1981 World Snooker Championship Final - Steve Davis v Doug Mountjoy

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[@jamescraft7509]

As a yank stationed at RAF Upper Heyford from 1980 - 1983 and only BBC & ITV channels to watch, and I not being a soccer or cricket fan, I started watching Snooker. Steve Davis was the player that had me hooked. Jimmy White, Alex Higgins and many other great players allowed me to really appreciate the game. Being American where most billiard tables are 1/4 size of snooker tables, I was extremely impressed with the precision at which Steve Davis played. I've been a fan for some 40 years.

[@petergreen5337]

❤agreed 100 %

[@antoniosilvestro9045]

Greatest player of all time and a great ambassador of snooker like the incomparable iconic legend Ray Reardon.

[@MaleNotForSale]

Was eight when this aired. Nowadays Steve looks as young as me

[@Squab1972]

I was 9 years old

[@StevieRevbo]

first 2:30minutes it's a catalogue of errors, and this is the "world final" english vs welsh? am gonna watch alex H, the guy steve replaced

[@dnbmania]

There's a lot of errors because it's the final of the world championships..

[@caproffermanagement9036]

哦O 她会很欲一个很快好工作擦很好7

[@shane-irish]

Tool

[@davidsmith5523]

Ray Reardon. 6. Alex Higgins 2.

[@fizzao1342]

I will never forget one of the sentences he came out with once. “I’d like to thank Embassy. Unfortunately, I don’t smoke!” 🤣

[@leemasters2794]

so that kid who got his autograph, officially has the first ever steve davies autograph as world champ

[@chembleton]

no he actually got a steve davis autograph

[@mrloop1530]

@@chembleton No, I'm pretty sure it was a Steve Davis autograph.

[@mikemorgan7893]

Interesting

[@andyk9735]

@@mrloop1530 I see what you did there. Well played.

[@leeaheron1]

He reminds me of Rodney from Only Fools & Horses here. Brilliant player & awesome watching this - thank you🙏🏼

[@tobyharling719]

Me too! Coincidentally Only Fools & Horses started in this year.

[@IanJD71]

it is Rodney i swear could be his twin

[@Squab1972]

RIP Doug Mountjoy and Ted Lowe

[@jordanboteler8978]

People were happy he won his first title but they started to hate him after winning

[@johntcashdown1363]

Yeah I remember the era well, it was sad really, that feeling towards him. But the next generation of pros didn’t see it that way and all copied him to quite an extent. Not so much Ronnie o Sullivan but he always makes it clear Davis was his hero.

[@tobyharling719]

People were happy when he won his first title, but they started to hate him when he won so much.

[@mikemorgan7893]

Doug would have won had it been a smoking contest

[@mrloop1530]

😁 Thank you for the laugh

[@967mviews2]

@mike but the irony was that it was Doug that got smoked. 😄

[@JonathanAnon]

You see him as a bit of a comic figure when he's on the telly now, but what a ballsy performance by young Steve.

[@steve-marsh]

See that first red! He doesn’t even get behind it to check the angle, just straight down and pots it! Class! Players these days would at least go to the top of the table for a look

[@Timemachine74]

Doug was a class player 👌

[@tonynaccarato4751]

First time I saw steve was in Toronto CNE 1978, automotive building, mezzanine floor, just getting his feet wet, he thrived in the 80's, has had a great career.

[@andywright3450]

David vine was superb presenter not like that rubbish what do it now

[@heliumtrophy]

Barry's Barrel Barge and then his Barry's wife gives Steve a warm hug. It's like watching surrogate parents being over the moon for their "son" who they've invested so much in. I did like Doug's surprised "I've got friends" remark. A lovely gentleman and a cracking snooker player in his time.

[@samuelj8592]

Wow, never seen this before. Steve Davis at 23 very emotional at the end, but earned his title. I think the gray haired man who congratulated Steve is his dad Bill RIP. Doug Mountjoy such a great sportsman, gracious in defeat. There are so many missed voices in this video, such as David Vine RIP who sadly Passed away in 2009, I think also Ted Lowe RIP who commentated in the final, I think it is also the voice of John Pulman RIP. Thank you for sharing.

[@samuelj8592]

Moe Kazan The grey haired man after Barry Hearn.

[@flaviusconstantius9702]

@@samuelj8592 Yes that's his dad.

[@garyrandall8217]

The whole emotional reaction - Steve's dad, Barry Hearn's bear hug. Beautiful memories and a pure reflection of dedication and hard work

[@tonynaccarato4751]

The best in the 80's, Steve had a good run.

[@hbgstorm]

I love that snooker hasn't changed anything. In pool you have smaller pockets you have diffrent rules, you have diffrent cloths material and colors blue, gray, the classic green is gone, you have other cues, some rules vary, there's diffrent games, theres diffrent tables that run totally diffrently. But snooker is exactly the same as 100 years ago, maybe they added 1 or 2 new rules but thats it.

[@truthseeker6923]

Good comment , Yes I think it's great that snooker hasn't changed in 100 years apart from the miss rule. The rules don't need changing as they are perfect as they are. Forget football - Snooker is the real beautiful game in my opinion

[@hbgstorm]

@@truthseeker6923 also when a sport never changes, it's easier to compare older players from back in the days against today players, more fun and accurate comparisons, as suppose to now when someone mentioning Earl ran 11 racks won a million $ , people go, oh the break was easier and the pockets were bigger. Same with formula 1, the cars were slower some argue they were easier to drive some say they were more difficult.

[@alanchamberlain9902]

Steve Davis the first legend of Snooker. He was some cueist back in the day.

[@antoniosilvestro9045]

Ray Reardon was the legend in the 70s

[@JesseCrucible]

legend!👍👍👍

[@Nirolevy1]

Looks like mis-potting is infectious One competant does it and then immediately the other as well

[@colinwilson1788]

I think he's just came in his pants😂

[@ConnerBosley]

Haha I don't know who was more excited Barry or Steve :)

[@petermernagh9991]

Barry saw all the $$ signs

[@sj460162]

Followed Steve since I was a kid. Love watching Ronnie now Steve retired but he gave me some great tv back then.

[@gezzaf6912]

Mountjoys shirts lol whenever Steve could pull it off he was brilliant

[@damienspurs147]

Be Better if world snooker showed the full matches

[@usmanjamil4334]

Actually this man realized the world that 147 is possible.... In 1981

[@johnp515]

There had been plenty of 147’s. Just not on Television

[@ianaspinallguitarsongs1253]

The King 🤴

[@Aditi27]

Full match please

[@shane-irish]

Interesting

[@hills468]

well done steve

[@sarahfairweather6733]

What an era

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Memories

[@pishelles]

The first robot to win the title.

[@CommandoG331]

Easy to forget how Ruthless Davis was back then. An absolute Demon!

[@sexobscura]

*Enthralling*