"Too Cheap" 147

nelliethehooker
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edited February 2016 in Sports #1

Ronny O'Sullivan turned down the chance for a maximum 147 break by plotting a pink, instead of a black, because he considered that the prize of £10,000 was not worthy of the effort/skill required to carry it off. Arrogance or what?

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  • Whittakerr
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    edited February 2016 #2

    he must have more money than sense. Idiot.

  • SELL
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    edited February 2016 #3

    He lost the plot many years ago imo, probally the best player ever to pick up a cue and he has a attitude like this. He probally thinks a maximum break should be £147000 which i believe was the prize for the first televisied maximum many years ago.

  • Whittakerr
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    edited February 2016 #4

    If I was the sponsor I wouldn’t want him playing next year.

  • Kennine
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    edited February 2016 #5

    Potting the pink was a much safer shot.  Why shouldnt he choose the best option.  As far as the prize money is concerned, it is only a drop in the ocean to someone as rich as OSullivan. 

    He still won the frame and thats what really matters. If he was making a point about the prize money for a 147 break, thats his choice. It's nobody elses business.

     

    K

  • Whittakerr
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    edited February 2016 #6

    Just heard on the radio someone had a bet he would get 147 in that match. Bet he's not a happy chappie.

    maybe osullivan should pay out any such bets, clearly he can afford it!

  • volvoman9
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    edited February 2016 #7

    He made a good point that the sport could well afford too pay out a lot more like it did years ago so i suppose not going for the 147 was a gesture on his part to make the point.

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  • Francis
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    edited February 2016 #8

    I like O'Sullivan but to be honest I think he should have taken the opportunity to make the 147. Even if he doesn't think the prize money is good enough it would have been nice for the spectators to see a maximm break.

  • moulesy
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    edited February 2016 #9

    If I'd paid to watch that night's snooker I'd have been pretty miffed at the thought any player wasn't trying his hardest. He may not think £10000 was worth it, but it was unprofessional and an insult to his many admrers (IMHO!)

  • Graydjames
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    edited February 2016 #10

    I think it all depends on the position in the frame at the time.

    If the pink was the safer shot at a point where the frame was not secure it is definitely NOT unprofessional.

    If the frame was safe and the black was pottable then you have to quesiton it. Perhaps not an insult but disppointing.

    If he did it to make a point then if I had been a spectator I would have felt cheated and would have been pretty annoyed..

    But it has to be said that £10,000 is not much to him. He can afford to let it go.

  • moulesy
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    edited February 2016 #11

    I think it all depends on the position in the frame at the time.

    If the pink was the safer shot at a point where the frame was not secure it is definitely NOT unprofessional.

    If the frame was safe and the black was pottable then you have to quesiton it. Perhaps not an insult but disppointing.

    If he did it to make a point then if I had been a spectator I would have felt cheated and would have been pretty annoyed..

    But it has to be said that £10,000 is not much to him. He can afford to let it go.

    I believe he'd already potted 14 reds and 13 blacks. The frame was safe. So, yes, unprofessional. Sad

  • Kennine
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    edited February 2016 #12

    Not unprofessional at all -Moulesy --  Example --- If during a game of rugby one team was winning by a good margin but in the last few minutes of a game an opportunity came up where the winning team captain could either take the risk of a possible try and conversion for 7 points -- or take an easy  kick for goal only scoring 3 points. - in your argument that team captain was equally unprofessional by taking the safer option and  kicking for goal . The object of any competition is to win against the opponent. be it rugby or snooker, the overall score is relatively unimportant  ---  O'sullivan  did exactly that.  He won the frame - end of.

    K Wink

  • moulesy
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    edited February 2016 #13

    You might well have a point there, K, but the two situations (individual sport v team game) are different propositions. But yes, I agree, professional sportsmen surely have a duty to act professionally and entertain paying spectators. As
    you have so rightly said in your FIFA thread, there is more than enough cynicism in football these days. Ronnie O'Sullivan may be top of the tree at the moment, but his supporters will soon become disillusioned by this sort of behaviour. Sad

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