Ray Reardon v Jimmy White 1983 Yamaha Masters

Ray Reardon's last professional title, the non-ranking 1983 Yamaha International Masters.

[@judecooney6257]

Very sad day for snooker. Ray was my favorite player. He will be sadly missed. Ray was world number one when this tournament was played. He beat Steve Davis in the Semi-Finals. I missed this tournament and never got to see it after. Many thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of history

[@kenwillsamuel303]

Great Ray Reardon you will be deeply missed. Your game, skills, humor and temperament were already engraved in my heart. RIP my big idol.

[@jasonhall4734]

I remember seeing this match and saw ray in the bh final against thorburn. Ray was at the bottom of the stairs waiting to be called out and he smiled at me. I was only a young teen. Never forgot it. Rip sir reardon.

[@ColdCaseReviews]

Ray should have beaten Thorburn to become 83 Masters Champion. He was on fire at the end. That and his three major wins that season made him favourite for the 83 world championship and world no1. In the event he was very unlucky to lose narrowly 12-13 to Tony Knowles.

[@hughtempleton737]

I'm crying. At 50 he was a very important part of my childhood. A great ambassador for the sport.

[@ColdCaseReviews]

Whoever put this up thank you. RIP to a colossus of Snooker. The great Ray Reardon. Grew up with Ray as a great player and not too proud to admit I’ve shed a tear watching this. Jimmy played his part too they had some great matches. A rivalry that’s rarely mentioned. RIP Ray.

[@pearcegreatesteverleftback03]

He was a GIANT of the sport. One of its Talismen and a Great guy too. He will be very sadly missed. Thanks for the memories Ray ❤️❤️

[@stuartwilliams-fw4vo]

After losing the final of the ‘82 to Higgins, Reardon’s game suddenly came to brilliant life. He defeated White in four tournaments during the ‘82-‘83 season, the PPT, the UK, the Masters, and here at the Yamaha. He was one of the favourites going into the Crucible, but his father died just before the championship began, and it affected him badly. Despite making immaculate back to back centuries, he lost in the deciding frame to Tony Knowles in the last 16. Reardon, Knowles, and Stevens, any of them would have made a better fist of things than the exhausted Thorburn against Davis in the final. One of the greatest men of our game.

[@judecooney6257]

@@stuartwilliams-fw4vo yes, agree with you on that. Personally, I think Ray would have won against Davis in that 1983 final had he made it that far. He was playing so well, that many, including Clive Everton and Ted low, believed he would win it. His father's passing would not have helped. Not only did Ray win this tournament but he claimed the professional players again beating Jimmy White, and the Welsh professional titles that season. Made the finals of both Irish and British masters, the world team championship with Griffiths and Mountjoy, the finals of pot black and made the finals of the pontins professional as well. A great world number one was Ray in 1982 1983 season. He will be sadly missed for sure

[@johntate5722]

Great info, thx so much

[@chrisbland6942]

Great post. I’ve often wondered how far Ray would’ve gone in that ‘83 Championship had he won the deciding frame against Knowles? At the age of 50 that was really his last real chance at the title. Although he reached the ‘85 semi-final he was never going to beat Davis over 31-frames.

[@mddistribution30]

And got to the semis once more at the crucible in 85!

[@ColdCaseReviews]

Yes I think Ray would have gone on to win the world title in 83 had he not been unlucky against Knowles.

[@drumtum]

Over 50 years old winning that title. That was impressive indeed. R.I.P to a legend of snooker.

[@christiano8088]

All Ray Reardon fans knew the day would come. Still sad to think hes not around now. My childhood idol.

[@montyf2165]

On hearing of his passing I had to look for some vintage Reardon. A truly great player and as you see from the post match interview a lovely man. RIP.

[@damienspurs147]

Sad day for snooker 😔 Thanks for the upload mate 💙

[@robmiller2811]

Great share on a sad day for snooker - the way Ray was going getting centuries aged 91 it almost felt as if he was immortal.

[@adrianknott4345]

Nice to see Ray smiling and joking before the start. A great ambassador for Snooker and for Wales. This upload is a lovely tribute.

[@Cabuv4deetales]

That's a really thoughtful observation. Nice one mate. He was lovely but imagine playing him lol. He was fucking terryfying and i think that would have pleased him. Bugger knew he'd won most of his matches before he even arrived lol

[@-Imran-Ali]

Among the tributes I read was a story about him making a century 8 months ago at 91 years old, what a great life he lived, first class snooker legend, RIP

[@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158]

The 80's was part of my childhood and Reardon and snooker played a major part of that. Rip Ray Reardon.

[@bendybruce]

I've only recently rediscovered my love for watching snooker after watching pop black when I was a little boy. Such a wonderful game now spanning the globe and bringing people together when so much of the world is pulling apart. RIP Ray, You were an integral part of something special.

[@michaelparanormal]

Two great legends of the the game, wont be the same without Ray who gave us so many great matches and laughter, now we know why he came out playing at night to play his best , R.I.P Dracula!

[@tallguy9349]

R.I.P Ray

[@AlonsoRules]

Number 1 at 50 years of age. He was an absolute monster of the game, towering over mortals. The best safety player of all time.

[@andrewmacleod5826]

Sad day ...Ray was and always will be a giant in the snooker world ,aswell as being a perfect ambassador and true gentleman for the sport...rest in peace 'legend' ...You will be missed😢 x

[@andywood2012]

Thanks Ray, you were an amazing player, and even more an amazing person. So funny at times, but also so very generous and kind to all the other players.

[@bottlecap57]

The last time Ray held a trophy aloft. Surprising in a way as his game was coming together again. Sadly time catches up with everyone no matter how good. It's inevitable. A legend on the baize and an unforgettable character. RIP Ray Reardon MBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@samisalman541]

rest in pace what a great human being lost.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

a giant of the game .deepest sympathy to his family

[@twentyrothmans7308]

Goodbye, Ray. Thank you for everything.

[@paulembleton3087]

Rest in peace ray I used to watch him on TV growing up a true gentleman 🙏

[@roadofsnookerfinals6572]

One of the greatest snooker players whe had in the sport rest in peace sir

[@kufujitsu]

One of the sport's greats. R.I.P. Ray Reardon.

[@thirpalshk]

RIP Ray❤ Thankyou for such a rare and classic upload. His last title. A fitting tribute.

[@romac9516]

Snooker world is blessed to have had Ray. This is a great tribute MJT thanks

[@nikhilthakuri2597]

Rest in peace legend

[@grimTales1]

I didn't know he had passed away, RIP

[@gerryryan]

Ray Reardon was like a Praying Mantis over the Snooker Table the best ever at both laying a Snooker and getting out of one RIP Ray and thanks for the years of entertainment

[@paule8174]

A true Legend RIP Ray!! Classic snooker at its best!!

[@omegaman6494]

God bless Ray Reardon, one of snooker and Welsh sport's all time greats

[@judecooney6257]

Wow! Where did you find this? Awesome. Sad to hear of Ray's passing. What a great player he was. One of the very best ever to play the game.

[@timfincham3756]

I must share this Ray Reardon story. I watched all his matches at the Pontins Professional and pro-am in I think 1982. He had been drawn on a public table upstairs and asked the referee for an extended spider. ‘ we dont have one ‘ said the referee. Ray said ‘ you will have to get me one as I am not playing the shot without it’. Someone was sent downstairs to the pro tables, took them 10 mins to come back with the extended spider. The first thing Ray said was ‘ I don’t think I will use it now’. Everyone laughed. Of course he did use it. I think he played John Parrot later and had to give him 30 points start, and got to the final of the pro tournament . My favourite player, and so approachable in the bar in the evening.

[@user-ti9xb2ng7s]

A sad day RIP Ray one of the best true legend xx

[@Luke96-sy9jv]

Quality upload thank you 😊 beat snooker channel on KZbin thanks for posting classic matches like this this is pure history 😊

[@stuartwilliams-fw4vo]

RR was master of any scenario the table could produce. Six times the game’s professional champion, and it should have been more. The best of the best.

[@Swat-ed5bt]

Legend ❤

[@danielkarmy4893]

Somewhere just out of sight, around about now, the distinctive sniffle of a certain Northern Irishman can be heard, and a brisk knock on the door. 'Ray? Ray, it's Hurricane!' 'Ah here we go, what in god's name does he want now?', the Count thinks to himself; eventually, he readies himself for the worst. 'What is it Alex?' 'Well', says the diminutive genius, 'I just thought I ought to pop by to say hello, and well played - oh, and I've brought Spenny with me, and Steady Eddie, and Pulman, and Fred...and the Brummie's come along for good measure---' 'Oh for Pete's sake, who invited Graham?!' '---don't worry babes, I've made him promise to shut up from time to time! Anyway, everyone's here to see you, and we've got a little surprise for you that we reckon you'll rather like. Oh, and some Welsh old boy, he's not dressed to impress but he says you'll know him when you see---' 'Cliff?' 'No, Ray. It's not Cliff.' 'Douglas?!' 'No!' shouts Mr Mountjoy from the back row, 'not unless there's two of us!' Alex glances at the old man; the old man smiles back. There's a certain glint in his eye when their gazes meet - there's a steeliness about him, too. And there's elegance, such elegance. 'Well, in you come then!' says Ray. 'Okie-doke', whispers Alex. 'After you, Mr Reardon...'

[@jasonday7378]

God rest his soul❤️😓🙏

[@waynejackel2921]

Hello mjt Can you please upload in Requiem And in Honoring Ray Reardon 1983 Welsh Professional Final Ray Reardon v Doug Mountjoy A Epitaph for Gentleman Ray Reardon. Thankyou Very Much. Wayne J.

[@roderikkorenyi6068]

R.I.P. Ray 🖤🖤🖤

[@MarkAnslow]

RIP Dracula. One of the games greats. Never forgotten.

[@ic2264]

So sad ray has left us such a perfect gentleman ❤

[@jasonhall4734]

The grandfather of snooker

[@dvidclapperton]

Reardon was greater than White. White was never a 6 or 7 times world champion class yet people claim thar White was better than Reardon with 0 world titles to Reardon's 6

[@user-cw5qp7ty9t]

Whoever says that is stupid. Ray reardon was on another level to Jimmy White and also ray reardon beat Jimmy in 1982 to become the oldest player to win a ranking title by 10 frames to 5.

[@nigelwilson1957]

Ray Reardon one of the best in Snooker true will be missed

[@dvidclapperton]

How did ITV manage to make the table look as small as a 9 ball pool table?

[@RHP518]

Yeah I remember thinking this. When I was watching this as a kid I thought the tables they showed on itv were actually smaller than the ones on the bbc coverage! The innocence of youth 🤣

[@alanmurray5963]

Rest in Peace Raymond ❤️

[@marklowe6862]

R.i.p ray .... ❤

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

Ahhh yes, the excellent days of the real rules of snooker, no dopey, unnecessary foul miss rule. Just give or take the foul points and get on with the frame. RIP Ray, a legend of the game.

[@mddistribution30]

I think I'm right in saying that this tournament occupied the place in the snooker season that ended up being the British Open, but it was a non ranking tournament at this stage. That itv theme music brings back some memories lol!, not particularly happy ones but it does bring them

[@deant9606]

Top man Ray Reardon. RIP. Top man MJT.

[@stefanoborella7564]

RIP Ray Reardon a true legend. In addition 2 different referees In the Final.

[@jamkakful]

So humble ❤

[@richardcochrane1966]

Rest in peace, Ray....

[@chrisjohnson4165]

I love this match! The table looks about the same speed as my club's tables, and they're both hitting the ball so sweetly.

[@kevvieb7829]

Ray, Nicklaus,Ali, Borg, Richards, ... didnt have to look far to find a geat in the 1970s... I watched pot black on a b and w tv back then and at exactly the age when the mind starts shaping. The Welsh govt must honour him with a State Funeral

[@Cliff589]

r.i.p ray you will be missed.

[@derek9658]

RIP Ray a true gent

[@cocosloan3748]

Great snooker then. Brave shots both sides

[@briandobson450]

Great upload!

[@casinoroyle007]

Ray legendary rip

[@Helldhaz]

29:51 Beautiful shot.

[@kitswithkaren5003]

RIP Ray💐

[@dvidclapperton]

Reardon in 1982 beat White in a ranking final in the same yesr people say that White would definitely have beaten Reardon had he made the world championship final instead of Higgins. Definitely? Well I'm sure that Reardon could have beaten White in the 1982 world championship final had they met. It could have gone either way had they met, there's no guarantee that White would definitely have won the final. It was not simply the case of one or the other, either Higgins or White being world champion in 1982. And here in 1983 Reardon also beat White in a final and they say that Reardon was past it. So that's 2 Reardon wina over White since the 1982 world chanpionships.

[@judecooney6257]

Ray was brilliant in his semi final against Charlton. Was a bit nervy against Alex in the final but he would have beaten Jimmy White well had they met in that 82 final.

[@thirpalshk]

RIP Ray. Thanks for such a rare and classic upload. A great tribute.

[@robmiller2811]

​@@judecooney6257If Ray had won seven, how would that have changed the modern era, would Davis have been more determined to get 7 and would Hendry have gone on to win 8 - we will never know

[@markwillcocks7701]

Totally agree 18-11 or 18-12​@@judecooney6257

[@kerrajl30]

Congrats on new wheels. I've got a kawasaki 1000sx myself and love it. Enjoy and stay safe on roads. Go on, give hubby a shot, lol 😂

[@user-pw2fj2rq3f]

6 TIMES WORLDCHAMPION.ALWAYS MANAGED TO GET TO FINALS EVEN WHEN PLENTYMORE GREATPLAYERS STARTED TO APPEAR .EXCELLENT SAFETY PLAYER❤.ETERNAL REST MR.RAY REARDON. 1:54:23 😊😢

[@leslierowe2337]

Loved the way ray would tit and tut and shake his head to the crowd when he missed a shot and then signal to somebody to get a whiskey hilarious

[@amauryberezowski250]

Descanse em Paz, grande RAY. Seu nome ficará perpetuado nos anais do Snooker entre os maiores jogadores de todos os tempos.

[@amauryberezowski250]

Descanse em Paz, grande RAY. Sue nome ficará perpetuado nos anais do Snooker entre os maiores jogadores de todos os tempos.

[@markcackett5276]

Great upload mjt have you got the reardon vs white 82 coral uk quarter final ? or any of Jimmy's matches from the 82 embassy 1st round vs thorburn 2nd round vs perrie mans or his quarter final against kirk stevens ?

[@stuartwilliams-fw4vo]

Bog standard commentary by Wildman and Edmonds. Oh, for the great Jack Karnehm!

[@mqb5151]

Sad day for snooker

[@jwilkinson341]

Didn't have the miss rule then

[@lakmeister]

Saw this live on Sunday then....fuming at Jimmy for being so careless....should of won easy if plays well....didn't coz its a final....and gets cue broken in the summer ? Never the same player after....thanks Mrs Mockler!!!!!

[@chrishomer1247]

A very young Len Ganley there.

[@apassionforpool7800]

What a Gent and a loss for snooker

[@chrishomer1247]

A young Len Ganly there as ref

[@bigmikerocks]

(I’m a relatively recent newcomer so be patient) I’m used to “foul and a miss” when the cue ball doesn’t touch a red, and the opponent has the option to make them try again. I noticed this didn’t happen, they only did the foul and the four points. Is this something that has changed between then and now

[@digeme69]

They started changing the miss rule around the early 90s. As you've mentioned here, in the old days 99% of the time a foul would be a foul and nothing more, no balls replaced etc, although the refs did have the discretion to replace the balls if they felt it wasn't a genuine effort to hit the balls. Nowadays a miss is called again and again virtually until they hit the ball. Once again though the refs have the discretion to not call a miss if they feel it was a genuine effort to hit the ball, but they rarely apply this. They just keep calling miss over and over even if 40/50 points are given away.

[@bigmikerocks]

@@digeme69 thanks for the info!

[@Markyt87]

2:19:25 More evidence of Reardon's vampire identity

[@lingolarker9318]

Did ye have to sport a jacket and tie to gain entry?😆 Before I saw the other spectators at the end I thought the dress code might be even more strict(!) 🤵😄

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Jimmy even then had the talent but kept rushing and then missing shots

[@Jmeaton400]

Da iawn syr

[@garychilds1130]

It's Jimmy who looks like he needs a tablet

[@karlmarlow1854]

Lol could have had a free shower...

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

STEPHEN LEE was I attendance

[@bigscrounger]

33:45. He got up before playing The shot. A lot of movement.

[@user-cw5qp7ty9t]

Ray always did that but it never stopped him from winning as much as what he did and what a great player he was.

[@bigscrounger]

I've always thought he was very smug ... Facial expressions and how he walks around the table. Thinks highly of himself ...