Alex Higgins v Jimmy White - 1982 World Snooker Championship semi final

[@hughiedavies6069]

Great to see this classic match again, even though at times it sounded like it was inside a tent and it was pouring down..I'm proud to have met Alex , without him snooker wouldn't have become what it is today.

[@robertstewart239]

The greatest snooker game I've ever seen. Never tire of watching it.

[@tigergooner7214]

What a great match

[@robertstewart239]

@David Robinson And he brought so many viewers and fans into the sport. Even before the match began, he would walk into the room wearing his fedora hat and filled it with his personality. A grreat entertainer as well as a top notch snooker player.

[@davidmckay106]

Agree 100%The greatest Match ever!!!

[@leebeardshall2888]

@@davidmckay106 agreed 👍also. Fabulous match. One fault i wish watch it in full someone got the full game im sure of it.

[@leebeardshall2888]

@@phadley78tube you are a legend 🙌 saying to yr missus about our snooker legends. These what we grew up with proper players including ronnie of course. Not these clowns today.

[@liamduddy9851]

Alex Higgins Jimmy White two legends, who's ever going to replace those men .☘️☘️🍃☘️☘️☘️☘️ From Ireland

[@Coneman3]

Jimmy was a Londoner

[@Coneman3]

Is

[@TheDantheman12121]

to see these two play is amazing. No matter what the shot by the time theball has stopped they are already getting down to take the shot. they play fast whether they are snookered or not.

[@haydnmarsh9971]

I know Jimmy played fast but sometimes played the shot too fast and rushed. Really wish he had won a WC. Still in my all-time top 5 players

[@danvez5656]

Ikr he really deserved to win at least once, so close so many times

[@dvidclapperton]

Reardon had a 3-0 head to hesd vs White in 1982. Think about that, those who think that White would have beaten Reardon definitely for sure in the 1982 world championship final had he got there instead of Higgins.

[@highjim7778]

why was this more exciting than the entire last 20 years of snooker combined?

[@mikeyf4018]

Greatest and best entertainers of the snooker ever

[@martinspencer366]

Great match with two attacking players. Also the commentators are just superb. I miss those days.

[@zendisciple3737]

Jimmy's shot at 05:33 is better than the last 20 'shots of the championship' at the world championships.

[@SnookerFan-kl1jj]

Didn't do him much good though since he still lost the frame.

[@izziebon]

Fantastic screw back

[@khalidammar4632]

Jimmy white👌 Alex higgins👌

[@roadwarrior8560]

Sad that Jimmy never won the World Championship, always my favourite player to watch, changed times indeed, ref says 'thank you gentlemen' when the crowd are getting a bit excited.

[@Cola.Cube.]

I AM A WOMAN. lmao

[@MrSasec]

Anytime, all other Legends are behind Alex Higgins who is the true and only Legend in the snooker history

[@izziebon]

He made it look like a different game.

[@Dat-yi4iz]

The hug Alex gave jimmy at the end said all u need to know what a man

[@AJsVIEW]

Alex was years ahead of anyone in potting! The man could pot literally everything!

[@joe84jones95]

AJsVIEW In my humble opinion the greatest potter in snooker history. I’ve been playing snooker nearly 30 years consistently and still don’t understand his potting ability

[@jackthelad15]

Snookers golden era

[@marklynch9527]

Alex has more swagger than jagger

[@mjb4983]

What a match!!!

[@jonpettet7085]

snooker comes alive when these greats play.

[@Kekuahiwi]

Just amazing the level of play despite copious amounts of alcohol

[@Cockneyartist]

And cigs

[@chunkylafangaa]

34:07 THE greatest shot in snooker history

[@asifnadeem2474]

Jimmy I love you my dear I am big fan of you from pakistan faisalabad

[@seamusblack5876]

Their smoking their heads off I LOVE it

[@RichardWhite-i4w]

Best break ever.....

[@therevster9828]

Legends.

[@AnarchyEnsues]

Alex higgins, a true working class battler.

[@hectorbolanosaparicio8723]

Maravillosos A.Higgins y J.White. beautiful match

[@markfreeman5102]

Tremendous match

[@AlbieChilla]

This classic match wasn't included on BBC's Crucible Classics programme. The 69 break alone that Higgins made makes it worthy of inclusion. The Davis v Knowles 1st round match in 82 wasn't a classic, just a big shock. Davis was piss poor in that match. Even an Ebdon match was included.

[@Billdick360]

Alex got his own program and this match was featured on it.

[@pezhvaksutedelan2760]

Alex Higgins was great person

[@richardmorley7439]

Both greatest players

[@bobwallacejnr6852]

Jimmy should have played Freddie Mercury in the Bo Rhap movie,

[@Coneman3]

Few play at this speed these days, probably only Ronnie on a good day.

[@stevewalsh-balshaw1727]

Brilliant. ...modern day snooker does not compare

[@gatecrasher1970]

was the cameraman under a umbrella in the rain?

[@charliecroker6445]

When British sport had characters

[@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591]

Shame about the sound, it sounds like Ray Reardon left his bats in the belfry.

[@mjb4983]

I cried

[@waynekarnold]

I just love watching the all guys clifford thorburn one of my favorites Before pool rooms were open on sunday Him and uncle jimmy sinclair Would go to Punnichy Get the key from old Fred morris open the pool room Play all day and half the night the good all days

[@pauladventure7196]

26.44...so..The Duke of Kent have been a snooker-ref!!!

[@heavyrules6699]

Very wild cuing technique from Alex Higgins specially when he hits the ball hard, he moves his entire body to generate power, how did he even manage to pot balls like that, snooker players have evolved a lot

[@bob733333]

Natural talent. Gifted. Doesn't need to be standard or like every other stiff to be good.

[@ianharrison2490]

@@bob733333 so true, todays players are so boring in their shot selection

[@christschin3708]

Rather watch that, than a robot.

[@pineapplezombie4953]

Pure good like

[@dannygjk]

The sound would have driven me to drink if I had any.

[@MrBadminds]

classic 👌👌👌👌

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Was Alex more popular than jimmy back then?

[@philippankhurst6680]

They both had enormous fanbases - that's what helped to make the match so memorable. It was one that no one wanted their man to lose, but if they did they would be happy to lose to the other fella - if that makes sense. The 1982 Championship was the greatest ever, in my view. Much of the country was in tears of joy when Alex won it. The scenes with the baby are some of the most memorable in the history of the sport - surpassed only by Dennis Taylor's 1985 late night triumph.

[@janekhantinon5884]

ปี1982ผมยังเด็กมากๆ แต่ร้ว่านักสนุ๊กเกอร์หน่มชื่อจิมมี่ไวส์เค้ามาแรง..และแม่นมากๆครับ

[@DarrenWetherilt]

Who is commentating with Jack Karnehm?

[@philippankhurst6680]

John Spencer, himself a former World Champion.

[@algolin]

25:00 was that intentional or a fluke? Alex behaves like it was intentional and I doubt he would miss the pocket by that much, but it looks crazy for it to be intentional.

[@luisalmora5896]

Es teoria, se tomó su tiempo y apunto al punto más cercano de ls tronera, SÓLO HIGGINS TENÍA EL VALOR DE SHOTEAR ASI EN LA SEMIFINAL DE UN MUNDIAL!

[@charliecroker6445]

When also you could drink smoke and snort eh kirk , you lucky lucky bastard

[@tigrantigran3381]

Это великие игроки. Просто тогда интернета не было. Это я не к тому что Рони плохой игрок)))

[@johncook7281]

Jimmy White was named by Ronnie O'sullivan as the one he obsessively copied and a big reason why he got into snooker. But an earlier miss by Alex Higgins that landed in another pocket looked like an exhibition shot.Something Ronnie might do anybody know where I can find a definite Higgins to O'Sullivan connection.

[@Drew-jy7dl]

Their cocaine dealer?

[@amstaylorph]

The quality of positional and safety play is far higher these days

[@stevebertram6885]

I think the tables were smaller and had bigger pockets in the 80's. Either that..or they were geniuses:)

[@izziebon]

Evidently not true; I read an article the other day by the chap that has been using the templates for those world tables for donkeys years.

[@philhewitt73]

I never realized Deirdre Barlow used to present the snooker !

[@petermernagh9991]

Higgins wasn't actually as fast as his reputation would suggest

[@Didda3]

❤️🏆❤️

[@sjkbnvf]

poor jimmy :S

[@Dessan01]

SM HBK Alex didn’t screw Jimmy, Jimmy screwed Jimmy ;)

[@sjkbnvf]

@@Dessan01 ok but i was saying that, just because of he missed some easy and clear shots.

[@Dessan01]

SM HBK lol to be honest I was only kidding, just because of your HBK pic, the whole Bret screwed Bret thing.

[@sjkbnvf]

@@Dessan01 hahaha

[@johndavies6258]

Jimmy alway had the nack of missing the easy one it cost him a lot over the years

[@SnookerFan-kl1jj]

@Matt Barber Maybe or he just lacked the bottle for the big moments. That was a straightforward black, should have knocked it in and cleared up. Sums up his career in a nutshell.

[@rouman7]

Alex Higgins the best imo.

[@dayanidhi9391]

31:13

[@ЛекмарКошербаев-с9в]

Ronnie was inspired by Mr. Higgins..

[@wythenshawekid1597]

Ah the bbc used to watch that

[@pathanna4390]

a.s.t. for jimmy about 8 SECONDS Hahahaha

[@xedasxedas]

No bulsh*t snooker. You either have it in you or you don't. The bad thing: to much unforced errors.

[@dkizxpt-su3ze]

Best 5 players ever 1. Alex Higgins 2. Ronnie O'Sullivan 3. Jimmy White 4. Joe Davis 5. Ray Reardon 6. Big Bill Werbeniuk 7. Kirk Stevens 8. Dennis Taylor 9. Fred Davis 10. Eddie Charlton

[@kevanbrown7620]

My favourite three players Jimmy White, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Alex Higgins,all people's champions,all attacking players, highly entertaining to watch, I'm so glad I'm old enough to have watched all these amazing players in brilliant games.

[@firewizzard86]

Bill Werbeniuk better than Henry? The fk!

[@dkizxpt-su3ze]

@@firewizzard86 Bill Werbeniuk would have wiped the floor with Hendry in his prime

[@DeadRpoetry1167]

And jimmys best player never to be a world champ. Ronnie would be humbled by their speed of play, whirlwind n hurricane was apt

[@billfrater1948]

Oi ! White...Bad Hair !!!

[@davejones4093]

The '80s... where people could pot balls with such power, that position seemingly didn't matter :D

[@thegatsby.1120]

where are all the afro-carrib players, they were fantastic to watch & play.... down my local anyway.!

[@amstaylorph]

The smoking!

[@nadeemsultan6357]

Alex is nothing but a fluke master

[@tetris136]

Skaisti!

[@mrlesta]

Irishman

[@miketravis6149]

Well spotted.

[@sbtelecom2744]

อเล็กซ์แม่นแต่ทางขาวไม่ดี

[@dondamon4669]

Ronnie would destroy Higgins! The fact Higgins won anything at all with no snooker brain at all is great! It’s almost like he’s only played for a month and doesn’t understand the cue ball has to be controlled n😂 poor Alex! No it the brightest lol

[@sharonjones873]

my two favourite players of all time, the best ever.

[@bowlingaz]

David Vine was a wonderful presenter who left us far too soon.

[@patricklawrence2207]

Yaa ur spot on!

[@barryheeran3919]

Yes he made them tournaments even more special RIP

[@irishking1414]

Lol

[@paule8174]

This match is the greatest ever Jimmy white what a genius! Just oozing natural talent!! RIP Hurricane Higgins!!

[@johncook7281]

Beautiful gesture there at the end of the match. Alex hugging Jimmy. Loving it.Yes it is history but real all the same. Smiles

[@leeenfieldsmle]

Jimmy was to become one of his pall bearers, after he died penniless.

[@mrloop1530]

Becoming a world champion with the cue action of Alex Higgins, just goes to show that practically anyone can do anything.

[@dot2562]

Actually it doesn't, white had a good cue action, but did he become a world champion?how many chances dis he have?its about temperament

[@dot2562]

Idiotic comment, he was a drunken fool,I could have a good cue action,and do fuk all,Higgins was a natural like osullivan, only problem he was an alcoholic, like,George best,😮‍💨and my mum,who died ,and my best mate ffs@39

[@johnmc3862]

Lol! Who said that! He’s 2 tiines world champion!! Who, can say he doesn’t have a good cue action!!

[@MotherAlgorithm]

@@johnmc3862 it's horrible

[@keironstoneman6938]

A bit like jocky Wilson. How those darts went in the right place the way he threw them is beyond me.

[@chrisevans5259]

The 80s was the greatest era in snooker, and this was just a classic match between two of the games most exciting and naturally gifted players that the game as ever seen...both incredible shot makers, and firm favorites with the fans,..mavericks of the game, flawed geniuses , ..but mesmerizing and full of energy on the table ...Jimmy white and Alex Higgins both legends of the baize...

[@jayh9529]

Chris Evans 👍 ginge

[@chrisroger8774]

Yes both enttainer

[@chrisroger8774]

Legend is Higgins and white

[@DarrenWetherilt]

@@MrVinnie47 Yeah - not really. It's all a bit sterile right now... needs another maverick in the game.

[@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO]

@@MrVinnie47 who? Hey I know 10 legends coming up but they aren't born yet. Want their names mate?

[@michaelmuldowney8]

28:16 missed black off the spot cost Jimmy the title. 12 years later an almost identical miss in the final frame against Hendry cost his that title..

[@markjarman7819]

2 of the best all time.

[@cbxade]

Alex was just amazing. Never to be seen again. Not talking about perfect technical skill here but pure talent. Charismatic and brilliant but yet treated like shot by the governing snooker ponces. Despicable behaviour. As for Jimmy, well he should have been world champion a few times and albeit for nerves he surely would have been. In doubles,these 2 were untouchable. The best 2 players ever imo. Modern day snooker,just like F1 is a bore to watch..How i miss Alex Higgins

[@asifnadeem2474]

Great player great behaviour Alex Higgins at the end he just kissed jimmy this was the great gesture of respect and humanity

[@TheKaluNaama]

look homosexual if ya ask me

[@thatfilmgeekguy]

Kalu Naama Whatever you want to see pal

[@duncanbirss8923]

@@TheKaluNaama you seem like a prick if you ask me

[@jamiecannon2246]

Yh mate I wasnt even born yet but do love watching alex Higgins he was such a character and jimmy white was his best mate

[@leebeardshall2888]

@@TheKaluNaama you asshole

[@peternicholls6532]

Fantastic playing from the gifted Alex Higgins & Jimmy White, they were both my two most favourite gifted players, so much so, I named my second born son Alex James Nicholls. :)

[@Mark64W]

I'm no expert but this has to be the best snooker match ever . I remember it so well and not being able to decide who I wanted to win as I was fans of both players . But thankfully Alex won the final , and it meant so much to him .

[@SnookerFan-kl1jj]

You are spot on, your no expert😂

[@Mark64W]

@@SnookerFan-kl1jj But I can spell though . It's you're not your . Thanks .

[@simonjones7315]

Aww back in the 80s when there was true sportsmanship, etiquette, manners and respect for one another....

[@Mark64W]

...and no match fixing cash payments offered !

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

And Copious amounts of Drugs and Babes on offer ;) Yup sure do remember the 80,s ........................................

[@JamesMc2051]

And headbutting the refs.

[@timothywall6477]

Possibly the best clearance of all time, especially the blue he whipped in with extreme left hand side an screw. Other pros have tried to recreate this shot but couldn't do it.

[@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy]

Snooker was never better to watch before or since.

[@andg3886]

Alex Higgins was one of the greatest ever potters because once he loses fine position, he struggles to get it back and is forced to play the big pots. The 69 break in the penultimate frame is a superb example of the man. Half the break he is battling for position, pulling off multiple top drawer shots to stay in the frame until finally he recovers his position in the last half. Whichever - great entertainment and his unpredictability and skills are missed.

[@leebeardshall2888]

That should have been the final.

[@DeadRpoetry1167]

Alex,my all time favourite. No one went balls out like him

[@James-bw2ow]

Break of the tournament Best break ever more like

[@roxoriginal732]

Best player never to win a world ,always came so close ,

[@johndavies6258]

This was just fantastic not like the boring crap today

[@bobwallacejnr6852]

I agree. This guy Higgins single handedly dragged snooker from the gutter to a world respected sport..mugs like o Sullivan are hell bent on dragging it back.

[@SnookerFan-kl1jj]

@@bobwallacejnr6852 Quite the opposite Ronnie is a far better and more stylish player than either Higgins and White. His cue is like a magic wand and he makes the cue ball dance to his tune Also Ronnie is the fastest player the game has ever seen, making his maximum in '97 in 5 m 8 s, that's 8.5 s per shot. Higgins was quick round the table but he took twice as long on his shots and did not score anywhere near as heavily as Ronnie.

[@andywright3450]

Class player Alex one in a million different class is potting was out of this world sadly missed by many

[@colmcq]

a bit like the punctuation in your sentence

[@SnookerFan-kl1jj]

@@colmcq 😂😂

[@paulrogers1714]

@corseriine You forgot that a sentence begins with a capital. Also you forgot to put a full stop at the end of your sentence.

[@VixTwenty]

For me greatest match of all time

[@mattylee7620]

Classic match. People say now good O'Sullivan & Trump are at potting & quite right but Jimmy & Alex potted in my opinion even more stunning shots. Great to watch.

[@sheffieldwednesday5421]

The 80s, when big bill werbeniuk pouring down those ice cold beer , in tonnes.

[@ukdaddydave6526]

Alex will always be a legend, and what a gentleman as well

[@Synthematix]

And for those of you watching in black and white, the blue is behind the green.

[@themanftheworld8439]

Jimmy White the greatest player never to be world champion.

[@SnookerFan-kl1jj]

Yes the best runner up in snooker history. Reminds me of that Nick Berry song "Every loser wins".