Jamie Cope, (the guy who did the long plant into the corner pocket) developed a tremor in his cue arm and was forced to abandon the sport in 2017. Im glad he is remembered in you tube compilations. One of the most beautiful shots I have ever seen.
I've played him on a table he owns at longton snooker club, stoke-on-trent. I say played, I broke off 🤷🏼♂️ he's still extremely good, it's a shame he's no longer able to compete at the very highest level..
@@grantfoster8833 I remember seeing Jamie as an 8 year old (or thereabouts) in Longton Snooker club and he was quite the talent. Such a shame to see him retire early.
Rules are easy, game is hard. You should firstly pot a red ball, than Black, blue or others. If you hide the ball behind the Black or blue or else, the shot is good because your opponent will play next, so he cant be able to reach any Red ball
@@basilsini9739 he was in a very difficult situation and was likely to leave his opponent a good chance on his return to the table. His clever shot ensured that didn't happen
@@basilsini9739 it's very hard to play a safety here that doesn't leave one of the reds available for the opponent. Ideally you'd probably want to play a soft shot here to put the cue ball near the reds in bottom left. However, the yellow ball is blocking that avenue. This shot was not only a clever idea on how to put the red there in a different way, but also technically difficult (the rotation he played here is not easy to pull off with this much control).
Well yeah. There are only 27 possible points on the table and he needed 30 to win. So he had to force his opponent to make a foul. And you do that by making it impossible for them to hit the "ball-on" (in this case it's yellow, because it's end of the frame).
I started playing snooker 3 months ago. I'm shocking, but I love the jist of it, and how it makes you think. It's the one sport I have played and genuinley after felt a huge amount of respect to them who play. Requires so much skill !
Brilliant! One of those videos you have to show to snooker sceptics... And a real badge of honour for a player to make it into a compilation such as this.. Shows imagination, vision, and skill...
Probably the best snooker video I've ever seen, which contained the original meaning of snooker rather than some exhibition shots.. GJ . You deserves my like and subscription. Keep going dude.. I literally watch snooker videos every day and there are some clips in your editing that I've never seen before!!
I don't think I've ever seen a shot like a 1:19 where one both tries to create a snooker , use a ball as a cushion, an canon said color to break off the pack of reds.
One of the best videos you have made I think, thank you! One suggestion, maybe add some context as to what happened before, show the next shot if relevant and the result of the match? Not sure if I'm the only one thinking this could be great. Keep it up!
I agree, also show the overall tournament standings at the time of the shot and at the end of the tournament. Plus, a small clip on the players travelling home, with destination, mode of transport, would help tremendously.
Yeah, next shot sometimes would be nice, for examle Selby's shot was made, when the score was 39-70 and it just might be irrelevant if he hasnt farmed enough points with it
He's not the only one who's used a flat tip - Marco Fu and Stephen Hendry rock that style too. Although I don't think I've ever seen any others have the tip larger than the ferrule...
@@indyandherjones i vaguely remember Ebdon having a tip larger than the ferule... Or maybe it was mushrooming and he didnt shape it... Something like that... Edit: just got to that part of the video and it is Ebdon 😂
It’s just mind boggling. The sheer talent, the absolute magic!!!! I mean, it’s only Newtonian physics but these men turn it into a complete art!!! Respect and admiration from me! I bow my head to your magic.
For those wondering, the purpose of the game is to score the most points obviously, you have to win a red ball then a colored one, A red ball is one and the coloured are worth from 2 to 7 if I'm not mistaken. One of the beauty of the sport is that you sometimes can't win any points due to your position, so you have to play a legal move by touching the next kind of ball you're supposed to (red or colored) and at the same time put the ball in the most awkward and unplayable position for your opponent. If you do that successfully, he's snooked and you might get 2 shots on your next turn by pushing him into playing an illegal move. It's been some time since I've watched the game, sorry for the mistakes if there is any.
The 2 shots rule is pool rather than snooker. If you foul in snooker your opponent is given 4 points, or more depending on the type of foul (ie if the blue, pink or black is involved, the foul is equal to the value of that ball)
@@2rare2die100 Ah ok thanks for the clarification, I definitely thought that you had at least one "free shot" like in pool and I totally forgot about the penalty points ^^ Thanks again
@@eighttwenty2247 I was just trying to help, I said I was sorry for the possible mistakes in my explanation and someone corrected me, that's alright brother.
If you enjoy this sort of play - you will like my PC Snooker game - quicksnooker.com - It's been 20 years in the making - and has the physics and rules to make all of these shots possible - playing online against other people you will get to appreciate the strategy and skill involved in the game. Something makes me smile in every frame I play, and if you prefer you can play any of 14 'AI' computer opponents - getting them to play plausible 'intelligent' Snooker (rather than just a potting rampage) was one of the biggest challenges.
don't get that one either. it was very skillful to get the angle off the cushion to try and pot the black, but i don't see why he would try to avoid potting it. He's doesn't force Higgins into taking on the difficult red - the red closest to the cueball can get Higgins to safety, nothing in the baulk area. This was just a good try, no? Can someone explain?
@@gonzalohiguain2589 Even the next shot is shown keep where Higgins played the red in to the middle and failed.IG That's the only reason admin added this clip !
For people saying they know nothing about snooker you just have to follow 2 steps: 1) First you pot a ‘red’ ball THEN any colour and so on. 2) When red balls are finished you pot colour balls.(every colour ball is worth some points starting from 2 to 7 so you pot lowest one first and end it by potting highest one last) Now if you’re following the above 2 steps and you missed a pot and the other player isn’t able to follow the above steps or is having difficulty in doing so, that is considered a good shot by you. Ps: My bad if I missed something,I’ll edit it later once the missed part is pointed out.
Can someone please tell me why number 2 is a clever shot? I can see that it is because of the reaction and the fact it's on this list.. but I just can't see why. Thanks.
After seeing some of the extreme foreshortening of the table in this video, it got me wondering why the camera is set up to film the table in portrait when the final viewing medium is presented in landscape🤔🤷♂️
If you know anything about pool you should pickup on it pretty easily. Most of these shots are defensive and the goal is to either hide from a cherry and once all of those are gone hide them from the lowest value ball on the table because I think you have to make them lowest to highest in value.
09:03 White: Mr. O' Sullivan, you look like you could do with some help here! Especially with 2 frames down Ronnie: Watch and learn Mr. White! At 09:07, White: Wait! What happened here!
Lounge about town The only memorable shot I think is missing is Higgins in China, playing the red up table from about the pink spot area, cannoning the brown half ball to pot the red into the yellow pocket. Holding perfectly for the black.
Seeing the shot is the first step, convincing yourself that you can do it, is the second, and almost hardest; but doing it makes it beautiful. GT, I'll subscribe if you upload "Literally Snooker" again. Why the feck is that not on TH-cam anymore?
I was just going to post the same comment. I watched a video that was about 28 mins long and had to put up with 11 adverts! I don`t mind the odd add or two but come on YT.
In snooker you get points if you opponent fails to make a legal move. So there's places where it's better to create a difficult shot for your opponent than pot.
Jamie Cope, (the guy who did the long plant into the corner pocket) developed a tremor in his cue arm and was forced to abandon the sport in 2017. Im glad he is remembered in you tube compilations. One of the most beautiful shots I have ever seen.
I've played him on a table he owns at longton snooker club, stoke-on-trent.
I say played, I broke off 🤷🏼♂️ he's still extremely good, it's a shame he's no longer able to compete at the very highest level..
@@grantfoster8833 I remember seeing Jamie as an 8 year old (or thereabouts) in Longton Snooker club and he was quite the talent. Such a shame to see him retire early.
Called the yipps. I got it myself. Cost me my career too.
@@contradictionsniper8276 real shame to hear that mate
Do you know what caused the tremor? Was it because of playing the sport or extreme unluckiness? Can't find anything on the internet about it
Me who knows nothing about snooker: Oh Hmmm, Yes yes very clever yes
They’re at least as clever as Richard Dawkins, but maybe not quite as clever as Sir Isaac Newton.
wut
@@bustedfender And this comment is about as clever as a piece of toast.
Rules are easy, game is hard. You should firstly pot a red ball, than Black, blue or others. If you hide the ball behind the Black or blue or else, the shot is good because your opponent will play next, so he cant be able to reach any Red ball
@@Iliyanosan what
When you understand snooker you realise how amazing these shots really are
Exactly. Some of these shots are pure genius.
can anyone help explain 0:36? i understand how snooker works (not to the fullest extent) but honestly i dont know what was great about it
@@basilsini9739 he was in a very difficult situation and was likely to leave his opponent a good chance on his return to the table. His clever shot ensured that didn't happen
@@basilsini9739 it's very hard to play a safety here that doesn't leave one of the reds available for the opponent. Ideally you'd probably want to play a soft shot here to put the cue ball near the reds in bottom left. However, the yellow ball is blocking that avenue. This shot was not only a clever idea on how to put the red there in a different way, but also technically difficult (the rotation he played here is not easy to pull off with this much control).
When you understand snooker you realize how many shots are unintentional & often successful
10:16 this is like the most fascinating shot I have ever seen in Snooker, what a beauty Mr. Ding!
No doubt...
1:40
Me: "Oh he missed"
Commentator: "He's played a brilliant shot"
Well yeah. There are only 27 possible points on the table and he needed 30 to win. So he had to force his opponent to make a foul. And you do that by making it impossible for them to hit the "ball-on" (in this case it's yellow, because it's end of the frame).
@@mrkv4k damn snooker is way more complex than I thought it was lmao
Here's a fine example of: When people who don't know the game, comment
@@cynical7989 watch some old matches and you will get the rules.
@@poetiktearz quit gatekeeping and welcome people to this awesome sport.
I've missed Snooker in this quarantine, and your video just reminded me why I love it so much. What a sport we're lucky to have!
This is a really good video. A lesson in how to read the game. High quality entertainment. Thank you.
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Ding putting the blue and pink safe in one shot was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen, what a player
That shot looks so simple but it’s so genius
Yea - that's an incredible play. I got up out of my chair in disbelief!
Great to see these intelligent shots deep into snooker, thanks for that gt!
I started playing snooker 3 months ago. I'm shocking, but I love the jist of it, and how it makes you think.
It's the one sport I have played and genuinley after felt a huge amount of respect to them who play. Requires so much skill !
Brilliant! One of those videos you have to show to snooker sceptics... And a real badge of honour for a player to make it into a compilation such as this.. Shows imagination, vision, and skill...
Only people who play this amazing sport will know how amazing these shots are. thanks for uploading!
Never played pool nor snooker yet I enjoy this. Would love to try it someday
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One of the best snooker videos I have seen. And I have seen almost all of them on youtube.
Some fabulous shots there. One of your very best ever videos! Thank you.
Another brilliant compilation. Thanks Yaroslav.
Probably the best snooker video I've ever seen, which contained the original meaning of snooker rather than some exhibition shots.. GJ . You deserves my like and subscription. Keep going dude..
I literally watch snooker videos every day and there are some clips in your editing that I've never seen before!!
0:35 wow i've never seen a shot like that played, ever, by a pro. Thanks for bringing out the really unusual clips.
😂
RIP WILLY! Commentary will never be the same!😢❤️
Just need to get rid of Phil Yates now, terrible
After watching this video I really hope ding wins a world championship, what a player!
We can't ignore how well executed that safety shot was from Stuart Bingham 5:39 🎯 💯 💪🏿
Sad to hear Willie Thorne on the commentary now. RIP
It was always sad to hear Willie Thorn ?
@Christopher Chadwick for more than a year, yes
Thank you so much for this! Amazing compilation! A great example that the game is not all about potting balls.
a perfect 147: am I a joke to you
The snooker in the jaws off the middle pocket.Alex Higgins played the same snooker quite a few years ago.
15:11 Don´t smile, don´t smile,.....
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16 mins of gtk snooker
Wow amazing editing of entertainment . Absolutely enjoy to watch .
13:28 is just insane - maybe the best shot I've ever seen!
That one was my favourite too. If you played it 10 times i doubt it would come out that well again!
Kyren Wilson is super talented.
The most difficult game on cloth made to look easy. Wow. Fantastic compilation. Thanks GTK
I don't think I've ever seen a shot like a 1:19 where one both tries to create a snooker , use a ball as a cushion, an canon said color to break off the pack of reds.
good title. The amazing minds and skill of these pros prove well worth watching.
3:34 Oh my gosh Selby looks so young 😂
One of the best videos you have made I think, thank you!
One suggestion, maybe add some context as to what happened before, show the next shot if relevant and the result of the match? Not sure if I'm the only one thinking this could be great.
Keep it up!
I agree, also show the overall tournament standings at the time of the shot and at the end of the tournament. Plus, a small clip on the players travelling home, with destination, mode of transport, would help tremendously.
@@aquapony Maybe a short interview with each player saying their experience of the shot and an anime short about its global effect.
Yeah, next shot sometimes would be nice, for examle Selby's shot was made, when the score was 39-70 and it just might be irrelevant if he hasnt farmed enough points with it
11:24 flattest cue tip I've ever seen in professional snooker.
He's not the only one who's used a flat tip - Marco Fu and Stephen Hendry rock that style too. Although I don't think I've ever seen any others have the tip larger than the ferrule...
@@indyandherjones i vaguely remember Ebdon having a tip larger than the ferule... Or maybe it was mushrooming and he didnt shape it... Something like that...
Edit: just got to that part of the video and it is Ebdon 😂
It’s just mind boggling. The sheer talent, the absolute magic!!!! I mean, it’s only Newtonian physics but these men turn it into a complete art!!! Respect and admiration from me! I bow my head to your magic.
For those wondering, the purpose of the game is to score the most points obviously, you have to win a red ball then a colored one, A red ball is one and the coloured are worth from 2 to 7 if I'm not mistaken.
One of the beauty of the sport is that you sometimes can't win any points due to your position, so you have to play a legal move by touching the next kind of ball you're supposed to (red or colored) and at the same time put the ball in the most awkward and unplayable position for your opponent. If you do that successfully, he's snooked and you might get 2 shots on your next turn by pushing him into playing an illegal move.
It's been some time since I've watched the game, sorry for the mistakes if there is any.
The 2 shots rule is pool rather than snooker. If you foul in snooker your opponent is given 4 points, or more depending on the type of foul (ie if the blue, pink or black is involved, the foul is equal to the value of that ball)
@@2rare2die100 Ah ok thanks for the clarification, I definitely thought that you had at least one "free shot" like in pool and I totally forgot about the penalty points ^^ Thanks again
@@ZeufAabe No worries dude 🙂
Why try and explain it and then get it wrong.
@@eighttwenty2247 I was just trying to help, I said I was sorry for the possible mistakes in my explanation and someone corrected me, that's alright brother.
It was good to see so many safety shots as well as pots and snookers.
If you enjoy this sort of play - you will like my PC Snooker game - quicksnooker.com - It's been 20 years in the making - and has the physics and rules to make all of these shots possible - playing online against other people you will get to appreciate the strategy and skill involved in the game. Something makes me smile in every frame I play, and if you prefer you can play any of 14 'AI' computer opponents - getting them to play plausible 'intelligent' Snooker (rather than just a potting rampage) was one of the biggest challenges.
9:00 the moment, why you here
Mark Williams and Ding are giving me such good vibes - I bet they are very humble human beings
I met Williams at a exhibition, chilled guy also loves a gamble 😂
Superb compilation 👍🏻
This is a really good video. Very original content and thrilling to watch
Brilliant compilation!
Absolutely fantastic compilation.
15:03 is the best shot in this video
Drinking water in style after those applause is not total smugness at all. These poor guys walked 5 miles uphill in the snow and were just tired! 😎😜👀😛
I'm not sure why YT recommended this video.
I think Snooker is a load of balls.
this is chess with a cue stick, unbelievable good. I don't know why snooker is not more popular :- º
Idk wtf is happening but 👏👏
2:19 how is that so clever? After all if it had gone in he would have been on a red to middle
don't get that one either. it was very skillful to get the angle off the cushion to try and pot the black, but i don't see why he would try to avoid potting it. He's doesn't force Higgins into taking on the difficult red - the red closest to the cueball can get Higgins to safety, nothing in the baulk area. This was just a good try, no? Can someone explain?
@@gonzalohiguain2589 Even the next shot is shown keep where Higgins played the red in to the middle and failed.IG That's the only reason admin added this clip !
9:14 I wanted to see Jimmy get out of it
0:51 probably one the finest shot ever. Criminally underrated 💜
It's amazing. Created a snooker out of nothing
The editing is top notch
this is the best video ever "FOR SNOOKER"
I feel like every shot in a perfect game should be included in this compilation.
You only got to play on a full sized table for an hour to truly appreciate the quality on show here !
9:03 is when ronnie plays
Does the shot at 6.30 not leave a relatively easily plant which would set Williams up to the green and then clearing up?
1:50 -- the best one in my opinion
and 4:40
and 9:00
For people saying they know nothing about snooker you just have to follow 2 steps:
1) First you pot a ‘red’ ball THEN any colour and so on.
2) When red balls are finished you pot colour balls.(every colour ball is worth some points starting from 2 to 7 so you pot lowest one first and end it by potting highest one last)
Now if you’re following the above 2 steps and you missed a pot and the other player isn’t able to follow the above steps or is having difficulty in doing so, that is considered a good shot by you.
Ps: My bad if I missed something,I’ll edit it later once the missed part is pointed out.
The last shot is an absolute genius
"He's played the wobble.."
Thank you for the video, Komrade!!!
Seeing these shots is a talent in itself pulling them off is verging on the miraculous..
Great collection...
I go to lounge and play pool for first time and I get endless recommendations of this lol.
It’s a very nice selection from WST
9:03 Stephen Hendry also played the same shot with the blue but at the right middle pocket.
Can someone please tell me why number 2 is a clever shot? I can see that it is because of the reaction and the fact it's on this list.. but I just can't see why. Thanks.
Id love to see the opponent's shots. Eg 12:30. How does he get out of that??
Fouling
Absolutely astonishing snooker..
Exhibition shots are what players under pressure resist under stressful times, practicing they wouldn't think twice.
4:04 Most outrageous shot seen in a long while WOOOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW
What's the music at the ending?
Great video, it passed so quick
After seeing some of the extreme foreshortening of the table in this video, it got me wondering why the camera is set up to film the table in portrait when the final viewing medium is presented in landscape🤔🤷♂️
What a collection, learned alot from it
Sean Murphy's 7 cushion pot of the yellow in the last clip can be found in another video! :)
13:10 was insane!
I have no idea whats going on here but im entertained
1:40 I wonder if that goes down as a miss for the long pot stats
If he called yellow for that pocked - yes.
Tuyệt quá, giọng Phúc ấm áp quá
Only english commentary can make any sport sound like the word cup finals in football
5:25
Playing one ball off another to move it into better position is a purely standard shot in billiards
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OK, some of those shots were really smart. Even after they were played I had trouble figuring out how they did it!
Why do I even bother watching this when I have no idea what a good Snooker shot is? And why am I doing it at 2 am instead of sleeping?
I have trouble falling asleep, I like watching very long snooker matches to help me fall asleep, maybe it can work for you ?
If you know anything about pool you should pickup on it pretty easily. Most of these shots are defensive and the goal is to either hide from a cherry and once all of those are gone hide them from the lowest value ball on the table because I think you have to make them lowest to highest in value.
im playin snooker like ronie
hahahaha same here
09:03
White: Mr. O' Sullivan, you look like you could do with some help here! Especially with 2 frames down
Ronnie: Watch and learn Mr. White!
At 09:07, White: Wait! What happened here!
Did O'Sullivan take that frame?
Lounge about town
The only memorable shot I think is missing is Higgins in China, playing the red up table from about the pink spot area, cannoning the brown half ball to pot the red into the yellow pocket. Holding perfectly for the black.
more of this please
Great shot from higgins
That maguire shot off the middle knuckle...
10:20 I really like this shot, first time I saw it.
Once I looked up the rules of snooker this became very impressive
Seeing the shot is the first step, convincing yourself that you can do it, is the second, and almost hardest; but doing it makes it beautiful.
GT, I'll subscribe if you upload "Literally Snooker" again.
Why the feck is that not on TH-cam anymore?
Anybody know what happened to Tequila? His videos were amazing.
Ding is so underrated
Brilliant great snooker you really know the game.
12:57 Blue is potable?
From 12:52 you can clearly see not
Great video but spoilt by youtube... 5 ads in 16 minutes :(
I was just going to post the same comment. I watched a video that was about 28 mins long and had to put up with 11 adverts! I don`t mind the odd add or two but come on YT.
@@miketravis6149 can't see why you guys don't just get ad blocker. It does what it says in the name!
@@CB-xr1eg Thanks Sean I will look into it.
That`s better. Cheers mate.
@@miketravis6149 👍
It’s clear to me I don’t understand snooker, some of these shots are “missing” but the audience still claps
It's not just about potting balls, it's about getting points she stopping your opponent from potting balls
In snooker you get points if you opponent fails to make a legal move. So there's places where it's better to create a difficult shot for your opponent than pot.
5:47 That is all-inclusive bracelet from a nearby hotel ;)
OrdinaryHandsome no it’s a COVID testing
Stuart was in Disneyland Last weekend.