Theres not many players that look that comfortable playing against Ronnie OSullivan. He opted not to enter the 2022 World Championship qualifiers, stating that he had not been practising enough to be competitive, which led to speculation that he would abandon his comeback plans. Achieving big at the early age of 21, Hendry became the youngest snooker world champion. He lost all eight frames in the second session of the match, his first session whitewash at the Crucible. [107], Hendry was born in South Queensferry, West Lothian, brought up in Gorgie, Edinburgh, and then Dalgety Bay, Fife,[108] where he attended Inverkeithing High School. This was Hendry's last appearance in a World Championship final, after featuring in nine of the 13 finals held between 1990 and 2002. [109] He later returned to Kirkliston, attending nearby Queensferry High School from the age of fourteen, and lived in a flat in South Queensferry during the early part of his professional career. Ronnie 2. neki az O'Sullivanhez hasonlan htszeres vilgbajnok skt Stephen Hendry volt a pldakpe gyerekknt, s ennek a kt embernek van olyan aurja az asztalnl, ami . Hendry started his professional career at a very early age of 16 years old. However, he suffered a surprise 710 defeat to debutant Stuart Bingham in the first round of the 2000 World Championship. O'Sullivan, who added to his previous titles in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2020, was in tears after clinching victory and shared a long embrace with 2019 champion Trump - before. In 2014, Hendry left his wife after 19 years of marriage and moved to England to pursue a relationship with 26-year-old children's entertainer and actress Lauren Thundow, whom he had met at a snooker event the previous year. [32] In the 199293 season, he won his fifth consecutive Masters, beating James Wattana 95 in the final,[24] and won his third world title at the 1993 World Championship, defeating White 185 in the final with a session to spare, having lost just 25 frames in the tournament. For more stories like this, check our sport page. STEPHEN HENDRY was once gifted a 250,000 Ferrari for winning the World Snooker Championship. [11] In 1984, aged 15, he became the youngest ever winner of the Scottish Amateur Championship. I really thought a lot of Stephen until he had that ball put back, and he really did go down in my estimations after that. Steve Davis 5. It was then the heaviest professional defeat of Hendry's career, surpassing his 19 loss to Thorburn in the semi-finals of the 1987 International Open. 'The Rocket' cruised into the. The most satisfying thing for me would be to send him home to Scotland as quickly as possible for a nice summer off. O'Sullivan pulled level with Stephen Hendry's Crucible crowns after bossing last night's final session to win an undulating, gripping match 18-13. Its one of those things, its probably the only needle match Ive ever played. I just wasnt in the right frame of mind at all. Allahu akbar! John Higgins is third in the list with 31 wins, followed by Steve Davis with 28. Stephen Hendry is a veteran Snooker player who hails from Scotland. "He just never got going. That doesn't quite match the record of 16 centuries Hendry has long held, a tally that Mark Williams managed to tie at this year's contest. Its almost a chapter in his life that he needed to have and get out of his way., MORE : Ronnie OSullivan picks Stephen Hendry clash as the best match hes ever played in, MORE : Ronnie OSullivan and Judd Trump react to possibility of World Championship behind closed doors. [5] One of three players to have won all the Triple Crown events in a single season, he is the only player to have achieved the feat twice, in the 198990 and 199596 seasons. The seemingly inevitable came to pass on Monday when 'The Rocket' fired to an 18-13 final win over Judd Trump in Sheffield. [88] After these defeats, the Daily Mirror criticised Hendry's "disastrous comeback", claiming that the 53-year-old had "struggled to adapt against the competition on tour amid raised standards in the profesional game". [51] He made his tenth professional maximum break at the Welsh Open against Stephen Maguire, but lost the match. More info. Framed - Ronnie O'Sullivan 2016-11-17 Fast paced and full of grit, this is the first crime novel from the UK's most charismatic sporting genius. I wanted to play but obviously there was a lot of stuff going on in my head that was upsetting really. Hendry was highly critical of the 46-year-old after his surprise first-round elimination, with the Scot insisting that it was the worst he had seen the reigning world champion perform for a number of years. Minden vben elvllalok kt-hrom bemutat versenyt, ennl tbbet nem tudok. O'Sullivan, who reached the UK Championship quarter-final with a 6-3 win over Noppon Saengkham on Wednesday, said: "I'd like to think I'm in a sport where I'm not ducking people. In the 200102 season, he won the European Open and came close to an eighth world title at the 2002 World Championship, where he defeated the defending champion O'Sullivan 1713 in the semi-finals but lost 1718 to Ebdon in the final. He also holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in ranking tournaments, having won 36 consecutive matches in ranking events (including five titles) between March 1990 and January 1991. Hendry ended the season ranked 10th, the first time he had been outside the top eight since the 198788 season. 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He said he doesn't look at the records but he'll want to get eight. Ronnie O'Sullivan's record-equalling World Snooker Championship win over Judd Trump drew praise from joint-holder Stephen Hendry, who stated his surprise that "it's taken him so long", After witnessing Ronnie O'Sullivan finally tie his longstanding record of seven World Snooker Championship titles, Stephen Hendry said he was "surprised it's taken him so long.". O'Sullivan made his first competitive century break at age 10 and his first competitive maximum break at age 15. Despite his achievement, O'Sullivan played down his latest feat and praise his fellow record-holder as he told the BBC : "I think it meant more to him [Hendry] than me to have seven world titles but we will share it. In May, O'Sullivan defeated Judd Trump to claim his seventh crown, drawing him level with the iconic Scot. He made 16 centuries during the 2002 event, a record that stood outright for the next 20 years until Williams equalled it in 2022. A htvgn sszesen hromszor lp asztalhoz Mark Allen s a minden idk legjobb sznkerjtkosnak tartott Ronnie O'Sullivan Budapesten. With Ronnie O'Sullivan Best Exhibition shots Recreated as. Read more on mirror.co.uk. W II rundzie M, w pojedynku z Marco Fu, wbi 501. In the 199697 season, Hendry won his fifth UK Championship, coming from 48 behind to defeat John Higgins 109 in the final. [27], In the 199091 season, Hendry became the first player to win five ranking titles in a single season,[28] including his second UK Championship, where he defeated Davis 1615 in the final. But I missed out as a teenager and thought: 'I want to enjoy being with people and going out for dinner.' It was to my detriment as a competitive animal." He lost the UK Championship final 610 to O'Sullivan. He is the only player to have achieved 1,000 century breaks in professional competition, a milestone he reached in 2019 and which he has since extended to over 1,100 centuries. Mistrzostwa wiata 2017 zakoczy na drugiej rundzie, przegrywajc z Marco Fu 11-13. He had earned nearly 9 million in prize money, more than any other player. [40] At the 1997 World Championship, Hendry reached a sixth consecutive world final but lost 1218 to Doherty, his first defeat in a world final and his first loss at the Crucible since 1991. [9] In 1983, he won the Scottish Under-16 Championship,[10] and made his first televised appearance on Junior Pot Black. Hendry said of O'Sullivan during the 2022 World Championship: "You cannot play better snooker than that. The Rocket has pulled . (Snooker) by "Daily Mirror (London, England)"; News, opinion and commentary General interest Boats Boats and boating Cable television . 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Stephen and Ronnie get on very well these days, with the incident long in the past and the Rocket somewhat older and wiser. The 36-time ranking event winner, a record . In May, 'The Rocket . [48] Afterwards, he expressed his frustration with his form and revealed that he has been suffering from "the yips" for ten years, leaving him unable to cue through the ball and causing him to miss routine shots. An innocent man. He explains he was put up to it by Naseem Hameds entourage. Ronnie O'Sullivan tips the bottle over his head (Image: BBC). The compliments, you can't give him enough the way he's played here.". In the 201112 season, he fell out of the top 16 in the world rankings for the first time in 23 years. ", "Hendry & Doherty receive new tour cards", "What Next For Stephen Hendry After Downbeat Start To New Wildcard Season? Ive never played as well as that at the Crucible since that semi-final. Download Millions Of Videos Online. [102] Dell Hill, a snooker coach who has worked with some of the game's top players, also considers O'Sullivan the best player "without a shadow of a doubt", but as of 2015 believed that O'Sullivan had "under-achieved" next to Hendry. [10] He qualified for the 1986 World Snooker Championship, losing 810 to Willie Thorne in the first round on his debut. [57] He lost 15 to James Wattana in the German Masters qualifiers, failing to reach the final stages of a ranking tournament for the first time in 15 years. Judd Trump, John Higgins, and Neil Robertson have also surpassed Hendry's total of career century breaks. Stephen Hendry has claimed that Ronnie O'Sullivan doesn't speak to his rivals before matches as 'The Rocket' gears up to win an unprecedented eighth world snooker title next year. [21] Although he failed to win a ranking title during the 198889 season, he won the Masters on his debut, defeating John Parrott 96 in the final. A tearful and emotional Rocket has already warned the Scot that he plans to beat it and set a new snooker mark of eight next year. Stephen Gordon Hendry MBE (born 13 January 1969[4]) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. rira bien qui rira le dernier fable. [22], The 198990 season marked the beginning of Hendry's period of dominance. In the 200910 season, Hendry reached the quarter-finals of the China Open, but lost 45 to Mark Allen, despite leading 42. Ronnie O'Sullivan. 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