Tony Drago makes fastest TV century in 3 minutes 33 seconds

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2007
  • Tony Drago knocks in a break of 103 in record time against John Higgins in the third round of the UK Championship in 1996.
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  • @ReverendJackson
    @ReverendJackson 3 роки тому +397

    His brother ivan was a decent boxer as well. Talented family

  • @GodOfVictory501
    @GodOfVictory501 9 років тому +760

    ...meanwhile on the other table Peter Ebdon has yet to break off.

  • @AndrewWms
    @AndrewWms 3 роки тому +192

    Her: Hey you wanna come over?
    Drago: I can’t I’m playing John Higgins
    Her: My parents are out
    Drago: .......

    • @dtrjones
      @dtrjones Рік тому

      @@papafsb444 you mean 30 years? This was filmed in 1996.

    • @davidcarter7337
      @davidcarter7337 2 місяці тому +1

      Funny thing is that when he got to her house he broke that record too in just under 3 mins then with the spare few seconds he took out the bins for her 😂

    • @Sam-gw5pl
      @Sam-gw5pl 2 місяці тому +1

      @@davidcarter7337😆😆😆😆

  • @151bar151
    @151bar151 8 років тому +303

    Peter Ebdon is able to think 3 minutes 33 seconds about one shot

    • @LiamJLFoster
      @LiamJLFoster 8 років тому +16

      Peter Ebdon takes that time just sitting down! He'd take 87 years to take one shot!

    • @151bar151
      @151bar151 8 років тому

      *****
      lol

    • @manjago1070
      @manjago1070 8 років тому

      +151bar151 absolutely...LoL

    • @WolfHeathen
      @WolfHeathen 8 років тому

      Not only that, he'd think about the most straight-forward shot as well.

    • @hudsonsoul3259
      @hudsonsoul3259 7 років тому +14

      And then miss!lol

  • @spacedust2270
    @spacedust2270 2 роки тому +26

    It's amazing how many years we've heard Dennis Taylor commentary...fair play Mr Taylor

    • @cbriggs1986
      @cbriggs1986 Рік тому +1

      Was watching an Alex Higgins match from ‘84 I think and John Virgo was on commentary.
      He’s been commentating since time immemorial

    • @johnmc3862
      @johnmc3862 2 місяці тому +1

      Stealing a living as a commentator.

  • @jazzthief81
    @jazzthief81  16 років тому +56

    I've been taping pretty much all televised snooker since 1996. When I saw other people posting old matches, I decided to start making captures from my library as well. There's plenty of memorable matches there :)

    • @JefenomenoRules
      @JefenomenoRules 4 роки тому

      Pin your comment to the top man! Great stuff. Thanks.

    • @Valdaur
      @Valdaur 3 роки тому +4

      @@JefenomenoRules Pretty sure the pin feature wasn't available in 2007.

    • @JefenomenoRules
      @JefenomenoRules 3 роки тому

      @@Valdaur Well, it is now. That's what I meant. I didn't say, "you should have". I said it in the present/future tense, hoping Lars might read it.

    • @Valdaur
      @Valdaur 3 роки тому +1

      ​@@JefenomenoRules Ah, I see.

    • @markmurray9247
      @markmurray9247 3 роки тому

      Well don e, seen them all neveriss snooker.me!! 80s, era and a half.

  • @safeashouses211
    @safeashouses211 2 роки тому +68

    In the 1990 UK Championship, he won a best of 17 match 9-0 in 81 minutes, an average of 9 minutes per frame! A record which unsurprisingly still stands.

    • @NathanMcCabe88
      @NathanMcCabe88 Рік тому +1

      Who was that against?

    • @safeashouses211
      @safeashouses211 Рік тому

      @@NathanMcCabe88 Joe O'Boye.

    • @NathanMcCabe88
      @NathanMcCabe88 Рік тому

      @@safeashouses211 never even heard of him 😂

    • @Matthew-bu7fg
      @Matthew-bu7fg Рік тому +6

      @@safeashouses211 oh boy he did well there

    • @captmcneil
      @captmcneil Рік тому +2

      Crazy. I saw Ronnie in the 2014 Masters, where he white washed Ricky Walden 6-0 in an hour, and thought that was unbeatable. Now I know better.

  • @anurulhiraq2488
    @anurulhiraq2488 8 років тому +75

    now i know why they named the race as DRAG race

  • @solace16
    @solace16 9 років тому +148

    We know Tony Drago is fast but this is amazing.

    • @paulguru1230
      @paulguru1230 6 років тому +7

      nashrahsolace it's amazing how Higgins won this match 9-8

    • @paulguru1230
      @paulguru1230 6 років тому +1

      Monty Python, The Bonzo Dog Band and The Rutles only because Ronnie potted all blacks, Ronnie actually hit a century 2:04 against Graeme Dott in the world championship 2004 final.

    • @jonnamechange6854
      @jonnamechange6854 5 років тому +3

      @Paul Guru actually, in the 2004 final Ronnie only achieved one century, and it took him around 6½ minutes.

    • @jobolmondom
      @jobolmondom 4 роки тому +2

      @@paulguru1230 Higgins is an amazing comeback player. His nerves stronger than Tony's and it is count a lot in a 17 frame game.

    • @jobolmondom
      @jobolmondom 4 роки тому

      Yeah it is almost impossible performance. And don't even in a practice... I think this record will never be broken.

  • @omegaman6494
    @omegaman6494 2 роки тому +27

    Tony Drago once played an exhibition at my old snooker club. I got to speak to him very briefly and i told him this was the best break i'd ever seen. He seemed to appreciate the compliment.

  • @TheJohnCooper
    @TheJohnCooper 6 років тому +82

    If anyone is interested, John Higgins went from being the little school boy to old man in the 2005/2006 season

    • @heliumtrophy
      @heliumtrophy 2 роки тому +4

      2003/4 is where the transformation is reaching the end point. It's funny, you could almost pinpoint what year it is with Higgins with the expanding waistline and receding hairline. Somebody should've told him hair gel was a mistake.

    • @spencer6094
      @spencer6094 Рік тому +2

      Still smashing it an looks younger then 2005. Higgins is No2 behind Ronnie. But Tony Drago was my favourite man to watch

    • @CCCoNeTiMe
      @CCCoNeTiMe Рік тому +1

      And a cheating fuck...

    • @Billy.Nomates
      @Billy.Nomates Рік тому

      Cheating can do that

    • @michaelmulhall5007
      @michaelmulhall5007 Рік тому

      @@spencer6094 Number two ever? You’re taken the piss there is a huge argument to say hendry is still the best ever let alone behind higgins for number 3

  • @samdepaepe6534
    @samdepaepe6534 10 років тому +109

    it's so funny how Dennis Taylor says 'pretty quick century'

    • @ebojfmdboojoh4023
      @ebojfmdboojoh4023 5 років тому +6

      Yes I believe this century break still holds the record as being the quickest ever as of 2018

    • @kevincronin6393
      @kevincronin6393 3 роки тому +1

      Can't stand taylor as commentator..

    • @mark.lawrence
      @mark.lawrence 3 роки тому

      lol.

    • @johnward374
      @johnward374 3 роки тому

      @@kevincronin6393 At least he doesn't tell how every shot should be played, like Virgo does.

    • @chornby789
      @chornby789 2 роки тому

      @@kevincronin6393 lol give up. The greatest

  • @bloodfluke7530
    @bloodfluke7530 10 років тому +170

    Drago has fuck all consistency and inner-strength when it comes to matches, but the man's flair and panache on the table is incredible. In my opinion, Tony Drago is snooker's equivalent of Matt Le Tissier... an utter genius with the ball (cue-ball), but has very little passion and heart when it comes to getting stuck-in and fighting back, and being diligent and determined. So much talent, yet so much waste. Drago may laugh it off, but I'm sure, deep down, beneath the bravado and smiles, he would've loved to have won more titles, and prize money, let alone, the World Championship... Always liked Drago.

    • @tomdude75
      @tomdude75 7 років тому

      onepinkrose x yes he should have won more

    • @MrHmg55
      @MrHmg55 7 років тому +1

      Like Gael Monfils in tennis -- great talent, great showman, but the tournament wins are rarer than they ought to have been.

    • @tomdude75
      @tomdude75 7 років тому

      MrHmg55 yep

    • @koenpalstermans9180
      @koenpalstermans9180 6 років тому

      's made horrific blunders too though

    • @TheJohnCooper
      @TheJohnCooper 6 років тому +1

      onepinkrose x drago is a bit like gazza

  • @johnmc3862
    @johnmc3862 Рік тому +4

    Tony Drago is the only player who could get down and take a shot in one movement.

  • @FordTransitvan
    @FordTransitvan Рік тому +2

    Love it, so good to see someone entertain with pure quality at speed.

  • @jacquelinebishop8465
    @jacquelinebishop8465 Рік тому +4

    Had to come and watch after a comment from Dennis Taylor said that the time it took Mark Allen to take a shot against Selby , Tony drago put a 103 break in . 😂

  • @LiveBhangra
    @LiveBhangra 16 років тому +11

    This guy is fantastic to watch. He's so impatient that on one occasion during an interview, he unclipped his microphone and buggered off while the TV cameras were still rolling and Hazel was still asking him questions. He just couldn't be bothered...

    • @ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord
      @ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord Рік тому +3

      I met him at a pool tournament in Cardiff about 10 years ago. Really down-to-Earth, nice dude, but his attention was going in about 20 different directions during the time it took for me to get his autograph and have a picture with him.

  • @souljahminusbeatsdeb
    @souljahminusbeatsdeb 13 років тому +11

    That is just amazing. He makes it look like he's playing pool.

  • @foolsreflection
    @foolsreflection 8 років тому +84

    I respect this kind of play far more than people who grind out matches. Better to be king for one day than boringly consistent for a lifetime.Drago, a real human being and real character of the game, not to mention inspirational.

    • @makienxhemmiktar
      @makienxhemmiktar 7 років тому +1

      well said!

    • @ResevoirGod
      @ResevoirGod 6 років тому +4

      James Byrne In sport competitions it really isnt better to be "king for a day"

    • @simonleroy9576
      @simonleroy9576 6 років тому +3

      You Sir are an idiot. Plain and simple. Selby plays the game how it is meant to be played. Quick players play the way the like but stop expecting everyone to do so and the whole game to change. If you can't deal with that, keep watching Ronnie's shots comilations for the rest of your life and zip it.

    • @paulparry3697
      @paulparry3697 5 років тому +1

      @@simonleroy9576 who wrote the book saying snooker should be played like selby you knob how many world titles has he got you prick bet your highest break is 12

    • @underneonloneliness2
      @underneonloneliness2 5 років тому

      Agree. These are the players that people watch on youtube. Quick players will always get more attention

  • @AlonsoRules
    @AlonsoRules 4 роки тому +23

    who's here after Mark Selby took 6 minutes to play a shot

    • @user-gz4ko6ob8i
      @user-gz4ko6ob8i 4 роки тому +2

      I watched that in live.. And I tried to convince myself that this is something that you can't see a lot. So I waited for fully 6 min watching Selby walking around the table.

    • @TheJohnCooperShow
      @TheJohnCooperShow 3 роки тому +1

      Ironically I am!!

  • @davidsanderson5918
    @davidsanderson5918 2 місяці тому +1

    This is decades old but isn't it refreshing and exhilarating? It's more than just speed, there's flair and character. Confidence, attacking attitude and natural talent. When you got to a certain age and could look back with perspective, I realised that the greatest and the best, whether it's a player or a particular performance, is not simply about the end result, number of titles, etc. It's about moments, character and talent. I can't remember what Drago won, doesn't matter, but I'll remember him forever and more readily than most of the others.

  • @TomSmall
    @TomSmall 10 років тому +42

    Haha that was awesome, John higgins looks so young!

    • @koenpalstermans9180
      @koenpalstermans9180 6 років тому +2

      a piglet

    • @taotoo2
      @taotoo2 6 років тому

      Before he started roasting them for breakfast

    • @hodor6159
      @hodor6159 6 років тому +1

      Koen Palstermans I just spat my coffee thanks

    • @danielrocheleau5204
      @danielrocheleau5204 6 років тому +1

      If it was 1996, Higgins would have been 21 years old.

    • @iseeolly9959
      @iseeolly9959 5 років тому +2

      He was still to young to even consider throwing a match !

  • @JesseThehuSnooker
    @JesseThehuSnooker Рік тому +1

    watch here the fastest 147 line up ever!
    ua-cam.com/video/IrInkTDvOQ0/v-deo.html

  • @furat.
    @furat. Рік тому +8

    who's back here after watching Ronnie today?

  • @Seanmcdhuibhne
    @Seanmcdhuibhne 3 роки тому +7

    Cliff Thorburn did it in three weeks.

  • @LKeet6
    @LKeet6 15 років тому +13

    tony drago! great player. remember as a kid him v jimmy, and you're in for a treat!
    great man, great player, should've actually won things rather than just entertained us, but being a great entertainer is also a sporting achievement.

    • @LKeet6
      @LKeet6 Рік тому +3

      hello me! I'm back!

    • @marcglenwright2185
      @marcglenwright2185 Рік тому

      @@LKeet6 haha 😂 great comment after 13 years away

  • @a.tanner8524
    @a.tanner8524 3 роки тому +13

    If only Drago could have played consistently like that and controlled his emotions, there’s no doubt he could have been a multiple world champion. Knocking in balls so effortlessly like that and keeping position shows that he had an incredible natural talent. What he wasn’t so good at was keeping a cool head under pressure and coming from behind to win matches. A real shame.

    • @sladjanivkovic2
      @sladjanivkovic2 3 роки тому +1

      Lol dude let's not overreact, he never won any ranking title.

    • @jagaloon216
      @jagaloon216 2 роки тому +1

      @@sladjanivkovic2 OP never said he did. You are the one over reacting.

    • @grahamphillips8593
      @grahamphillips8593 2 роки тому +1

      He was a unique character with a unique style. Not enough of his ilk in the game today.

    • @a.tanner8524
      @a.tanner8524 2 роки тому

      @@grahamphillips8593 Yes, true. He was certainly a great entertainer when in form.

    • @benfinesilver2250
      @benfinesilver2250 Рік тому +2

      Compare the talent of Drago and say Terry Griffiths. Griffiths was consistently top 10. Drago’s best ever ranking was 10th and he was usually 20-30th in the world in his day. In 1996 Griffiths was ranked 6th, Drago 14th. I don’t think anyone would says that Terry Griffiths had more potential than Tony Drago. He simply was not good enough at matchplay and he threw frames away with his temperament and careless shot selection combined.

  • @nigelhart3897
    @nigelhart3897 4 роки тому +13

    "That" is how to make something look very easy. A talented guy in so many ways, but something was just missing which stopped him becoming a great of the game. Credit where it's due though, a talented guy and a delight to watch.

    • @captainhindsight8604
      @captainhindsight8604 3 роки тому +1

      Tony’s issue was the difference between his best and worst is probably the largest of any player on the main tour in recent times

  • @thechessstick
    @thechessstick 13 років тому +5

    Some of the best cue ball control I have ever seen. He was "in the zone".

  • @PhilippinesUntold76
    @PhilippinesUntold76 4 роки тому +3

    Tony was allways full throttle, never preserved the tyres, so to speak. But what a potter, a joy to watch.

  • @TerrellReece
    @TerrellReece Рік тому +53

    Who else is here after watching Ronnie nearly break his record last night? Both unbelievable!

    • @sharpvidtube
      @sharpvidtube Рік тому +2

      I've watched this lots of times, but back again today. Wish we had Alex Higgins doing it in under 3 minutes ua-cam.com/video/Vi2zh9wbKcw/v-deo.html

    • @andypearce768
      @andypearce768 Рік тому

      @@sharpvidtube to be fair that doesn't show Higgins doing it in under 3

    • @brianswanson4921
      @brianswanson4921 Рік тому

      Me haha

    • @sharpvidtube
      @sharpvidtube Рік тому

      @@andypearce768 That's why I said wish we had it😂

    • @spencer6094
      @spencer6094 Рік тому

      Unbelievable breaks but Ronnie O'Sullivan is just the Greatest. Unbelievable. God Mode type. Maybe might even be God's own son.

  • @kubahassa8867
    @kubahassa8867 4 роки тому +11

    This break actually takes 3:27 counting from Tony's first shot to the moment last black disappears.
    Mark Selby once took nearly twice as long over a single shot

    • @heliumtrophy
      @heliumtrophy 2 роки тому +1

      And we know who has more world championships - speed isn't always king!

    • @kubahassa8867
      @kubahassa8867 Рік тому

      @@heliumtrophy yes, that's right. As much as people don't like Selby (I used to too until I knew about his mental problems), everyone has to admit he is one of the game's greats.
      Tony could be too, but he had shite all consistency

  • @paul93lad
    @paul93lad 12 років тому

    gotta admit that this was a joy to watch.. cheers uploader for the piece of magic

  • @propjoe1060
    @propjoe1060 Рік тому +2

    Tony was a better player than his results suggest. One of the most naturally talented players of that era.

  • @mitjakragelj5954
    @mitjakragelj5954 10 років тому +18

    Like a boss.

  • @balboasbomber
    @balboasbomber 7 років тому +4

    This is sensational, Tony Drago was a beast

  • @kmarxse
    @kmarxse 16 років тому +3

    Wonderful, finally a clip of Drago at his best!

  • @iseeolly9959
    @iseeolly9959 5 років тому

    actually watched this a few times now....and this could well be the best bit of snooker I have ever seen......have you ever seen somebody so in control of their sport?

  • @VoiceOfThe
    @VoiceOfThe 5 місяців тому +5

    Before Ronnie you had another entertainer of the game, the Maltese Falcon Tony Drago, for those younger unaware.
    He used to be fantastic to watch!

  • @gaywest4298
    @gaywest4298 8 років тому +15

    Great player in his day. Fantastic to watch. 👍

    • @nuntana2
      @nuntana2 7 років тому +3

      Yep, and still knocking around on the snooker and pool circuits. Believe he was in the top 10 at one point.

    • @Deltone0121
      @Deltone0121 7 років тому +1

      nuntana2 yep, he was 7th at one point

  • @1alph1
    @1alph1 15 років тому +2

    i was a massive fan of tony, a really good player who got on with the game which is what i like to see.

  • @3mileisland516
    @3mileisland516 3 роки тому

    Incredible! Such flow 🤩

  • @paulmairs259
    @paulmairs259 5 років тому +2

    Absolutely stunning. 3 mins 33 seconds for a century (under the cameras) is unreal...

  • @mmcau
    @mmcau 16 років тому

    great clip! keep them coming!

  • @DemonAsh40
    @DemonAsh40 9 років тому +1

    I said to Tony last night how much I like his game and that I love watching this. He really appreciated it, nice guy :)

  • @lingolarker9318
    @lingolarker9318 Рік тому +3

    What a demonstration of Drago’s natural talent and flair. Can’t have been many more talented in the history of the game. O’Sullivan missed this record by just 3 seconds today😆. Pity that Drago didn’t have the winner’s mentality.

  • @AJsVIEW
    @AJsVIEW 9 років тому +16

    like a motherfuckin BOSS!!!!!

  • @lllfffccc05
    @lllfffccc05 16 років тому

    Class mr drago! Glad he put his talents towards bringing this years mosconi cup home at last! he was awesome!

  • @makienxhemmiktar
    @makienxhemmiktar Рік тому

    What a joy to watch this. One for the ages.

  • @Nixter1974007
    @Nixter1974007 Рік тому

    Loved watching Tony Drago play. He took some beatings and don't think he won very much but what an entertainer. Brilliant.

  • @arkleegan282
    @arkleegan282 2 місяці тому

    What an amazing player he was back then ..magical stuff

  • @paulsimonini899
    @paulsimonini899 11 років тому +2

    I played Tony many years ago in the local Poala Club in Malta. He was still young and I was a lot younger, I won both games but he gave me 50 start each time. Later on in life I managed to play him again some weeks later, he gave me 50 yet again, I broke went for a piddle and found the table clear. Now that's a faasaaat clearance. (It was a short piddle!!!) Tony has always been fast which most likelyis the reason why he was not as sucessful as other... but blow me, what a pool player!!

  • @restlessforacurevids
    @restlessforacurevids 3 роки тому +2

    By the time Drago is done with the century Peter Ebdon is still thinking about his first shot

  • @tonymarshall4164
    @tonymarshall4164 4 роки тому +50

    Barely sets himself up, no walking into the shot. A great talent but let himself down with his temperament.

    • @GaryMcCaffrey
      @GaryMcCaffrey 3 роки тому +2

      Everyone walks into the shot now but not everyone did back in the day.

    • @drinkwater319
      @drinkwater319 3 роки тому +2

      Tony is very emotional and hard on himself. The game against Angles McManus comes to mind.....TD missed an easy shot and disgusted with himself held his hand out to AM, a bemused AM shook hands but Tony immediately regretted the impulse. The ref asked TD if he’d resigned the match, Angles attitude was “ well I’ll take it if he’s offered it” and it was game over. There then followed a furious TD slapping his own head ( should’ve slapped Angles) All the players know he’s impulsive and AM should have carried on when he saw TD didn’t mean it. He was more than happy to accept the match, it was a close run thing. I think the incident is here on YT

    • @shaiprigoda2140
      @shaiprigoda2140 3 роки тому +1

      @@drinkwater319 You can search "Tony Drago slaps himself"

  • @isaacjackson3801
    @isaacjackson3801 4 роки тому +10

    3:25 by my count. Just like Ronnie's famous 5:20 break was actually 5:08.

  • @scottblackett5417
    @scottblackett5417 3 роки тому +2

    What ever he hits, he destroys!! 🥊🥊

  • @bogdanchic
    @bogdanchic 11 років тому +28

    But John WON that match!!! it went to 0-6 then to 8-6 (8 in a row for Higgins) then 8-8 and a win for John on the pink!!!

    • @mrindecisive100
      @mrindecisive100 4 роки тому +4

      Drago lost the match might be a more accurate way of saying it.

    • @jasonantigua6825
      @jasonantigua6825 3 роки тому

      bogdanchic He folded just like the French did!!!

    • @richardwalker4220
      @richardwalker4220 3 роки тому

      @@mrindecisive100 well said!

    • @williambriggs79
      @williambriggs79 2 роки тому

      I’ve watched this clip so many times , but I never looked up the result . That really makes you think.

  • @PaulBrownclk-me
    @PaulBrownclk-me 10 років тому +2

    He was great to watch :)

  • @paulhatcher8450
    @paulhatcher8450 5 місяців тому +2

    Drago is underrated

  • @shaymayo6
    @shaymayo6 2 місяці тому

    fantastic stuff.
    this year in the seniors he did something similar

  • @Bloxdio_God
    @Bloxdio_God 4 роки тому +1

    When he's on form Drago is a delight to watch.

  • @flobbingdonkey
    @flobbingdonkey 9 років тому +32

    I think next to Ronnie Tony Drago is the games most naturally gifted player. He is the only person who could have challenged ronnie for the fastest maximum. A once in a generation talent. And a great character to boot. I loved his interview after his match with Peter Ebdon when he quite hilariously told everyone that Peter Ebdon had diarrhea which is why he was playing so slow and always leaving the arena.

    • @topneorej
      @topneorej 9 років тому +11

      flobbingdonkey To me Drago is even more talented than Ronnie, but not as much a winner, unfortunately.

    • @Henman5
      @Henman5 6 років тому +4

      He is too emotional and doesn't like safety exchanges and playing with the rest. Also, with that short backswing it's easier to put a quick one and butcher the ball while under pressure. But he is an incredible talent, no doubt about that, one of the best potters I've ever seen. Love his pool matches as well. :)

    • @koenpalstermans9180
      @koenpalstermans9180 6 років тому

      Peter Ebdon won the world championship though.

    • @hodor6159
      @hodor6159 6 років тому +1

      Personally I'd say Jimmy White is 2nd to Ronnie on talent

    • @davidmarchant9386
      @davidmarchant9386 5 років тому

      Err joe Davis, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis , Jimmy White. Drago far down the list even Hunter was well above Tony

  • @carparkcampers8407
    @carparkcampers8407 3 роки тому

    Delightful to watch 🥰

  • @harveylion1430
    @harveylion1430 7 років тому +13

    It helps that he had to clear the bulk colours to get to the century mark as that reduces to the time having to wait for referee to replace the colours. For that reason, this time will probably never be beaten again

  • @AndyB1286
    @AndyB1286 2 роки тому

    "Tony Drago, absoutely delighted with himself..."
    Drago: I'm bored, where's the exit?

  • @ahsai103
    @ahsai103 15 років тому +2

    A joy to watch. Can't see that ever being matched... people today just don't play snooker this way.

  • @dennisdusing7847
    @dennisdusing7847 3 роки тому

    Thank you that was great

  • @themadsnookerchannel2752
    @themadsnookerchannel2752 7 років тому +1

    great to watch!!!

  • @Abnsdllnnlosnfd
    @Abnsdllnnlosnfd 8 років тому +3

    Warp speed Mr. Sulu!

  • @paddyt4043
    @paddyt4043 3 роки тому

    What a show man

  • @michaeljenkins7024
    @michaeljenkins7024 5 років тому +35

    Drago was the most talented crap sportsman I think I've ever seen.

    • @PointNemo9
      @PointNemo9 4 роки тому +1

      Crap?

    • @michaeljenkins7024
      @michaeljenkins7024 4 роки тому +2

      @@PointNemo9 Yeah. He seemed to be as talented as just about any of his rivals, but, for whatever reason, he couldn't truly compete with them.

    • @Box0rz
      @Box0rz 4 роки тому +4

      It's the nerves. He could never control his nerves, and sometimes straight up raged in the match.

    • @michaeljenkins7024
      @michaeljenkins7024 4 роки тому +1

      @@Box0rz Yeah, it must have been something along those lines. The talent is obvious.

    • @parksyist
      @parksyist 4 роки тому +3

      Too quick for his own goof at times too

  • @Charlie_Crown
    @Charlie_Crown 3 роки тому +2

    Tony lost this match after being 6-0 up, Higgins won 8 on the trot before Drago managed to claw two back to level it, Higgins winning the final frame. Remember thinking at the time this is going to be Drago's path, play stunning snooker, for parts of a match, but no ability to knuckle down when needs be, even Judd Trump knew he couldn't keep playing like that and achieve. Drago, very entertaining, but was mostly frustrating, he plays pool in America now, I believe

  • @mabbrey
    @mabbrey 16 років тому

    great stuff wish he could still do it

  • @herr_pouya
    @herr_pouya 9 років тому +10

    John Higgins was so young

    • @russianbear6384
      @russianbear6384 4 роки тому +1

      We all were

    • @greglinski2208
      @greglinski2208 3 роки тому

      @Pouya Vagefi I know. I also found it astounding that he hasn't been a grown man his entire life. It's almost as if he was once a child, but of course that's a ridiculous idea.

  • @iseeolly9959
    @iseeolly9959 5 років тому

    The Maltese Bullet ! My family loved watching him!

  • @ynotnilknarf39
    @ynotnilknarf39 6 років тому +7

    Tony Drago has hardly changed in the last 21 years, meanwhile John Higgins has aged a LOT visually!

    • @georgelabana5194
      @georgelabana5194 5 років тому +1

      Yeah...
      He looks as though he is in his early 50s

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 3 роки тому +4

      I'll give you 40k to delete this comment

    • @manephewlenny6401
      @manephewlenny6401 3 роки тому

      @@johnsmith-wx5fb not the real john. it'd be more like 400k

    • @donrane
      @donrane 2 роки тому

      It is very stressful working with the kind of people that run match fixing. Higgins is a legend but i will never forgive him for throwing matches for profit.

    • @ynotnilknarf39
      @ynotnilknarf39 2 роки тому

      @@georgelabana5194 lol, early 50s you say, he's only 46 so my point is made! He was born on the same day of year as me, yet I'm 6 years his senior and he looks like an OLD MAN!
      TD hasn't aged visually that much over the years wheras JH has.

  • @yenorleahcim
    @yenorleahcim 16 років тому

    simply perfect

  • @markvickers2607
    @markvickers2607 Рік тому

    Loved to watch him. But you just knew his speed would be his undoing.
    He used to attempt some unfathomable shots but a mesmerising player 😁👍

  • @Echo-mz6tz
    @Echo-mz6tz 10 років тому +19

    Even after all these years with so many quick talented players like trump, lisowski, allen no one has made a century quicker than Tony. On his day ( which wasn't often) he was better than all of them!!

    • @blackrockkk
      @blackrockkk 6 років тому +3

      faster - of course. don't think he was better overall

  • @atiqpolo5127
    @atiqpolo5127 5 років тому

    What a confidence brilliant finish

  • @katweasle1
    @katweasle1 10 років тому +2

    Respect.

  • @fad2679
    @fad2679 2 роки тому

    This is the definition of free flowing

  • @owencampbell8799
    @owencampbell8799 Рік тому

    Unbelievable. Makes the rocket look slow and brecel look stationary

  • @mabbrey
    @mabbrey 2 місяці тому +1

    sublime

  • @nathanpidwell3728
    @nathanpidwell3728 4 роки тому +1

    Lovely to watch

  • @dontbewoke
    @dontbewoke Рік тому +1

    If safety was banned in snooker , this guy wouldve been a multiple world champ

  • @Anonomousxxx
    @Anonomousxxx 15 років тому +3

    Great stuff! BTW Drago is still very dangerous in pool!

  • @y2kazan868
    @y2kazan868 7 років тому +1

    Couldn't believe I was one of the 19 dislikes 1 year later. I'm pretty sure I hit the like button.

  • @NaqashMunir
    @NaqashMunir 5 років тому

    You will never find the audience in UA-cam comments because they actually enjoyed the moment being there already!

  • @kevincronin6393
    @kevincronin6393 3 роки тому

    Brilliant stuff

  • @flaviusconstantius9702
    @flaviusconstantius9702 3 роки тому +1

    When you feel a diarrhoea attack coming and you have to get the frame over quickly.

  • @gunproofgrandad4381
    @gunproofgrandad4381 6 років тому +3

    Does this record still stand? I can remember going to watch him at the qualifiers for the Crucible about five years ago, he lost against David Gilbert, but he polished off a frame with an 80-odd break with about four minutes on the clock. Me and the bloke sat next to me looked at each other and just shook our heads in amazement. Brilliant player to watch - he never really had the temprament for snooker but when he's cooking, he's just breathtaking. Shame he's dropped off the tour.

    • @UnimatrixOne
      @UnimatrixOne 5 років тому +2

      yes, rec still stands

    • @d4ve19
      @d4ve19 Рік тому

      Ronnie beat it last night apparently, stood for a very long time!

    • @barflytom3273
      @barflytom3273 Рік тому

      @@d4ve19 it is cancelled. the record still stand. bu he will break it.

  • @TheJohnCooperShow
    @TheJohnCooperShow 3 роки тому +1

    John Higgins went from little schoolboy to old man with nothing imbetween. If you want the exact turning point it was 2005

  • @charliehmi76
    @charliehmi76 2 роки тому

    Ah I used to enjoy watching Tony Drago. I remember thinking the only thing slowing him down sometimes was waiting for the ref to replace the colours.

  • @percy9228
    @percy9228 23 дні тому

    it's impressive but I'm more impressed with a break of 12 that took over 5 minutes. that record will never be broken. this has a chance

  • @chanter-vu2ex
    @chanter-vu2ex 6 місяців тому

    His head-hitting episode against Alan McManus was even more entertaining😂

  • @JohnWilliams-ew1oh
    @JohnWilliams-ew1oh 7 років тому +2

    Brilliant

  • @adrianpilcher703
    @adrianpilcher703 Рік тому +2

    Who came here after Ronnie missed the record by 3 seconds?

  • @leebarker5520
    @leebarker5520 7 років тому +1

    Drago in beast mode 😈😈

  • @oddities-whatnot
    @oddities-whatnot 3 роки тому

    That was clinical, he made the pockets massive. It looked like he just got down and didnt even need to aim, he just hit the cue ball, knowing it would pot something.