ALEX HIGGINS - FLASH SHOTS (RE-UPLOAD)
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2016
- Well, I uploaded this video around 3yrs ago, it reached 300,000+ views with 400+ comments until a little shitty ap called the John Virgo ap red flagged it and got it selfishly removed meaning no more viewing for youtubers, all comments and view count gone and a copyright strike for me,...just because I added 5mins of footage at the end showing Alex cleverly potting a Pink and a black ball 1-handed from a John Virgo dvd, quite a cruel thing to do when this video was bringing enjoyment to everyone.
Anyway, several months ago another youtuber STOLE that video before it was taken down and uploaded it himself without even having the decency of asking me or crediting me for the time putting it together along with editing time.
These facts resulted in me redoing this video with added shots that weren't in the previous upload just to prove this was indeed MY original upload whereas the other one is a fraud which was ripped from my channel, in the end I had no option but to get it forcefully removed by UA-cam as he made no attempt to explain himself.
So here we go again, Alex Higgins Flash Shots re-upload, I hope you enjoy it.
Oh, I left the Virgo clip out this time as not going to give whoever it was the chance of striking my channel again.
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The only snooker player ever that makes it look like he's playing pool
He made it look so easy n if the table was 6ft,not 12🙄🤔👍😂genius 100%
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Your right!! Snooker genius. The roar of the crowd. The peoples champion.
pooker??
His every shot looks like a trick shot
Thanks for not putting rubbish music over this.
Lar Moran mark williams
100%
Lar Moran I could watch Alex all day and night.What a legend. Bless you Alex and R.I.P.You will never be forgotten.
Totally agree!
Yup! He made d commentators look foolish. He was so ahead of his game. They couldn't comprehend d shots, d game play
This was the kind of exciting play that got me into snooker as a 1980s schoolboy. With the exception of Ronnie, no-one is worth watching today. Higgins was definitely slightly mad, but his erratic genius will never be forgotten. R.I.P., Alex.
Remember that Ronnie had bigger pockets and smaller balls
so you think someone using massive amounts of stimulant drugs-evidenced clearly from higgins agitated behaviour, his constant mouth chewing, movements and much other evidence-there were obviously no sports drug tests in 1980's...he was a big time cheat...
Judd Trump is the most like Higgins playing today.
Used too like kirk stevens too
How he played most of his shots on the move, an not always still.....
‘Snooker is what it is today because of colour tele, and Alex Higgins”
🤣🤣🤣🤣 he had a finesse to his body language in his shots that cracked me up .
@Graeme Murray Ronnie will always be the Greatest but Higgins had that Style and Uniqueness that is one of a kind
Agreed
@Graeme Murray No he didn't. what absolute pish.
@@ezriderzzr7104 He did, Higgins was easily the most entertaining player. He brought out it from the good but ultimately dull players before him.
Commentator: "One consolation is that the pink has gone safe.
Higgins: Hold my beers......
Love how you made beer plural !! U know he had more than one lol
Love the comment
Hold me vodka and orange moe like
Also cigarettes, the only player I have seen (on youtube) drinking and smoking together..
May i take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Mr Alex Higgins for giving me the utmost enjoyment in watching a master of snooker. Alex was a genius; a highly skilled snooker player whose presence was like no other. Upon entering an arena, one sensed that he was a special person. Alex, may you rest in peace, may your family and friends continue to praise you and send their prayers to you. Alex, we salute you.
I second that too.
fouth'd'd here
@@MC-kz9we yup
All robots today i dont think we will ever see his like again.......shame RIP alex hurricane higgins
Well said 👍🏻
Alex Higgins playing and Ted Lowe commentating. I dont think it gets any better then that.
The maestro. Unique style. A true legend. Seen no player like him so far in snooker. Snooker made easy and simple as if playing pool. What a master he was. Terrific.
The most entertaining player to pick up a cue..I loved watching him as a youngster and even half sloshed he was a brilliant player..God bless you Alex and thank you for the memories.👍👍
This guy seriously had mad talent. I didn't know he was that good. Old is gold. What a player.
you should see the video where he plays with john virgo. some ridiculous shots. john was gobsmacked.
2:25. He did that knowing he could lose the frame!
Fabulous risk taker...pure entertainment. ...imagine if he had Stephen hendry discipline. ..frightening talent
Good lord. Calculated risk. Check the white's final position.
Alex, Ronnie and Jimmy White are why snooker is where snooker is
efren ryes ?
@@BakhtiyarHashmi lmao 🤦
okay got it, pool player. Thanks for correcting.
And now Judd Trump
For me it's Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Peter Ebdon that define how the game of snooker should be played. True gentlemen.
A big thanks for re-uploading this. These shots show why Alex was a true legend in the snooker world. Taking on shots others wouldn't consider trying and being successful. A pleasure to watch. He will always be my favourite snooker player, with Jimmy a close second.
Higgins might not have been the 'best' player ever (too volatile) but IMHO the most naturally gifted and entertaining player I ever saw, and that includes the mighty O'sullivan.
True the peoples champion...the players today dont get the yells and whistles Alex got
I agree , Higgins had his own style and had that Something you cant teach anyone .
Without Higgins there is no Ronnie (as we know him anyway)
Most entertaining, yes. Most naturally gifted, no, definitely O'Sullivan
The magic of watching Alex or playing against him was you never knew what he'd do next. He was a genius and brilliant. He loved the game and his passion for it was raw and unlevelled by anyone. Barry Hearn took the soul out of the game.
He played fearlessly, regularly putting himself in situations that he shouldn't have but he knew he had the skill to pull it back with something extraordinary and that's what he loved, that buzz off the crowd, and that's why he will always be the best in my eyes, didn't have the world championships under his belt because he was emotional and volatile, but that's why he was the best, played with his heart on his sleeve, and as a result would regularly produce pure magic on the felt. True genius, best ever, the hurricane
Alex Higgins won 2 World Championships and was runner-up twice. He also won all 3 majors and the snooker world cup with Ireland . Not many players in history have done that!
what a player....brings back good memories of watching him with my dad as a child in the 80s. we loved watching him.
Ronnie O Sullivan,Jimmy White and the legend Alex Higgins...the most naturally gifted players of the game,pleasure to watch these guys,this was when snooker was main stream tv and watched by millions,real characters back then.
@andrew carter alex was a better player than jimmy white. Alex was a better tactical player. Jimmy didnt have the bottle to see it through to win when it matterd, where as alex had the lot. You dont win much in this game without courage. To cut it short alex won all 3 majors but should have won much more. Jimmy didnt even do that. If jimmy played in 12 finals he still wouldnt have won the world title.
Hendry was better than them all for ability..
Thanks for re-uploading! Well worth a watch - I reckon Alex Higgins is the reason snooker became so popular - love the flourishes on his shots - not many professional players took those kind of risks on shots! Genius
"I've seen it all now" - even Clive Everton who didn't care too much for Alex couldn't help but marvel. Thanks for re-uploading. One could say Jimmy and Ronnie are just as talented but I would disagree simply because they have great technique. Alex had none - snatching and moving all over the place while cueing. Staggering how he managed to pot a straight black from the spot let alone all this brilliance.
alex took risks that no other player would take
And thats the reason why he was a underachiever , just like jimmy white.
Ronnie is the first snooker player that has that same flare/attitude like higgins and jimmy did but actually achieved a LOT.
FactsRecorder John under achevers are most interesting to watch.game would be lost with boring Steve Davis and co.thank god for alex and jimmy.billards with your dicky bow.cigar and brandy is over
i dont give a stuff how many times alex won the worl championship-he was exciting to watch
I love people who approach sport/art like that. Without an enraptured audience it's just masturbation!
The point is for him they were not risks. He made "risky" shots all the time while all the others made the safest easiest shots possible. Because there was nobody to match him he played against himself, not against his opponents because they weren't even close to his abilities.
But he was a drunk, a womanizer and a spoiled brat. His life is a morality tale on how snooker and the criminal corrupt pool hall culture can destroy you and lead you into a life of drugs and sin.
Pool halls are no place for children or adults. They never have been and never will.
That black off the mahogany is supernatural!
@Tigran Mardirosian wrong he played it.
He played it. It was a classic Higgins exhibition shot
I’ve done that shot before it didn’t have as much spin but rolled down the table funny as fuck 😂
He actually played for that to happen. He often done it in exhibitions. The man was a absolute snooker genius.
@Tigran Mardirosian There's two like that in this video, I'm sure he did it more times. The black landed on the floor a few times too but he was definitely trying it.
He played every shot in the book, his colossal screw backs were as good as any, he played shots that nobody else would play, like the blue into the middle at 100mph with tons of left-hand side, or the legendary blue when on the verge of losing a massive semi-final to Jimmy.. Nobody but Higgins.
just looking at the way he played, its incredible.
Taking the shot and litterally jumping the cue in the air.
I have no idea how he kept that cue straight lol
RIP
He cued straight.... before the cue went up in the air... amazing talent
7:38 is beyond genius. It’s magic
I've managed to do it twice but on different rails (top and bottom rails), obviously luck is involved and a nice crease between the wood and cusion helps to guide it in.
@@sdfghjkertyuiop last week I did the same shot on a large Chinese pool table which is about half the size of a snooker table. Went for the green to corner and it rolled down the rail and went into middle pocket. I had to ask the pool owner to send me the cctv footage otherwise I never would’ve believed it happened.
What an amazing snooker player ...forget the bad days but that's what made Alex the showman on the green BAIZE,some of them shots are genuinely not possible!!! but Alex was more than a snooker god,he was a man's man and he lived and loved everyday of his chequered career,the highlight you guessed winning the world championship in 1982 and Alex in tears begging for his little girl tears and passion and what an unforgettable piece of history watching Alex worshipping and idolising his baby girl.To this day I've never ever seen anything close to that.Alex Higgins RIP the memories you left have and Always will keep you alive and today's up and coming players watch ,learn and RESPECT what a legacy this colourful man has left and maybe never surpassed!!!!
Alex Hurricane Higgins is the man that put snooker on the map. My favourite during his time in the game.
This is a FANTASTIC upload. Thanks! I always knew Higgins was great, but this 9 minutes illustrates better than anything else on youtube:
1) His GENIUS.
2) How dull modern snooker is compared to days when the game had people prepared to play with style.
Professionalism (ie dull robotic corporatism) in some sports is over-rated!!!
Ronnie is the Mozart of snooker, but Alex is the most exciting player who ever lived. No-one even comes close to these two immortal legends.
John Smith Ronnie= Mozart, Alex = Jimmy Hendrix ✌
@Simon Phillips and the opinion of everyone who isn't stupid
Jimmy white you must include. Those three are the greatest.
Hendry at his best would beat them every time.
@@ezriderzzr7104 Nonsense. Ronnie would crush Hendry at his best. Higgins even beat Hendry in 1989 when he had a broken foot and was way past his prime!
Brilliant shots. Thank you for compiling and uploading this. It's been a real treat to watch.
Incidentally, one of the clips was of Higgins and White playing Davis and Meo. It's a pity they don't have doubles matches nowadays. It would spice up the usual format.
He is absolutely drilling these shots into the pockets. The guys a true legend of the sport
A truly natural talent, way ahead of his time in an era where the standard of play would be considered much slower, defensive and safety based rather than aggressive. A lot like O'sullivan in lots of ways. Unfortunately unlike O'sullivan, he was unable to overcome his demons and truly perfect his game. A bit like Jimmy White! Oh well.
"It's better to burn out
Than to fade away
Because rust never sleeps..."
- Neil Young
@SavageArfad they are all natural players with a gift for the game ,even Ronnie does not have all his dogs barking either .
Thanks for posting my all time hero, feel privileged to have seen him play Stephen hendry live back in the days rip Alex what a genius 👍🌹❤️
the greatest snooker star ever ! My late mam & grandma used to cheer from the rooftops ever time he played ! Got bless you Alex ! Like my grandma northern Irish ! Snookers greatest ever ! They will never be any body like you again ! God bless you !
UNDISPUED HIGGINS AND RONNIE WILL ALWAYS BE LEGENDS OF THIS GAME
Except higgins is a cheat
His cue follow through with the side was just phenomenal
I'm watching the 2019 World Championship. Its 30 years since Alex was last playing great snooker. No-one since Jimmy in the 90's has even tried to play the game as crazily as Alex did. His talent was huge. Allow snooker players to drink, smoke and take drugs and let the good times roll back!!! :)
This is my video (Zeusdaz is my other channel), thank you all for 1 Million views!
When you play snooker but your soul is pool!
lol
Griffiths - "that's kamikaze snooker!!"
White - "I know.. brilliant innit"
A deeply misunderstood soul. Look at the crap we have now.
Give us a hero a maverick a wild beast!
He made snooker the phenomena it was. No one else can take as much credit for it's coming out of the smokey backrooms.
There was never anyone as good and bad as Alex. Unique.
Thanks for uploading - I laugh my socks off when the commentators say “Well the saving grace is the Pink’s gone safe”
WOW1
I REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THIS .
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO UPLOAD SUCH A WONDERFUL VIDEO.
HIGGINS & WHITE ARE MY FAVOURITE SNOOKER LEDGENDS.
The way Alex plays makes me wonder if he was even training...the man has got a pure talent
Amazing video, thanks. Wasn't around during Higgins' era but my god his power and precision were outrageous. Such a showman, really was the definition of attacking snooker!
That blue in the middle pocket, unbelievable! Such an entertaining player, so confident and would take the the shot others wouldn’t have dreamed of. A sheer pleasure to watch.
Snooker in his hey day was seen as a sedate game played by gentlemen, Alex did everything wrong he moved on the shot and cued erratically, but still won things and got bums on seats, as a kid he was my favourite player, now in my forties and having played the game myself I still try to emulate his style sadly, it's made a worse player of me. Only one Alex Higgins, rest in peace.
7:30 wtf! is this counted?
Sam Waz yes it never left the table 😂
@@craigdoyle4584 has this ever been recorded by ever again? i have seen it along the black cushion but never from corner to middle.
Mark Commodore yea and I’ve seen more corner to middles
He did this twice and it was recorded both times
After watching a video about Peter Ebdon taking over 5 minutes to make a 12 break you have to come and watch this!!
Higgins had that flamboyant, devil-may-care attitude that snooker today hates and tries to destroy wherever it sees it because it now likes robotic clones with no personality. Not only did he have that attitude but he also had the most amazing skills and understanding of the dynamics of the games itself that it allowed him to pull off shots no one else would even think of going for. As a result he was probably the most exciting snooker player ever seen at the table. Jimmy White could have been the number two but snookers officials stamped all of the character out of him and killed his natural game in the process.
In the name of justice..you describe very well the man (and the times),Higgins was one the greatest genisus to ever pick up a cue,as with Lennon when he picked up a guitar,as you are aware these guys don't come by order,they just"arrive",when they do "arrive" .they are as you also said flamboyant as well as captivating individuals if not for there craft ,there character,Legends wil come and go ,but Sadly we have to wait till they"ARRIVE",
Hello goodbye
Higgins was nothing like Lennon.
Lennon was a political song writer and activist. He was a horrible little man, full of contradictions and hypocrisy like all Marxists.
In the name of justice,, ,,you appear to miss the point,,in fact you do miss the point ,Lennon was talented as was Higgins,,so they shared common ground there,if you want to bring personalities in to it Higgins was a rough diamond,but that's not the issue .
+Hello goodbye
No. I did not miss the point I simply chose to make a different one. Talent is talent. Anyone who has talent is the same as anyone else who has talent therefore there is nothing to discuss but the degree of talent. I had no desire to go there.
My original comment was a critique of the way snooker authorities misuse their power to crush genius by forcing it into a TV acceptable mould of their own making. It was you that ignored that point and went off into a whole 'arrival' thing.
Thank you,Yoov just admitted you missed the point.
I was 20 in 84. The eighties were such a great decade for many things. Music, film, comedy and this man, to name a few.
That shot at 7:35 was something else
Holy shit the black that rolls along the side of the table and drops in the left middle pocket is bloody one in a million. The man was amazing.
Quite incredible to see, even now, after all these years. Higgins was such an inspiration for many people to take up the game, including myself. RIP.
You beauty Alex Higgins
R.i.p
Thanks ice8629 you have made an old fan happy!
Best player ever
Will never be surpassed!!!!
RIP snooker hero
Best player ever??
@@christianchapman9420 yes best player ever . you understand jackass.
2:47 Wow, it's incredible how he was able to visualize that shot so accurately, hitting 5 cushions and then potting! How is that even possible? If he was off by 1 degree on the initial shot, it would probably have missed the pocket by a foot. Inhuman!
That was pure luck.
@youtube account Why should he play this hard shot instead of potting the ball much easier in the top left corner?
Pretty sure it was a fluke
U clearly know nothing about the game if you think he tried to pot that brown in that way
Alright buddy 🤣
Most unique player ever and simply so far ahead of his time in terms of entertainment.... Legend!!
Nobody had more style playing the game than The Hurricane 🌀, so fun to watch and so talented its unreal , especially when he was at his best
If COVID 19 was rife during Alex Higgins career especially the match what we are watching now...I'm certain he couldn't play like he is playing now,Alex is an entertainer he plays for his fans he idolised the fans and vice versa,he needs them like his daughter in 1982 world championship final when he won ,he's emotional he's electrifying as the fans give back that energy to Alex,he simply wouldn't play without the fans in any tournament he couldn't they are his life force on the green baize ....Alex and his fans are a magical combination .....the game and the fans miss Alex more than we'll ever know,RIP ALEX HIGGINS..... snooker has and always will be the no 1 spectator sport since your grand entrance!!!...." God Bless Always".
0:30 fucking outrageous shot.
It's one thing pulling that off but knowing in advance you were going to is something else. Absolute genius.
Best ever shots i have ever seen in the history of snooker,such a marvellous player he was.
RIP to the legend! He doing things with cue back in a day that today's players still can't do🤯
exhibition snooker on the match table there will never be anyone like him again in the modern game
Rubbish, there's plenty like him.
@@ezriderzzr7104 😆😆😆😆
This man Alex Higgins was Snooker gold, a real Machiavellian character both on and off the table. In the 80’s he was box office, if he was playing today, Snooker would be on PPV . Drama followed him throughout his career. Given proper management and guidance Alex would have been snookers first multi millionaire. What a man and what a amazing talent. Thank you Alex, May you RIP
He might have been snookers first multi millionaire but he'd have spent most of it on booze, women and gambling. The rest he'd have wasted.
@@jassonsw He may not have reaped the rewards of other players of his era, but I think he enjoyed himself. I think a lot of today’s top players have a lot to thank Alex for, he was the first Rock and Roll Superstar of Snooker.
The saddest thing about snooker these days is the "good" days will never come back. Snookers boring now. what happened to a beer🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺s & a smoke..☹. R.I.P Alex hurricane Higgins..😉
Super shots, what a great compilation!
When you look at Alex's posture, it's way off compare to the so called textbook standard style. But he is the only player able to reached world class performance without this. Truly amazing.
I like watching these videos because they bring me back to when I was a boy, watching our small TV excitedly with my dear mum. ❤😢
1:17 that guy smoking cigarette wtf!😌😂😂😂😂😂✌
Embassy world championship! snooker was a club sport and mostly sponsored by tobacco companies in the 70's/80's/90's , they also used to have pints of beer or spirits on the side table.
Yep! those were the days when you could be yourself, being able to smoke and drink alcohol made the players less static and was one of the reasons why snooker had more personality and unique charecters back then.
The green at the start is awesome . Way more than enough power as shown by the noise when it went in.
So many sniper sharp shots and that black at 7.36 is just totally mad , totally ridiculous luck of the devil.
A rebel against boring play and attitudes , excellent
Commentator, "the only saving grace is that the pinks gone safe" Hurricane, "hold my pint!".
The greatest snooker player of all time ! There will never be another Alex I got into snooker because of the hurricane RIP champion
the only player ever to make a snooker ball shake before it was potted !!!
Who the hell said john Higgins is the best player of all time think they got the wrong Higgins that match fixer couldn't lace Alex's boots
alex Higgins wil always be my favourit player of all time.
The second shot is amongst the best you will ever see anywhere by anyone
My earlly 80's snooker hero, R.I.P, one of the most gifted snooker players ever.
Alex & Jimmy on the same side, the dream team!!
its hard to believe as well that this was a man playing to earn a living? but he prefferd to entertain the crowd. how can some one not like a man like that. This was when players just played only for themselfs, the crowd didnt matter. And alex still won 5 majors and 2 were the world title. Alex had the skill to be the greatest player ever, he had everything in his game, when on form he made a 140 break make so easy and fast, just the way he was nudging out a red at a time from the pack off the black was a pure joy to watch. And i thought it doesnt look that hard its all strait forward? My father said "no its not he just makes it look easy, you have to think 3 shots ahead and know how much stun, screw back, and side and weight to put on the cue ball" a think he ended up on a yellow that was on the side cushion and went for it instead of the black and potted it just to get it on its spot and what a shot it was. I thot why not the black alex and try for the 147. But that was alex? He looked at that shot hard and thought he could miss the yellow at the last 6 or pot it and not be on the green? And that meant he would get a 120 break? He was a very clever guy at working the game out and counting the sums, and steve davis and thorburn said he was the best safety player in the game. But would we all admire him if he didnt entertain? A dont think so. A wouldnt want that. Sports all about entertainment not about how many trophys or how much cash you have. And alex was the only player i would pay to watch in the 1970s and 80s. Ronnie the rocket loved him plus jimmy white, enough said.
The pink against Doug Mountjoy was outrageous. The whole break amazing. I've only ever seen Alex Higgins make breaks like this.
A point I would like to make is back in Higgins' day the cloths on the table were not as fine or reactive as today. This means he would have to hit the ball a lot harder to get the kind of action required to play some of those shots.
Sure is a legend...from the shots he took on...only him can do that..the world miss this super human..RIP
Best snooker player ever played like a pool player better than Joe Davis loved this guy saw him once in Glasgow just oozing style walking in argyle Street what a legend
Boooooooom! Risk taker. Legend.
Beautiful to see these clips.....in my opinion Alex had the best timing in striking the white of any player I've seen in over 35yrs watching the game......this was his arena......quite simply a genius at work......thanks for the memories Alex.
I have seen many perfectionists in snooker but not like Alex Higgins, he was both an adventurous and perfectionist at the same time. That rare to find in every epoch
Nice fresh beer he picked up after he fluked the black in the middle. Size of the head on it !! : - D
Also loved the other fluke down the rail in the doubles game. Lots of talk in the past over tension between Alex and Steve on the table but that's a nice camera shot of the two of them reacting with laughter at that shot.
There! Such a joy to watch. Four people one thinks of just for their evident genius for demonstrating extraordinarily gratifying play: Paul Morphy at chess, Dr. J in hoops, Hurricane Higgins and Bata Reyes with cue sport.
Rarely the best but always the greatest
Alex was my hero.. Met him once at Reading. The system didn't like him as he drank an was a rebel. Never be another like him. A genius
Did the system do things on purpose to get him out , and was Steve Davis apart of ot?
@@Bootrosgali. Good point... Makes one think as we know davis didn't like higgins much.!
Commentator: At least the pink has gone safe
Alex: Hold my double vodka
I have watched snooker since I was 3 in 1966, and Higgins was my favourite, then White, then Ronnie. I would like to see Higgins first TV appearance match.
the people's champion!
M.C. Sweet
Amen.
The only reason you would watch a snooker game from start to finish in the 80's was if it involved Alex Higgins. Anyone else and you'd maybe watch a frame or two and then go out and see the result when you got back in.
The Freddy Mercury of the baize. Camp, flamboyant and dangerously brilliant
To do impossible shots like these on slower tables with a baize thicker than my Grandma's livingroom carpet and snooker balls made out of dinosaur bones, this guy was a genius.
A master of his art, a legend amongst the greatest, R.I.P Sir Alex Higgins. Thank you for the memories.
Sir wow 😮