O'Sullivan and Higgins are the strongest players in snooker history. O'Sullivan is the most talented, Higgins is the most well-rounded, and they are the best opponents. O'Sullivan is the most offensively capable player in Snooker history, and Higgins' defensive level is the first in history. O'Sullivan is the strongest "spear" in the field of snooker, and Higgins is the best "shield" in the sport of snooker. Although Davis and Hendry both ruled the Times, they were inferior to O'Sullivan and Higgins. Objectively speaking, O'Sullivan pushed the sharp offensive to the very top of the world's snooker. Higgins, on the other hand, took his defense and snooker school play to the extreme.
O'Sullivan is the most talented great player
"Rockets" Ronnie O'Sullivan is the most talented player in snooker history, which is absolutely no exaggeration. For any offensive player, it is very difficult to balance possession and defense. Even if he is as strong as Hendry, his defensive level cannot be particularly good. But O'Sullivan is the defensive player in Snooker history who can reach the top four, and in this case, he still has the first offensive level in history. No one can stand out when it comes to the use of the Stern rod method. So you'll find O'Sullivan very efficient at handling the game and dealing with difficult situations, and at the heart of it all is based on his understanding of snooker far more than anyone else.' He knows when it's best to handle the situation and how his strengths should be played. That's the real reason why he was able to become the first man in history.
Higgins is the most technical and tactical man
Although Higgins's performance is still a certain gap compared to O'Sullivan,This does not affect higgins as the most comprehensive player in terms of technical and tactical ability. Excellent offensive ability, excellent defensive level, advanced strategy and tactics are all higgins logos. Higgins' defensive level is the first in history, and his current breakthrough is also the second level in history. Although his break is likely to be surpassed by Trump and Robertson, as far as the ball-handling players are concerned, it is not easy to do this step, and the excellent level of possession is the reason why he has been able to get to this step. Higgins has no obvious technical shortcomings, offense, defense, possession, tactics, mental qualities and even patience are all excellent, and you can't even find a second player who can be as well-rounded as he is. Even Selby has a clear flaw in accuracy. When you become aware of this, you will understand where Higgins is really powerful.
O'Sullivan and Higgins are the strongest players
Although O'Sullivan and Higgins are now old, they still have the strength to compete for the championship, you know, they are now almost 47 years old. In terms of energy and physical strength, they have no advantage at all, and it can even be said that they have only disadvantages. Youngsters can recover quickly after a long game, but for veterans, they have a much longer recovery time. However, even in this case, Higgins reached the final three times in the four major competitions on the British mainland, although he only finished runners-up in the end, but this performance is already very convincing. And O'Sullivan's performance of reaching the final twice and winning the title once also made him the only player this season to beat Robertson in the final. At the age of Higgins and O'Sullivan, it's amazing to be able to reach the final, and it's amazing to win the championship, but they both did. So you have to admit that they are the strongest players in snooker history because their competitiveness has been at the top level for 30 years.