SNOOKER stars Luca Brecel and Jack Lisowski have listed their top five players of all time.
The debate over snooker‘s GOAT has raged on for decades, but now modern stars like Judd Trump and Wu Yize have entered the conversation.
Luca Brecel has named his top five snooker players of all time Credit: Getty
Jack Lisowski also got involved in the debate Credit: Getty
Wu is the current reigning world champion after defeating Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a tense final in May.
Now seems like the perfect time to discuss who the top dogs in snooker history and Brecel and Lisowski have both had their say.
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The Belgian Bullet – himself a world champion in 2023 – said there was no doubt about seven-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan at No 1.
He said he was split between Trump, Mark Selby and John Higgins but named them in his top five.
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And he nearly forgot about seven-time winner Stephen Hendry, who was just squeezed in at No 5.
He told Metro: “I’ll start with one. Obviously, Ronnie O’Sullivan. Easy. And then it’s a tough one between Judd [Trump], [Mark] Selby and [John] Higgins, I think.
“I would actually say Judd, number two. People struggle to put guys like Judd number two because he’s still very young, but it’s obvious that he’s much better than Steve Davis or Hendry or people like that, it’s obvious.
“So Judd two, Higgins three, Selby four, and then… we’d have to say Hendry five.”
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Both agreed that seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan should be No 1 Credit: PA
But they both also forgot to include legendary star Stephen Hendry Credit: PA:Press Association
LUCA BRECEL AND JACK LISOWSKI’S TOP 5 SNOOKER STARS
Luca Brecel
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Judd Trump
John Higgins
Mark Selby
Stephen Hendry
Jack Lisowski
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Judd Trump
John Higgins
Mark Williams
Zhao Xintong
Brecel conceded it was hard to compare eras but said Trump had proven he was a generational talent.
He added: “It’s hard to predict, but I think it’s obvious. With Judd, he’s so much better than those guys, I think.
“Obviously as a player, when you play Ronnie a lot, Judd a lot, you know which one is the most difficult and I think Judd is really up there.”
Lisowski – who is ranked 17th in the World Snooker Tour rankings – had the same top three as Brecel as he agreed on O’Sullivan, Trump and Higgins.
But he was split on the final two as he went for Wu and Mark Williams.
Jackpot also wanted to include Zhao Xintong and agreed with Brecel that it was difficult to compare different generations.
He said: “Ronnie, Judd, Higgins. Who else? Can I do six?
‘Ronnie, Judd, Higgins, Wu Yize, [Mark] Williams, [Zhao] Xintong. That’s what I reckon…yeah, that’s what I reckon.
“It’s hard. I don’t know, you look at their centuries as well, people have so many more centuries now, compared to the older guys. But it’s hard to compare eras.”
He also namechecked Steve Davis before realising he had forgot to mention Hendry.
Lisowski added: “You could put Steve Davis in there, I don’t know, but that’s all I see now, I’m only really going back the last 20 years.
“Hang on. Did I put Hendry in there? F***ing hell, stick Hendry at seven, or else I’ll get a b******ing.”
