Jameson International Semi Final 1981 Steve Davis v Alex Higgins 

Its amazing to think alex higgins never did a 147 at least twice on tv. I remember about 1983 a think, and alex had potted 15 reds and 14 blacks and the green was tight against the top right side cushion and alex had to pot the blue after the red as he wasnt on the black, and he tried taking the green off the side cushion. So he was left with a hard green that was 4 foot away from the pocket and the cue ball a foot away from the green but about a foot into the middle of the table near the blue, and after the yellow he potted this amazing green plus the rest and got a 145 break. It really was a pure joy to watch alex when in that form. He smiled but he knew he was so close but far away. During the break you could see the green kept bothering him becouse of where it was, as he kept looking at ways to move it, and he tried to move it but he went out of position for the black couse of it. Had they all been on there spots he would have got the 147, easy! And in 5 minutes. I believe he did get them in practice games. He nearly got a 147 on tv when he had just the colours to pot and he missesd a near enough strait green. After all that he had done he missesd an easy pot. But what a player! The only player that played as if it was a 6ft pool table and not a 12ft snooker table.

41:25 - The anticipation of a 'miss' *not* being called just adds to the sense of nostalgia here.

Davis actually showed good personality in that mid-match interview!

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Alex is so positive that in any kind of defensive short he was looking to poting the ball..the reason of his not claiming world titles

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Higgins was unlucky in the end

Higgins should have won this

35:17 - Not a desktop computer or terminal to be seen. Dinage there reading the scores off a sheet of paper. Could you live in a world like that again? I know I could.

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I'm sure this was the first tournament I watched when I was six years old, and have never looked back. Thank you so much for uploading this

Davis and Higgins’ rivalry summed up nicely at 1:37:49

Higgins was fizzing in this match but like on so many other occasions lost to himself

Tense match! As so often, the best match is not usually the final. Davis in his pomp - five tournament wins on the trot - but strangely off form for a bit of this (that early morning flight from Jersey Clive Everton mentions twice) and Higgins on fire but a bit careless. Not often you see Davis cock-up the breakoff shot once, let alone twice. Thanks for uploading!

Higgins being a total knob playing on after Davis went about 95 points up in the final frame. An entertainer for sure, but never a nice human being.

Fabulous break in the final frame. Think the crowd forgot they had hands to clap.

Watched a few of these videos now, they're great but question for anyone as I was too young to have seen Higgins play-did he always continue chasing frames after they were well gone? Ive seen him do this on numerous occasions even if he is too far behind to catch up, if I was playing him that would wind me up no end.

Great channel you are building up here mate keep them coming :)

Dickie davies what a blast from the past.

It's sometimes hard to believe what you're seeing when you watch Higgins play. Alex did so many things badly and yet so many others exceptionally that he doesn't seem to be playing to win. A real Irishman.

"I've no idea why Alex hit that ball so hard, it seemed quite pointless to me." Come on, Rex, the man's had enough Charlie to keep Colombia in the black.

I get the impression Higgins is pissed, can’t blame him when you’re playing Davis

Steve beat Dennis Taylor 9-0 in the final !!

Random Question: On old color sets, did the reds always show as different colors (brown, etc) like they do in this video? Or has maybe the tape gotten old?

18:32 Alex’s strategy is more likely to get on Steve’s nerves. And it seemed to work. 2:14:51 Alex, concede, please. Don’t be a dick.

48:07 - 48:35 great showmanship

Funny how your view changes used to hate Davis and love Alex now the total opposite, as greavsie said it's a funny old game

Even thought there head to head is not close they had a hard fault rivalry . Higgins was more of a Equal to davis back then .in the 80s

I like the plants on display... symbol of grace and sportsmanship

Im amazed he got a 20 break. Wouldn't be in the top 64 these days.

A very grim loss here for the hurricane, easy to say but like the commontator said about earlier in the match Higgins could of put Davis in trouble in a few frames, but instead went for everything Alex could easily of won this.

I always thought dennis taylor was no match for steve davis at any time. Ok he beat him in that final. But we all know steve should have won when he missesd a pot that he could pot with his eyes shut. When he did miss it i was totally shocked? Becouse steve was like a robot, i thought his batterys were failing lol It was an easy pot... i potted shots like that every time i played and i was age 11 year old Steve said he just pure bottled it, as he went to the table he could hardly walk becouse he was also so tired. But he still shouldnt have missesd it. He had won it 3 times by then and loads of other tournamets! I remember then there was about 8 tournaments on tv alone in 12 months. Great days, the best years ever for any sport. The 80s.

Stephen Trevor - you'll dig out the 1972 final at this rate :)x

Tha is for posting. Some real gems coming up lately.

When you look at a few of alexes fine pots here, like the one along the cushion in the third frame, he had no fear of Davis and like some players then, he wasn't intimidated by him the hurricane in the nuggets own words on Alex, the only true legend.

Wow the clearance around 47:00 is pure panache

ITV had loads of meaningless snooker titles ie Lada Cars..🤣

I just love Alex Higgins, He was Fantastic when he put his mind to it, When he was Concentrating and fully Focused, Oh and not to Pissed to play. It's a real shame cause he could have won at least 6 or 7 World tittles Easy if he had of just Knuckled down a bit more. But we all know it wasn't just Alex's fault, Jimmy White was a very Bad Influence on Alex Taking him to night clubs to get Bladdered, And Casino's EXE. But when he was on it, He could wipe the floor with anyone. Great Footage of two Legends of the game. to see them having a laugh was nice, Cause poor Alex thought Steve hated him. But as Steve said later in his career, i don't hate him, He was my Hero Growing up. RIP ALEX the People's Champion. He made the game what it is today, And the rest just tried to follow him. Great Video mate.

How common was it back then for players to take the cueball and clean it, as Higgins does?

Great to see them speak midway there .they don't do that now.

Higgins was supposed to be the crowd pleaser but boring the crowd and TV audience by playing on when 80 and 90 behind, especially in the final frame! Thanks be to God no one else does it

Loved watching this again! Saw it as it happened as a fascinated 12 year old. Even remember that scoreline coming through when Birtles scored his first goal for united🙂. Great match but Higgins a little annoyed with the Davis fan club "the Romford roar" I feel. Some of the best days in snooker!

Do you have any classics snooker Eagland v Wales

Brilliant stuff

Thanks for uploading these rare gems.enjoyed fully .Alex again Pleasing the audiance.not thinking of winning.👍👍👍

Wonder what Alex said at end there

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Love your channel mate Anything on Knowles ?

This used to be the first ranking event of the season, around September I think.

1:27 perfect 147 chance

It was great to see alex and steve joking like that as if they were best of pals for years at 1.05. I have never saw that before.

Being interviewed at the break was strange and it was great to see Alex laughing at Steve's jikes😂😂

Great memories.

Alex was unlucky in this match, especially in the last two frames. He played better than Davis overall and just didn't get the run of the balls at crucial moments. He deserved to win this one.

Woah Dickie those side burns

12:30.... Jesus, why doesn't Steve kick 1 or come 2 rails?

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Wonder what alex said at end there

Higgins with wavy hair

Davis the complete master, most dominant player in modern snooker

were the pockets bigger back then?

i guess davis shrunk a few inches since then, my god wtf?

Clive is timeless. He'll still be commentating in 100 year's time

9 -0 SILENCER

DAVIS DESTROYED HIGGINS VERY REGULAR, IT WAS EMBARRISING