I just love the banter in the beginning - Stephen saying when he's not playing frequently he comes back to a cloth that he can plant potatoes on, and both of them joking about losing in the first round of the World Championship qualifiers LOL Thank you for producing and putting out these content Stephen! You have a way of engaging comfortably with your guests, much thanks to the production crew too!
Reanne's contribution to the sport should never be underestimated - but by and large, it really is. What James Wattana did for Asian snooker, Reanne has done for women's snooker (James would make a great guest too I reckon!). And having seen Bai Yulu in action, honestly, she is frighteningly good. When she does make her breakthrough - it might be very soon, it might be a bit later, but it will happen - she'll be a match for anyone on the main tour!
This channel is honestly amazing Stephen. Learning about the life of a professional snooker player. The immense travelling and the hard work needed to make it, it's incredibly interesting. I like how you keep the mistakes in, just to show the pros do miss too and a lot! Reanne was a joy this episode, such a lovely lady and the insight into the women's game was interesting too. Yes, thank you Stephen. I hope you continue to make more videos and invite more guests. I would love Ronnie to come on one time, that would be a very enjoyable episode.
I see a not too distant future when the two of you are doing commentary together at major snooker events. The chemistry is great and you both obviously love the game and passionately care about what it's future brings. Thanks for another great video. Keep pestering those players to come onto your show. I haven't seen one player that hasn't enjoyed being on it.
Bravo for having Reanne on Stephen......such a lovely lass ,enjoys the banter and cracking player in her prime , and to Reanne , i wish you all the very best with your health problems ❤ xx
Stephen, I discovered snooker in the 80s and fell in love with it - including with Steve Davis. Then you came, somewhat reserved (reservation that my immature brain mistook for arrogance), and crushed everyone - including Steve.. Being an inexperienced teen, I hated you for it (and my English was very rudimentary, so I didn't get any nuances). Thanks to your fantastic videos (and my English having improved), I discover a great human, with a great sense of humour, who's able to make anyone talk and who's tailoring the interview to the process. I now love you, Stephen! Also, in addition to being a great player, Reanne is a superb pundit, just as yourself: it would be wonderful if she could comment more matches and even better if you and Reanne could do that together.
Great video! Really appreciate such a casual clash of greats, keen insight from brilliant minds. Hurts to hear about Reanne's struggles with the tremor, but she's one of the world's finest, I'm sure she'll overcome
@@jackybogues2495 WTF? How'd you get triggered by something as benign as my comment? No, I don't know her personally, but I've followed her career for over a decade, so a little more than twenty minutes.
Top class, excellent format and Leanne is quality as usual. Had Stephen not been a snooker professional he would have had a career in media work I reckon.
Nice video. It was especially interesting to hear Reanne's take on how she feels about being on the main tour and what is needed to help the women's game expand further.
@@peterphilstacey4698 Lack of power would be the obvious answer. But they are terrible in every other aspect. The prize money is a fraction of what the men get so maybe there isn't a whole lot of motivation for anyone outside the top 10 in the world. Like most sports, it is a mans game.
@@PJtheincel The reason there is no sponsorship money is because no one watches it and very few actually turn out to watch the woman's game, so companies don't want to put any money into it.
Speak a lot with Reanne when I’m down the club and spoke about this financial side of women’s snooker last time I saw her, to be the best of the best in your sport and getting paid next to nothing for putting in all the hard work must be so demoralising. Love Reanne and the channel Stephen keep it up!
Nah sorry, they say they are as good as the men and equal at everything. There shouldnt be a womens world championship, they should just enter the mens competitions. If they are good enough the money will come. Its a sport where being a man should not be an advantage but they still cant compete.
Id love to understand more about the finances of the players. Where their money comes from, how much for tournaments, sponsorships etc. The struggles of the lower ranked players and the triumph of being at the top.
The fact there is a wikipedia page dedicated to players who have been arrested or investigated over match fixings tells you alot they earn pennies at the bottom
@@HectorCamacho67 yes the money is definitely at the top it is extremely lucrative if you are a top 16 player and a real struggle if you are in the bottom 64 on tour
In his prime Hendry was a ruthless, cold, fierce competitor. He was a winning machine. This Hendry is a modest, friendly, warm and fuzzy, nice guy. Is it the same person? It's kinda surreal but I love both Hendrys. Best of luck Reanne in the future!
Reanne seems like such a nice person , What a great ambassador for the game, Not many people out there can say they have more world titles than Hendry or O Sullivan ✌
I'm glad a conversation about the women's game came up. I would say I'm more interested in the future of snooker then ever, as I really feel that Snooker & Darts can be the first sports to really evolve into open-gender competition. We're in a really tough spot as a society at the moment when it comes to gender in sport as men have an overwhelming advantage in most, if not all sports. However, Snooker & Darts have the least amount of entry requirements to allow for women to really compete against the men. The risk of having a main tour and a women's tour is the best female player, only needs to be better than other females to be a success. Then when they try & compete with the men, they're not match sharp and they're unable to handle the pressure added, just as Reanne mentioned. I spent many years playing snooker (3/4 table, I cheat...) with the same locals in my old club & I really felt that I was getting better as I was winning all the time, but then I moved clubs and realized my competition was holding my ability back. I found myself improving massively when I was getting beaten daily by better players, to the point where I'm now able to compete at their level. I think Stephen is right, there should be a Women's World Championship each year, but in my opinion we need to find a way of building better female snooker players on the main tour. My last statement is that it needs to be monitored closely to see if Steve Davis' comments about women and their "single-minded determination" or something else which prevents them for truly competing against men, is a hurdle they can't overcome. If we find that women will never be able to compete, then I'm open to both gender's having a tour, but only after we have evidence to prove this is the best course to take.
as proven many many times the women simply cannot compete with men yeah they can win the odd game here and there but if you have open competitions between men and women the women will never win anything
Yeah, it crossed my mind if that dodgy vxx could be the reason here 😢 as I've heard Scott said he thinks his tremor is related to that. Such a pity, really. I'm still upset some are not held responsible for making people do certain things. But... this isn't the place to go on about it.
Well done Renee . Congrats on the win . I love the channel you have Steven. Your awesome. Please keep up the great work you do . Please keep going on with snooker Renee . Your a great human . Awesome to see
What a lovely, down to earth and talented lady Reanne is. I really hope we see more of the women's game on TV and hear more of Reanne's cute accent commentating.
My Dad loves telling me stories about when my uncle owned the club before Reannes family purchased it. He says he would be playing snooker, pot a ball and Reanne, myself and cousins would run around and take the balls out the pockets and run off! About 3/4 years of age!
Nice to have a top female player on the channel. I wasn’t aware of just how little money there is in the women’s game. It will never be anything other than a hobby without support.
Reanne mentions her accent when talking about commentating. Am I the only English person that really likes Midlands accents? I’d gladly listen to her, she obviously knows her stuff.
Absolutely love stephen trying to promote the womens game and class act reanne but at end obviously unknowingly says well it wasnt scintillating but thanks for coming on 😅😅😅😅😂 brutal way of killing off a terrible frame of snooker lol love this channel an the interviews are brilliant, good luck reanne for the upcoming season
I would like to see more women competing with the men on the main tour in tournaments like the world championships and uk or the masters etc. More womens snooker on tv would be good I would watch that I love snooker and its a nice change of pace too
Reanne, I've also developed peripheral neuropathy. Via research and trial, I've found oil soluble B1 Benfotiamine, Alpha Lipoic acid and Acetyl L Carnitine are helpful. Vit D3 and K2 also contribute to overall health.
One day there will be women competing at the professional level at the top. It just needs to become more popular with women and they will start to take up the sport in greater numbers. Maybe we need more promotion of the women's game to encourage a new generation.
In this day and age, to only have a tiny prize money for women's snooker is shameful, especially the world championship. The organisers and sponsors need to do so much better than this.... They should start balancing this today... not tomorrow, today please....!! Such a wondering recording, all the best for the remainder of both your carriers - such great ambassadors for the sport. Please keep it going. thanks to you both and much appreciated
Balancing it with what? This argument is the same on all the sports when discussing pay in the women’s game be the men’s game. The money comes primarily from advertising and the adverts cost more for the men’s sports events. So the men get paid more. Otherwise it’s taking the money away from the men which isn’t really fair in itself, especially in a sport like snooker which is not cash rich anyway for the players further down the rankings. Honestly, if you want fairness with pay, scrap the womens game, include men and women in the same comps all over, and then whoever progresses the furthest is paid accordingly.
just realised Reanne has been casually playing right and left handed...
class
Tremors ? Has she had the jibby jabby
I just love the banter in the beginning - Stephen saying when he's not playing frequently he comes back to a cloth that he can plant potatoes on, and both of them joking about losing in the first round of the World Championship qualifiers LOL
Thank you for producing and putting out these content Stephen! You have a way of engaging comfortably with your guests, much thanks to the production crew too!
Reanne's a class act giving a good insight of the women's game. Her punditry is spot on too 👍
Reanne's contribution to the sport should never be underestimated - but by and large, it really is. What James Wattana did for Asian snooker, Reanne has done for women's snooker (James would make a great guest too I reckon!). And having seen Bai Yulu in action, honestly, she is frighteningly good. When she does make her breakthrough - it might be very soon, it might be a bit later, but it will happen - she'll be a match for anyone on the main tour!
This channel is honestly amazing Stephen. Learning about the life of a professional snooker player. The immense travelling and the hard work needed to make it, it's incredibly interesting. I like how you keep the mistakes in, just to show the pros do miss too and a lot! Reanne was a joy this episode, such a lovely lady and the insight into the women's game was interesting too. Yes, thank you Stephen. I hope you continue to make more videos and invite more guests. I would love Ronnie to come on one time, that would be a very enjoyable episode.
Reanne is to women's snooker what brazilian Marta was to women's football. An absolute talent and an extremely kind person.
Allison Fisher was diff class, She would have won the womens title 30 times had she not gone to America to play pool/
I see a not too distant future when the two of you are doing commentary together at major snooker events. The chemistry is great and you both obviously love the game and passionately care about what it's future brings. Thanks for another great video. Keep pestering those players to come onto your show. I haven't seen one player that hasn't enjoyed being on it.
Stephen please get John Virgo on this channel!
Lmfao
yes.
please do
I can't stand him, worst commentator by far, always calls the wrong shot
Its all in the making.
@@BrianGriff77 doesn’t even know where the cue ball is going half the time!
I need this lady to show up more in my algorithm. A class act and informs me of so many things I never knew. I love hearing about her perspective.
Bravo for having Reanne on Stephen......such a lovely lass ,enjoys the banter and cracking player in her prime , and to Reanne , i wish you all the very best with your health problems ❤ xx
Stephen, I discovered snooker in the 80s and fell in love with it - including with Steve Davis. Then you came, somewhat reserved (reservation that my immature brain mistook for arrogance), and crushed everyone - including Steve.. Being an inexperienced teen, I hated you for it (and my English was very rudimentary, so I didn't get any nuances). Thanks to your fantastic videos (and my English having improved), I discover a great human, with a great sense of humour, who's able to make anyone talk and who's tailoring the interview to the process. I now love you, Stephen!
Also, in addition to being a great player, Reanne is a superb pundit, just as yourself: it would be wonderful if she could comment more matches and even better if you and Reanne could do that together.
Another brilliant episode and a superb guest. 🎩 off to Stephen, Reanne and the production team. Such a great channel.
I absolutely love this series! Really looking forward to you coming over to the Isle of Man for the exhibition.
Great video! Really appreciate such a casual clash of greats, keen insight from brilliant minds. Hurts to hear about Reanne's struggles with the tremor, but she's one of the world's finest, I'm sure she'll overcome
Got to love Reanne, as a player and as a person, she's great at both.
Except when she snubbed her ex-partner mark Allen’s handshake when they played. Very petty and unprofessional
@@toziassmitt I cut her some slack for that. Extraordinary circumstances and all that.
You know her do you, you melt. How do you know someone’s a nice person from a 20 minute convo
@@jackybogues2495 WTF? How'd you get triggered by something as benign as my comment? No, I don't know her personally, but I've followed her career for over a decade, so a little more than twenty minutes.
She's crap
How the cue ball came to a stop on the very last shot was so impressive it didn't look real
Thought that too !
Honestly, huge respect for Reanne, her leadership is something to admire to for young female and male snooker players
What a great woman and champion. I hope she sorts her issue out and can get back.
Been waiting for this and it didn't disappoint love Reanne
Top class, excellent format and Leanne is quality as usual. Had Stephen not been a snooker professional he would have had a career in media work I reckon.
absolutely brilliant, what an absolute star. 10 in a row wow.
You could beat her
Huh! I had no idea about the tremor... Fair play! All the best Reanne
Well done Reanne you are an true inspiration on how things can be achieved---
Another fascinating insight into a brilliant professional. Well done Stephen
Very inspiring ❤
Nice video. It was especially interesting to hear Reanne's take on how she feels about being on the main tour and what is needed to help the women's game expand further.
Another great video Stephen. Was a great chance to hear Reanne's story. Very talented and classy lady.
Lovely hearing things from Reanne's perspective. Great vid as always Stephen & team!!👌
Awesome interview. Hope reanne gets better soon inshallah stay blessed always guys❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That lovely conversation with professional shots... just wow😮
Reanna looks great over the table 🔥🔥
Great video good to see these 2 are good friends and hopefully the ladies tour gets extended and backed more
Why can't they compete with the men? And why do they get chance after chance when they can't win a match ?
@@peterphilstacey4698 Lack of power would be the obvious answer. But they are terrible in every other aspect. The prize money is a fraction of what the men get so maybe there isn't a whole lot of motivation for anyone outside the top 10 in the world. Like most sports, it is a mans game.
@@PJtheincel The reason there is no sponsorship money is because no one watches it and very few actually turn out to watch the woman's game, so companies don't want to put any money into it.
I go to this club , offended she said there’s no decent players here , I’ve made a 25 break before lol😭
I was raging as well. I was in there on Friday and constructed a classy 21 😂 Good to see K’ford on the channel though!
That allen match was interesting could have shook his hand to be honest after all she is a professional
Great to watch loving the banter more fun but great conversation
Speak a lot with Reanne when I’m down the club and spoke about this financial side of women’s snooker last time I saw her, to be the best of the best in your sport and getting paid next to nothing for putting in all the hard work must be so demoralising. Love Reanne and the channel Stephen keep it up!
Nah sorry, they say they are as good as the men and equal at everything. There shouldnt be a womens world championship, they should just enter the mens competitions. If they are good enough the money will come. Its a sport where being a man should not be an advantage but they still cant compete.
Hope the tremor is just a passing thing and nothing serious. Reanne is a class player.
Scot donaldson has it as well
Jab victim
@@fuzzy1237 Bloody jabs. They do more harm than good with some people.
This is one of the best frames with pros you've done, very interesting
why is there never any womens snooker televised?
your video's are spot on stephen, keep them up
Id love to understand more about the finances of the players. Where their money comes from, how much for tournaments, sponsorships etc. The struggles of the lower ranked players and the triumph of being at the top.
The fact there is a wikipedia page dedicated to players who have been arrested or investigated over match fixings tells you alot they earn pennies at the bottom
@@HectorCamacho67 like most sports. I'd like to see/listen to. Conversation about it
@@HectorCamacho67 yes the money is definitely at the top it is extremely lucrative if you are a top 16 player and a real struggle if you are in the bottom 64 on tour
In his prime Hendry was a ruthless, cold, fierce competitor. He was a winning machine.
This Hendry is a modest, friendly, warm and fuzzy, nice guy. Is it the same person? It's kinda surreal but I love both Hendrys.
Best of luck Reanne in the future!
Well put Terry my thoughts exactly.
Reanne is a natural playing left or right handed - what an advantage. Love Hendry's chitchat - he's so warm-hearted
Reanne deserved to be rewarded more, she’s a great player and a lovely knowledgable person.
Exclaiming somebody is a lovely person. You don’t know them
@@jackybogues2495that's ok. Ronnie's a total cockweed but people still worship him.
@@jackybogues2495 how do you know I don’t know her?
@@jackybogues2495 have you got nothing better to do
Great video , its so nice to see you both , not playing up for the camera , just perfectly natural , keep it up Stephen !
She's right about Goffs. Need to get snooker back there unbelievable venue for it!
The girl done amazing.. ❤ It's like your sisters who play pool but they get even get better and go full scale to snooker... 👍👌👌
Reanne seems like such a nice person ,
What a great ambassador for the game,
Not many people out there can say they have more world titles than Hendry or O Sullivan ✌
Brilliant episode! 👏😃very interesting hearing from Reanne Evans. I’m sure she will get her condition under control and come back strong 💪👏
The guests just keep on racking up, 12 WCs id very impressive indeed! 👍
I was scared to look at the comments but it looks like people are mostly being alright. Reanne is amazing, this was great!
You hadn’t read mine.
Didn't shake his hand now shakes forever.. Carma or the jab???
Literally, the most awesome channel for "Meeting the players" of snooker. I love this channel!
This is like watching a slightly nervous first date.
It’s good when you see women play a game like snooker, you know I hope more women get inspired to play this lovely sport/game more
I'm glad a conversation about the women's game came up. I would say I'm more interested in the future of snooker then ever, as I really feel that Snooker & Darts can be the first sports to really evolve into open-gender competition. We're in a really tough spot as a society at the moment when it comes to gender in sport as men have an overwhelming advantage in most, if not all sports. However, Snooker & Darts have the least amount of entry requirements to allow for women to really compete against the men. The risk of having a main tour and a women's tour is the best female player, only needs to be better than other females to be a success. Then when they try & compete with the men, they're not match sharp and they're unable to handle the pressure added, just as Reanne mentioned. I spent many years playing snooker (3/4 table, I cheat...) with the same locals in my old club & I really felt that I was getting better as I was winning all the time, but then I moved clubs and realized my competition was holding my ability back. I found myself improving massively when I was getting beaten daily by better players, to the point where I'm now able to compete at their level. I think Stephen is right, there should be a Women's World Championship each year, but in my opinion we need to find a way of building better female snooker players on the main tour. My last statement is that it needs to be monitored closely to see if Steve Davis' comments about women and their "single-minded determination" or something else which prevents them for truly competing against men, is a hurdle they can't overcome. If we find that women will never be able to compete, then I'm open to both gender's having a tour, but only after we have evidence to prove this is the best course to take.
as proven many many times the women simply cannot compete with men yeah they can win the odd game here and there but if you have open competitions between men and women the women will never win anything
Been Kingswinford snooker club many times.... Great chips 😋
Hi Stephen, are you still using the sight right system and if so are you still very impressed with it? Would you recommend it?
A class pundit/great snooker knowledge/ps:give this girl more live snooker commentary time..👌
I wonder if the tremor is the same as Scott Donaldson's, perhaps it's worth them having a chat.
Yeah, it crossed my mind if that dodgy vxx could be the reason here 😢 as I've heard Scott said he thinks his tremor is related to that. Such a pity, really. I'm still upset some are not held responsible for making people do certain things. But... this isn't the place to go on about it.
@@tarastreasure I guess we will never know.. it would be interesting to know if there are other classes though.
I watched it for the conversation
My local club! Two World Champions on one day.. wish I’d been there.
Well done Renee . Congrats on the win . I love the channel you have Steven. Your awesome. Please keep up the great work you do . Please keep going on with snooker Renee . Your a great human . Awesome to see
Who’s Renee?? Her name is Reanne
@@nobodyspecial6436 I know it's Reanne. It's just a typo sorry.
@@nobodyspecial6436 and steven 😂
Reanne is the King !!!
What a lovely, down to earth and talented lady Reanne is.
I really hope we see more of the women's game on TV and hear more of Reanne's cute accent commentating.
My Dad loves telling me stories about when my uncle owned the club before Reannes family purchased it. He says he would be playing snooker, pot a ball and Reanne, myself and cousins would run around and take the balls out the pockets and run off! About 3/4 years of age!
The top spin Reanne got on that final black, to bring the cueball to an immediate STOP!
Did he say that she pulled ken off or is my mind running away with me?!! 🤣
Nice to have a top female player on the channel. I wasn’t aware of just how little money there is in the women’s game. It will never be anything other than a hobby without support.
Great one, this. Loved it.
Why aren’t World Championship for Women televised or available in UA-cam?
Because most of them are horrendous
Who was holding the camera....Mark Allen?
🤣🤣
Probably don’t say ‘pulled off’ but Steven is the best ever.
Reanne mentions her accent when talking about commentating. Am I the only English person that really likes Midlands accents? I’d gladly listen to her, she obviously knows her stuff.
Being a southerner who works in the Midlands.....I think its an awful accent. Hurts the ears!
Yes
And I'm from there
@@fookoff9220 Admirable honesty
@@jimmymac8993 as his name said
Brilliant interview. It's a fantastic channel, really is.
Great personality and a very attractive lady not bad at snooker as well
Great player 😎 and a lovely person too!
Love this great champions
Absolutely love stephen trying to promote the womens game and class act reanne but at end obviously unknowingly says well it wasnt scintillating but thanks for coming on 😅😅😅😅😂 brutal way of killing off a terrible frame of snooker lol love this channel an the interviews are brilliant, good luck reanne for the upcoming season
Huge respect for Reanne in helping to grow the woman’s game, but she’s no better than an average to good amateur club player
Stephen I would love you to do an interview with Barry Pinches. Regarding his cue style, etc etc
Ronnie O'Sullivan was born in Wordsley which is about 2 miles away from Kingswinford Snooker Club where Reanne plays.
I play here all the time, have seen reanne there a few times, madness
The GOAT, for sure. Stephen wasn't bad either!
12:49
🥵
Hendry please make a tough table challenge with Ronni o'Sullivan and jimmy white,jack liswoski, zaho xintong I'm literally waiting for it 😍
I would like to see more women competing with the men on the main tour in tournaments like the world championships and uk or the masters etc. More womens snooker on tv would be good I would watch that I love snooker and its a nice change of pace too
Reanne, I've also developed peripheral neuropathy. Via research and trial, I've found oil soluble B1 Benfotiamine, Alpha Lipoic acid and Acetyl L Carnitine are helpful. Vit D3 and K2 also contribute to overall health.
Loved this one
Nice show and game talk.
Adverts are getting long and annoying Stephen, but still one of the best channels on UA-cam 👌🏻
Great vid, Stephen! Keep em' coming!
Enjoyed the video. And I do agree with reanne. Should be more money in the women's game 👍
Stephen has become a cross between Stephen Hendry and Michael Parkinson, such great interviewer, power to him, this channel is great to watch.
😯🤣
Eagerly waiting for Rokit....
Excellent video again.
Great interview! Would be amazing if you could get Mink on with an interpreter. Would love to know how her mind works and her approach to the game
I think she has a look of Graeme Dott in the face
Excellent.
Magic!
One day there will be women competing at the professional level at the top. It just needs to become more popular with women and they will start to take up the sport in greater numbers. Maybe we need more promotion of the women's game to encourage a new generation.
In this day and age, to only have a tiny prize money for women's snooker is shameful, especially the world championship. The organisers and sponsors need to do so much better than this.... They should start balancing this today... not tomorrow, today please....!!
Such a wondering recording, all the best for the remainder of both your carriers - such great ambassadors for the sport. Please keep it going.
thanks to you both and much appreciated
Balancing it with what? This argument is the same on all the sports when discussing pay in the women’s game be the men’s game. The money comes primarily from advertising and the adverts cost more for the men’s sports events. So the men get paid more.
Otherwise it’s taking the money away from the men which isn’t really fair in itself, especially in a sport like snooker which is not cash rich anyway for the players further down the rankings.
Honestly, if you want fairness with pay, scrap the womens game, include men and women in the same comps all over, and then whoever progresses the furthest is paid accordingly.