The first shot I ever played on a full size table was almost identical to the first pot. I was about 11 and people in the club thought I was some kind of future pro. Skip to now and my record break is 9.
That Pink by Peter Ebdon wins it by far. A semifinal, he is behind, he misses he is out, he then pots it and wins 2 other frames and then beats great Stephen Hendry to winn the championship. Considering all these factors in my opinion it is one of the greatest pressure pots of snooker history, with the best possible end result.
Even when you're watching a video litteraly named "The bravest shots" you still can't quite believe some of the ones you see here... It's simply incredible what these guys can do... Thanks for the video :)
If he had didn’t pot it he was out and potting the blue was a re-spot black which was a nerve racket so he played the brave shot that made all the difference as he went full blooded
Billy Chan he should be able to play a good shot for the amount of time he wastes in thinking about it. Then he stops and looks around at everybody's reaction, including his opponent. Like, what did u think of that shot. Aren't I brilliant? The guys a creep
Good job at hating online in the most uninspired way possible you guys. In the comment section on a snooker video on how slow Ebdon is, good one. These shots by him were incredible. True bold gutsy all or nothing shots. There is a good reason ebdon is among the top 20 players of all time.
@@corallaroc2946 I agree. Ok, he's not very exciting to watch but that's his game, he unsettles opponents with it and he can play and beat anyone on the day.
Great video! One of the shots reminded me of Gary Wilson v Brecel in the WC a couple of years ago. Especially Brecel's snookers and Wilson's escapes were unbelievable, it was one of the highest quality matches I've ever seen!
Excellent video. Interesting that the 2 stand out shots for me were both by Peter Ebdon who like Cliff Thorburn was a bit of a grinder. The really difficult pink in the semi-final of the World Championship - it had to go in to stay in the match, he knocked it in and got position on the yellow, won the next 3 frames to win the match, then beat Hendry in the final. Also amazing was the ridiculously difficult pink ball he knocked in against Higgins, which was my second fav. Peter Ebdon was not by any means the best player, but given the context of the matches those 2 shots he made are for me the 2 greatest shots in the history of televised snooker.
I can only watch in awe. Let's not forget the **thousands** of hours of hard work, dedication and practise that all of doyens have invested in their sporting skill. Such single-minded effort, leading to dizzying heights of ability is humbling for us mere mortals. Also spare a thought for the hundreds of thousands of young men who put in the same amount of effort yet lacked the talent to succeed at the "A" grade level. I'm told that nobody worked harder than Steve Davis and Ray Reardon. They, apparently slaved away practising into the early hours of the morning ever days for many years. Their extreme efforts demonstrates how hard work develops character. Alex Higgins was on another planet as far as talent is concerned. (The most talented player since Walter Libdrum) but, by his own admission, he never put in the long hours that most other top players did. Think how successful Higgins would have been, had he put in the same amout of practise as Steve Davis. Ronnie O'Sullivan? - almost as talented as Alex Higgins but O'Sullivan put in the practise hours too. What a combination.
Nothing is safe with the level of skill these players have. I’m sure the tables are better to play on as well but all credit for taking on the shots in the first place nerves of steel!
if memory serves, Bingham did a rough break. Instead of doing the usual rebound kiss, he blasted the balls. Nothing went in. Then Lisowski took his shot and it lead to what you saw.
Watch the world semifinals of Alex Higgins and Jimmy white and nearly every shot Alex played was a pressure shot and he was out of position so many times and some of the stuff he put on the white ball to get back into a chance to carry on the break was incredible, it would make some of these shots look like club shots, many if not all pro players say it’s the best break ever
Do you mean pool? Because it would be equally tricky in English billiards. If you do mean pool, the main differences are that the table is far, far bigger, the pockets are far, far tighter and, in particular, making shots along the rail (or "potting along the cushion", as we say) requires way more precision. If you do mean English billiards I'm fully baffled.
Peter was slow but he was also a fantastic Snooker Player , I've been a League Player since 1978 and it's not the speed of your play that matters just the quality ....
There are a lot of breaks in this video with very dispersed reds, all up and down the table. Was that normal at one time? I'm a relatively new and casual fan, and recent events the players seem to do very controlled breaks, peeling off just a few reds at a time.
not at all, I think. I suppose it seems this way because so, so many frames have been played in snooker history and the concept of this compilation closely concerns the type of situation you have observed, so it is rather a simple coincidence.
When Peter Ebdon plays a brilliant shot at 7:47 , it's like 2 people clapping in the crowd.😂 When Trump plays an amazing shot, it's like the whole town's dancing!
In the bbc Snookered podcast, Hazel Irvine talks about a blue Ebdon potted in 2002 against Hendry as the bravest thing she's seen in sport. I wonder if she mis-remembered and means this pink against Stevens in the semi? Does anyone know about the blue against Hendry?
Why is it considered as a Do or Die moments for players like Matthew Stevens who are leading by 5 frames at 1:19 and possibly playing his final frame of the match? i dont think that is considered as a pressure shot
"all or nothing", "do or die" - these phrases are just for the decisive frames/shots. not appropriate when the score is 1:1 and they play to 11 frames ;-)
Every frame counts. The game would be really boring if the players were like 'well I'm 36-0 down in the third frame so I'll sit this one out'. One frame at a time.
So you don't think Tumps shot at 13:03 was an all or nothing shot? Even though its 1:1 I think its appropriate because it was a difficult shot which basically decided whether he lost the frame there and then or if he still had a chance to make a comback and clinch the frame
5:44 I am potting these ones by 50% ratio, dont get it whats the big deal here.. And to claim it as "top 3 pots of life" by Parrot and "unbelievable" by Virgo.. kinda funny. A bit too funny.
They are all brave shots.I have seen similar shots,that did not work out.In the video there was one shot where the player,if I am correct used the spider extension over the pack of red balls to hit the black ball.It was a risky shot,but the black ball went into the pocket.That was definitely a do or die shot.That is one of the best shots I have ever seen.The greatest shot was when Jimmy White was in a snooker.He hit the white ball,which was in front of another ball.Both balls were on the side cushion.Jimmy hit the ball forward and it hit the cushion,and came back down the table,and hit the ball he was snookered on.He could not strike the white ball as usual.He must of put spin,side or whatever on the white ball.To hit the ball he was snookered on,that was the greatest and bravest shot ever.
How can they play a competition on a table with so many scuff marks on it at 7:46 ??? Feels like this would affect ball movement in ways you can't predict.
No he needed the snooker after that but black was the only ball that kept it one snooker. He did still take the frame so you're right there. Still an immense frame to steal and probs my favourite shot.
P.Ebdon is the last person wanted/expected to see taking the best shot at the end 😂 Simply hated every game played by Ebdon. Since he stopped playing I've started to watch snooker again lol
that will be because your either immature/stupid or just plain ignorant, there are all different types of player that play snooker, Davis was one of the slowest but he was a super player, for god's sake he beat o'sullivan, I prefer to play fast but I can still appreciate slow players
Bill/William Scott It seems like a reasonable comment on how boring and creepy the guy is. Did u ever see the video of him lying extendedly on the floor after his opponent fluked a shot?
You don't get to three world finals and win one of them without being any good or tough. The year he won the world title he came from two down with three to play in the semi final as was shown here in his pot vs Matthew Stevens.
The first shot I ever played on a full size table was almost identical to the first pot. I was about 11 and people in the club thought I was some kind of future pro. Skip to now and my record break is 9.
That's 8 more than me
Nothing quite like "swimming" on a full size table. I can pull off breaks of 40 on an 8 ft, but on a 12 ft perhaps 8 (if I'm lucky)
😂😂😂
Ha! Love it
@@cheese90210 Really
14:42 "If this goes in it's the shot of the tournament"
*broadcast cuts away from the shot of the tournament*
I spat my coffee...like, wtf. Some should loose their job for that.
That Pink by Peter Ebdon wins it by far. A semifinal, he is behind, he misses he is out, he then pots it and wins 2 other frames and then beats great Stephen Hendry to winn the championship. Considering all these factors in my opinion it is one of the greatest pressure pots of snooker history, with the best possible end result.
"What a shot!" "WHAT a shot!"
in your,s as
@@besokarnafranandrasidan107 lol
@@besokarnafranandrasidan107 ambiliveble!!!
Even when you're watching a video litteraly named "The bravest shots" you still can't quite believe some of the ones you see here... It's simply incredible what these guys can do... Thanks for the video :)
This is a brilliant video. 👍
Ebdon's shot on the pink at the end was sublime
Great video mate. Both of Ebdon's pinks were INSANE
Umayr Khan yes both times he consulted his crystal ball first then the union
What a great shot to start this video. That was a beauty.
Five minutes in, amazing shot, but the context elevates it to a whole different level
Might be why the videos titled bravest shots
I’ll always love how early you hear the “he’s potted it!”
Denny knows his onions!
Some great shots there. Half the time I couldn't even figure out which ball they were going for!
What a great work, I haven't even seen like a half of them.
Ebdon played a big part in this video. Brilliant as ever
Another amazing compilation, as always!
Peter ebdon’s pink was fabulous
Peter Ebdon's pink what?
If he had didn’t pot it he was out and potting the blue was a re-spot black which was a nerve racket so he played the brave shot that made all the difference as he went full blooded
ansh bhatia it was ok
two shots by peter ebdon is simply amazing
Surprised it didn't take him 2 hours, most boring player ever, doesn't deserve to be in this list.
Billy Chan he should be able to play a good shot for the amount of time he wastes in thinking about it. Then he stops and looks around at everybody's reaction, including his opponent. Like, what did u think of that shot. Aren't I brilliant? The guys a creep
Good job at hating online in the most uninspired way possible you guys. In the comment section on a snooker video on how slow Ebdon is, good one.
These shots by him were incredible. True bold gutsy all or nothing shots. There is a good reason ebdon is among the top 20 players of all time.
@@corallaroc2946 I agree. Ok, he's not very exciting to watch but that's his game, he unsettles opponents with it and he can play and beat anyone on the day.
Coral Laroc everyone plays a few good shots. Don't see the point of your statement
Fantastic! Great to see the few you would expect to see in this compilation, alongside many others which I didn't know or recognise at all.. Thanks! 👍
Good compilation of clips! Nice to see that there was a good representation of escapes and snookers as well and not just pots.
I’m sensing sarcasm
Nice to see Liang vs Swail make an apearance, if you saw that match, you will never forget it.
I thought the very same thing 👍
13:29 - The best moment of this video ! Its unreal dificulty bank and risking... and it was on final frame omggg 😱😱
great compilation, great selection from a variety of tournaments. Keep up the good work
4:37 - that takes guts to go for such a difficult black...!
Great video! One of the shots reminded me of Gary Wilson v Brecel in the WC a couple of years ago. Especially Brecel's snookers and Wilson's escapes were unbelievable, it was one of the highest quality matches I've ever seen!
That is superb work!
the outro music is so ominous, it feels like I've just watched a conspiracy video and the match really never happened.
Peter Ebdon isn't really bald!
@@SocieteRoyale Woah
@@SocieteRoyale true th-cam.com/video/uWRrt0XWMx0/w-d-xo.html
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Excellent selection. Although there should be a couple from the Alex Higgins / Jimmy White semi final at the 1982 Worlds.
Excellent video. Interesting that the 2 stand out shots for me were both by Peter Ebdon who like Cliff Thorburn was a bit of a grinder. The really difficult pink in the semi-final of the World Championship - it had to go in to stay in the match, he knocked it in and got position on the yellow, won the next 3 frames to win the match, then beat Hendry in the final. Also amazing was the ridiculously difficult pink ball he knocked in against Higgins, which was my second fav. Peter Ebdon was not by any means the best player, but given the context of the matches those 2 shots he made are for me the 2 greatest shots in the history of televised snooker.
RIP Willy Thorn the best snooker commentator by far sadly missed
You could at least have spelled his name correctly.
Don't worries, he found another guy can said "What a Shot" "What a Shot"
@@nicolasmatallanavillas7371 "Don't worry" or "no worries". Never "don't worries". Even the txt predictor didn't fill that in.
@@castleanthrax1833 WTF is this, English class? Who cares?
@@thetowndrunk988 Oh, have you been drinking again???
Great shots
Was that Stephan hawking at 8:31 in the audience 😅 the old man with glasses plz confirm
Great video by the way....great shots 👍
I can only watch in awe. Let's not forget the **thousands** of hours of hard work, dedication and practise that all of doyens have invested in their sporting skill. Such single-minded effort, leading to dizzying heights of ability is humbling for us mere mortals. Also spare a thought for the hundreds of thousands of young men who put in the same amount of effort yet lacked the talent to succeed at the "A" grade level.
I'm told that nobody worked harder than Steve Davis and Ray Reardon. They, apparently slaved away practising into the early hours of the morning ever days for many years. Their extreme efforts demonstrates how hard work develops character.
Alex Higgins was on another planet as far as talent is concerned. (The most talented player since Walter Libdrum) but, by his own admission, he never put in the long hours that most other top players did. Think how successful Higgins would have been, had he put in the same amout of practise as Steve Davis.
Ronnie O'Sullivan? - almost as talented as Alex Higgins but O'Sullivan put in the practise hours too. What a combination.
love to watch
Ebdon's pink at 14:40 was insane. it was the best shot of whole video 👌👌👌
Yep being 47 behind with 2 reds (43 points) and a colour to play, he had to pot it.
ROHIT KUMAR SINGH a good player may not be a good person
ugh what a time for the camera to cut away at 14:45 though, talk about tease and denial.
Ebdon is a different class when it comes to pressure pots.
12:40 watching this for this man 🔥 Ronnie
Nothing is safe with the level of skill these players have. I’m sure the tables are better to play on as well but all credit for taking on the shots in the first place nerves of steel!
5:50 As always, Ali Prick Carter with no sportmanship.
amazing set of shots, superb job!
Yes.. Amazing and very interesting🤔
Enjoyed that
I have no idea what this is but I still always watch them for some reason
I have no idea what country you come from withsuch a strange name.
Nemo Luv it's called table golf
Excellent
Great compilation, great video! Recommended!
The intro music sounds like we're going to watch The Simpsons
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All great shots but did they help? The next shots would be as interesting to see.
14:04 The guy sliding the pool stick through his chin has me laughing so hard! 😂
This is Graeme Dott. It is not pool and it is not a stick.
@Zunder, someone had to say it. 👍
Dude, do you even know what you're watching??
back when Stevens and Ebdon were (still) great...
Has Ebdon ever been Great
@@markwilliams3420 2002 ?!
And
👍 Merci pour la vidéo
Bonne année à tous 😁
3:18 I'd like to see how the reds ended up there ?!
if memory serves, Bingham did a rough break. Instead of doing the usual rebound kiss, he blasted the balls. Nothing went in. Then Lisowski took his shot and it lead to what you saw.
Mark Williams blue against Higgins......one of the greatest 👍👍👍👍
Watch the world semifinals of Alex Higgins and Jimmy white and nearly every shot Alex played was a pressure shot and he was out of position so many times and some of the stuff he put on the white ball to get back into a chance to carry on the break was incredible, it would make some of these shots look like club shots, many if not all pro players say it’s the best break ever
what a shot.
Out of pure curiosity, what's so amazing about this shot? @5:40
I only know billiard rules sarreh.
Do you mean pool? Because it would be equally tricky in English billiards.
If you do mean pool, the main differences are that the table is far, far bigger, the pockets are far, far tighter and, in particular, making shots along the rail (or "potting along the cushion", as we say) requires way more precision.
If you do mean English billiards I'm fully baffled.
3 Ebdon shots is all it takes to reach the 10 minute mark so you can Monetise your video
Peter was slow but he was also a fantastic Snooker Player , I've been a League Player since 1978 and it's not the speed of your play that matters just the quality ....
That pink at the end tho. Tbf I do n’t like Ebdon for his dirty tactics against Ronnie, but he was some player.
@7 Up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
David Dring yes we can stare at his hypnotic expressionless face as he begins his gradual psych
Stu some pros are the worst people
Man your channel is awesome:D I love your compilations, and they're all really well edited:) Thanks for the content:D
RIP Willie Thorne.
My favourite commentary from WT after a top professional missing a sitter was" You never miss a shot from the commentary box"
who's the best snooker player in the room before I turned up :D - R.I.P indeed from my hometown
15:22 song?
How many actually won the frame and game after these shots ?
Ist das Zufall oder Absicht das alle Replays von Spielern die auf der Anzeige unten rechts stehen sind???
Awesome channel!
I'd love to see a compilation of best shots during 147 attempts (doesn't matter if succesful or not)
There are a lot of breaks in this video with very dispersed reds, all up and down the table. Was that normal at one time? I'm a relatively new and casual fan, and recent events the players seem to do very controlled breaks, peeling off just a few reds at a time.
not at all, I think. I suppose it seems this way because so, so many frames have been played in snooker history and the concept of this compilation closely concerns the type of situation you have observed, so it is rather a simple coincidence.
When Peter Ebdon plays a brilliant shot at 7:47 , it's like 2 people clapping in the crowd.😂 When Trump plays an amazing shot, it's like the whole town's dancing!
Coz His shot time so long usually, Maybe that's reason people cant react. :)
Mayank Porwal maybe he's not popular
In the bbc Snookered podcast, Hazel Irvine talks about a blue Ebdon potted in 2002 against Hendry as the bravest thing she's seen in sport. I wonder if she mis-remembered and means this pink against Stevens in the semi? Does anyone know about the blue against Hendry?
Holy crap. Young higgins
Ebdon! ❤️
tonimikael 😝😂
Did Woollaston manage to pull off that great escape?
no Ding won that match
Why is it considered as a Do or Die moments for players like Matthew Stevens who are leading by 5 frames at 1:19 and possibly playing his final frame of the match? i dont think that is considered as a pressure shot
If you play against Higgins you can't afford to look at the score. Once you give him a chance to make a sizeable break he'll punish you.
@@GTKomissaR thanks for pointing out a good reason
"all or nothing", "do or die" - these phrases are just for the decisive frames/shots. not appropriate when the score is 1:1 and they play to 11 frames ;-)
Exactly what I was going to say
just enjoy the snooker.
Every frame counts. The game would be really boring if the players were like 'well I'm 36-0 down in the third frame so I'll sit this one out'. One frame at a time.
@@Bangieflea what you are saying is correct, but has nothing to do with the title of this video, or the comment you are responding to 🙃
So you don't think Tumps shot at 13:03 was an all or nothing shot? Even though its 1:1 I think its appropriate because it was a difficult shot which basically decided whether he lost the frame there and then or if he still had a chance to make a comback and clinch the frame
5:44 I am potting these ones by 50% ratio, dont get it whats the big deal here.. And to claim it as "top 3 pots of life" by Parrot and "unbelievable" by Virgo.. kinda funny. A bit too funny.
Well, one thing is potting those at the local club, another thing is during a championship... but I agree, the shot itself wasn't THAT amazing...
They are all brave shots.I have seen similar shots,that did not work out.In the video there was one
shot where the player,if I am correct used the spider extension over the pack of red balls to
hit the black ball.It was a risky shot,but the black ball went into the pocket.That was definitely
a do or die shot.That is one of the best shots I have ever seen.The greatest shot was when
Jimmy White was in a snooker.He hit the white ball,which was in front of another ball.Both balls
were on the side cushion.Jimmy hit the ball forward and it hit the cushion,and came back down
the table,and hit the ball he was snookered on.He could not strike the white ball as usual.He must
of put spin,side or whatever on the white ball.To hit the ball he was snookered on,that was the
greatest and bravest shot ever.
Peter Ebdon come man if you're capable of such brilliance why do you do the game such a disservice playing the way you do
How can they play a competition on a table with so many scuff marks on it at 7:46 ??? Feels like this would affect ball movement in ways you can't predict.
Thank you
stevens was 12 to 7 up how his shot was do or die?
Worth tryin anything to stop ebdon gettin bak on the table
TH-cam really is becoming unwatchable with all the advertisements. Great vid though.
What a shot this is
Fact: at 10:58 he won from.that..there were he needed 53 pts with a maximum remaining .of 54
No he needed the snooker after that but black was the only ball that kept it one snooker. He did still take the frame so you're right there. Still an immense frame to steal and probs my favourite shot.
Legendary moments
Nerves of steel, balls of titanium
Not sure about Stevens in the 2nd clip, he only needed that frame to win the match and Higgins was 5 behind?
Mathew Stevens cut into the right lower corner is insane.
15:18 wait, that’s John Higgins? I didn’t recognize him
P.Ebdon is the last person wanted/expected to see taking the best shot at the end 😂
Simply hated every game played by Ebdon. Since he stopped playing I've started to watch snooker again lol
that will be because your either immature/stupid or just plain ignorant, there are all different types of player that play snooker, Davis was one of the slowest but he was a super player, for god's sake he beat o'sullivan, I prefer to play fast but I can still appreciate slow players
Bill/William Scott It seems like a reasonable comment on how boring and creepy the guy is. Did u ever see the video of him lying extendedly on the floor after his opponent fluked a shot?
You don't get to three world finals and win one of them without being any good or tough. The year he won the world title he came from two down with three to play in the semi final as was shown here in his pot vs Matthew Stevens.
and another fine shot of......salty selby...
What happened to Tequila?
Да, такого Стивенса ( в начале) молодого я не видел...
Похож на Фокса все же он чем-то ...
Dont mind but i really hate the video with subtitles .. They are hiding the view. 😑😐
厉害了 竟然有10多年前五星体育频道的素材
Came to watch Ronnie. Got all these random people
Williams??
Balls of steel shot like that on deciding frame
What have they done to the youtube things
How tf did the reds in the match between Stevens and Higgins (towards the start) get completely split like that?
Great
What is it about Edbon and incredible pinks lol
What a world where tables are level...:
If only the table was on view I would think this a normal Alex Higgins frame.
The shot at 8:13 probably the best :)
Stevens was so great back then