Ronnie wins world championships; threatens to quit snooker (again)

There we go ... the most talented snooker player in the world wins his overdue 3rd World Championship, beating Ali Carter even though Ronnie wasn't playing at his best. Quite a fitting final as well, as the 2 players who hit 147 in the championships went on to play in the finals (I believe this is a first). Well done to both players.

As I mentioned before, I do hope that Ronnie finds new focus and concentration in his game. I actually think the game needs him than he needs the game, as snooker without him now, is quite a dull setup.

Again, his usual hint that he may quit the game now, exiting at a high. He said it before a few times, and one could literally hear the groans from the crowd when he said that during the prize presentation. Oh well. It would be great to watch him play on and win a couple more championships at least. It does seem like his life is back in order =)

Ronnie O'Sullivan hits another 147; claims snooker is not his first priority....

First off, I know there has been a lack of updates, but well, nothing that much interesting other than the fact that I'm grauduating soon. But enough about me, here's something quite interesting.

I'm not a hardcore snooker fan but do enjoy watching some matches every now and then. The maximum break one can hit in a snooker game is 147 points, which means all the red-black combinations and the full colour set at the end. It's not done often, and it's always magical to watch another one (I would assume it to be about 5 times as hard as hitting a perfect bowling game...).

Ronnie O'Sullivan, my fav snooker player has just hit another 147 in his win over a 2-time world champion, in the world championships recently. Now he holds the record for 147 break in competitive matches, I think.

I really like this guy a lot as he is wonderfully talented. Natural with both hands, he really makes the game look easy when he's on fire, very much like Federer does with tennis at times. Plus the fact that he is ambidextrous gives him a huge advantage over his peers. Thought by many to be the most gifted snooker player of his generation, albeit lacking in consistency and focus.

Ok, so he seems to be on form now... this break took 8 mins (his record is 5mins ++ which is also a world record...) Seriously, how good is this guy?





Shockingly, he claims snooker is not his primary interest!

O'Sullivan's perfect clearance, in the 25th anniversary year of Cliff Thorburn's first Crucible max, was worth £157,000.

However, he later claimed the cash was irrelevant.

"I don't really spend a lot of money," insisted the world No.5.

"I just don't need money. I don't know what to do with it.

Maybe there are things I can do and when I'm out running I'll think of a few good causes.

"Snooker is secondary to me.

This is just my training camp for running. It would be nice to win the tournament but running is my No.1."

From here