Tag: Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry has withdrawn from the UK Championship qualifying rounds ahead of his scheduled clash with Andrew Pagett. The seven-time World champion was due to face Pagett in round one at Ponds Forge in Sheffield on Saturday. The Welshman subsequently receives a bye through to the second round, where he will play Xu Si the […]
Stephen Hendry has pulled out of the 2022 Northern Ireland Open ahead of the qualifying stages. The seven-time World Champion was due to face Aaron Hill in the qualifying round in Wigan later this month but has opted to withdraw from the competition for personal reasons. Hendry’s season began with a thumping 5-0 whitewash at […]
Stephen Hendry admits sharing the record of seven World Championship titles with Ronnie O’Sullivan “would be an honour”. Six-time World Champion O’Sullivan is just two wins away from equalling Hendry’s record, which has stood since the Scotsman claimed his last Crucible crown in 1999. O’Sullivan’s run to the Semi-Finals in Sheffield this year has already […]
Former World Champions Stephen Hendry and Ken Doherty have been offered additional two-year invitational tour cards to remain on the professional circuit. Seven-time Crucible king Hendry made a shock return to the main tour in 2020 after initially retiring from professional competition a decade ago. The 53-year-old has entered only a handful of events since […]
Neil Robertson is confident he can break Stephen Hendry’s long-standing century record with a strong run at the Crucible this year. The Thunder is a red-hot favourite to go all the way in Sheffield following a magnificent season, in which he has captured four titles. Champion here in 2010, Robertson made a strong start to […]
Stephen Hendry admits he intends to continue competing on the World Snooker Tour despite skipping the majority of tournaments this season. Hendry is nearing the end of his two-year invitational Tour Card – which will expire after the World Championship in May. The seven-time World Champion has entered only a handful of events since coming […]
Stephen Hendry marks his return to the UK Championship with a show-down against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in Round One on Wednesday. Only Steve Davis and Ronnie O’Sullivan have won more UK Championship titles than Hendry, and the five-time winner marks his return to the York Barbican for the first time in a decade with a clash […]
A helpless Stephen Hendry bowed out of the English Open second round after going down 4-0 against an inspired Chris Wakelin in Milton Keynes on Tuesday. The seven-time World champ booked his place at the Marshall Arena with a 4-1 win over Michael White in September. However, the 52-year-old could only muster 18 points as […]
Stephen Hendry bowed out of the German Masters following defeat by Chinese teenager Gao Yang in the opening qualifying round on Wednesday. The seven-time World champion went down 5-2 against the 17-year-old at the Chase Centre in Cannock. This was Hendry’s eighth match since coming out of retirement at the start of last season, and […]