Eddie Charlton vs John Spencer - 1983 World Championship

Two interesting frames from the 2nd round. Charlton eventually sneaked this match 13-11, before losing easily to Steve Davis in the Quarter Finals.

[@chrisbland6942]

John “the Sniffer” Spencer was such a quality player. He ooozed class.

[@paulharrison7450]

Bullshit

[@heliumtrophy]

@Wayne Holmes Makes Ted Lowe's comments in the British Masters final even funnier with Stephen Hendry against Mike Hallett where Spencer says "Mike's going for a double now," and Ted's quick as a flash says "I didn't know he drank!"

[@parksyist]

His career went rapidly downhill sadly due to double vision

[@rawheadrex8487]

Horrific cue action.

[@parksyist]

3 times world champion. How many have u won again?

[@PhilipKerry]

Ahhh the late great David Vine and Len " Ballcrusher " Ganley , RIP guys .....

[@edmundpower1250]

Ballcrusher?

[@paulburns-dt9eq]

Yeah. I remember him in that Carling Black Label advert in 1984 when John Spencer whacked the ball of the table and len ganley picked it up and he crushed it onto the table and formed it into a lovely pile of powder in '84.

[@Keithj136]

No one brought an audience to order better than Len Ganley RIP.

[@thegallerian]

Any more of this, quality stuff.

[@mjp8648]

Watch it at double speed and the speed of play is quick!

[@RogerJJSmith]

Spencer had a gilt edged chance for a 147 in the first frame there. Balls could hardly have been better placed.

[@dlamiss]

This match was the reason the Thorburn Griffiths match that followed finished at 353AM. They couldnt start their final session until this game finished

[@davidjatt3251]

oh ok. so it wasnt all their fault then.

[@pornlove99]

John Spencer was one of the all time greats. However... he was WAY past his best in 1983

[@jimmccormack4777]

I'd say len gangley in his day was partial to a bit of Elvis

[@edmundpower1250]

Don't be cruel

[@ianwilliamson2980]

John past his best here Eddie held up his form longer but always the same really he was .

[@williambriggs79]

Sniff .

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Think Eddie won it

[@paulrankin8578]

Commentators lol. And there was 2 to ease the workload.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Eddie was tedious to watch so slow

[@simonlevett4776]

He was, and when i found years ago he'd rigged the 1975 WC when it was held in Australia, i lost all respect for him.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

@@simonlevett4776 yeah that's not on .he was one of the worst losers in snooker.

[@p.graham5655]

Spencer was indeed a fine player and a nice bloke. Not the greatest cue action though. Held the cue too far down which causes him to jab/snatch at the white ball.

[@p.graham5655]

@SavageArfad yes, and a fine player as I've said. Doesn't mean he had a smooth cue action though does it? Try to read posts properly and stick to the point if you decide to reply.

[@johnmc3862]

Not technically a great que action, doesn’t matter if you win.

[@paulbennett4009]

He was considered to have the best cue action in the 70s

[@simonlevett4776]

Are you an expert player yourself ?

[@simonlevett4776]

@@johnmc3862 Very good point sir.

[@Billdick360]

Steady Eddie standing up would annoy me .

[@heliumtrophy]

Nevermind him standing, that combover is a disgrace!

[@davidjatt3251]

@@heliumtrophy It was a wig not a combover. lol

[@edmundpower1250]

@@davidjatt3251 not as bad as Jimmys

[@Ytnzy250]

Seems everyone is now deceased, both players, the ref & the presenter. This upload should be renamed "Tales From The Crypt" 😅😅😅

[@egrorian1]

Well, it was forty years ago and none of the gentlemen were young men at the time.

[@simonlevett4776]

@@egrorian1 Yes, exactly.

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

Today’s amateurs would annihilate these two in their prime, as well as other so-called professional Snooker players of pre 80’s era. I once borrowed a Snooker text-book from a public library, it was written by John Spencer, in it he recommended that a Snooker cue should weigh between 15-16 Ozs 🤣; a cue of such light weight is only suitable for playing safety shots, not the kind of shots played by Alex Higgins, Jimmy White, Ronnie O’Sullivan, and Judd Trump. The perfect cue weight is 22 Ozs, with a 10.0mm diameter ferrule.

[@BritishRaceCaller]

There is not such a thing as a perfect cue weight just as there is not a perfect driver in golf. It has to fit the individual. I grew up on snooker but now play competitive 8 Ball in the USA. I am not an aggressive player by American standards but my ability to cut shots and play safeties is wel noted among my regular opponents. 17oz cue, 57 inches long, 13mm tip works a treat on my Imperial Sneaky Pete cue.

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

@@BritishRaceCaller Safety shots and some pots are about as much that's possible with a 17oz cue; a heavier cue enables one to play shots that would otherwise be extremely difficult.

[@simonlevett4776]

@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO How many ton breaks have you made ?

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

@@simonlevett4776 You're going off on a tangent, the topic here is not about century breaks; it's about the ideal cue weight that enables a player to achieve shots easily than would be with a light weight cue, stick with the topic.