Higgins had a lot of faults, but was never a player to stand there shaking his head after he'd lost the cue ball or things had gone wrong! He would just look stony faced and quickly get on with the next shot!
That was the 1986 match between the two, not this one. Williams went on to reach the final in 86, after, coincidentally, beating Higgins in the quarter final that year.
He was 55 here in this match with Higgins and 2 years before in 1986 was the oldest player to reach a ranking final at 53 years old when he lost 10-6 to Jimmy White in the Rothmans Grand Prix. Not sure that record will ever be beaten
Pretty astounding that Rex and other snooker officials thought it was okay for Rex to run snooker’s governing body, which prosecuted Alex’s scandalous behavior; comment on games involving Higgins; and play against him!
Williams "this is getting monotonous" when Higgins was snookering him in the 3rd frame. Not as monotonous as his constant attempt to alienate Alex from the sport. Williams was an arrogant twat.
its funny how scandalised rex looks when he gets a fluke, higgins would have barely have acknowledged it, perhaps even acted like it'd been intentional!
Williams was a member of the top 16 86/87(16th) and 87/88(12th) and was the oldest ever player to reach a ranking final at 53 when he lost 10-6 to White in the 86 Grand Prix. He beat Higgins and Davis 5-1 on the way and the way he played that week was probably better than anything he had ever produced so I'm not sure I'd agree with that! ;-)
@@digeme69 exactly, won the high break prize in one tournament too with a 143 i think. His comeback in the eighties was amazing. Will be better than hendrys current attempt.
Not really, by the time it was played there he wasn't a top player, a much better billiards player. That said, he had a revival in the late 80's and won a ranking event
Anthony kernish all the players from the rex williams era were very slow. Like john pulman, fred davis, ray reardon, john spencer, and more. The game was going no where till alex higgins came on the scene, there was no money in it, it was so slow and boring the bbc were thincking about just taking it off the tv altogether. Becouse no one watched it really, plus most people still had black and white tv sets, so it looked even worse in 1970 becouse the commentator had to tell the tv veiewers at home when they went to play a shot they would say "and thats the brown ball hes playing, or thats the red ball" then when alex came along and won the world title at hes first attempt nobody had saw any one as fast and as good as alex he just started selling places out all over the place. Then they had to get bigger halls to play in when alex was playing and only when alex was playing just to fit in an extra 300 people. The by 1975,76 the tv veiewing had went from basicly nothing to at least a million watching at home. Then to 2 million then 3, 4, 5, 6.... Just becouse of alex and most people now had colour tv sets by 1977. And it showed alex's great dress code as well, becouse he was always the smartest dresser on the circiut, you would say to yourself thats a cracking shirt and waist coat hes wearing, then later that night he would get changed and be wearing an even better shirt and waist coat. What a guy. What a player. If alex didnt play to the crowd and played for himself like the other money mad players apart from jimmy white and ronnie osullivan, he wouldv won the world title at least 5 times becouse he won it twice and lost two finals. And wouldv won alot more other titles by far.
Not entirely true as he won the Irish masters later on in the season in 1989 beating Hendry in the final and the following season reached the final of the British Open
@@chrisbland6942 as a big fan of alex at the time his cue action had lost its flow for me. Its like he was dying in front of us. He should have won the uk champs in 1982 as well.
@@darrenmcgowan3932 Quite agree. He relied more and more heavily on his shrewd tactical play as the 80's wore on. When you watch footage of him around 1980-81 when he was in full flow, he was an absolute genius. For speed, he was probably at his best pre 1973 but unfortunately not too much footage exists of him back then. Re the 82 UK - he had that match in his pocket but unfortunately, he timed his drinking wrong. By the last three frames he was a bit mashed up. Griffiths, to be fair started to cue quite well but he should've been put to bed by then.
Yeah there are certain shots you can see him move on, not enough to miss the pocket but enough to dramatically change position. Lack of confidence I reckon
@@christiano8088 2 world's, 2 Masters, 1 UK, countless lesser tirnaments and lots of major finals. He was the greatest on his day, unbeatable, he beat all of the greats on his day, usually pissed. Genius.
Magic uploads from the golden times of snooker 💖
Three greats.... Higgins, Williams and Icke !
Higgins,williams & son of God.
@@leebeardshall2888 except he claimed no such thing.... but anyway....
@@leebeardshall2888 THAT'S EXACTLY WHY YOU ARE A DOOMED SHEEP
Don't forget whispering Ted lowe
The Entertainer .. The Hurricane!!
Wow.what a find never seen this one before.👍
Rex williams got a second wind in the eighties and showed some class and style winning some excellent matches. Props to him.
Boring as fuck but did good with what talent he had
The quietly mesmerizing tones of Ted Lowe!!
The contrast of character , mannerisms and playing styles between Higgins and Rex Williams were total opposites,...but that made for terrific viewing
Even past his prime Higgins is mesmerising.
he should have been 10x plus world champ but he lacked the discipline to be consistent.
Alex was there to entertian not to win.
Great upload 👍
Higgins had a lot of faults, but was never a player to stand there shaking his head after he'd lost the cue ball or things had gone wrong! He would just look stony faced and quickly get on with the next shot!
Yeah I WAS THERE IN 1986 ALEX HIGGINS RIP
The brilliance of Williams
Thanks, Ted!
This is the match where Higgins called Williams 'Sexy Rexxie' .. it was funny at the time (we were more easily amused back then)
That was the 1986 match between the two, not this one. Williams went on to reach the final in 86, after, coincidentally, beating Higgins in the quarter final that year.
@@SnookeringU2Tonight your absolutely right, great memories .. White beat Williams in the final in '87 which was the year in question
@Adam Oliver it's too long ago .. I can't remember what I had for breakfast today 🤣. I'll give way to your recollection Adam
Alex hurricane higgins what a styles player. Handsome young man 👨
Was a genius. Sometimes I think Alex had Aspergers. A maverick Ronnie bland compared to him
Rex's career came a bit too late for colour TV but he was a terrific player
He was 55 here in this match with Higgins and 2 years before in 1986 was the oldest player to reach a ranking final at 53 years old when he lost 10-6 to Jimmy White in the Rothmans Grand Prix. Not sure that record will ever be beaten
You mean too early, when he was world champion in the 60s.
@@digeme69 That probably depends if Ronnie decides to continue into his 50's. Otherwise, probably not.
@@christiano8088 Rex Williams never won the World Snooker Championship, he was World Billiards Champion in 1968
Seeing David Icke like that is like seeing Jesus as a carpenter! 😂
7.27....what a shot superb
25:41 Played For And GOT!
Pretty astounding that Rex and other snooker officials thought it was okay for Rex to run snooker’s governing body, which prosecuted Alex’s scandalous behavior; comment on games involving Higgins; and play against him!
Icke was told by an Alien god in a turquoise shell suit that Higgins would win 5-4
The Sports Presenter is David Icke.😄
And?
@@edmundpower1250 he had a bit of a transformation
@@squirrelpatrick3670 you're right didn't he get a perm
@@edmundpower1250 And indeed!!
He's now playing goalkeeper for humanity!
Players and officials are generally happy when Alex wins because they get to go home without being attacked
Williams "this is getting monotonous" when Higgins was snookering him in the 3rd frame. Not as monotonous as his constant attempt to alienate Alex from the sport. Williams was an arrogant twat.
Well said, totally agree
Really no applause at 54:20
its funny how scandalised rex looks when he gets a fluke, higgins would have barely have acknowledged it, perhaps even acted like it'd been intentional!
Rex was from the Cliff Wilson era unfortunately well past his best by the time gained it's popularity in the 70s
Williams was a member of the top 16 86/87(16th) and 87/88(12th) and was the oldest ever player to reach a ranking final at 53 when he lost 10-6 to White in the 86 Grand Prix. He beat Higgins and Davis 5-1 on the way and the way he played that week was probably better than anything he had ever produced so I'm not sure I'd agree with that! ;-)
@@digeme69 exactly, won the high break prize in one tournament too with a 143 i think. His comeback in the eighties was amazing. Will be better than hendrys current attempt.
@@christiano8088 Comparing him to Hendry lol.
@@johnmc3862he isn't though!
Hard to believe Williams never won a match at the crucible
Not really, by the time it was played there he wasn't a top player, a much better billiards player. That said, he had a revival in the late 80's and won a ranking event
Williams in a qf late 80s. Top player
Rex Williams is 88 now.
Alex very very rarely missed to middle pocket... Probably best ever
Williams was like watching paint dry.
Different era though. Many players had similar styles back then
On his day no one better just not consistant
If williams was playing now,you would get 40points out of him with a snooker and the miss rule
This is one of the reasons why stuffy old timer Rex Williams hated Alex Higgins guts
38:51
david icke what ever happend to him
Go on Alex!
David Icke before he went loopy!
When I see Alex puffing away I feel like saying ' Dont do that '
that rex is slow and gives away a lot of fouls
Anthony kernish all the players from the rex williams era were very slow. Like john pulman, fred davis, ray reardon, john spencer, and more. The game was going no where till alex higgins came on the scene, there was no money in it, it was so slow and boring the bbc were thincking about just taking it off the tv altogether. Becouse no one watched it really, plus most people still had black and white tv sets, so it looked even worse in 1970 becouse the commentator had to tell the tv veiewers at home when they went to play a shot they would say "and thats the brown ball hes playing, or thats the red ball" then when alex came along and won the world title at hes first attempt nobody had saw any one as fast and as good as alex he just started selling places out all over the place. Then they had to get bigger halls to play in when alex was playing and only when alex was playing just to fit in an extra 300 people. The by 1975,76 the tv veiewing had went from basicly nothing to at least a million watching at home. Then to 2 million then 3, 4, 5, 6.... Just becouse of alex and most people now had colour tv sets by 1977. And it showed alex's great dress code as well, becouse he was always the smartest dresser on the circiut, you would say to yourself thats a cracking shirt and waist coat hes wearing, then later that night he would get changed and be wearing an even better shirt and waist coat. What a guy. What a player. If alex didnt play to the crowd and played for himself like the other money mad players apart from jimmy white and ronnie osullivan, he wouldv won the world title at least 5 times becouse he won it twice and lost two finals. And wouldv won alot more other titles by far.
rex williams held the game back from going forward,miserable man he was
No time for Rex
16.14, classic Ted Lowe :)))))))
david icke !
Alex was well past his best by 1988.
He was past his best in 82 but he still won the World Championship. This was an enjoyable match.
Not entirely true as he won the Irish masters later on in the season in 1989 beating Hendry in the final and the following season reached the final of the British Open
@@chrisbland6942 as a big fan of alex at the time his cue action had lost its flow for me. Its like he was dying in front of us. He should have won the uk champs in 1982 as well.
@@digeme69 i was at that final with hendry. Great night. But alex was not what he was. He could still win but not great snooker.
@@darrenmcgowan3932 Quite agree. He relied more and more heavily on his shrewd tactical play as the 80's wore on. When you watch footage of him around 1980-81 when he was in full flow, he was an absolute genius. For speed, he was probably at his best pre 1973 but unfortunately not too much footage exists of him back then.
Re the 82 UK - he had that match in his pocket but unfortunately, he timed his drinking wrong. By the last three frames he was a bit mashed up. Griffiths, to be fair started to cue quite well but he should've been put to bed by then.
Some great single pots but Alex's positional play was garbage at this point.
Yeah there are certain shots you can see him move on, not enough to miss the pocket but enough to dramatically change position. Lack of confidence I reckon
Alex was a genius
I disagree but I see where you are coming from
At any point. He couldn't beat a decent club player tbh.
@@christiano8088 2 world's, 2 Masters, 1 UK, countless lesser tirnaments and lots of major finals. He was the greatest on his day, unbeatable, he beat all of the greats on his day, usually pissed. Genius.
The audience has lung cancer
Was that the son of god introducing the match? 🤣🤣🤣
Bird brain.