Ronnie O'SULLIVAN Requires Key Rule To Be Explained By Referee

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[adrodog]

Great referee, dealt with it exactly right with a smile on his face and didn’t take Ronnies questions as a challenge of his authority

[fitnessisgoodu]

The Ref handled that perfectly. Good humour and confidence in his knowledge.

[Fraxton]

Very well dealt with, I like to see a referee with so much confidence and believe in himself, he knew the rules and didn't question it but also didn't deliver it rudely. I've seen a few referees panick when questioned and doubt themselves and it makes them look awful. Fair play to him.

[Sharivari]

After watching his live stream on Instagram and now how he currently plays and especially behaves, makes me think he is mentally very stable and happy at the moment. Good to see!

[ciaranriley]

I wish all referees and that smile in any sport

[HyperionRed]

Didn't expect to find this uploaded so quickly. Good guy ref, it has to be said :D

[rokerlad]

Sporting faces by both nice to see no bitterness just a smile .

[benhewitt]

I never knew it was just full ball contact, always thought it was the same rule as a free ball, (got to be able to hit both sides). Can see why Ronnie was confused, even Ken says at the start of the video 'can he see both sides of this red'. Glad it got clarified!

[DanielS]

I find this funny but have absolutely no idea what rule they’re debating 😂

[selvedgeson]

Truly an enjoyable piece of content. Wish more refs acted like this

[crewea]

This is a referee that fought off a Bee of course he can take the dragon known as Ronnie O’Sullivan.

[robinthebobin]

Great job from the ref here, handles it with humility and humour, doesn't take Ronnie's questioning personally. Have to say I didnt quite know how exactly how this rule works myself, so it's always cool to learn something new!

[JakeLesser]

Good to see fast uploads. This could be a good channel with some proper investment.

[reestabor]

Brilliant clip! I’ve been watching & playing for years but didn’t know this part of the rule!

[itnaklipse]

Good attitude all around...

Ronnie's fantastic shot at the end after his concentration has been thoroughly broken and is still smiling is also pretty amazing..

[davidx]

I like his open, honest personality. The rocket for sports personality of the year please!?

[rhysoto]

Crazy how you can be a pro snooker player for nearly 30 years, and still not know all the rules haha

Great work from the ref!

[Tombugvw]

Barry Stark does a great video on these rules. Worth checking out, very interesting!

[icystrangers]

The rule basically supports tactical play. Ronnie is in a position where he is likely to let his opponent straight back in if he hits a red directly. That is good tactical play by his opponent. But Ronnie can get round it by choosing to come off a bunch of cushions instead. The rules kind of say, "that's fine if it is skill, but if you keep missing we will deem you to be relying too much on luck, and you will be penalized by forfeiting the frame". So the rules recognize the skill of your opponent for putting you in that position.
The issue here is: what is meant by "hitting a ball directly". There is one definition if your position has resulted from your opponent committing a foul, and another otherwise. Ronnie was using the wrong one.

[doraemon]

It's happened twice today. Hadn't seen it happen in years