British Open Snooker 1990 Alex Higgins v Doug Mountjoy Last 16 (Best of 9)

Last 16 encounter between Alex Higgins and Doug Mountjoy played on the 27th February 1990 at the Assembly Rooms Derby. Presented by Tony Francis. Referee John Street and commentators Dennis Taylor and Jm Meadowcroft. Doug Mountjoy passed away a year ago today. RIP Doug

[@digeme69]

RIP Doug Mountjoy who passed away a year ago today.

[@nigelcolman2489]

Doug winning the 1988 UK championship when his career appeared to be in terminal decline was one of the greatest achievements in snooker.

[@cathal37]

Doug was a true professional and an absolute gentleman, highly respected throughout the world for his always pleasant manner, A lovely guy.@@nigelcolman2489

[@johnmc3862]

Higgins always was and still is the original ‘Peoples Champions’.

[@LordFlashheart.11]

That pink at 18:20ish was amazing by Alex and proves his notorious pot on the blue in 1982 against Jimmy White was no fluke!

[@cathal37]

Only Alex would have potted a pink like that, total crazy cue action but box office brilliant to watch.

[@LordFlashheart.11]

@cathal37 indeed. Totally unorthodox but when the tip made contact everything was perfect.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

I saw Higgins play here in 84

[@paulwalker1793]

Alex was the first player that ever made me want to watch snooker 👍

[@bonkersbeast]

Me too. Such a pleasure to watch when he was playing well.

[@alanmctavish4802]

@Paul walker and me to, he was pure electric and hypnotic when at the table. As a kid i would try and play like alex.

[@johnmc3862]

Higgins inspired millions.

[@scoop2963]

Alex spent millions too. LEGEND​@@johnmc3862

[@parksyist]

In same year Higgins torrade at the crucible and we didn't hear more of Robert Marshall

[@ocn14s]

Higgins wasn't THE greatest player of all time ( he was one of them - I'm not knocking him) but he was certainly the most charismatic - look at the journalsists at the end of the film - they are eating out of the palm of his hand - most of them came to the tournmenats just to see him and what he would say afterwards

[@damienspurs147]

Why so serious ?

[@chrisrogers3457]

Yh he NO1 ENTERTAINER C HIM BELFAST 1983 IN THE IRISH CHAMPIONSHIP beating D Taylor 16-11 Taylor was a bit of a bad loser

[@heliumtrophy]

Some pretty dreadful MIDI music....surely ITV could've produced something better than that. The intro's a bit naff as well. Cracking game all the same but weirdly muted for 1990 - the audience barely even coughed! Weird to think it's been a year since Doug passed away. Time sure does fly

[@drover110]

The greatest entertainer of the game without question- without Higgy there's no whirlwind or Rocket. Simply magnetic, the greatest influence on the modern game. R.I.P The Hurricane.

[@manephewlenny6401]

Rocket would have made it still, his hero growing up was Steve Davis.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

You never know what you were going to get with Higgins.thats what people liked about him.

[@paleshelter4002]

Same year 1990 British open was won by Canadian.. Bob Chaperon for a cool $75 000

[@gwynmaverickjames6098]

Just awesome to watch no other player like him, I don’t think there ever will be,possibly jimmy white not far behind Alex tho ,always will be the peoples champion RIP

[@jasonhall4734]

Alex Higgins greatest of them all. Yes including ronnie

[@alanmctavish4802]

The pink at 18.20 is just natural genius

[@DavidJones-jy5qn]

Two Legends together 😎😎

[@markunsworth2364]

Mountjoy sucking the life out of each cigarette from tip to filter in one drag leaving just a stem of ash where the cigarette once was! Lol

[@ianwilliamson2980]

A flawed genius

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Watched one last night it said Higgins was offered free booze at a hotel all night on day of a world final with reardon.he was in bar till 7am and still drunk when they played on day two he was not fit to play reardon said .

[@markdrinkwater1508]

Another big match he threw away - he needed to be on top of his game to beat Reardon in the 1970s.

[@omarassemujjuadrian4592]

❤️🎱🎱🍿5️⃣5️⃣❤️

[@damienspurs147]

Good to see you back Stephen 💜

[@digeme69]

👍

[@crispysunny1183]

Too much 🚬which led both to⚰.

[@robmiller2811]

There's an interesting point in frame 8 where Higgins stops the pink going in the pocket with his hand and Doug gets to play from the D. Something similar happened between Graeme Dott and Mark Selby and Selby thought he could play from the D but was penalized

[@paulhighe7615]

Never really seen this special, genius player that some thought Higgins was, he's not even the best Higgins to play the game! Let alone mention, Steve, Stephen & of course the very best in Ronnie...

[@paulhighe7615]

@@ziwaBasood Alex Higgins was a legend in his own head,

[@digeme69]

You're right, he wasn't as good as them but he was the one that changed snooker. If it wasn't for him I doubt it would've been anywhere near as popular as it was it the 80s.

[@paulhighe7615]

@@digeme69 I know all that, but he pressed the self destruction button too often, Barry Hearn didn't want him anywhere near Matchroom... & you can see why

[@digeme69]

@@paulhighe7615 Agree again. I once asked him for his autograph at a venue when he wasn't playing. It was at the Wembley Conference Centre at the interval of Griffiths and Werbeniuk in 85. There was no-one near him so all he had to do was sign the programme which would've taken 5 seconds. Instead he said to me "later, later" and walked off.🤣

[@duncanbirss8923]

@@digeme69 exactly people are clueless if they don't see what he did for the game