John Higgins 147 today at the Crucible!
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Great break, I'm sure it woke him up when he saw the red slide off the cushion into the middle pocket.
I'm not sure why that video eliminates the beginning of the frame, but to see the whole frame:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiZcwP1M_4o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiZcwP1M_4o
Thanks. It's good to see how it started.
That single frame is worth a bonus of $72,000 assuming no one ties him.
Do they split if someone ties him? Or does it carry over? Obviously I haven’t seen much snooker.
It's divided. I think there have been one or two tournaments with ties.
Ah. Wikipedia is again our friend. I hope everyone donates from time to time....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_break
There have been several tournaments with two 147s, as shown there. There has even been one day in a tournament with two of them. I bet that was a bummer for the player who got the first one.
I don't know how the bonus works now, but for a while about 5000 GBP went into the 147 pot each tournament. There is a separate prize for high break.
First by anyone in the Crucible since 2012.
Congrats to the Scotsman.
The last top 16 player I would bet on for making a 147 is Higgins. He’s likely the best table strategist ever and usually wins by ‘Not’ running up scores.
thank you!
Thanks for posting this! I tend to watch more snooker than pool on youtube. Partially because of the excellent production values at the snooker venues, partially the game and the challenges the players face fascinates me. I think chinese eight ball is bringing some of the challenge to the pool world, many more "missable" shots.
This is Higgins' day though! I notice he is trailing in the match, wonder how he finished up? Did the 147 invigorate or exhaust him?
Congratulations to him for the 147 regardless, and the bonus isn't chicken feed either!
Hu
Thanks for posting this! I tend to watch more snooker than pool on youtube. Partially because of the excellent production values at the snooker venues, partially the game and the challenges the players face fascinates me. I think chinese eight ball is bringing some of the challenge to the pool world, many more "missable" shots.
This is Higgins' day though! I notice he is trailing in the match, wonder how he finished up? Did the 147 invigorate or exhaust him?
Congratulations to him for the 147 regardless, and the bonus isn't chicken feed either!
Hu
Higgins pulled ahead at 11-10 going to 13 but then Kurt Maflin won the next three in a row to put Higgins out of the tournament. Maflin advances to the round of 8.
Thank You!
Bob,
Thank you for the update! I suspect Higgins doesn't feel like too much of a loser with a nice paycheck and the first perfect at the Crucible in eight years.
Hu
Bob,
Thank you for the update! I suspect Higgins doesn't feel like too much of a loser with a nice paycheck and the first perfect at the Crucible in eight years.
Hu
Higgins’ loss today ends his run of finals that started in 2017. He was a finalist in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
True to an extent.
However reaching the finals, Even losing, is worth over 3 times the 147. Winning The tournament ...10 times plus likely double that in endorsements..
However, as important are ranking points. Dollars won by tournament placement ( not 147 bonus) translate into ranking position. The ranking (not to get into details) impacts qualifying requirements for future tournaments.
Higgins is happy with his bonus but is taking home a much smaller pay cheque than the last 3 years.
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Plus his earnings for top sixteen finish (probably another $25-30,000) and he will make more than you can make for any winning any pool tournament, except maybe the Chinese Eight Ball championship.
I notice how most of the game is played on the lower half of the table (all except the last few balls are made in the bottom four pockets) and it is essentially like playing on a 6' x 6' table. Everything is shot with an open bridge and his chin is screwed down straight over his cue on every shot. You don't see any movement on his follow through either, staying down on his cue all the way through the shot.
Lucky for him his career was not seriously impacted by his "dumping" scandal a few years back, where he agreed (on tape) to throw matches for money. He got what amounted to a slap on the wrist and was back on tour in a few months.
Plus his earnings for top sixteen finish (probably another $25-30,000) and he will make more than you can make for any winning any pool tournament, except maybe the Chinese Eight Ball championship.
I notice how most of the game is played on the lower half of the table (all except the last few balls are made in the bottom four pockets) and it is essentially like playing on a 6' x 6' table. Everything is shot with an open bridge and his chin is screwed down straight over his cue on every shot. You don't see any movement on his follow through either, staying down on his cue all the way through the shot.
Lucky for him his career was not seriously impacted by his "dumping" scandal a few years back, where he agreed (on tape) to throw matches for money. He got what amounted to a slap on the wrist and was back on tour in a few months.
Because he didn't do anything, he was put in an awkward sudden "sponsorship" meeting with big guys in the room, so he agreed and split with no compensation. I don't blame him or WS for that one
Plus his earnings for top sixteen finish (probably another $25-30,000) and he will make more than you can make for any winning any pool tournament, except maybe the Chinese Eight Ball championship.
I notice how most of the game is played on the lower half of the table (all except the last few balls are made in the bottom four pockets) and it is essentially like playing on a 6' x 6' table. Everything is shot with an open bridge and his chin is screwed down straight over his cue on every shot. You don't see any movement on his follow through either, staying down on his cue all the way through the shot.
Lucky for him his career was not seriously impacted by his "dumping" scandal a few years back, where he agreed (on tape) to throw matches for money. He got what amounted to a slap on the wrist and was back on tour in a few months.
Wait, what?? He pulled a Ronnie Allen? It seems like they would take that pretty serious over there. I’m surprised he only got a few months off. It’s funny how that little piece of news changes things.
i tend to believe his side of the story, he was setup believing it was a sponsorship meeting. he had at the time, and since, won so much money and respect that dumping wouldn't make sense. and they didn't find any funny business reviewing his matches.
stephen lee on the other hand, got 12 years suspension. pretty much the career gone there. others are cao yupeng and yu delu, with similar length bans from the tour
He does drop his elbow quite a bit during his stroking motion though. The rest is pretty common place in a traditional snooker player.