Posts tagged Ronnie O’Sullivan
Snooker’s record breakers keep on coming
Feb 3rd
Snooker is a sport that is slow enough to encourage pondering. Every now and then we find ourselves wondering if what we’re seeing is something unique and spectacular or just a common occurrence.
Keeping track of all the records and statistics isn’t easy when it comes to a sport that has been played professionally for decades.
There [...]
Mr. Consistent lifts the Welsh Open trophy
Feb 1st
With Stephen Maguire, reigning champion Ali Carter and the world’s best player Ronnie O’Sullivan all in the semi-finals of the 2010 Welsh Open – John Higgins didn’t particularly stand out as the favourite to win the Welsh Open despite being snooker’s ‘Mr. Consistent’.
The Scot’s convincing 5-2 win against Mark Selby should have been a clear [...]
Ronnie O’Sullivan – madman or genius?
Jan 20th
There’s a fine line between ingenuity and insanity and perhaps Ronnie O’Sullivan, one of snooker’s greatest prodigies ever, is the biggest proof of that.
Having been known to smash cues, smoke marijuana before matches and mumble obscenities during press conferences, the man obviously seems to have a personal issue or two.
But think about it – big, [...]
Sublime O’Sullivan seals dramatic comeback
Jan 13th
Ronnie O’Sullivan produced a stunning comeback from 3-0 down in yesterday’s second-round Masters match against Neil Robertson to seal his place in the quarter-finals.
The Rocket was up against the in-form Australian, who enjoyed the best of the opening frames and appeared to be cruising towards a surprise win. However, O’Sullivan hit back in spectacular fashion [...]
Championship League delight for Higgins
Jan 8th
John Higgins produced a brilliant display in last night’s Championship League Group Two playoff final to seal his place in March’s winners’ group.
The 34-year-old Scot secured his passage through to the playoffs with four wins out of six in the initial group stages, including a 3-0 hammering over Championship League debutant Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The Rocket rarely [...]
The Masters: a guide
Jan 6th
The Masters. A tight clash between the top players and an opportunity for the audience to see the best snooker there is. High quality playing, excitement and prestige – that’s The Masters in a nutshell. It really is a great way to start the new year.
Although not a ranking tournament, this is still one of [...]
Cue outrage for snooker’s ne’er-do-wells
Jan 4th
“Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you…”
While the bad boys of snooker aren’t particularly dangerous, their many deeds still shock people. Because snooker is a gentlemanly sport, the acts of the bad boys are perhaps looked upon more severely compared to, let’s say, boxing.
So what is the [...]
Snooker loophole – nuts, are we?
Dec 15th
Snooker tournaments have been played for almost a century so you would expect all possible and impossible combinations of situations to have occurred at some point on the table.
It does however happen from time to time that a referee makes a decision that causes players, audience and commentators to wonder. The rules apparently don’t cover [...]
Higgins and O’Sullivan set up semi-final showdown
Dec 11th
Yesterday’s UK Championship quarter-finals both ended almost the same way – 9-2 and 9-3.
Even though most people believed that John Higgins would win, 9-2 was still a somewhat depressing result for Liang Wenbo. However, being an up and coming young star he’ll probably accept the prize money of £16,450 and the ranking points for reaching [...]
