The First World Championship 147 [1983] | Cliff Thorburn vs Terry Griffiths

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  • @joshhodkinson9305
    @joshhodkinson9305 2 роки тому +46

    "Good luck, mate."
    One of the most iconic commentary lines of all time.

  • @1966englandloyal
    @1966englandloyal Рік тому +10

    Love this as I can see my late Dad on this.

  • @CricketEngland
    @CricketEngland Рік тому +7

    “Good luck mate” when Cliff is in the final black is as iconic a piece of commentary as any in sport.

  • @raskolnjikov1
    @raskolnjikov1 Рік тому +7

    The hug in the end was so wholesome!

  • @VintageForYou
    @VintageForYou Рік тому +10

    I can say I was there at the time watching this first 147 of the World Championship in 1983.👍

    • @Ateagno
      @Ateagno 3 місяці тому

      41 years after this historic event, I still regularly watch this and enjoy it in a country that does not have professional snooker, Bosnia!!

  • @chrissmith6650
    @chrissmith6650 Рік тому +11

    Still one of the greatest maximums ever. It doesn't matter how many time I watch that break, I still punch the air when that final black drops

    • @Michael-cz6ob
      @Michael-cz6ob Рік тому +1

      I wouldn't say one of the greatest mainly because cliffs first shot he actually missed and was lucky he got a red potted by accident from the result. Kind of makes the whole break based on a fluke really compared to other 147s thag have been made

    • @chrissmith6650
      @chrissmith6650 Рік тому +1

      @@Michael-cz6ob It doesn't matter that his break started with a fluke. I was sixteen when I watched that match. It was the first 147 I'd ever seen, ever. It left a lasting memory 🙂🙂

  • @johnbeardshall2898
    @johnbeardshall2898 2 роки тому +17

    As a street kid in Toronto we would go watch him play at the 24 pool hall on young street we'd run errands and such he'd always gave us big tips and buy us food and pay for a table for us to keep us out of trouble

  • @Meme-di9ei
    @Meme-di9ei 2 роки тому +20

    I remember watching his as a kid, and now watching it on Utube knowing the result I say to myself “ I hope he doesn’t miss” 😂😂😂😂👍

  • @gglendinningok
    @gglendinningok 2 роки тому +10

    Magic, watched it live on tv back then , couldn't resist watching it all again, great stuff

  • @JamboRiffs
    @JamboRiffs 2 роки тому +7

    The last two blacks and the yellow where great shots under pressure. I love that Bill W was watching from the other side and gave him a big bear hug at the end. Legend of the game and legendary moment, all from a fluked first red. Briliant

    • @stanlee399
      @stanlee399 Рік тому

      Bill was probably as happy as Cliff. Good lad and legendary 🍺

  • @NickDusting
    @NickDusting 2 роки тому +19

    That yellow remains one of the finest shots ever played.

  • @lucienvisser5405
    @lucienvisser5405 2 роки тому +11

    Love the commentary from Rex Williams and Jack Karnehm.... Brings me back all these years.

  • @ZEUS-Alpha
    @ZEUS-Alpha 2 роки тому +45

    The reaction from his fellows was marvellous at the end!

  • @ibrarali9369
    @ibrarali9369 4 місяці тому +1

    Amazing. Didn't stab the que on any shot, not even the last black. Pure class. Handled the pressure.

  • @keithrobson593
    @keithrobson593 2 роки тому +5

    Cliff was a heck of a billiards player.

    • @stanlee399
      @stanlee399 Рік тому +1

      Good eye Keith. He was a big occasion player.

  • @hrhbucket4268
    @hrhbucket4268 2 роки тому +5

    I watched this at double-speed. It was like watching Jimmy White or Ronnie O'Sullivan.

  • @ianwilliamson2980
    @ianwilliamson2980 2 роки тому +9

    One of greatest moments in sport

  • @leeball4585
    @leeball4585 2 роки тому +4

    3 words - 'Good luck mate!'

  • @petergreen5337
    @petergreen5337 2 роки тому +5

    Cliff Thorburn a TRUE hardman who NO concessions to ANYONE, ANYWHERE....

  • @fullpowerlive1391
    @fullpowerlive1391 Рік тому +2

    That adrenaline rush cliff gets after the black ball pot. His whole body shivers with the high.

  • @tomnaughadie
    @tomnaughadie 2 роки тому +1

    Always wanted to see this, thanks. Great job Cliff. A noted Canadian from Toronto I believe.

  • @muneeb241
    @muneeb241 8 днів тому

    Wow .. i was smiling like an idiot the last 1 minute if the video. What a video and what amazing reactions.

  • @planahath
    @planahath 2 роки тому +3

    Great break. Good to see that play on the other table was stopped so that Bill Werbeniuk and John Inman could watch the break.

    • @thomasgaylard7219
      @thomasgaylard7219 18 днів тому

      I wonder how many will get that reference! Funny 🙂

  • @beeeraz
    @beeeraz 2 роки тому +30

    So the first world championship 147 started from a fluke. 🤩
    And also it was the first 151 too 😉

    • @johnnyrats7083
      @johnnyrats7083 2 роки тому +2

      It wasn’t a break of 151, he had 4 points from a foul before the break started

    • @beeeraz
      @beeeraz 2 роки тому +9

      @@johnnyrats7083 Ofcourse he got that from a foul. How often do you get that with a 147??

    • @aleXx1852
      @aleXx1852 2 роки тому +1

      @@beeeraz do know what free ball is?

    • @rayfinkle2805
      @rayfinkle2805 2 роки тому +1

      @@aleXx1852 something you dont have to pay for

    • @aleXx1852
      @aleXx1852 2 роки тому

      Makes sense

  • @jasonblur5984
    @jasonblur5984 2 роки тому +2

    Those.where the days .having a pint and a smoke..while your opponent at the table !!.😃

  • @gezzaf6912
    @gezzaf6912 Місяць тому

    Good luck mate - what a great saying

  • @PhilipModest
    @PhilipModest Рік тому +1

    Big Bill Wurbeniuck stopped playing to watch his mate make history.

  • @AncientPurpleDragon
    @AncientPurpleDragon 2 роки тому +2

    First person to score 147 in a match actually got 151.

  • @junetaylor9795
    @junetaylor9795 2 роки тому

    Remember seeing that when it happened always loved snooker

  • @user-bu9nb8wr6e
    @user-bu9nb8wr6e 2 роки тому +2

    I remember watching this live I was 23 soon to be 24. Seems like a life time ago because it was I suppose lol. Oh how I and the world has changed.

  • @davidwongjr2235
    @davidwongjr2235 2 роки тому +2

    That's what it looks like when something means a lot to everyone present..:)

  • @fensterputzernuernberg
    @fensterputzernuernberg Рік тому

    Great commentary.... brilliant by Thorburn

  • @vahrampezeshkian3212
    @vahrampezeshkian3212 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic good old days i remember i was watching it live on tv

    • @tubthump
      @tubthump 2 роки тому

      Me too. Takes me back...

    • @chrisboggon9467
      @chrisboggon9467 2 роки тому

      It actually wasn't shown live. Was shown "as live" later in the day

    • @tubthump
      @tubthump 2 роки тому

      @@chrisboggon9467 I don't recall that particular detail. I remember the actual live coverage being interrupted a year or two earlier (?) to broadcast events at the Libyan embassy siege

    • @vahrampezeshkian3212
      @vahrampezeshkian3212 2 роки тому

      @@chrisboggon9467 cant remember Chris, but it seems that u have an excellent memory, my compliments

  • @MrMacs90
    @MrMacs90 2 роки тому +7

    knew of this break because it's often been mentioned in commentary over the years, but this is my first time seeing it and I ever would have guessed it started with a fluke!

  • @jasonblur5984
    @jasonblur5984 2 роки тому

    Good luck mate !. Love that.!

  • @MrTrapper28
    @MrTrapper28 2 роки тому +1

    The best way to watch this is…. On fast forward!

  • @maipantoon7823
    @maipantoon7823 19 днів тому

    Cliff Thorburn is not primarily a presenter. He is an ex snooker player

  • @roblloyd6082
    @roblloyd6082 2 роки тому +1

    Is it me or is there more floor space in the crucible back then? Dosnt seem as cramped. Going next year for the first time very excited

  • @self-preservationsociety7057
    @self-preservationsociety7057 2 роки тому +9

    “ You didn’t nominate a colour Cliff “. “ Well you can’t borrow my extension then “. 🤣

    • @McElhinney65
      @McElhinney65 2 роки тому +3

      Which was fair comment, Alex took the piss on that occasion.

    • @thenewmodfather
      @thenewmodfather 2 роки тому

      Talk about a childish comment by Thorburn

    • @self-preservationsociety7057
      @self-preservationsociety7057 2 роки тому +1

      @@McElhinney65 yes he sure did , Should have given Cliff the benefit of any doubt

  • @damienspurs147
    @damienspurs147 2 роки тому

    One of the best with kirks and Steve 😉💜

  • @Resenbrink
    @Resenbrink 2 роки тому +2

    Always liked Thorburn.

  • @christiano8088
    @christiano8088 2 роки тому +4

    Not a great fan of Cliff, but the long-range stun run through on the final yellow was very good indeed. Probably the best stun run through ever.

  • @MrDarkmenace1
    @MrDarkmenace1 2 роки тому

    There are people that are saying 'I was there but I didnt see any of it because that damn dividing screen was in the way'

  • @musicandfilms9956
    @musicandfilms9956 2 роки тому

    Fabulous break. It's a shame that the 4:3 frame has been stretched to 16:9, making it difficult to watch.

  • @Michael-cz6ob
    @Michael-cz6ob 2 роки тому +2

    All the times I've seen them replay this on the TV during World championship tournaments I have never seen until now Cliff actually miss the first shot and accidently pot the red with a fluke plant

  • @101spirited
    @101spirited 2 роки тому +1

    I've watched this frame many times but only just noticed the black roll off its spot into a hole in the cloth whenever its re-spotted. See at 40 in the break. Did they borrow a pub table?

  • @waynekarnold
    @waynekarnold 2 роки тому

    The Best of his Times

  • @CC-mk6uc
    @CC-mk6uc 2 роки тому +1

    40 year OMG 😃

  • @johnorourke5506
    @johnorourke5506 Рік тому

    I feel the tension watching it, and I know he does a maximum!
    😂

  • @seanmckenna4155
    @seanmckenna4155 Рік тому

    Terry G took a puff at his cigarette when Cliff T went for his first black, surely that was in his line of sight? 🇨🇦

  • @cuchulainn3474
    @cuchulainn3474 2 роки тому +1

    I wonder if he was more happy with the first 147 or the huge payout for achieving it?

    • @oncue1500
      @oncue1500 2 роки тому +1

      wasn't a big payout then but large enough i suppose buy a house with it , theyve lessoned it today

  • @maipantoon7823
    @maipantoon7823 19 днів тому

    The reds were pretty perfect. I think I could have scored 50 from that position

  • @garywallace5602
    @garywallace5602 Рік тому

    Rumour has it, Cliff and Terry are STILL playing that match. There are now skeletons amongst the crowd.

  • @hasnainali360
    @hasnainali360 2 роки тому +3

    14:42 Is that Neil Robertson

    • @JD-eq4dp
      @JD-eq4dp 2 роки тому

      It was David Taylor. I doubt Robertson was born when this happened.

    • @grahamwinston3692
      @grahamwinston3692 2 роки тому

      Mr Humphries from Are You Being Served

  • @ajiththalachil
    @ajiththalachil 2 роки тому +4

    This is the highest break with most number of out of position shots. Excellent one though!🙂

  • @robertsutton7949
    @robertsutton7949 2 роки тому +1

    Terry Griffiths and Cliff Thorburn? They must have finished this match in about 1996. Seriously though, thanks for the upload.

    • @christopherstokes9393
      @christopherstokes9393 2 роки тому +2

      Not far off! They actually finished this match at 3:51am... it was the latest-ever finish for a match at the Crucible.

  • @johnjoyce341
    @johnjoyce341 Рік тому

    When you look at how it was almost finished before it started with the first red.

  • @stevenvitali7404
    @stevenvitali7404 Рік тому +1

    Was that bill at the end?

    • @fritzlange7934
      @fritzlange7934 4 місяці тому

      Yeah. I wouldn't have wanted to pay his bar Bill after the ensuing celebration.

  • @twlufc
    @twlufc 2 роки тому

    All these years later and ronnie can do 3 147s in the time it took cliff to do this 1.

    • @mr2loser
      @mr2loser 2 роки тому +2

      True, but the 147 Peter Ebdon started back in 1983 is still on the reds.

    • @stanlee399
      @stanlee399 Рік тому

      Unreal speed by Osullivan

  • @chiefsittingstill6061
    @chiefsittingstill6061 Рік тому

    The ironic line about the £3,000 high break prize being "worth a night out" didn't age well. With the rampant inflation, in 2022 you'd need to spend all that £3k for just one bloody night out!

  • @rpc717
    @rpc717 2 роки тому

    Studly achievement.

  • @coltino99
    @coltino99 Рік тому

    Looks like they had much more room back then to put up two tables. What changed?

  • @Timemachine74
    @Timemachine74 2 роки тому

    The Grinder 👌

  • @mmaphilosophy
    @mmaphilosophy 2 роки тому +4

    Buzzing Ronnie is back at number one where he belongs

  • @jasonblur5984
    @jasonblur5984 2 роки тому +1

    This match is still going 38 years later.!.. should be a winner soon ..lol.!

  • @alanjones332
    @alanjones332 2 роки тому

    Highest break possible is 154,,,, if a player makes a foul and leaves his opponent a free ball and pots a colour ( the free ball) then the black, then he goes on to pot all fifteen reds with blacks and all the colours,,,,154. 🙂👍🏻

  • @AB-op7bv
    @AB-op7bv 2 роки тому

    👍

  • @u.v.s.5583
    @u.v.s.5583 2 роки тому

    and the frame.

  • @michaelreid6984
    @michaelreid6984 2 роки тому

    Big bill wuirbenuick no longer around. Remember he split his trousers.😅

  • @garyclarke9685
    @garyclarke9685 Рік тому

    Did Terry pot the white from the break.

  • @andrewdavies6277
    @andrewdavies6277 2 роки тому

    When everyone used to wear beige

  • @szbugy
    @szbugy 2 роки тому

    Why did he used the spider instead of the normal rest at 8:00?

    • @christiano8088
      @christiano8088 2 роки тому +3

      It wasn't the spider, it was the long rest, known as the half butt. The head of those long rests were that shape with 3 grooves back in those days.

    • @szbugy
      @szbugy 2 роки тому

      @@christiano8088 Ahh didn't know that, thanks!

  • @mikec886
    @mikec886 2 роки тому

    Run the table

  • @mcfcguvnors
    @mcfcguvnors 2 роки тому

    you can fit 3 of ronnies 147`s in the time he takes to do one

  • @garywallace5602
    @garywallace5602 Рік тому

    The only ever match when you had enough time to put the kettle on between each shot...instead of each frame. ☕

  • @golfhacker9051
    @golfhacker9051 2 роки тому +1

    He didn't make that easy! rest 3 times, some long run through shots, all off a fluke.

  • @robinred1851
    @robinred1851 2 роки тому

    Interesting this first ever started with such an unbelievable fluke.

  • @RichardM-kv4uu
    @RichardM-kv4uu 2 роки тому +1

    Started with a fluke as well!

  • @johnnymuscles2767
    @johnnymuscles2767 2 місяці тому

    I've been playing snooker for a few years and I can tell you that scoring 147 isn't so hard and quite common place nowadays.

  • @johnyeomans9335
    @johnyeomans9335 2 роки тому

    All started with a fluke tho 😬

  • @ryanturner6522
    @ryanturner6522 2 роки тому +2

    The cue action is horrible lol

    • @marksimpson2321
      @marksimpson2321 2 роки тому +2

      Good enough to get a 147 and also win the world championship. Why don't you upload your cue action? 🤔

  • @theprophet9429
    @theprophet9429 2 роки тому +1

    Dreadful man.
    Terrible to watch.
    Once I grew a full beard during a 7 ball break of his.
    This was excellent for the time, though.

  • @roygbv255
    @roygbv255 2 роки тому

    Hardly like winning an Olympic gold medal is it?! This pool game's just a step up from Shove Ha'penny. Ridiculous.

  • @powerage666
    @powerage666 2 роки тому +1

    As a boy I watched this, I was collecting my pension once it finished.