2005: Wins his 36th and most recent ranking title at the Malta Cup. There's obviously a lot more to consider than just stone cold statistics and tallies when debating greatest players of all time, but there can be no doubt the genius manner in which O'Sullivan's numbers escalated - not to mention the entertainment factor away from the baize - has helped him transcend his sport and popular culture like no other. Although he remained a fixture in the sports top 10 rankings, he was unable to equal the heights he had reached in the previous decade. Ronnie O'sullivan 147 Break vs. Mark Selby, Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Williams 147 break, Snooker Ronnie O'Sullivan - Ding Junhui 147 Break, Ronnie O'Sullivan 13th 147 Maximum vs Matthew Selt UK Championship 2014 {BBC 720p HD}, 147 Classics: Ronnie O'Sullivan in China | Snooker | Eurosport, 147 Classics: Ronnie O'Sullivan | Snooker | Eurosport. OSullivan has already ticked off the other major records Hendry held including most Triple Crown wins and most ranking tournament titles. ", Ronnie O'Sullivan has won seven world titles, CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO WATCH ALL THE CRUCIBLE 147s, Crucible Champions: A look at every winner, Crucible memories: White a People's Champion, Joint most World Championships (7, equal with Stephen Hendry), Oldest ever world champion (46 years, 148 days), Youngest ever ranking winner (17 years, 358 days UK Championship, 1993), Joint most Crucible appearances (30, equal with Steve Davis), Most consecutive Crucible appearances (30), Most Crucible match wins (74 from 97 matches), Joint most Crucible 147s (3, level with Stephen Hendry). "One thing you never stop missing as a sportsman is the buzz you get from a crowd. During this period in the early 1990s, a wave of Scottish talent flooded the professional ranks. **Hendry resumed playing in 2021 after nine years out, but his future on the tour is unclear. Hendry, 43, retired on Tuesday after a 13-2 quarter-final defeat by Stephen Maguire . Maybe they need another talisman to look up to, but the Hendrys of this world are rare. He'd previously brushed aside Dott (6-3), Ding Junhui (6-2) and Jimmy White (6-1) as he continued to dazzle the crowds. Selby clinched his fourth triumph this . Although Stephen Hendry officially retired following the 2012 World Snooker Championship, he announced he would be returning to the World Snooker Tour in 2020.Hendry has competed in a partial schedule during 2021 and 2022. While his comments about needing to lose one arm to drop out of the world's top 50 were still going viral, it looked as though he'd bow out when supposedly playing recklessly against Mark Selby in the semi-final. He retired as a player following a 13-2 loss to fellow Scot, He last played a competitive match on the main tour in November, losing 6-1 to. Hendry changed the way snooker was played, ushering in a more attacking era and. Ronnie O'Sullivan's sixth World Championship broke Stephen Hendry's record for the most career ranking titles and also extended his all-time Triple Crown tally to 20. There, the Rocket punished Mark Selby 10-4 but the Jester would of course get his revenge in the World Championship final later that season. OSullivan beat Judd Trump to win his seventh World Championship, I couldnt care less what Stephen Hendry or anyone else says Allen on slow-play critics, Why theres no hiding place for anyone at the Shoot Out, he was fined several times in the last 12 months. He was employed on a lucrative contract promoting cue sports in China and enjoyed punditry and leisure time spent playing golf, but nothing can compare with the thrill of competition. He shares the record for most World Snooker Championship wins with Ronnie OSullivan: both have seven titles. "The ultimate goal is to play one more match at the Crucible. Joe is a sub-editor for Sporting News UK. He's an absolutely wonderful snooker player.. WPBSA Head Office: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, 75 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2NT, Victories in Sheffield for Hendry and Wallace, White and Doherty to Meet in World Seniors Final. At 46 years and 146 days, the oldest ever world champion has most ranking titles (39), most Triple Crowns (21), most UK Championships (7), most Masters titles (7), most career centuries (1,170) and most maximum breaks (15), including the fastest ever made. Three months later he successfully defended the World Championship title for the first time in his career. Photo: AP While Hendry is happy with his progress, he insisted that this was . Earlier in the tournament he'd beaten Marcus Campbell (10-4), Ali Carter (13-8), Stuart Bingham (13-4) and Judd Trump 17-11. It takes too much time practicing getting out of snookers, I'd rather practice break building." The Scot finished as the year-end rankings leader for eight seasons in a row from 1989/90 to 1996/97. Just 16 when he joined the circuit, he was completely driven from the start. This is a shame as the audience at the Meadowbank Centre would surely love to salute him. Joe is a sub-editor for Sporting News UK. Four years later, he turned professional. Some were more successful than others but they became regular faces on the circuit. Stephen Hendry has admitted he did not want Ronnie OSullivan to equal his haul of seven World Championship titles, and does not want him to surpass their now joint-record. How Stephen Hendry changed the way snooker was played and inspired a Career Total Statistics Tournament Record Most Frequent Opponents Rounds Reached Century Frequency Centuries per Season Graph Ranking History Prize Money History. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan jointly hold the record for the most World Snooker Championship titles with seven. At age 30 (seven years younger than Reardon was when he won the first of his six world titles) Hendry considered retirement, but he persevered, working with former coach Frank Callan. Ranking the game's top five players in history, including World Championship stars. He capped off his incredible season by defeating Jimmy White in the final of the World Snooker Championship, winning his first world championship title,and setting a record for becoming the youngest to do so at the age of 21. One of snookers all-time greats Scotlands Stephen Hendry remains the player with the most World Championship titles to his name in the modern era following his record seven Crucible crowns won from 1990-1999. O'Sullivan had finished runner-up in the Masters three times since his maiden title in this tournament in 1995 - to Hendry (1996), Steve Davis (1997) and Paul Hunter (2004) - but he'd get his hands on the new crystal triangle trophy with a 10-3 demolition job of John Higgins. His 16 centuries in the 2002 world championship also set a record. Stephen Hendry with his now girlfriend of four years Lauren Thundow The couple first launched a bid to build more homes on the site in 2008 and later won planning permission. **Hendry resumed playing in 2021 after nine years out, but his future on the tour is unclear. MORE:Is Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker's GOAT? Last week, he was thrashed 5-0 by Matthew Stevens in the German Masters qualifiers. Hendry has the longest unbeaten streak in ranking tournament play, winning 36 consecutive matches in 1990 and 1991. Stephen Hendry | Sport | The Guardian He had pushed his career earnings past 6.2 million (about $10 million) and by November had reclaimed his number one ranking. 'It makes me so angry!' Stephen Hendry bestrode the sport in the 90s in an almost imperious way. Growing up, he also spent time living in Edinburgh and Fife. What is the prize money at the 2022 World Snooker Championship? Ronnie O'Sullivan reacts to equalling 'absolute legend' Stephen Hendry 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." The seemingly. Higgins was also 19 and just like O'Sullivan 12 months earlier, came through a qualifying event ranked 51 in the world. Comments. However, given the varying format changes in the tournament's early life, most records in the sport are now taken from the period beginning 1969, when the knockout format at the world championship was reintroduced. McManus would win the Masters itself in 1994. I can't explain it. Stephen Hendry's Crucible record unbeatable - Davis - BBC Sport At the first World Team Cup in 1979, there was not even a Scottish team. Ronnie O'Sullivan's sixth World Championship broke Stephen Hendry's record for the most career ranking titles and also extended his all-time Triple Crown tally to 20. O'Sullivan came into the Masters on the back of losing the UK Championship final to Mark Selby but bounced back with wins over Liang Wenbo (6-5), Neil Robertson (6-3) and Marco Fu (6-4) before successfully defending his crown with a 10-7 triumph over Joe Perry. At 19 years and 69 days, O'Sullivan became the youngest Masters champion and that record stands today. His youth made him a relatable figure to youngsters everywhere, but especially in Scotland. 1 ranking for a period in 2005. O'Sullivan stands on 69 wins from 92 matches played between 1993 and 2021. Snooker player Stephen Hendry's professional Match results, Frame scores, centuries, prize money, statistics from season 2022-2023 . Tied at 42 pints apiece, Sinclair hit the deck and Werbeniuk went to the bar for a celebratory beer. Read about our approach to external linking. His swashbuckling professional career spanning 28 glorious years has taken snooker fans to mesmerising heights and even at the age of 44, his continued brilliance and popularity across all generations is keeping him very much at the forefront of the sport. Technically, the most successful player at the world championship is Joe Davis, who won 15 consecutive titles from 1927 to 1946. Ronnie O'Sullivan - 2008 World Championship - Mark Williams, 10. In terms of weeks spent as world number one, as of April 18, 2022, Stephen Hendry tops the list. Then a week or so afterwards, I was like, OK, he's got the mantle now to live up to. Ronnie O'Sullivan makes a maximum break 147 in 6 min on first frame! Ronnie O'Sullivan - 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy - Ali Carter, 8. Ronnie O'Sullivan records 776th century to break Stephen Hendry's record. But why is that? He won 12 frames in a row against the Scotsman, who was beaten with a session to spare, and didn't give Ali Carter much of a look in either, triumphing 18-8. Stephen Gordon Hendry was born on January 13, 1969, in South Queensferry, Scotland. Hendry himself did not rule out someone overtaking his record eventually, even if the odds are against it. Although they've both thrilled the Sheffield crowd with three 147s apiece at snooker's spiritual home, the Rocket's incomprehensibly brilliant maiden maximum in five minutes eight seconds will never be surpassed and it speaks volumes that the closest anyone has ever got is O'Sullivan himself when clocking six minutes and 30 seconds against Marco Fu in 2003. Ronnie's reply"I'm never going to be good at getting out of snookers. This maximum in an exhibition against Reanne Evans last year is also well worth a watch. He had 24 hours to decide whether to take it and he could not resist. The Rocket had earlier joked with BBC's presenter Hazel Irvine during the trophy ceremony that Hendry can share the record with him for another year. The circuit currently boasts only eight Scottish professionals. All rights reserved. In 1996, with an 1812 victory over Peter Ebdon, Hendry captured his sixth world championship, a feat only two other players (Ray Reardon in the 1970s and Steve Davis in the 1980s) had achieved in the modern era. The following season, he successfully defended that title and won the World Doubles Championship with partner Mike Hallett. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Turning professional at 17, Hendry made a strong start in his first season, winning the 1986 Scottish Professional Championship. Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry has announced his retirement from snooker after a heavy 13-2 defeat by Stephen Maguire at the Crucible. In recognition of his excellence in the sport, Hendry was knighted, receiving a MBE recognition in 1994. From 1992 until his defeat by Ken Doherty in the 1997 World Championship final, he won 29 consecutive matches at the Crucible, a modern-era record. However, one big difference was how he approached the game itself. Four months later he'd bring a packed house to their feet yet again with his third maximum break of the season and his third at the Crucible. Final report: Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Kyren Wilson, CLICK HERE FOR EVERY 147 BREAK IN SNOOKER HISTORY, WATCH ALL THE CRUCIBLE MAXIMUM BREAKS IN HISTOR, Richard Mann's story of the snooker season, Sporting Life exclusive: Neil Robertson interview, Nick Metcalfe on a decade of World Championship finals, World Championship memories: White always a People's Champion, World Championship memories: O'Sullivan's finest hour, World Championship memories: Higgins prevails but Trump grows, World Championship memories: Joe Johnson: The biggest shock, World Championship memories: 1984 World Championship stands out, World Championship: 6 (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020), UK Championship: 7* (1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018), Masters: 7* (1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017), Century breaks: 1,061* (179 at Crucible*). In terms of weeks spent as world number one, as of April 18, 2022, Stephen Hendry tops the list. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won more ranking titles in snooker than any other player, just ahead of Stephen Hendry. From March 1990 to January 1991, Hendry won 5 straight titles and 36 consecutive matches to post the longest unbeaten string in the sports history. History repeated itself three years on from his maiden world title in the sense he'd suffered a first-round exit 12 months earlier, this time against Marco Fu despite firing in a 147 break. In 2020, Hendry accepted a tour card for the World Snooker Tour, indicating his return to professional play. He repeated as world champ from 1992 to 1996. Ronnie O'Sullivan is happy to share the World Snooker Championship record with 'absolute legend' Stephen Hendry but feels that the feat means more to the Scot than it does to. Ranking the game's top five players in history, including World Championship stars. There have been as many as 20 rankings tournament in a single season in recent years. Updates? Fellow Glaswegian Anthony McGill has won two and Edinburghs Chris Small, forced to retire in 2005 due to a chronic back condition, one. Hendry, 43, retired on Tuesday after a 13-2 quarter-final defeat by Stephen Maguire ended his 27th consecutive appearance at the Crucible. Notwithstanding his absence from the top table and the feats of the likes of Ronnie OSullivan since, Hendry retains several records in the sport including nine seasons as world number one and being the only player to have won each of the sports Triple Crown titles during the same season twice. The prodigious talent underlined his rich potential in emphatic fashion at just his second UK Championship by beating Ken Doherty, Steve Davis and Darren Morgan before defeating Stephen Hendry, who'd already won three world titles, two UK crowns and five successive Masters by this time, 106 in the final. Considering all categories of tournament, including ranking, non-ranking and invitational, Steve Davis has won the most titles in snooker. Discovery company. But I'm not going to lie and say I did want him to equal that because I didn't., Stream top snooker action, including the Shoot Out, live on, 'Feels amazing' Higgins ends 13-month title drought by retaining Championship League crown, Zhao and Yan to miss World Championship ahead of match-fixing hearing. The winner of this weeks Scottish Open receives the Stephen Hendry trophy. pic.twitter.com/l31qIFsXDp, Ronnie O'Sullivan wins his match 10-1 in 108 minutes. That year he also won the Australian Masters and successfully defended his Scottish Professional Championship and World Doubles Championship titles.. Ronnie O'Sullivan's 18-13 win over Judd Trump at the Crucible Theatre in the World Snooker Championship final in 2022 earned him the biggest prize in the sport for a record-equalling seventh time. The 53-year-old, who first lifted the famous trophy aged 21, quipped: "Well he cant become the youngest world champion, not even Ronnie can do that., Davis replied: But he is playing like Benjamin Button.. His seventh and final World Snooker Championship title in 1999 set a record for most of all time -a record which he held solely until Ronnie O'Sullivan tied the record with his 2022 championship win. Bio. Wishaws John Higgins was taken with one of his brothers to a snooker club as a boy by their father, who could have a social drink with his friends while his sons were happily occupied. Last updated on 2 May 20122 May 2012.From the section Snooker. BBC commentators and presenters for 2022 World Snooker Championship. #snooker #bbcsnooker pic.twitter.com/dgKOL1QXhs, Ronnie O'Sullivan doing this to trail Mark Selby 16-14 in a World Championship semi-final but still ends up winning 17-16 in a match of the ages. It was the biggest margin of victory in the tournament's final since Steve Davis whitewashed Mike Hallett 9-0 in 1988. By becoming the first player since Paul Hunter in 2002 to retain it, O'Sullivan could celebrate a record seventh Masters title. Now in the world's top 16 for the first time, Ronnie O'Sullivan booked his place in the Masters tournament automatically, having made his debut the previous year after coming through the qualifying event ranked 57 in the world. Ronnie O'Sullivan - 1999 Grand Prix v Graeme Dott, 4. Tuesday 03 May 2022 09:19. Who Has Won The Most World Snooker Championships? 'Feels amazing' Higgins ends 13-month title drought by retaining Championship League crown, Watch Robertson produce magic as Trump leads final Championship League group. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. He also talks about whether it was extra motivation pic.twitter.com/n58nxPeGaK. Later Career Ronnie O'Sullivan 775th Century with superb fluke! "Hopefully, if I can keep getting better and keep improving, my technique becomes reliable and I can get to a better pace, then next year will be the goal to get back to the Crucible," he said after his win over old foe White last year. The Rocket not only equalled Steve Davis' record of six UK titles by defeating Shaun Murphy 10-5 but he also moved level with Stephen Hendry on 18 Triple Crown triumphs. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Unseen footage: OSullivan breaks down in tears as seventh world title sinks in, 'I hated it' - O'Sullivan on why he did not enjoy winning seventh world title. Ronnie O'Sullivan - 2018 English Open - Allan Taylor. O'Sullivan's sixth world title came on his 28th appearance in a row here, and during the final he played his 1,847th Crucible frame to creep past the record previously set by Hendry of 1,846. "But records are there to be broken. Ronnie O'Sullivan - 2018 China Open - Elliot Slessor, 15. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. Mon Oct 15 2018 - 13:17. To be the best was all he had ever wanted. Hendry continued his ascent in his third professional season, winning his first world ranking titles at the 1987 Rothmans Grand Prix and the 1988 British Open. It's was the heaviest scoreline since the event's final became best of 19 frames back in 1993 and it's only been matched once since when Stephen Maguire thrashed David Gray in 2004. Rookie Road may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. pic.twitter.com/kkjnHt983m. However, this latest unforgettable run at an empty Crucible began with an astonishing 10-1 triumph over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in just 108 minutes - the quickest best-of-19 frame match ever by 41 minutes - but he had to battle much harder to see off Ding Junhui and Mark Williams 13-10. Ronnie O'Sullivan's 18-13 win over Judd Trump at the Crucible Theatre in the World Snooker Championship final in 2022 earned him the biggest prize in the sport for a record-equalling seventh time. He competed in the World Amateur Championship that year, setting a record for being the youngest entrant ever.. "It's been an unbelievable career," Taylor told. He managed it in six minutes and there was an amusing moment at the end when he removed the sponsor logo from his waistcoat! Harry Latham-Coyle. "For me - and I've said it since 1990 - he's the greatest player ever to lift a snooker cue. "Obviously a name for the future. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan jointly hold the record for the most World Snooker Championship titles with seven. To be fair, Hendry had done everything to lower expectations. Yes, that's yet another record and four clear of Hendry. Hendrys father bought him a junior-sized snooker table for Christmas when he was twelve.He became obsessed with the game, quickly developing his skills, and began competing in junior amateur tournaments. The 53-year-old Scotsman won 70 matches from 90 played at the Crucible between 1986 and 2012 when he appeared 27 times and lifted the world trophy on seven occasions in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999. There are some young prospects in Scotland, but not in the numbers of 30 years ago. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won more ranking titles in snooker than any other player, just ahead of Stephen Hendry. Hendry changed the way snooker was played, ushering in a more attacking era and establishing records that took decades to be matched. Indeed OSullivans time span of winning major titles which now stands at 29 years is testament to the astounding longevity of his greatness compared to anyone whos ever picked up a cue, Hendry included. While many had given the enigmatic Rocket GOAT status on talent grounds long before he'd surpassed Stephen Hendry's records for most ranking titles (36) and Triple Crowns (18) due to the .
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