Re: The Greatest Snooker Player EVER

Originally Posted by
Munky
Totally overlooked Higgins. What a talent. His 69 break clearance against White in the 1982 Benson and Hedges final (i think it was that) is widely regarded as the best snooker break the game has ever seen. He ran out of position on virtually every feckin ball!
Unreal.
That was the world championship semi in 1982 . He was 14-15 down to White and 59-0 down in the frame when he came to the table. It was an unbelievable break with some of the pots incredible given the pressure on him.
Am glad he won that night yet as was a massive fan, though in hindsight I look back and wonder how differently Jimmy White's career would have been panned out had Higgins not made that clearance and he had gone on to win. Ray Reardon would have been waiting in the final and Jimmy would have pissed on him easily giving him the world title at age 21.
Then he would have had that extra edge in future world championship finals and no doubt taken more (let's face it 6 times runner up in the biggest tournament of all (twice blowing it in winning positions !) - how does he sleep at night !). Yep Jimmy could have been an even biger legend in the game if not for Alex's brilliance that night.
It's sad seeing Jimmy playing now and won't be same without him at the Crucible in April

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