Alex Higgins v Jimmy White 1982 World Championship Semi Final highlights 

I never realised how Great a player Alex Higgins was until I looked through all the footage of him against all his formidable opponents the likes of Reardon , Davis and the mesmerising young Whirlwind White

Seen these 2 legends play in a local exhibition match in Lisburn civic centre yrs ago,Alex was so very thin and gaunt but i tell you he still had the magic,it mever left him,2 absolute legends at their craft.....❤

This was golden era of snooker-- incredible mates. Incredible shots....amazing match.....

It's probably the greatest snooker performance of all time. Higgins was absolutely incredible. He was getting pots no one else would have attempted - even Jimmy White!

surely the most iconic break in the history of snooker... breathtaking...

That break by alex to make it 15 frames all gos down in snooker folk law - pressure/the moment/ outrageous shots - it was simply incredible -even said by the other players....hurricane

Still think this is the best match of all time. All these years later.

The blue was the greatest shot in snooker history. The fact that if it was missed Jimmy would have cleared up, no doubt. Only Alex Higgins could have pulled this off.

what a pleasure to watch. The 2 best players of all time. Both brilliant but troubled artists. A cut above anybody today. Thanks for uploading.

Alex Higgins.... The Legend of the Snooker History ever

The only time Jimmy did not have the crowd with him was when he played Alex, the most popular player ever!

Alex Higgins and Jimmy White The 2 most brilliant players of all time

Poor Jimmy. Never had the mental strength to grab that world championship. He'd make such foolish mistakes to absolutely screw himself right out of contention. Jimmy, everyone still love you, mate. You're a legend

Higgins was the greatest player to ever play snooker.His natural ability was astounding to be able to produce the snooker he did without practice, sleep, food, and the fact back then nobody diagnosed mental health. I believe Alex was maybe bipolar, I don't believe aspergers but possible, but there was something. I spent so much time with him from 1988 onwards and his lovely manager Doug Perry. I sat in players lounges where the only people he wanted to speak to were Stevie James (and Stevie's Dad) and a quick conversation of mutual respect with Davis, who in ten years I never heard a really bad word spoken, they had zero in common, didn't particularly like one another, but there was respect between the two. He had no time for the others apart from Jimmy but he was let down by Jimmy not standing by him over the non existent ban for the 1 million Pound Mitre Sky Tournament of which Hendry was the instigator of not letting Alex play and of which Jimmy went on to win in the final against Drago and cost Alex maybe 500,000. Money was obviously more important to Jimmy than sticking up for the fact Alex was not banned from the tournament. Alex felt it was a kick in the teeth. Similar but worse to when Jimmy joined Matchroom. Alex could be a total disaster to be with and then totally lovely to sit with with his his ex-wife Lynn and the two kids or have a drunken pillow fight in a hotel room with. If he had not been fighting with demons in his head all his career he'd have won ten times. His very best was rarely rarely seen. He was in a different league. Davis and O'Sullivan have alluded to this, It is the truth. If he has been normal he would have shocked the world. Unfortunately a genius is never a normal person. Just as an after note to anyone who thought he was an alcoholic, he'd be drunk walking past a pub from the whiff of drink. He'd be drunk on a few pints. Maybe the fact he couldn't hold drink being so slight of build worked against his reputation. However the best player ever. Without a doubt. That's a glimmer. I could write book of facts of the injustices he had to suffer.

I remember watching this it's the best snooker match I've ever seen and I've watched a few since then

Alex was the greatest ever player. And what clearly sticks out is that he was by far the best middle pocket potter in the game. And thats the hardest pocket out them all, it takes so much talent to pot them like that into a middle pocket the way alex did. And it didnt matter how far the balls were apart and at any angle.

Higgins always finishes his shot like he hit and hoped, jumps up and pulls cue back high..!! A real character..😏 R.I.P legend.

One of the best matches ever 💕

Thankyou for putting this up. Was a pleasure to watch. That blue alex potted and screwed back down the table off the side cushion was incredible. R.I.P alex and the 2 commentators who i think are no longer with us. Only jimmy is still alive outa the 2 players and 2 commentators. I would have loved a night on the town with alex. Great company i bet. If he saw you without a drink he would probably order a tray of vodka and cokes. Your clearance will never be forgotton alex.

THIS was the real 1982 final imo.

Rip Alex thanks for the memories growing up in the 80s 😎🎱👍🙏

Recently watched Ronnie and jimmy try to reinact some of Alex shots in the penultimate frame and they struggled especially the blue, just amazing to watch Alex in his prime

Fantastic to see a respectful handshake after the first frame there, you wouldn't see that these days ,only handshakes now are at the start and end ,extremrare to see a handshake mid match ,such a small gesture but tells an awful lot ,wonderful

I think in terms of skill and bottle Higgins was the greatest of all time. Just a shame he Cldnt win the amount of titles his talent was worthy of.

Jimmy loved the Hurricane they were great friends and mates Hurricane will always be the people's CHAMPION he is still my hero and thee best snooker player I've ever seen playing RIP Alex Hurricane Higgins

Interesting nicknames they both had, the Whirlwind and the Hurricane lol. Both weather references of speed and power, and putting the two together was like a storm of snooker talent lol.

The greatest pot ever in the history of the game on that blue. The greatest break ever under the most extreme pressures & possibly the greatest match ever played at the Crucible by two geniuses of the game but just wasn't to be for Jimmy White when luck played a part in it & careless play...

This was my youthful year's watching snooker for the first time. Alex drinking Black Russians and smoking, even to watch again it puts you at the edge of your seat. Greatest match ever

The era of snooker players now are so clean-cut and profiled. I remember Big Bill Wanamaker of Canada who had to drink 8 pints of lager in order to play a match! I watch these guys now and see how much the modern game's changed. Such memories... live on Alex and trebles all round

This young man ,it's like shelling peas. Loved that commentary, anyone remember him?.in my youth I thought he was always willing great players like jimmy and especially Alex.

Alexs cue action is so unorthadox ,but what a genius ,and balls of steel

There have been better players than Alex but i'm telling you this as a man who grew up with him, there has been no-one who has had Alex's charisma! He was the one player who you wanted to watch! RIP Hurricane!

No one played the way Alex did. He played important matches as if they were exhibitions. I've never seen anything like him. Just look at that 1982 semi final 14/15 frame with Jimmy. I think Alex has to go down in history as the best snooker player of all time.

22.50-28.40:- the single best clearance ever in the history of the universe, since the beginning of time. 23.37:- the single best shot, of the best clearance ever in the history of the universe, since the beginning of time.

I had missed this Thank you for uploading much appreciated

Loved watching snooker back in the day, great players and characters. To robotic nowadays no fun or entertainment value.

This was literally the only time I ever watched snooker and wanted Jimmy White to lose, a weird feeling. But NOBODY comes close to the Hurricane for me.

The Higgins blue at 25.37 always amazes me how fast he hit it and how clean it went in , awesome pot only Higgins could play

Alex' positional play could be poor but he could pull out fantastic shots every time to make up for it. Fearless with the shots he'd take on. These days they'd play safety first if they messed up position on an important ball rather than continue a break. Alex would go for the most difficult ones and most of the time pull them off.

He is the legend....

I was walking through belfast 18yrs ago and bumped into alex.I didn't recognized him.He had lost loads of weight.He was a true legend of the game.

who are the a...holes that give a thumbs down to this performance of art??!!

Brilliant match. Better than the final in fact.

80s... the time when a snooker player could just sit on his place and light a cigarette

25:25 that blue is still amazing. The angle the white goes onto the cushion and where it ends up -nearly on the black spot!

Jimmy's red miss with the rest at 15-14 up to allow alex in for that memorable clearance, and at 17-17 with stephen hendry, jimmy missed that black off the spot when on a break to win the worlds. I feel they were jimmys moments he should have had 2 world titles. Alex was a beautiful touch player. And was very good with the angles. Great match this though, going back in history. Cloth was heavier and had more pull to the nap and the balls were heavier than the players use today in 2019, also i think the pockets were slightly more forgiving in this era of snooker, alot tighter now. Miss top characters like an alex or jimmy in the sport, i know ronnie is unbelievable and unpredictable, great to watch but there is not a feeling in the sport today like there was back in the higgins, white days. Its maybe just me but there is something about this period in time. Its why little nuggets of video's like this are priceless to watch.

Both of them the best in their own way.

Just an incredible game to watch.

Along with Ronnie O Sullivan, Higgins and White the only players I'd pay to watch, brilliantly entertaining flamboyant , unpredictable masters on the green baize, with a touch of the flawed genius , and mavericks with stardust in their cues.

The best ever snooker player!

As below, The Hurricane, The Whirlwind, and The Rocket..Snooker needs these mavericks.

22:01 ."You get the feeling Jack, this could be the winning break" Alex Higgins, ...."Hold my beer/vodka/whisky/joint"

Alex and John Williams, the referee, were best mates away from snooker 🤣

that brown at 16:35 wasn't flock I think that's exactly what he played

The way Higgins moves his body after taking his shot lol

best snooker match ever.

5:59 smoked a cig. What a times to be alive. I wouldn't wonder if they might drink a shot.

If brilliant shots paid more than the unforced errors cost you, then Jimmy White would be at least a six times World Champion

The two greatest entertainers ever

Greatest player ever .

Super smooth frame from Jimmy - class payer - but also shows how good Alex was to win the Worlds that year.

I miss the sound of Ted Lowe's pacemaker whirring away like a ceiling fan from a Humphrey Bogart movie.

The Great Entertainer - Alex Higgins!!

Jimmy White misses Alex hurricane Higgins they were great friends and Jimmy carried hurricane in the church snooker is just not the same with out the Hurricane

Just like shelling peas lol brilliant 👌👌

Epoca boa, sem o "mimimi" de hoje, os cara fumando e bebendo como se estivessem se divertindo em um bar, great times don't come back

Class genuis potter crowds loved him

Alex, Jimmy and bill woobernacker were sensational players

Best dramatic times of snooker with Alex

I miss these days no political bollox no internet bollox no mobile phone bollox no im a celebrity bollox no fake bollox just good honest hard drinking no bollox sports and rock stars

the 30th is one of the best frame ever in Crucible...

Esse cara tinha muita classe.

RIP Higgy. The greatest!!

This is a similar game played on a similar table with similar balls to the snooker I play - but it's like actual wizards were playing it. 😁👌🏼 That 69 break of Alex's (@22:40) to level the semi-final in '82 was the greatest break I've ever seen (147s and all), and a lot of Pros agree with me. Incredible skill and bottle.

Watched this live in 82.Snooker was exciting then

Alex Higgins........... The Stu Ungar of snooker. May you Rest in Peace Sir !!

Alex’s best action 39:50

a melhor partida de todos os tempos, os jogadores oldschool eram mais ousados, ignoravam o lance da postura...parecia jogador de buteco...

Jimmy playing quickly at the beginning cause he needed a cig lol Hell both playing quickly so they could back to a cig or beer.

The HURRICANE & WHIRLWIND & ROCKET :}

Class.

bucket pockets along the rails.The way they took those on fearlessly says it all.

Alex in his hay day was a great ball potter.

Приятно смотреть хронику снукера 37-ней давности, словно сейчас 1982 год.

What old school magic.alecs using thee old red and white tea towel god bless em

Alex had nerves of steel likes!

Alex goes into god mode at 22:40

pure class

God's of snooker

That shot@31:53. Brilliant.

2 of the best

Bagulho Doido!!!!

Wonfearful time people could smoke indoor and relax

Really Super Match

Spud basher, I remember him in snooker hall , Morecambe , ,,,,

Just like when modern bands try and fail to copy a Beatles song ... I dont think anyone is capable of replicating this break.

The commetatry was so much better in those days. i have seen Higgins play a few times but never seen White. Both entertaining players in an age before the robots took over. The only player today to compare is O`Sullivan.

notice jimmy addresses the ball more cental now whilst here he cued all over it

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There were a lot of cigarette burns on the table rails . The players would put their cigarettes down while playing. At that time most people smoked , now they don't .