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Vintage Ronnie O'Sullivan from the Masters final twenty five years ago, with John Street being kept on his toes as he officiated his last match. Black to yellow is just sensational.
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UK Championship Final - 2nd December 1984.
🎙️"𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.."
Alex Higgins coming to the table 105-0 down to clear the colours with panache. Never tire of watching this clip.
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Tremendous counter-clearance from Tony Drago against Ronnie O'Sullivan (1996 World Championship) I like the way he backs himself for the long blue, knocking it in like it's right over the pocket.
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Remembering when Ronnie O'Sullivan treated us to some moments of magic during the 1996 British Open.
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Alex Higgins was born this day - 18th March 1949 - he would have been 75 today.
'𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘦'.... snooker's first true genius.
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The cue ball negotiating six cushions and forty odd foot of table to land nicely on the black - this exhibition shot from Alex Higgins at the 1982 World Doubles Championship is fabulous.
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Ronnie through in style, nice sportsmanship at the end there, good for the game.👏
#WorldSnookerChampionship
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Alex Higgins clearing the colours for a break of 73 to complete a whitewash over John Parrott at the 1987 Australian Masters. The pink down the side rail, could watch that one all day.
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1999 - Crucible Theatre.
John Parrott admiring the techniques of two talented young players - nine year old Michael White and eleven year old Judd Trump.
Seven years later and Judd was playing John in the qualifying group stages of the 2006 Grand Prix. Trump won 3-0.
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Profile of ten year old Judd Trump, seen practicing at Keynsham Snooker Club, Bristol. Judd's characteristic 'offline' cue action is evident even at that early age - broadcast February 2000.
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Matchroom League - Hamburg 1993 - Jimmy's great escape.
Jimmy White with a masse shot to escape a snooker against O'Sullivan, you need a lot of self-belief and confidence to even attempt this in a match.
Ronnie's on record as saying this is the greatest shot he's ever seen.
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1995 - European League
Shaun Murphy talked to Jimmy White, at last week's Welsh Open, about a series of single frame challenge matches he played in, aged 12, in 1995.
Here's a clip from one of those matches - against John Parrott - a former world champion against a future one.
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Emotional scenes in the Crucible Theatre this afternoon as Dennis Taylor hangs up his cue - following defeat to Barry Pinches - and I won't lie, I had a bit of a lump in my throat there.
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1996 Masters - Last 16.
Ronnie O'Sullivan's 128 clearance may not have remained the highest break of the tournament (Hendry made a 144), but it was the most memorable - snooker simply doesn't get any better than this.
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🎙️"..𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵"
Jimmy White gives himself the opportunity to claim his first ranking event by laying a brilliant snooker against Cliff Thorburn in the deciding frame of the Classic final - 12th January 1986
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🎙️"𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴"
After the passing this week of Perrie Mans, a look back to the 1978 world final when he produced a moment of brilliance that will live long in the memory.
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Paul Hunter's 2004 maximum attempt - it tells you a lot about his temperament that when a bad contact ended his chances of a 147 he just says "oh well" and knocks in his highest tournament break of 146. Paul was born on the 14th October 1978, he would have been 44 today. RIP
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Ray Reardon's 1978 world championship victory speech was a masterclass in public speaking. Having the crowd, which included a number of fellow players, utterly captivated, the game could have had no better embassador than Ray as its popularity reached new heights.
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🌪️'The Whirlwind' turning on the style with this sensational clearence to put himself into the 1994 world final......nobody did it quite like Jimmy🌪️
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In January 1998 Paul Hunter claimed his first ranking event at the Welsh Open. He would go on to claim the British Open, three Masters and a second Welsh Open title in a tragically short career.
Paul was born on 14th October 1978 and would have turned 45 today.
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1962 British Junior Snooker Champion - this young player would go on to become 1979 UK Professional Champion, and, over sixty years later, he's still one of the game's most popular commentators.
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1982 World Championship - Quarter Final.
A look back at Willie Thorne's tournament high break of 143, it was at the time the second highest ever world championship break. Fabulous pink to black.
Willie passed away a year ago today. RIP
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Looking back at when Jimmy White engaged 'Whirlwind' mode against Dennis Taylor at the 1988 Hong Kong Masters.
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During his 1980 WC quarter-final against Steve Davis, Alex Higgins nearly compiled the first Crucible and televised maximum break. Commentating, Terry Griffiths was as eager as anyone to see Alex succeed and you wonder what might have been had the green been on its spot.
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Twenty years on from Paul Hunter's third Masters title, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter aim to lift the trophy named in his honour. It's already shaping up to be a good one. Enjoy.
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2️⃣5️⃣ Years ago today we witnessed Ronnie O'Sullivan's 1️⃣4️⃣7️⃣ in an incredible 5️⃣:0️⃣8️⃣ - In my opinion it's a sporting achievement that will never be equaled - The GOAT 🐐
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1991 - Under 16 Mita World Masters.
John Higgins and Mark Williams talk to Steve Davis at pre-match practice.
19 years later, at the Crucible, Steve was the underdog, upsetting the odds in beating defending champion John Higgins in the second round of the world championship.
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1996 World Championship - back when you never quite knew what to expect from Ronnie O'Sullivan, but when he found inspiration he could be nothing short of sensational.
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Classic moment when Dennis Taylor spotted 'Patsy Fagan' in the crowd at the 2012 Masters. I've enhanced part of the audio so you can hear Stephen Hendry's incredulous reaction.
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John Virgo, 1979 UK Champion who went on to become one of snooker's most popular commentators. I'm sure if public opinion had anything to do with it, this wouldn't be the last year we hear JV in commentary at the UK Championship.
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Fourteen years ago today the Masters began on a sad note as we learned of the passing of a broadcasting legend who will always be fondly associated with the golden age of snooker. Rest in peace David Vine.
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Twelve years on from his passing Alex Higgins remains one of the most talked about players snooker has ever had, his unpredictable and flamboyant playing style was inspirational and is epitomised here in the way he completed victory over Ray Reardon at the 1982 UK Championship.
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1987 World Championship - White Magic.
Some vintage Jimmy White, a clearance to level his second round match against John Parrott - what a pink.
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🎙️"𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘦"
Alex Higgins clears with 112 during his QF at the 1979 World Championship - in doing so he became the first player to compile back to back centuries at the Crucible.
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Alex Higgins at an exhibition with Fergal O'Brien and John Higgins, the lad in the corner is fourteen year old Stephen Maguire - Wishaw Sports Centre, 21st June 1995.
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"I think my presence around the table was mesmerising at times, it captured people, but by my very nature I would never achieve a great level of consistency....that was both my appeal and my downfall" ~ Alex Higgins
'The Hurricane' was born 74 years ago today - 18th March 1949
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Alex Higgins clearing the remaining colours as only he would - against Patsy Fagan in the final of the 1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup - finishing with a tremendous pink and black.
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🎙️"𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳"
Ray Reardon proving that class is permanent by beating John Parrott, at the age of 52, to claim a place in the semi-final of the 1985 World Championship.
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What a reception. What an atmosphere. I think it's fair to say Jimmy's lost none of his popularity.
The boy's back in town.
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🎙️"𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵?"
Jimmy White's unconventional clearence of the colours completed a tournament high break of 143 (equal with John Higgins) and raised the Crucible roof at the 1998 World Championship.
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The wait is nearly over...
Ronnie O'Sullivan: The Edge of Everything |Trailer
Selected cinemas 24th November 🎥
Prime Video 23rd November 📺
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Willie Thorne pictured in 1970, having just won the all-England under 16 snooker title in Birmingham, just a month after his sixteenth birthday.
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1985 UK Championship - Last 16.
A smile of appreciation from Alex Higgins after Jimmy White's 101 clearance, including a couple of exhibition shots - no better sound than that pink hitting the back of the pocket.
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1978 WC Final - post match.
Snooker was lucky to have Ray at a time when it was emerging as a major TV sport, a great sportsman and ambassador.
You get a real sense of respect and affection towards him from his fellow players, some sat among the audience enjoying the final.
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Am I the only one sat here watching the seniors and thinking how much nicer the scoreline banner on the coverage is?
@BBCSport
can we have this one for the 2023 World Championship please 👇 🙏
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📺 'Big Break' - behind the scenes footage - 1992
John Virgo talks to Stacey Hillyard, Tony Knowles and Ronnie O'Sullivan, who at 16 is looking ahead to his debut season as a professional, happy memories and fascinating stuff.
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For those that missed it earlier, here's an edited clip of the passage of play earlier where Ronnie refused a pot on the red as he felt the respotted black was moving on the spot.
Neil Robertson described it as 'The greatest act of sportsmanship he'd ever seen'
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🎙️"𝘏𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴"
Classy clearence by Willie Thorne in the final of the Canadian Masters, fabulous cueing on both the yellow and blue - 1st November 1986
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The classic '83 UK final concluded forty years ago tomorrow, a nice recollection with Steve Davis during today's BBC coverage, moving stuff.
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1992 Big Break Christmas Special.
Dennis Taylor is the Pantomime Dame, tackling the prize round for charity - with Jim Davidson, John Virgo and Anthea Turner.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas.
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On this day at the Crucible - 17th April 2016 - Steve Davis announced his retirement, bringing a 38 year professional playing career to an end
He wasn't sure he wanted to do it at the time but when he paraded the trophy in the arena one last time, that was a very special moment
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🎙️"𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺... 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳!!"
Forty years ago today - 28th January 1984 - Kirk Stevens made Masters history by compiling the third televised 147 break during his semi final against Jimmy White.
Iconic scenes.
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1982 World Championship
As Ray Reardon and Alex Higgins emerge from their dressing rooms - for the concluding session of the final - their respect for one another is very evident.
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1984 World Championship - SF
Jimmy White, in danger of going 13-10 behind, pulls a shot out of the top drawer to set up a clearance - not many players would take on the yellow like that, what a shot.
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As the great man would have said
"𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦..."
Good luck to all the players, and to everyone watching, enjoy.
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Best wishes to Clive Everton MBE who turns 84 today.
Clive was approached and offered a role in commentary having arrived at the Crucible in 1978 to report for The Guardian newspaper - Clive's world championship commentary debut was on April 17th 1978 for this match.
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As David Vine and Willie Thorne discuss the emergence of youth in the game, one particular ten-year old from Bristol has caught their attention - 27th April 2000
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Eamonn Andrews goes off script in a moment that reveals a compassionate side to Alex Higgins during his appearence on This is Your Life - broadcast 11th February 1981
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In only its fourth ever episode Ray Reardon appeared as one of the first celebrity guests on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 - broadcast 30th June 1979.
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The Crucible Theatre is set to host the World Snooker Championship for the first time
R Reardon/P Fagan and F Davis/J Pulman will get the opening day underway in an arena featuring club style table lighting and a dividing wall resembling a garden fence - 18th April 1977
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I find things like this fascinating, the official scorecard of Cliff Thorburn's 1983 maximum break. The 'wow!' is under Cliff's signature, which adds a nice touch.
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🎙️"𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦"
This clearence by Willie Thorne in round one of the 1994 WC needed two tricky blues to keep the break going - the deft touch on the last one for position on the pink being particularly impressive.
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1980 World Amateur Final - Trophy presentation.
Jimmy White potting his last ball as an amateur to take the title of world amateur champion, some 40 years ago, in Tasmania.
Jimmy's journey to becoming one of snooker's most popular players was beginning. Fascinating footage.
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Forty years ago today Alex Higgins claimed his second world title in fairytale fashion. When you think of the most memorable moments in snooker, or even sport as a whole, that night is up there with the best of them.
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🎙️"𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘬....𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵! "
This Jimmy White clearence to the black against Joe Johnson (1989 UK Championship last 16) included a fortunate but spectacular positional shot from blue to pink.
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David Vine brings us "𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘳".
State of the art (1984) video effects and a Vangelis soundtrack. They knew how to do mid-session interval entertainment forty years ago.
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Many happy returns of the day to Shaun Murphy - pictured here in 1998, the year he turned professional - who turns 39 today.
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Compilation of post-match press conference clips from the 1988 World Championship. The ever popular Bill Werbeniuk had just made his last Crucible appearence, one of several characters seen here who are sadly no longer with us.
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2012 Snooker Legends Exhibition - Jimmy's nice right-hander.
A couple of exhibition shots from Jimmy White, but only one with his cue, during one of the popular 'Legends' tour events.
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Thirty eight years ago today Jimmy White and Alex Higgins, arguably snooker's most popular doubles partnership, beat Cliff Thorburn and Willie Thorne 10-2 to claim the World Doubles title on 16th December 1984.
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1988 World Championship Montage
Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer'
There were Crucible debuts for, among others, Tony Drago and Steve James - while one of snooker's most popular characters, Bill Werbeniuk, made his last appearance at the venue.
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🎙️"𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵..."
The doubles partnership of Higgins and White rolled back the years for Team Europe at the 1995 Mosconi Cup. Sid Waddell as irrepressible as ever.
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Children In Need 1986
Brilliant exhibition finish to the 'Children In Need Challenge' between Jimmy White and Willie Thorne, at the Guild Hall, Preston - broadcast November 21st 1986.
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Aired forty-one years ago tonight on BBC2 - Steve Davis and Eddie Charlton conclude their Pot Black 82 group match, with Alan Weeks closing the program into very nostalgic end credits - broadcast Tuesday 23rd March 1982 (match played on 30th December 1981)
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21st April 1997 - Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled the third Crucible maximum break in five minutes and eight seconds. Twenty six years later it's no less astonishing.
Some records will just never be broken.
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Crucible Eve nostalgia - David Vine gives a peerless introduction to live coverage of the opening day's play at the Crucible - April 30th 1982.
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Kirk Stevens poses for photos (circa 1987) with two fans. Little could he have known that the kid on his left would go on to become the greatest player of all time.
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1998 Masters Final - post match interview.
Twenty-three years ago, and twenty-three years after Reardon and Spencer's inaugural Masters final, we had another Masters title decided on a respotted black.
This time it was the Welshman's turn to win. 'Tidy' - as Mark would say.
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22nd November 1994.
Poignant introduction to coverage of the UK Championship - 27 years ago today - Alex Higgins' match against Dave Harold would be his last appearance at the televised stages of a major snooker tournament.
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Jimmy White clearing the table to win the final and claim the 1988 Canadian Masters title in Toronto - the exhibition pink from Jimmy is worth a second look, tremendous natural cue power.
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As Kirk turns 64 today (hard to believe isn't it?) I thought I'd post this clip again from the 1985 World Championship - Kirk Stevens at full throttle.
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Steve Davis and Alex Higgins interviewed at the 1981 Jameson International - a unique broadcaster passed away yesterday, one that I will always associate with 1980s ITV snooker, rest in peace Dickie Davies.
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Forty-two years ago on 7th April 1981 Jimmy White made his Crucible debut against Steve Davis. In the second session 'The Whirlwind' made his first half century - in under two minutes - at the venue, showing the crowd a glimpse of things to come from a very gifted young player.
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35 years ago today Steve Davis was awarded Sports Personality of the Year. This year's awards are on December 19th and Ronnie O'Sullivan will again be among the nominees, he's also likely to miss out (again) despite continuing to achieve so much after 31 years as a professional.
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Listening to Dennis Taylor or John Virgo in commentary this weekend you can't help but think of this man taking to the mic alongside them - Willie Thorne pictured in 1986.
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Destined for great things - Clive Everton awards the trophy to the British Junior Billiards Champion, nineteen year old Dennis Taylor in 1968.
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Festive TV nostalgia from 25 years ago - Jimmy 'Noddy' White tackles the prize round for charity in the 1998 Big Break Christmas Special.
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Former world finalist Perrie Mans has passed away aged 82 - one of the game's greatest potters he was also the Masters champion in 1979 and is seen here following that victory. RIP
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Jimmy White and Kirk Stevens speaking after their classic Masters semi-final - played 39 years ago today - the match, in particular Kirk's maximum break, was the highlight of the tournament. His brilliant recovery shot from green to brown is replayed in the interview.
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Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis and Jimmy White share their thoughts on the upcoming trip to the Crucible Theatre ahead of the 1995 World Championship. He didn't do many interviews after his career so the contribution from Kirk Stevens was a nice touch.
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Later the morning after, the setting for the '85 final is unceremoniously dismantled inside the Crucible Theatre, while at a nearby hotel it's breakfast like a king before heading home for new world champion Dennis Taylor.
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Ray Reardon discussing his retirement with David Vine, during the 1992 world championship.
Although retired in '91, he did play in the 2000 seniors event and appeared at one of the Legends Tour exhibitions in 2010 - Ray, who's 88 today, now lives in Torquay, Devon.
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John Virgo & Jim Meadowcroft on the holiday camp exhibition circuit in 1978 - at the time they were a vital source of summer income for the top players.
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2006 Sports Personality of the Year.
The Helen Rollason Award, posthumously awarded to Paul Hunter and accepted by his widow Lindsay.
Gary Linekar was joined on stage by Jimmy White, Steve Davis and Shaun Murphy.
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