World Snooker Championship 2022

[Steel Icarus]

Innit, i'd love to know what he was saying to JUdd during that long embrace.

I guess we'll find out in the documentary, which now has the fairytale ending

 

[Ax^]

Ronnie trying to play it cool

"titles don't mean that much to me"

"no you're almost crying"

 

[Elpenor]

The greatest to watch on a snooker table by far.

A decent 10k runner too (sub 35 minutes)

 

[blairsh]

His kids have the eyebrows

 

[Mumbles274]

And his dad was there? Wasn't he in prison at one point?

 

[Ax^]

And his dad was there? Wasn't he in prison at one point?

served life if i remember correct

 

[Mumbles274]

served life if i remember correct

That's what I thought, murder wasn't it?

 

[blairsh]

And his dad was there? Wasn't he in prison at one point?

He was serving a life sentence for murder

 

[Ax^]

steven hendry could of popped out to congradulate the fella

 

[Ax^]

i know mean

 

[planetgeli]

That's what I thought, murder wasn't it?

He killed Charlie Kray's driver

 

[Ax^]

ah should not take away from Ronnie confriming himself as the best fella to pick up a snooker que

 

[Mumbles274]

ah should not take away from Ronnie confriming himself as the best fella to pick up a snooker que

Of course not, was kinda nice seeing him there having served his time knowing it made Ronnie into who he is

 

[Lord Camomile]

In the end, Trump actually ended up with the second highest frame count against O'Sullivan in the latter's seven winning finals:

 

[Elpenor]

The thing about Ronnie is he’s won his world titles over such a long period - 21 years is about the length of 2 careers, and would have won many more but some years his heart wasn’t really in it.

 

[Mumbles274]

The other thing is while Hendry's record might yet be broken by Ronnie, neither of them is going to have anyone else get close. Also, Ronnie's record 147 is still just over 5 minutes of the highest quality of sportsing you will ever see

 

[littlebabyjesus]

He's not been in a good place at various periods. Sure that cost him a few more world titles. Good to see him doing ok right now by the looks of it. He's had the wisdom to ask for help, and to ask for it from people who are quite different from him - first Ray Reardon then Steve Peters. Him and Reardon was an interesting one. People forget that Reardon was, for his time, a very attacking player and break builder. But he was also a master tactician, and Ronnie wanted to learn that from him. Credit to him for that.

Looks to me that Trump is on a similar development path with his game. Trump will win a few more WCs, I'm sure.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

He killed Charlie Kray's driver

But named his son after one of them who also became handy with a pool cue.

 

[kabbes]

Circa 2002, if you’d asked me which of this crop of players would still be playing at the top of the game in 20 years, Ronnie would have been very bottom of my list. The fact that he has managed to continually reinvent himself, find ways to overcome his demons and keep on discovering new depths of focus really is a tribute to him.

 

[Elpenor]

The other thing is while Hendry's record might yet be broken by Ronnie, neither of them is going to have anyone else get close. Also, Ronnie's record 147 is still just over 5 minutes of the highest quality of sportsing you will ever see

Sporting perfection that.

 

[liquidindian]

My wife, quite new to snooker, yesterday: I don't know if I really like Ronnie or if he's a bit of a dick.
Me: Yep, that's correct.

I think the "it doesn't matter" attitude that keeps him sane can come across as arrogant. And then he wins and you see that he does care after all.

He's one of the best sportsman/woman ever

Definitely. Those football players barely get their balls in pockets that are way bigger, and they don't even have to use a stick. Golfers get three or four shots a go.

 

[ska invita]

Let go now please, Ronnie.

 

[stavros]

It's when he's break-building in and around the reds that he's at his most beautiful. Peak Ding is the only other player who comes close with that.

 

[D'wards]

Remember when Ronnie became a Muslim by accident. To be polite

 

[ska invita]

Remember when Ronnie became a Muslim by accident. To be polite

No I don't remember. How are you being polite?

 

[D'wards]

No I don't remember. How are you being polite?

No ronnie was being polite. He used to knock about with a Muslim boxer, maybe Prince naseem.
They were out with his mates one night and they kind of convinced him to convert- he didn't really want to but went down the mosque with them to be polite as I say.
That's my recollection anyway

 

[Ax^]

oh course ronnie is a fuck up

lets not condemn the fella for it

it work out in the end

 

[ska invita]

No ronnie was being polite. He used to knock about with a Muslim boxer, maybe Prince naseem.
They were out with his mates one night and they kind of convinced him to convert- he didn't really want to but went down the mosque with them to be polite as I say.
That's my recollection anyway

aaah i see what you mean now, thanks