Exceptional achievement in the final by Mark King against Barry Hawkins | 2016 Northern Ireland Open

Mark King is 20 points behind with only the pink and black on the table. He can't snooker Barry because the black is over the pocket. However, after a few minutes of perseverance and excitement, Mark plays the dream shot ...and he just needs this frame to win the match and the title.
Barry Hawkins vs Mark King - 2016 Northern Ireland Open Final
Errata: the head to head between John Parrott and Ronnie O'Sullivan is 8-4 for Parrott and three 4-4 draws (not 11-4 as shown).
Statistics shown in the video correspond to the match date.
Cesar Muroya created his unique editing technique to extract the essence of the game without losing the drama involved. Contextual information is also an innovation appreciated by viewers.
This format is not intended to be a substitute for the original unedited version, but being a supplementary alternative that seeks to meet the needs of some segments of snooker fans.
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[@theodorehui]

11:05 one of the greatest shots ever

[@jordanwillrog]

Absolutely right

[@janegavin8715]

Fair play to king who won this tournament,I was very happy for him to finally win a ranking title and he did it.When you really think about it there's alot of very good players who retired without ever winning a tournament in their careers.

[@jacobjones5269]

As an American who plays one pocket (for cash), exclusively, this final made me a snooker fan for life..

[@dawoodbhattidib9965]

11:01 well played

[@georgeschofield6099]

Bought me to tears to see mark win is lst rankings tournament in front of is family he dreave win wish him all the best . It was worth the wait so happy for him.

[@sketcheadiscoming]

It was so good to see mark win a ranking tournament! very humble man!

[@Sharivari]

I remember seeing this live on tv. What an amazing frame. I was rooting for Mark so hard to get this frame.

[@AJsVIEW]

This game taught me to NEVER GIVE UP! Be it in snooker or in life in general

[@ianw5464]

And then to win the deciding frame after that!!

[@mebani]

If it was against Ebdon, it'd be a Netflix series in more than 5 seasons... for only one frame 😂

[@andrew_owens7680]

They would have had to fly in food and beds for the spectators.

[@padraigosullivan9979]

Did you ever listen to Peter Eggdons music. Do a search for The Fall of Paradise by Peter Ebdon and sit back and enjoy...

[@alexanderjames6328]

PMSL :-)

[@buzzYNWA]

And no one would watch it except the Ebdons.

[@harryviking6347]

LMAO!!!!!!!

[@aminaean5584]

Most incredible competition I've ever seen

[@addictedtonothing23]

wow this is more enjoyable than the general snooker game

[@ogungbemiolaoluwa1462]

The other one is called pool,, not snooker

[@maxington26]

Er, wha? This is the "general snooker game"

[@ksportz66]

@@ogungbemiolaoluwa1462 Billiards

[@tribellone]

Grandissimo frame! Supertattico.

[@paulwchumak]

I’ve never watched a video for so long while having absolutely no idea what is happening.

[@jamesmitchell2114]

😂😂😂 me too.

[@NikosGardanis]

The pink ball is worth 6 points, the black one 7 points. The pink has to be scored OR being hit first, before black, otherwise it is a foul of seven points that are awarded to your opponent. The score is 65-45 if King had scored both, Hawkins would have won. King was trying to send the pink ball near the black one, in hope that he would not foul and that Hawkins would.

[@NikosGardanis]

@@jamesmitchell2114 your answer 😊

[@luwangth999]

😂😂

[@mmcmmc999]

Hahaha! You made my day!...

[@jayluck8047]

Stunning composure by both players. One of the best duals I’ve ever seen. This frame reminded me how the felt on a Snooker table can seem like you’re shooting down a sheet of ice, or worse, a pane of glass.

[@djtaylormade1195]

Great achievement by Marking! He's on another good run in the English Open this week. Hopefully he can do it again.

[@siddharthhariharan2384]

One of the greatest videos I have ever seen! Never give up💪

[@Laptopdog78]

Never give up, but still lose the frame anyway!

[@deepdigger3490]

I love the little facts you add. Didn't know John Parrot done such a number on Ronnie.

[@parksyist]

11 4 very surprising

[@rafa.x6424]

Parrott indeed leads the h2h. But its 8-4 in favour of parrott, and not 11-4 as shown in the video. 3 matches were drawn.

[@renerpho]

To be fair, the first three of Parrott's wins happened before O'Sullivan turned 18, and when Parrott was at the peak of his career. If you only look at the last eight games between them, it's 3-3, with two ties. Still surprising, maybe, but not an 8-4.

[@RUBBER_BULLET]

@@rafa.x6424 How does a snooker match end in a draw?

[@rafa.x6424]

@@RUBBER_BULLET Three round-robin matches at The European league/Premier league tournament were drawn. The matches in the round-robin stage at this tournament were played as best of 8 frames. Both won four frames each.

[@johnmackenzie3773]

Peter Ebdon... Season 1 - Looks at the ball and see how he can knock the pink out Season 2 - chalks his cue 40 times Season 3 - walks round the table 4 times and chalks his cue for one last time Season 4 - gets down accidentally sneezes, now the referee must clean the table whilst Peter chalks his cue again Season 5 - Peter finally takes his shot and miscues it!!

[@jimm3334]

very pleased to see mark winning this , fairplay to barry too

[@teodorhristev7864]

At 11:02 I was always imagining he pointed: " I want your appreciation right on this place, partner."

[@MrzaheerAhmad]

Haha 😂

[@japeking1]

Totally disinterested in snooker BUT... the was brilliantly presented and just about changed my mind. Thank you.

[@CesarMuroya]

Very glad you like it. Thank you too.

[@metaphysicalmigraine694]

Really good suspense and ending👍

[@BrainFoodCafe]

This is core of snooker. beautiful.

[@EnricoFantini]

Excellent upload again!

[@CesarMuroya]

Thanks again!

[@xyns4402]

The most enjoyable 2000iq video I ever seen. You made my day ;D

[@CesarMuroya]

Thank you enstroN!

[@solentfisher]

Great upload! Very entertaining 😁👍🏻

[@da_great_mogul]

Interesting timing as Neil Foulds just said a few days ago to Hendry that this was the best match he ever commentated on.

[@DJ-ct6so]

Thanks Cesar.

[@yannick9473]

What an effort by Mark King. Top notch.

[@EannaButler]

Watched this a second time. It's these studies of interesting snooker scenarios that makes this channel the most engaging snooker channel on the net. Thanks, as ever.

[@CesarMuroya]

Thank you very much for your kind words Eanna!! :)

[@jamboz]

Surprisingly interesting frame.

[@sethcarnius3548]

omg that was so intense. the mind game! brilliant!

[@deepaksaxena2182]

I saw this LIVE..

[@nicktrousers]

Oh and that dream shot definitely excellent shot. Imagine winning a world championship this way. Or imagine losing a world championship damn that's hard. Like Davis said that classic black he missed is generally believed to be a natural in off and he said he'd rather miss and lose, than lose the title by potting the black and going in off. What a game snooker can be sometimes ... June first is pretty close and ronnie is playing !! Didn't expect that.

[@shivaramjagasar562]

Really enjoyed this video Cesar, once again great work and editing. Keep it up!!!

[@CesarMuroya]

Thanks a ton!

[@Charlie_Crown]

One of snookers best moments

[@david10101961]

Thanks Cesar! 147s are always cool to watch but this was totally fascinating.

[@CesarMuroya]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kumailkazmi3454]

I was looking for this match after World Snooker official posted a video of Mark playing that beautiful shot up and down the table. I wanted to know how it ended, thank you for posting it. God bless you.

[@rodrigodetriano8273]

Mark King ended a 25-year wait for a ranking title as he edged out fellow Englishman Barry Hawkins 9-8 in a thrilling Northern Ireland Open final. Hawkins, 37, looked in control at 5-1 ahead, only for King, 42, to win six straight frames in Belfast.

[@MCFoultier]

Im happy that king won it in the end

[@woody816]

Was so happy for mark. On his day he can beat any1 but he just seems to not bring his A game to the big matches

[@GoelWCS]

11:06 : shot of the year at least!

[@Mattph1412]

11:02 Amazing shot!

[@user-pi9du2gl6p]

Thank you youtube algorithm for bringing me to this place

[@CesarMuroya]

Welcome!

[@upendraK--]

A true example for never give up 😍😍😍

[@upendraK--]

Winning and losing are common whether it is a sport or life but fighting is important

[@medureczek]

Love the subtitles !!!

[@mukbangmeo]

shut up kid, you know nothing about snooker

[@jacksonagale2176]

@@mukbangmeo you know nothing about being respectful

[@ankhushisymfs5892]

Greatest - continues shots on pink

[@gurvindersingh1770]

Best game and best player i've ever seen😶the man made me his fan😮😵💫

[@aadeshmirke]

I don't kNow what they are doing but I enjoyed watching so much😍

[@martintemelkov]

I've always thought Mark King is a severely underrated player. Another proof of that being true.

[@healthiswealth8153]

there's no mention of him in the WC

[@craigkendall1754]

Brilliant!

[@yannick9473]

Pink double across the table to land right on the black is without a doubt in the top 10 best shots of all time.

[@rastamanrasta1313]

Hi Ed, Thank you for the link.Will check it out soon.Meanwhile, have a nice day always stay safe.

[@hnawfalh]

One of the greatest challenges

[@ip4174]

Only reason I'm watching this is to listen to practice my accent. I've not a damn clue how this game is played out how to win. Great video!!

[@grauwolf1604]

Look at it and you will understand this game. It's not difficult to understand, it's difficult to play!

[@madleykool8968]

Understanding snooker boosts your British accent. 100% true info here. Your call.

[@johnwilkinson3597]

Pot a red then pick a colour m nominate it eg, blue if anything els is hit B4 the blue foul stroke or pot blue back to red until all 15 reds are potted with colour's following so red colour red colour and so on until the colour's are the only balls left then they have to be potted in order yellow green brown blue pink black pot every red followed by black without missing till the black ball is potted for the last time this is a maximum break 147

[@Wesssss84]

Watching snooker many years Never seen anything as gritty as that!!! Some of King’s shots to get the pink near the black over the pocket were incredible... Just a shame the double didn’t go in Would’ve been the biggest steal of all time!!! Thank god he won the next 👏

[@alsstewart8583]

Best frame ever,🙏 Very entertaining,frm2 leftys💪👍

[@animeindia2209]

what a match what a match👌👌👌👌

[@toro5338]

Wow!...the last video 10 minutes took my breath away... 😳🥵... 😁😆😅

[@parastejani]

Marvellous!

[@dhananjayringe]

Please make a video on mark Williams. Lovely player

[@ZahidAli-sq5yj]

Greatest fight from both sides,, very very good try to win loosed game 👏👏👏

[@Fuzcapp]

Fascinating.

[@rastamanrasta1313]

Hi Cesar, Great game of mind over matter.Can you be kind enough to let me know the name of the musician (guitarist) that was played towards the end of the video.Thank you and have a nice day.

[@CesarMuroya]

It's called "Wishful Thinking" from the YT library.

[@emraanroy9143]

snooker at its best❤🖒👏

[@thomasrasmussen2124]

one of the best duels ive ever seen... wondered how long away they where from a reframe

[@jensclarberg6419]

Never.

[@alokbilkhu]

You gotta feel for Barry Hawkins. He's such a good player but just struggles in finals. This was a golden opportunity for him to get another ranking event win under his belt, and to perhaps open the door to future wins, particularly the 2018 world championship, probably the one that got away for him.

[@billy19461]

Two masters at war.

[@josemanuellopescardosodoss2757]

Incomparável.

[@handeyecoordinationskills]

King is king. 🎶That's what his heart yearned for then, a 1st win 🎶 sung by king 😁

[@markmiller6402]

Amazing

[@emmams5]

Before this win, Mark King was seriously thinking of packing in the snooker and going back working on the building sites, true story.

[@adrianwright8685]

Really? The 3 seasons before this he won 66k, 46k and 56k and even without the 70k from this season he was on 67k. Would not have thought a building site would have been so rewarding?

[@emmams5]

@@adrianwright8685, just paraphrasing what Mark King said in his post match interview on the BBC. Those sums of money you mention would barely keep the lights on in a professional snooker player's season when you consider all their outgoings.

[@Laptopdog78]

@@emmams5 Good point, people probably don’t realise the travel expenses and accommodation etc etc. They probably think that it is all laid on for them!

[@dazuk1969]

It's never over till it's over......peace to ya.

[@AcessDBpro]

The final double attempt: One should always err on the near side as a jaw hit would force the ball away from the middle down the table, as opposed to bringing the ball back to an easy potting angle on the side.

[@itnaklipse1669]

Oh god i remember this watching live...never did i think King had a chance to win but against Hawkins anything possible! Hah!

[@amarsirfmai]

Lmao

[@adrianwright8685]

5:58 King thinks the pink is in and starts to lay his cue down - but then realises it's not!

[@sergiorivera4973]

That is worth watching.

[@fredericpelloud7536]

Astonishing defensive stuff!... This channel is full of nuggets, but here we are dealing with something more rare than plutonium!... Thank you Cesar!

[@CesarMuroya]

Thank you Frédéric !

[@masterdurick5667]

I would think that Barry Hawkins would have like, made a super offensive shot on the pink at SOME POINT, but I guess it goes to show how big the table is, how much the cushions slide (I think), and how small the pockets are.

[@Rombizio]

True masters

[@Keletho]

Outtro song?

[@RSDonovan]

Great video thanks! Do you know who the commentators are?

[@CesarMuroya]

You're welcome. I think it's mentioned in the subtitles: Neal Foulds and David Hendon.

[@fredblogsmac.5697]

What a fight.

[@robertlynch3190]

As someone who likes to watch snooker very casually, what is the aim of this frame here? I do not know a lot at all about snooker so was just wondering why this back and fourth went on? Hawkins has more points than King so why would he not win by potting the last two balls? I actually really want to know what is happening as this seems like it was be an excellent 'chess match' to understand. If anyone could inform, thank you! ps I wrote this before finishing the video.

[@CesarMuroya]

Hawkins does want to pot the pink, but hasn't had an easy chance. King's plan is to drive Hawking to foul the black (7 points) and then pot both balls (13 points) to force a tiebreaker.

[@misfit2022]

Commentators wrote King off but he is not called the Romford Battler for nothing. Unlucky in the end.

[@markmiller6402]

That was some shot

[@sn2464]

I need his will

[@WorldClassMuayThai]

Use of side on last red💯

[@byromtaylor6482]

After his personal struggles with gambling and everything to see the man achieve this was something else .

[@cesarbatista7168]

Yo whats the rules of this pool game I’m confused

[@Laptopdog78]

Can’t believe that he lost the frame after all of that!!

[@mjproebstle]

test of skill and nerves

[@BilalAhmed-vo1oi]

Intresting 😍😍😆😆😆

[@MrJackyhua]

If Ronnie O’Sullivan playing, game was over at 2 minutes.

[@seancorrigan7458]

Nah

[@faisalmir9300]

Fighters heart

[@Almosteverything143]

Nail biting definition .

[@Alex-bu7nn]

What music did you use at the end there?

[@CesarMuroya]

It's called "Wishful Thinking" from the YT library.

[@Alex-bu7nn]

@@CesarMuroya thanks

[@hafezrasa1428]

Everything is possible just try it 💪

[@meta4282]

Those cues sound sick.

[@nicktrousers]

In the end missing that double might have actually made his psychology worse. Credit to him for holding through and winning that first title.

[@mark-147]

What would happen if Hawkins rolled up to the pink but came up short? 6 points conceded. No miss, no free ball, but he could still ask Hawkins to play next shot.

[@grishnakh4509]

Great work by Mark what amazes me tho is Barry could have done the same thing to him several times but just tried to hit the pink away instead

[@MrPwnTage]

The issue is that Barry already has the lead, so to risk putting the pink near the black and potentially knock it in isn’t worth it - and it’s better for him to force Mark to play a delicate shot and likely lose the frame