THE BEST SNOOKER BREAK EVER? - Jimmy White

[@hullster9970]

Oh Jimmy. I'm 53 now, i was born in 1970. You were the one i was shouting at the TV in the 80's to win the crown.

[@jumbo8996]

I wish I had a fraction of his natural ability. One of snooker’s finest ever players, a joy to watch

[@MrSkinkarde]

Go And train then. Don’t just cry about not being able to do something

[@godjhaka7376]

@@MrSkinkarde That's what they teach humans now: to bitch and blame others instead of work hard towards their goals. Easier to control people when they look outside for a savior than inside.

[@DM-kv9kj]

@@MrSkinkarde The clue was in him saying "natural ability". These level of snooker greats all started from childhood with immense natural ability to pick up and learn to play the game really well from a young age. It doesn't matter how much you practice at snooker, if you don't start early AND have great natural eye and feel for the game, you're never ever going to get even close to someone like Jimmy White, Ronnie O'Sullivan etc. Sorry to burst your bubble, but many things in life most of us will never be able to be particularly good at no-matter how hard we try. That's just life and you've got to accept that. I'd love to be as great as many things as the world's finest are, but it's never going to happen, and even if I could get that good with hard work I'd still have to just focus on one thing to master. Just sitting on youtube trying to feel clever by belittling others who make simple and perfectly reasonable statements of wishing they had such natural ability as a given sports or other professional is just weird tbh.

[@PhilipKerry]

@@DM-kv9kj He was trolling for a reaction and you gave him one so it's mission accomplished.

[@freeartist]

Дело не только в способностях, но и фантастическом многолетнем труде.

[@danielbrissenden2555]

It's beautiful to see someone "in the groove"! Effortless, ingenious and stunning... . It's even better to be there.

[@MadasonRock]

Brings a tear to the eye when the whirlwind starts to blow .... A True national treasure ✨🤍✨

[@MastodonMart]

That break got more applause and cheering than some 147's do. The fanbase Jimmy had was incredible

[@cobra8676]

That's because jimmy is loved by everyone.. his position on all color balls were out and he still made it bless, Jimmy will always be the people's champion

[@johnmc3862]

@@cobra8676 Higgins was the peoples champion!! White a real crowd favourite sure.

[@UguysRnuts]

I was on the TV crew for the Canadian Classic and met all the players. Dennis and Cliff were great guys, but Jimmy was my favourite.

[@paulmorphy6187]

I agree, and the fanbase he had was incredible too

[@highjim7778]

these tables were not space age technology, ppl knew how hard it was to control the balls back then, nowadays every pro table is 100% identical with perfect cushions, balls and cloths

[@jamesmcardle4739]

He could regularly play shots/spins that most top players couldn’t even imagine. Multiple world finals. Far better than many world champions. Maestro.

[@castleanthrax1833]

Drinking and drugging during tournaments probably wasn't a good idea. He was a great player who made it very hard for him to win.

[@arnie8604]

Despite never winning the world title .... he entertained me well over 20yrs anyway .... as much of a genius as Ronnie, thanks for it all Jimmy.

[@sychu7699]

He is the best ever.

[@jsleeio]

it might have been more entertaining than Ronnie, but Ronnie probably wouldn't have been out of position so much

[@breakshot7451]

think ronnie said it, jimmy was a snooker rock star, and in this break he is rocking

[@dvidclapperton]

But not the 6 or 7 times world champion had he been 47 right now.

[@almadlicka2410]

Can't even compare to Ronnie at his worst. Stop with the heart and use your heads.

[@PrivateEye121]

I used to love watching jimmy white even in defeat Such a class professional.

[@diden3527]

in defeat he was still the winner........it was like watching the try scoring skills of the All Blacks vs Goal Kicking from England....!!!

[@MrXeberdee]

Jimmy White - what a class act - top of the range if you ask me. Talent + Bottle + Skill.

[@castleanthrax1833]

+ powder.

[@MrXeberdee]

Yeah - that Colombian white chalk you can get.

[@gregorymartin4767]

His lifestyle was his downfall, great player all the same

[@RG-5834]

It’s absolutely criminal that Jimmy never won the World Championship. I truly believe that in most sports, you need a little bit of luck in critical situations, to help you through, and Jimmy never did get that bit of fortune. His potting ability, cue ball mastery and action, rest play, as well as his outrageous skills and flair, put him in a category of the most talented players of all time. Definitely one of my favourite ever players! This break is pure genius and artistry from “The Whirlwind”!

[@paleshelter4002]

Absolutely agree! being a Canadian.. my favorite is Kirk Stevens 147 against Jimmy White.. 80's flair!

[@chrislyon7147]

He seemed to willfully self destruct at the very end. He was magnificent at snooker, but not so at winning.

[@deepalgoel4126]

That's a lesson to others that just because you are good at something does not necessarily mean that you'll be Great at it. 😉

[@paleshelter4002]

@@deepalgoel4126 oh he was definitely one of the greatest players to ever pick up a snooker cue.. closing out a world championship.. instead of multiple 2nd place finishes.. actually adds to his legend

[@SquidInkUK]

Agree! Just like in the Oscars, Jimmy should get an honourary World Champion title! ;-)

[@doctord8589]

poetry in motion ......pure Magic!!

[@WaiIpChungFMOclinic]

Jimmy "The Whirlwind" White and Alex "The Hurricane" Higgins are the two most exciting snooker players ever in my opinion.

[@XB10001]

How about Judd Trump? He plays shots worthy of an exhibition.

[@Dr.Scorpio]

Spot on 👌🏼

[@kennycfc8842]

What about Peter Ebdon , terry Griffiths or mark selby those 3 are very exciting players 😜

[@Dr.Scorpio]

@@kennycfc8842 😂

[@kashiffarid8175]

@@kennycfc8842 stuart bingham is also trying to catch up!

[@Jimbatron]

Best break I’ve seen on live TV. People talk about Jimmy’s fan base, which is obviously part of the noise but the shots he has to play to keep this break going are incredible. The pot on the brown with the spider is just phenomenal.

[@g.r.1394]

I just watched it with my Mouth open...I had no idea how incredibly good Jimmy White was .Amazing !!!

[@jamesshaw4272]

6x world champion runner up says how good he is, just such a heartbreak he never got over the line

[@zumizm1]

Still smashing it at 60 years of age his 138 and 132 breaks at the world seniors last month were sublime

[@ganrimmonim]

The shoot to get on the blue was amazing, truly amazing!

[@philbartlett395]

That brown at start of the break was typical Jimmy, instinctive and completely outrageous, fantastic to watch such a gifted player, such a shame he couldn't convert his awesome natural ability in to the titles most snooker would have loved to see him win.

[@kashiffarid8175]

and I'll add to that by saying that shots like the brown you mentioned are exceptionally remarkable when you consider the way snooker was played back then. in 99% of the cases, players would've just rolled in behind the brown. It's only now that top players take the attacking option about half of the time. Back then, it was outrageous. As for not being able to convert, what he had in terms of potting ability and intimidating flair was countered by relatively weaker tactical play and positional accuracy. You need to have both to consistently dominate. However, the insane (and sadly under-utilised) talent has him still scoring centuries at 60, performances that others of his era simply can't emulate.

[@philbartlett395]

@@kashiffarid8175 very few players would even consider playing the brown shot let alone excecute it perfectly, angled shots in to middle pocket are hard enough but to play it with such pace was exceptional, the slightest contact with side of pocket would have resulted in a missed pot, one of the best shots I've ever seen.

[@castleanthrax1833]

I'll add that Jimmy's lifestyle was also a hindrance to successful performances in tournaments.

[@thisnicklldo]

I saw him when he was 18 and British Amateur champion, playing an exhibition at a small snooker club in the Midlands. Pretty sure he shared the exhibition with the then Womens Amateur Champion, can't remember her name. He also played some of the clubs established players, winning easily of course, I seem to remember a couple of big breaks, maybe a 125 or so. The main impression I had was of a bit of a lad who hit the ball incredibly hard, was as thin as a rake and smoked a lot. Wasn't obvious to me that he would become the superstar he became later, but he was already very entertaining to watch. The brown in the break in this video was typical of what he did that night several years earlier - jaw-dropping cue speed with precision, and no fear.

[@Onnit5466]

Always worth watching whenever he is playing even he still has a kind of magic that will never be bettered

[@kashattack]

Jimmy the most entertaining player ever.

[@johnmc3862]

Higgins.

[@OwenAkif]

That Brown pot was simply sensational!

[@stuartchapman7934]

Absolutely Phenomenal Break from 'The Whirlwind of London Town' Jimmy White! Pure Brilliance and Snooker Genius!!! 😃🎯👊💯💯

[@watgaz518]

If there was one thing in snooker I would love to have happened/seen, it is that this man being crowned world champion🥲He as always being up there with the big boys but those winning trophies eluded him. Your still a champion to many of us JW👌👏🥇👍

[@thegodofpez]

I’m a standard billiards player, but watching snooker on this level is absolutely breathtaking.

[@cubecubesson6779]

Listening to the commentary it appears Jimmy did Lines for the high break 😜 How we all rooted for him to win the World back then

[@crumpeteer6477]

What a lovely guy. I remember standing next to him & chatting in Basildon where he was doing an exhibition/charity match for then Vic Harris. RIP Vic. PS. This brought a tear to my eyes.

[@patcom1013]

Incredible potting ability, ridiculous cue ball control!!! Couldn't take my eyes off it!!!

[@paleshelter4002]

As good as it gets

[@jonnamechange6854]

Didn't quite have full control here though, did he? Amazing potting par excellence, and the way he just got down to pot the green!

[@edenjs1503]

From 1984, White played Kirk Stevens and Stevens scored a 147, but the entire match was sensational and even had Stevens applauding some of White's shots. The play and sportsmanship was amazing. Don't want to redirect people from your channel so I would try and add that vid to your playlist'

[@jamesshaw4272]

1984 masters

[@MastodonMart]

What a match that was. Insane. One of the best matches ever for shots, break building and entertainment

[@David-p3z3m]

Jimmy and Ronnie in their prime playing each other in a world final would be sensation but who would win?

[@101spirited]

I still say he is the best rest shot player ever.

[@jonnamechange6854]

No thought required. It was never in doubt.

[@GrantCharlesworth-gk6fl]

100%

[@tonywilliams7742]

He learned the skill because he couldn't reach. Being a small kid playing the game in a place he shouldn't have been

[@Occupuyourspine]

I sure do admire your ability to put right handers in their place Lefty. I copy you.🤠

[@bigknocker2264]

I don't know how to play snooker, but I love watching it on KZbin. I cannot fathom how great the top players are.

[@csb7376]

It makes you want to weep that he was never World Champion, when you consider players such as Taylor, Parrott, Dott, Ebdon and Doherty all managed to do it. No offence to any of them, but Jimmy at his best was a different level.

[@sjs260563]

he had too many demons to have the temperament to be World Champion with the likes of Steve Davies and Stephen Hendry to beat, and I bet every player raised their game against Jimmy too

[@tobyharling719]

Parrott did it by beating White. That was the one chance for both of them without playing Hendry or Davis. Parrott took it.

[@BB49.]

He might have been but unfortunately no bottle!

[@jamesedmonds8246]

@@tobyharling719 John Parrott started with the best session he ever played in that final, and Jimmy couldn't recover from being 7-1 down. That's reflected in the final score of 18-11

[@andyhodgson7692]

@@tobyharling719 Parrot did play Davis. He beat him in the semi final.

[@hellohandsome9875]

Loved this guy for decades

[@happilyeggs4627]

The best snooker break ever was White v Griffiths at 4 : 4. I remember having a bacon and tomato sandwich that was out of this world, and the accompanying cup of tea was absolutely great too.

[@shaunigothictv1003]

WTF! Hilarious!

[@normanmaskery4127]

Reading all the comment's on Jimmy whites awesome curing... I just want to say after watching the vidio.on Jimmy. WORDS FAIL ME ,

[@jozefserf2024]

Jimmy's best years were 1981 - 84 but he was still young and inexperienced back then. No one played snooker before or since with as much ease as Jimmy did. After that he got himself a woefullly heavy cue (from Alex) and his positional play went to pot (ok, ok). See video above.

[@Heygoodlooking-lk9kg]

The greatest world champion that we never had

[@330devans]

Damn!! Fantastic break! The distance and difficulty on the green and brown, hell all the colors!

[@williamkilpatrick101]

Two things that Jimmy White didn't lack were confidence and ability he had them in abundance. He is definitely one of the greats.

[@Splitscreen83]

Truly incredible skills. What I loved about his game was the way in which he appeared literally unfazed by difficult shots or using the rest. Unique player 👍

[@Kekuahiwi]

So, so much fun watching Jimmy White play that way.

[@watgaz518]

Think many people out there wish, like yourself, that you had got more silverware for your efforts. Still recognised as one of the best Jimmy 🥇🏆

[@alex999931]

I saw him play when I was young now I'm 40, Love Jimmy White

[@the_alchemy_method]

Jimmy reading between the lines again... his tempo was just bang on back then but hes slowed down a lot in recent years and it feels like its affected his natural rhythm and made him more hesitant

[@keithrobertson6942]

The best player never to be World Champion

[@hugohackenbush1554]

I remember watching this at the time. It's still my favourite JW break.

[@MyView-ou2dm]

Flawless,what a legend each shot was better yhan the shot before ,natural god gifted genius

[@PieceBoxHeid]

Is the best worst break, or the worst best break? I'm not sure but it's great to watch Out of position so many times but potting everything he faces, wonderful

[@einarvindenes9509]

Jimmy white is in my opinion å true gentlemen of the sport.truly briliant to watch and very entertaining

[@fatroberto3012]

Potting the first brown in the middle pocket at the pace he did is incredible. Jimmy's timing is so good he can generate amazing backspin with apparently little effort but that brown was moving pretty damned quickly! Unbelievable accuracy required. The other brown was very good too, when the butt of the cue is up like that it's easy for the cue ball to lose contact with the table.

[@spoonlfc1784]

Amazing player. I loved watching him as a child. The things he can make the cue ball do defies physics sometimes.

[@MatthewBluefox]

Gimme a break, Jimmy! What a break that was!

[@boyddickson1751]

Probably not even in the top 57,000 breaks, but a GREAT reminder regardless

[@ENGBriseB]

If it wasn't for Alex Higgins and Jimmy White the game would not be as big as it is Today.

[@peaktongtan9768]

Those days cueball control, thats why nowadays he hardly can win, so many pros with perfect cueball control especially Ronnie.

[@DaveyMulholland]

Think I watched this live... Jimmy was my favourite growing up.

[@mus1970]

I remember watching this live. Even at the time I thought it would end up in snooker history's "The Greatest Ever" books.

[@RobertDeMartin]

Wow! Without knowing any history I would like to see a match with Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan. I can only imagine the drama. How is it possible Jimmy never won a world title?

[@mehmetmustafa1211]

He Was a joy to watch..he was the ronnie back in the day

[@AFreshBreathofMMA]

Great Stuff, Keep it up !

[@pingpong9656]

Jimmy White has the COOLEST looking cue action - so low on the cueball and so much power.

[@bertl1022]

Just looked so effortless and fast!!

[@erniescullion8452]

Love the Whirlwind. Jimmy White is loved alot Always from early days in his career by the NORTHERN IRELAND people extremely id imagine popular all over the WORLD even more when he DOUBLED with The Hurricane HIGGINS to win WORLDS DOUBLES.

[@SmokinBob]

the sound of pockets when a ball potted was much better than they sound now

[@shellsbignumber2]

Probably one of the best shot makers the game has ever had, at his best, no one was better.

[@bassman1290]

His playing style is kind of being artist with the instrument, truely magic and talented.

[@greenlightmusic9157]

The shot on the brown using the spider was outrageous!

[@carlkamuti]

That was a superb break, sweet Jesus!

[@alanleemaxwell831]

And he's still playing to a high standard at the age of 62!!!

[@Cumulus1989]

When I was young in 90's, one of my favourite games was snooker and it was named because of Jimmy White. Whirlwind or something like that. Amiga Computer.

[@colmcq]

After I'm watching him pot the reds I'm all like "this break looks normal" but then it all unravels - Higgins style- during the colours, then I'm all like "aaahhhhh"

[@richardignatowicz8532]

Its such a shame he didn't win one of the many world finals he was win. He's always been the most exciting player to watch.

[@DURANGO88888]

He earned more money by losing than by winning ;-) But yes : he was an exciting player...

[@davehedgehogUK]

I've met Stephen Hendry about ten times now and he's a really charming and incredibly witty guy - but man did I hate him in the '90s for stopping this man winning a WC. Hendry was like a machine, no matter how well White played, Hendry would just play better and grind him down. White was the better player of that there's no doubt, but Hendry had the stronger mentality - that's why it's 7-0 in World Championships, snooker is 50% talent and 50% in the mind, without being strong willed and cool under immense pressure, half the time you've lost before hitting a ball. I don't even watch snooker now, but I was a massive Jimmy fan for years and years. He transcended the sport itself in a way even O'Sullivan doesn't. Exciting to watch and immensely likable with it. No players remotely like him since in my opinion, and only Alex Higgins before him. Shame the pair of them had so many demons, but I guess if they didn't they wouldn't have been the same players or people. RIP to Alex. I'm happy to see Jimmy has cleaned up a bit so he won't go the same way.

[@paulwood3460]

Nice one Jimmy 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gullygully69]

That break was a pleasure to watch

[@black_eagle]

Reminds me of Alex Higgins's 69 clearance, where he was out of position on almost every shot and kept making incredible pots. Jimmy and Alex (along with Judd), the greatest snooker cue wizards and entertainers ever.

[@jaybe2908]

The frame kind of sums Jimmy up really, his position play was not as consistent as some of the other top players but he would usually try and pot his way out of trouble, this time it worked, most times it didn't, but it made him exciting to watch.

[@waynecrothers2012]

Seen jimmy play live and special guest Alex Higgins at a local centre yrs ago,what an exciting pair to watch.....

[@shaunigothictv1003]

The last few pots of the break are brilliant

[@stevenedwards1298]

In my opinion, Jimmy's best wig ever

[@GlennNattrass]

The brown towards the start of the break, well only Jimmy could've played that. The clearance of the colours is just ridiculous. As a child of the 70s and growing up in the 80s, he was my idol!

[@NoosaHeads]

Such a good, entertaining player. Although Steve Davis was in a different league, as far as tactics, safety, and snookers, I think the most daring shots came from Jimmy White, Tony Meo and Alex Higgins. Jimmy, by the way, was very clever with his investments. He never frittered his money away and is a very wealthy man now. (About $25 million).

[@Alex.Gurov79]

Jimmy was the best player ever who was never a world champion, utterly brilliant and extremely popular.

[@colinholliday3945]

Jimmy and Ronnie made snooker watchable both God's of the snooker world

[@keepitshut9699]

I bet his partying antic's are legendary

[@paleshelter4002]

Jimmy and Alex.. what an incredible duo.. untouchable talent in their prime, yet lived for the moment 👍

[@ianwatkins6202]

If Steve Davis & Stephen Hendry didn't exist Jimmy would have been a world champion! Without doubt!

[@nickycotton6137]

Blimey! Them Balls struck with such confidence & no fear... Gutted he didn't dominate Snooker tbh. Was my fave + worthy of the 'Prize Money'.

[@RenegadeRanga]

The greatest break ever is a 147 in 5 mins and 20 secs. This was top-notch.

[@deepalgoel4126]

No-one could beat him that day...Everything he touched was pure gold..!!!

[@ianwilliamson2980]

stunning break

[@kevinvicedomini8745]

J8mmy was a true champion in his own right without trophies 🏆 pure legend

[@tommyandersson6464]

ok that was just absolutly amazing

[@Wayne-zx1uv]

The legend Jimmy White!!

[@againstall6830]

Amazing Jimmy 👏 👏👏

[@jozefserf2024]

His best years were 1981 - 84 but he was still young and inexperienced back then. No one played snooker with as much ease as White did. After that he got himself a stupidly heavy cue and his positional play went to pot. See video above.

[@justinboon3811]

Jimmy White one of the greatest snooker players ever Jim Davidson would say come on Jimmy on pot black he always had that cockney cheeky chaps smile on his lips

[@namanjain25]

According to me people saying its sad he never won a world title should also consider that his opponent eve though did not have his skills but did have a better positional play i mean in this video too you can see how all over the place his positional play is compare that to ronnie hendry and others still think he should have won one but according to me its the only issue that resulted in him not winning a world championship

[@Dat-yi4iz]

The likes of Higgins White O’Sullivan Trump is the reason snooker is still a tv sport just pure class and charisma the average man in the street can relate too

[@aliorr9356]

Jimmy was unstoppable, 99% of the time

[@chrischambers730]

Probly 1 of the best never to win the big 1 great player and great ability to do what he did in that era

[@kevanbrown7620]

Jimmy in his pomp.

[@alangrynich2037]

White magic

[@danedward4255]

Love hearing 'rooky Peter Lines '