Luke Littler and Ronnie O’Sullivan in agreement over whether a nine-darter or 147 is harder to achieve
It came after the battle was put to the test alongside a third sport
LUKE LITTLER and Ronnie O’Sullivan have both agreed on whether a nine-darter or a 147 is harder to achieve.
The darts and snooker stars are the biggest names in their respective sports.
They have won numerous trophies between them.
And each sport has a top-level score that players strive to achieve in every game.
Darts has its famous nine-darter checkout, allowing a slinger to take a leg as quickly as can possibly be achieved.
As for snooker, the 147 break is completed when a player pots all the balls in a single visit to the table to achieve the maximum available score.
Both are rare sights for fans and players alike.
But Littler and O’Sullivan are now in agreement that snooker’s 147 is the more difficult accomplishment.
Littler said: “I think it has to be a 147. I don’t know the rules of snooker, what is it?
“You pot a red ball, you pot a coloured ball, and you just go over and over again. It’s really hard. I’d say a 147 is a lot harder.”
Littler’s views align with those of O’Sullivan, who echoed those sentiments in 2023.
The Rocket said at the time: “The 147 must be harder, I think. I think what you guys do a dartboard and the way you make it look so easy is just unbelievable, so total respect to you guys.
“Just being able to make a 147 or a nine-darter is a great achievement, but I tent to agree.
“Maybe the 147 might be slightly harder just because it’s 36 shots and you’ve only got nine to do.
“We have to do four times the amount of work that you do.”
The agreement came after snooker, darts and golf players competed in the ‘Paddy Power Challenge’ to see what indeed was the most difficult achievement.
Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries attempted to hit nine-darters.
While Shaun Murphy and Mark Williams competed for 147s.
Elsewhere, golfers Matt Wallace and Ross Fisher looked to complete stunning hole-in-ones.
And the brilliant competition left everyone none-the-wiser as to which was the most difficult feat.
That’s despite snooker ace Murphy coming closest with a 147 on the darts board.