Snooker - Alex Higgins 69 break 1982

Alex Higgins clears up to take his 1982 world championship semi final against Jimmy White to a deciding frame. One of the best pressure breaks of all time.
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[SuperNonconformist]

John Spenser said this could be the frame of the championship, what an understatement, got to be the best break ever and the truth of the matter is only Higgins could have pulled it off.If you d'ont believe me try it yourselft without any pressure.

[Mollari42]

The poor soul who had touched so many and inspired a generation of Snooker players went from being worth £4 Million to living off £200 a week disability allowance in sheltered housing. He was found dead on 24 July 2010 from a combination of malnutrition, pneumonia, a bronchial condition and throat cancer. Arguably many of his problems were self inflicted, but I'm sure we can feel sorry for him as a human being and remember with fondness the joy his unique talent brought to the world of Snooker.

[Robin Banks]

Why couldnt Jimmy pot the final red

[Pranav Suri]

2:50 ; I thought he could've snookered by hitting the pink gently using a rest, though very risky. But then, I saw what was ahead and after reading a lot about Higgins from the comments here, he truly seems to be a genius, pure genius!

[Mollari42]

The modern players like Hendry, J Higgins or O'Sullivan use much more responsive balls and a much more responsive cloth making it easier to maneuver the cue ball nowadays. Even Davis who's won 28 ranking titles including 6 World Championships has only managed 325 centuries (I imagine a lot of those were later on when the conditions were better).

[Mollari42]

Of course you have a point, I don't think any Alex Higgins fan would contend your point that he was often out of position, but it is for exactly that reason that this and other breaks he made were so darn good. To carry on potting extremely difficult shot after extremely difficult shot can only be called pure genius. I wasn't watching Snooker much before the late 80's so I can't remember off hand, but all the former pro pundits remark on how it is an easier game to play today....

[Ross McC]

remember watching this live , never seen anything like it again !!!

[yahudidushman]

This is the best break ever. The blue with left hand side is breathtaking. His cue action was a joke as a purist but he haf great bottle. People forget he was one of the best safety players ever.

[Pete Maravich]

Rofl... who the fuck are you man... he is Alex Higgins and you are a nobody

[74mcfcbomaye]

The pot on the blue will probably never be bettered...

[Rudy van der Veen]

This is one of the best breaks i have ever seen! Alex Higgins shows that a steady stroke isn't everything.....