- Stunning clearance after big White miss, You have to write off the first year OSullivan on Hendry comeback, 'Youve got a long night ahead!' Earlier in the tournament he'd beaten Marcus Campbell (10-4), Ali Carter (13-8), Stuart Bingham (13-4) and Judd Trump 17-11. In recognition of his excellence in the sport, Hendry was knighted, receiving a MBE recognition in 1994. Stephen Hendry bestrode the sport in the 90s in an almost imperious way. He admired and coveted Daviss success and adopted his mindset. While Davis, the world number 39, has continued to play on the tour along with another legend, Jimmy White [ranked 44], Hendry has opted to quit 13 years after winning his last world title in 1999. We look back at his 28 years of astonishing milestones, achievements statistics, maximum breaks, and fan-pleasing antics. He has the record for most century breaks during a tournament, scoring 16 centuries during the 2002 World Snooker Championship. "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. 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. Following the 1996 world championship, Hendrys play slipped. Hendry, 43, retired on Tuesday after a 13-2 quarter-final defeat by Stephen Maguire . Ronnie O'Sullivan - 2007 UK Championship - Mark Selby, 9. His seventh and final World Snooker Championship title in 1999 set a record for most of all timea record which he held solely until Ronnie OSullivan tied the record with his 2022 championship win. John Higgins has won four and is good enough to win another four; it is hard to say.". 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. Please subscribe as we've got loads of amazing snooker content coming up over the next few months. 20 Scots have so far competed in the Crucible stage of the World Championship. Davis, who lost the 1989 and 1990 UK Championship finals to Hendry, continued: "In a way I feel that it's quite a sad day for me. Maybe they need another talisman to look up to, but the Hendrys of this world are rare. 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. Evans slams 'disgusting' prize money in women's snooker as Baipat claims world title, Hendry had stated his main aim was to come through four qualifying rounds to return to the Crucible, scene of his finest moments in the sport, when he embarked upon his comeback after working with much-lauded SightRight coach, "I know that kind of means nothing, but when I first started with Stephen Feeney, I wanted to get back to enjoying playing snooker again even if it was on the practice table,". 1. Joe is a sub-editor for Sporting News UK. Until 1982, only the world championship counted as a ranking event; two others the International Open and the Professional Players Tournament were then added, as was the UK Championship in 1984. At the first World Team Cup in 1979, there was not even a Scottish team. At the age of 17 years and 358 days he became the youngest ever winner of a ranking event and that record still stands. As the Scottish Open begins in Edinburgh, its worth remembering that this had not always been the case. In 25 years time, maybe that record will fall too. Hed sacrificed much to get to the top and had no regrets. 2005: Wins his 36th and most recent ranking title at the Malta Cup. Technically, the most successful player at the world championship is Joe Davis, who won 15 consecutive titles from 1927 to 1946. Who Has Won The Most World Snooker Championships? Just 16 when he joined the circuit, he was completely driven from the start. All rights reserved. 1 spot in the world rankings for the first time. By becoming the first player since Paul Hunter in 2002 to retain it, O'Sullivan could celebrate a record seventh Masters title. 'Feels amazing' Higgins ends 13-month title drought by retaining Championship League crown, Watch Robertson produce magic as Trump leads final Championship League group. His tour card was subsequently renewed for another two seasons.. Ronnie O'Sullivan records 776th century to break Stephen Hendry's record. "Obviously a name for the future. In his Masters quarter-final against Marco Fu, Ronnie O'Sullivan fired in his 776th career century, taking him one . All 12 of the Crucible 147 breaks in multiscreen ranked by speed.Ronnie O'Sullivan's unbreakable record is only challenged by his second maximum while @nr147 is the new entry at number eight. As an added bonus, here's how he equalled Stephen Hendry's century break record of 775 against Ricky Walden Ronnie O'Sullivan's incredible career in numbers, RONNIE O'SULLIVAN WINS HIS SIXTH WORLD SNOOKER TITLE AT THE CRUCIBLE, Ronnie O'Sullivan wins UK Championship 1993, B&H Masters 1995 Final: Ronnie O'Sullivan Vs John Higgins Part 2, SNOOKER UK CHAMP 1997 final O`Sullivan vs Hendry part 2, Stephen Hendry 147 v Ronnie O'Sullivan Decider Charity Challenge 1997, 2001 World Snooker Championship Final Ronnie O'Sullivan vs John Higgins, 2004 World Snooker Championship Final Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Graeme Dott Session 4 (BBC), 2005 Snooker the Masters Final Ronnie O'Sullivan vs John Higgins Frame 9-13, DECIDER O'Sullivan v Selby SF 2007 UK Championship, 2007 Snooker UK Championship Final Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Stephen Maguire Frame 9-12, Ronnie's 147 v Williams at the 2008 World Championship, 2008 World Snooker Championship Final Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Ali Carter Frame 21-24, 2009 Snooker The Masters Final Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Selby Frame 13-18, Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ali Carter 2012 World Championship, Amazing 2013 World Championship Final | O'Sullivan - Hawkins, Selby v O'Sullivan FINAL FRAME 2014 Masters HD1080p. Stephen Hendry proceeded to defend his title for the following four years. It was the eighth maximum of his career and he followed it up by thrashing Stephen Maguire 10-2 for his fourth UK title. You put all that work in to get the record but if he does then fair play because he's taken the game to another level. "It's been an unbelievable career," Taylor told BBC Radio 5 live. 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 . Updates? Ronnie O'Sullivan 2014 UK Championship - Matthew Selt, 14. While his Triple Crown success dried up for a few years, O'Sullivan was still building his tally of ranking and non-ranking titles and it surely seemed just a matter of time before he'd finally go all the way on the biggest stage of all. Snooker player Stephen Hendry's professional Match results, Frame scores, centuries, prize money, statistics from season 2022-2023 . He practised with military discipline, watched over by his no-nonsense manager, Ian Doyle, and the rewards came quickly. - Hendry and Robertson not impressed with how some pros train, Hendry: O'Sullivan is the only player that doesnt speak to anyone. #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. His top break of 141 was the highest in a World Championship final, beating O'Sullivan's previous best mark of 139 in 2001. He has played a partial schedule in 2021 and 2022, never making it past the second round of a tournament. He shares the record for most World Snooker Championship wins with Ronnie OSullivan: both have seven titles. Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Allen, Ronnie O'Sullivan's seven UK Championship titles, Ronnie O'Sullivan is world champion for a sixth time, Ronnie O'Sullivan Fastest 147 Break Ever | 1997 Snooker World Championship | Eurosport, Ronnie O'Sullivan v James Wattana - 147 Break, Ronnie O'Sullivan v Graeme Dott 147 break, Ronnie O'Sullivan v Quinten Hann - 147 break, Must see!!! Ronnie O'Sullivan - 2010 World Open - Mark King, 11. On that occasion he was thrashed 5-1 by Dennis Taylor in the wildcard round but this was a completely different story, overcoming John Parrott, Terry Griffiths and Peter Ebdon prior to a 9-3 triumph over fellow teenage sensation John Higgins. 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. Hendry, 43, retired on Tuesday after a 13-2 quarter-final defeat by Stephen Maguire ended his 27th consecutive appearance at the Crucible. In contrast, OSullivan has won his Crucible crowns over more than two decades, with his first coming in 2001 and his latest in 2022. There have been as many as 20 rankings tournament in a single season in recent years. Considering all categories of tournament, including ranking, non-ranking and invitational, Steve Davis has won the most titles in snooker. Last week, he was thrashed 5-0 by Matthew Stevens in the German Masters qualifiers. He managed it in six minutes and there was an amusing moment at the end when he removed the sponsor logo from his waistcoat! Steve Davis says he cannot imagine anyone bettering Stephen Hendry's tally of seven World Championship titles. When the 96/97 season began, there were nine Scots ranked inside the top 64 and plenty more coming up on the rails. Hendry has always known that sole ownership of the sports most prestigious record was on borrowed time and recently insisted it would be an honour to share it with the player who stunned him as a 17-year-old in the 1993 UK Championship final. A ranking tournament is one that counts towards snooker's world rankings, which were introduced in the 1976-77 season. 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. He declared the match over when missing a red in frame six despite leading 24-0 at the time and although he later apologised to Hendry and his fans, O'Sullivan was fined 20,800 for his actions. This is generally known as the start of the 'modern era'. Ronnie O'Sullivan makes a maximum break 147 in 6 min on first frame! This year he made the back pages for making amends in majestic fashion by compiling a breathtaking 147 break in the deciding frame of his semi-final with Mark Selby. Mon Oct 15 2018 - 13:17. The age of professionalism in Scottish snooker came courtesy of a shy teenager who possessed a laser-like focus rarely witnessed before or since. A. Career. @ronnieo147 pic.twitter.com/bCUnSqT2Z0. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan jointly hold the record for the most World Snooker Championship titles with seven. 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. His five match wins during this edition took him to 74 Crucible victories, four more than one of other Hendrys few remaining records. Read about our approach to external linking.