If I could play one indoor game very well, it would be snooker (not pool). And should you want to know who I’d like to play as well as, it’s Ronnie O’Sullivan. For your Friday night movie, here is the man himself absolutely demolishing his opponent in a best-of-nine competition. (Hint: it doesn’t go to nine games.) As any good snooker player will tell you, it’s not sinking the ball that’s important, it’s where you leave the cue ball for your next shot, and in terms of skill, Ronnie’s like Tiger, but with better smeeking:
But this is the expression that his opponents dread seeing:
So pour yourself a drink, sit back, and enjoy the next three-quarters of an hour, seeing a man on top of his game.
