (4 pt), blue (5 pt), pink (6 pt) and black (7 pt). As black has highest value you can only get 147 pt if you pot the black after every red.
10:30 He sunk a red, then goes for the black because it's the highest scoring ball but after that has to get up the other end of the table to sink the yellow because it's the first ball to be sunk after all the reds are down... something like that.
The basic is, you pot a red( 1 point) then a colour of which there are 5. Yellow 1 point, green 3 points, brown 4 points, blue 5 points, pink 6 points and black 7 points. When all the reds are potted you then finish the game by potting all the colours in the afore mentioned order. To pot one red off another is called a "plant". When playing a shot at least one foot must be on the ground.
147 is the max you can score on a frame, all reds potted followed (each) by all blacks potted, then colours in sequence. Usually a large bonus £££ in a tournement.
That first one was during a quick fire match. 2:45 That's Ronny O'Sullivan. That was exactly what he intended to do. 6:25 And, another O'Sullivan moment.
Steve Davis (ginger hair) was playing a famous British comic who is also a good snooker player, hence the sneeze as Steve took his shot, it was an exhibition match during a competition.. By the way, it's pronounced snooker not snucker, you don't call a pool game 'pull'. When all the reds are potted the colours have to be potted from low to high i.e. Yellow (2 points) up to Black (7 points).
The sneeze was because the judge and the guy sitting are a comedy duo called Morecambe and Wise, so it was a set up. ROTFL! Aside from those two mucking about, all the others are skilled shots. Cue ball off the table is a foul.
It has 2 o's because that part of the word has long o's, like in too or loo. You pot a red, then a coloured ball in order, then the black. Give up your turn if you don't pot anything, or pot the white. If it's working, you pot another red, another colour, then a black. If you clear the whole table, you're the best.
The reason Ronnie and Selby didn't look happy when Ronnie potted the red from being snookered is that Ronnie had taken a few shots already and missed and weren't going for the pot he just wanted to hit the red but fluked it, Ronnie is the type of player that hates fluking a pot because he doesn't feel like he deserves it and feels bad for his opponent.
Snooker: knock in a red, then a colour (preferably the black), then a red, then a colour, then a red. When all reds are gone, knock in the colours lowest value first (yellow) until you reach the black. Don't miss everything (a miss) especially on purpose (a miss and a foul). And don't knock in (or even hit) colours before another red. Do not knock in the white cue ball. And never ever knock in the black out of sequence (automatic loss of the frame)
I love the fact that Americans are beginning to watch snooker, but what bugs me is that unless they actually try playing it, not one of them can appreciate how incredibly difficult the game is. This isn't pool on a bigger table, this is quite possibly the most difficult game in the world. In fact I got back from my local snooker hall about three hours ago, I love playing snooker, pool is a child's game in comparison.
It was painful watching you react with no knowledge of the game and no context for the specific shots , a short dive into modern snookers history and the rules would have been beneficial first
The rules are simple you pot a red followed by a colour then when there are no more reds the colours are potted in sequence yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black. If you go in off pot the white that's four points to your opponent you have the choice to make your opponent play again or play the shot yourself, if the its not deemed a good enough attempt ie your opponent you can put the balls back in the positions they were in and make your opponent play again was snookered until either they hit the intended ball or until its deemed they made a good enough attempt to hit the intended ball. I hope this clears things up a bit for you.
I saw you confused on some reactions of the audience. Most of the time people are applauding for the setup. When you hit the white ball, you can manipulate the direction it goes - back to the left, small spin to the right and so on. If someone pocketed the right ball and also did a great setup for the next move, that's where people start to cheer because that takes a lot of skill.
You saw a speeded up clip of it in this video but you absolutely need to react to the full video of Ronnie O'Sullivan's 147 break in 5 minutes. 147 is the most you can score in a single frame of snooker. It's like bowling the perfect game. But Ronnie did it in record time.
Game goes in a nutshell - red, any colour, red ,any colour, etc...until you miss then opponent starts red, any colour etc. again until all reds are potted...During this stage every colour potted is put back on the table and reds are not....When all reds are potted you start on the colours in order of yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black and they are not put back on the table....Points are Red=1, Yellow=2, Green=3, Brown=4, Blue=5, Pink=6, Black=7.
One thing you have to understand about snooker is that the table isn't just bigger, but the holes are rounded and points outwards and are narrower compared to the balls, which are also smaller. So it's more different than you think if you're been playing pool. I thought that I would do well in snooker, because I was a fairly good pool player with more than a hundred run in straight pool. But I've never broken even 50 points in snooker. I haven't played that much but it should still give an idea.
Clip starts, text on the screen explaining what's happening, Mr ADHD here is too interested in how smooth the felt is and then asks 'hey what's happening' *facepalm*
The rules of snooker are NOT THAT COMPLICATED (except when you get into the rules on fouls, misses, and snookers) there is one cue ball and 21 colored balls each with a different value (15x reds (1), yellow (2), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6), black (7)). Players must pot a red, then a colored ball, with the colored ball then replaced on its spot. Once the last red/colored pair are potted the colors become live and must be potted IN COLOR ORDER (when live they're no longer replaced, see order above). Frame is over when one player has more points than is available on the table PLUS A BUFFER (for snookers/fouls/misses, which are also worth points)
1st things first, its Snoooker! Its not like Pool at all. For starters, a Pro Snooker Table is 12 feet long and over 6feet wide plus the pockets are much smaller. When you see one for the first time, they are intimidating, they are Huge. T o get a high score, you obviously pot the balls that are rated highest, in this case Black (7points). At the start of a game the first player has to hit a Red which will be in the set up triangle. his aim is to hit the red ball without disturbing the triangle of reds and put the cue ball(white) back down the table at the start position and on the cushion tight (baulk cushion) trying to make it as difficult as possible for the other player, To pot any colour you must first pot a red. in the break where Ronnie O'Sullivan makes his 147 he starts after his opponent has made the first shot. To get a max break Ronnie has to pot a red then a black continuously through all the 15 reds and a black. Now he has to pot all the colours in sequence, Yellow(2) Green(3)Brown(4) Blue(5) Pink(6) and the final Black(7) giving a total of 147. WHATS amazing here, is that he did it in 5mins 30sec- the fastest ever. Just one more thing, to carry on the break after potting a ball, its obvious that the white ball should be in the best position be able to pot another ball. Watch Ronnie, see where his white ball finishes up, almost always, just where he wants it to be, thats the skill part.
The opponents are not always happy, but in theory snooker is a game for Gentlemen, there can be some fairly hefty bonuses for tournament high breaks and specifically Maximum Breaks, maximum breaks only win one frame and sometimes player comes down after and loses the match !
The sneeze was from a comedy show. It's not a real game. The first clip I think involved a game with a timer involved. That's why he was in a hurry to pot the ball and hit the ball as soon as it stopped moving. No wonder you are confused. This is not the way snooker is normally played.
9:52 I think there's no reaction from anybody, because there is no crowd. If there was a crowd they would most definitely reacted to that shot. 11:33 Alex Higgins was a both a chronic and functioning alcoholic, who was mostly drunk whilst he played and beat others at the table.
There is nothing to stop you joining a local snooker club. Many towns in the US have them. Sadly, most RU-vidrs seem to have no life outside their vlogs, and only pretend an interest.
That first clip, it clearly says the frame has to be completed in 10 minutes. You can hear the 5 second countdown. If you'd stop talking over stuff you'd hear them calling out he's got 2 more seconds to go.
@@sambest8011 ...and it is unfair... When you win a frame, you start the next one. As long as you don't make a mistake you keep your opponent off the table.
It's only when they are on the way to a maximum break they love it when it's done because someone playing might only ever make it once in their career most will never do it
i like looking snooker but play only pool.. i like the shorter round duration and easier foul handling of pool. for the 2nd scene - first was a foul as he needed to hit a red - so the balls are reset to the origin position where he again has to play bank first as he can't reach the red. and 2nd try he did not just "not foul" as he hit a red - he potted a very lucky shot. Sullivan at 2:40 - look the predicted shot and how the yellow poted in the end - LUL. But sulivan is a genious even if this was luck. 147 - on the rules you play red then another color where black has the highest value then red again etc. other colors are back on the table as long there are no more reds. Then you clear the table from the lowest value to black. if you can play red/black until all read are gone and pot every other color you got 147 and most likely a high price. (This usually means that you clear the table in one single turn. Fouls give the oponent i think 4 points. you allways start a turn by potting a red, "snooker" is if you end your turn by not potting and hiding the white somewhere from where you can not play a red directly. Making it hard for the oponent to score. You can end your turn deliberetly (by playing a valid ball) if you think the position of the balls are so bad you want your opponent face the problem after which the balls may have better positions for you.
