When a Shark Smells Blood | Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Stuart Bingham | 2014 UK Championship SF S2 

I did the same thing! Haha

@@BigPoppaCreech am watching it at work 🤫

Mindset in snooker is a big part of the game, and the issue here is even if you're on the home-straight and you're playing against an under-performing O'Sullivan, he can be up your tubes in no time.

Kicks occur when chalk particles get between two colliding balls, excessively increasing friction. The chalk adheres to the balls because of the stroke and dust on the cloth. In the Taom Anti-kick chalk, the particles hardly leave the cue tip, significantly reducing kicks. However, some players have experienced a lack of friction and so miscues.

@@CesarMuroya Some players blow off loose particles from the tip.

Stuart is brilliant when he's got his eye in (still one of the best payers on the circuit), but snooker, as you know, is all about the winning when you're off. Ronnie, for all his faults, is better in the mire than all others. One of Stuarts main issues is dwelling on mistakes... he does that 'what if' smirk.

only one of the world snooker Rocket

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We, the viewers, have feasted.

When he missed at 6:18, he knew it could be all over.

15 mins to sort your tip out

Nope, as above... or you can drag your spare cue out or request one. Bearing in mind, it can take two weeks to break in a new tip! He's chewed his tip off and spat it out on at least two occasions!

Is Ronnie always so kind when he loses ?

@@frankdelar I think he’a pretty gracious, usually. Dunno about years past.

Watching the balls jump, hearing that heavy impact, and seeing the deflection, I would disagree.

Over the hundreds of shots in a match, everyone is going to make mistakes. The best player will make fewer and less costly mistakes and take greater advantage of their opponent's mistakes. A major skill in snooker is to plan your shots such that a mistake isn't as impactful. For example, if you are potting a ball, pick the shot where if you hit the cue ball a bit too hard and it goes too far, it lands on position for a different ball than the one you had planned. Or if you are trying to pot a difficult red, you might play the shot that ends up with your cueball in balk in position on a colour but not on a red so if you miss the pot your opponent doesn't have a shot. Heck the literal name of the game is about positioning the cue ball to give your opponent a harder shot where they are more likely to make a mistake.