Pink Ball's top 125 matches of 1979-2019

Pink Ball wrote:13. 2018 World Championship final: Mark Williams 18-16 John Higgins

Yep

Superb thread

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Superb thread

Can't even put into words how much snooker has given me as a mere viewer. There are some great matches that didn't even make the top 125. So many World Championship matches, including the odd final. UK finals. Grand Prix finals. British Open finals. Classic finals. Masters finals. Irish Masters finals. China Open finals. Shanghai Masters finals. The list goes on.

What a sport.

Pink Ball wrote:

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Superb thread

Can't even put into words how much snooker has given me as a mere viewer. There are some great matches that didn't even make the top 125. So many World Championship matches, including the odd final. UK finals. Grand Prix finals. British Open finals. Classic finals. Masters finals. Irish Masters finals. China Open finals. Shanghai Masters finals. The list goes on.

What a sport.

I pity the fools that don't appreciate snooker

D4P wrote:

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Superb thread

...that, among other things, highlights one of the interesting dimensions of Ronnie's career: despite being one of the (if not the) most popular and accomplished players in history, he hasn't been involved in a lot of really exciting matches over the years and most of his highest-ranked matches were won by the other player.

This is (of course) because so many of his best wins were blowouts...

Absolutely.

To be honest, if I hadn't been so strict on my criteria, I'd actually have his 2004 and 2008 semi-finals VERY high up the list. No-constests both, but he was so good it was exhilarating.

The 2003 quarter-final between Doherty and Higgins was a bucking barn-burner as well but didn't qualify because of the criteria. Doherty went 10-0 up, Higgins won seven in a row, and Doherty somehow composed himself to win three of the next four.

Pink Ball wrote:

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:124. 1996 Irish Masters final: Darren Morgan 9-8 Steve Davis

There was only about an hour of live coverage of the evening session and I had to tape the late night highlights and watch it a few days later.

And I was at it!

Are you Darren Morgan?

Pink Ball, have you actually seen all these matches?

Pink Ball wrote:28. 2009 UK Championship semi-final: John Higgins 9-8 Ronnie O’Sullivan

I remember this one, thrilling match!

Superb thread. What a great sport Snooker is. So many great matches and memories.