Stephen Hendry Biography
Stephen Hendry (Full name: Stephen Gordon Hendry MBE)is a Scottish former professional snooker player and commentator for the BBC and ITV.
Widely referred to as one of the greatest snooker players ever, he is best known for dominating the sport in the 1990s, when he won the World Championship seven times, a record in the modern era.
His first world title in 1990, at the age of 21, made him the youngest ever world champion, a record he still holds. He was positioned world number one for eight consecutive seasons between (1990 and 1998) and regained the number one ranking in 2007. He and Ronnie O’Sullivan jointly hold the record for the most ranking titles in the sport, with 36 each.
He also won six Masters titles (including five consecutively), five UK Championship titles, and the 1987 World Doubles Championship (with Mike Hallett). His 18 Triple Crown tournament wins is surpassed only by Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 19. One of only three players to have won all three Triple Crown events in a single season, Hendry is the only player to have achieved the feat twice, in the (1989/1990 and 1995/1996) seasons. A prolific break-builder, he recorded the second-highest total of career century breaks. He made 11 competitive maximum breaks, second only to O’Sullivan’s 15.
The commentator was awarded an MBE in 1994 and voted BBC Scotland’s Sports Personality of the Year in 1987 and 1996. In May 2012, after featuring in his 27th consecutive World Championship, he announced his retirement from the game, bringing to an end his record 23 consecutive seasons in the top 16 of the world rankings.
Stephen Hendry Age
Stephen Gordon Hendry MBE is a Scottish former professional snooker player and as of 2019 commentator for the BBC and ITV. He was born on 13th January 1969, in South Queensferry, United Kingdom. He is 50 years old as of 2019.
Stephen Hendry Young
He won the Scottish Amateur Championship and also became the youngest ever entrant in the World Amateur Championship. In 1985, after retaining the Scottish Amateur Championship, he turned professional. At 16 years and three months old he was the youngest ever professional.
In his first season, he approached the last 32 in the Classic and was the youngest ever Scottish Professional champion, winning the 1986 version. He also became the youngest player ever to qualify for the World Championship, a record he held until 2012 when Luca Brecel qualified at the age of 17 years and one month.
Stephen Hendry Height
He stands at a height of 6feet and 1 inch tall.
Stephen Hendry’s Wife | Stephen Hendry Dating |Stephen Hendry Dating
He is engaged to Lauren Thundow(Children’s entertainer and actress)whom he had met at a snooker event in 2013. In 2014 he left his Previous wife Mandy Tart whom he met at a Pontins holiday camp when he was 16 years old. They married in 1995 and settled in Auchterarder. The couple has two sons, Blaine born in 1996 and Carter born in 2004.
Stephen Hendry Photo
Stephen Hendry Net Worth | Stephen Hendry Earnings
Scottish former professional snooker player and Currently commentator for the BBC and ITV, Has an estimated net worth of $16.5 million, as of 2019.
Stephen Hendry Book | Me and the Table
Stephen Hendry became the youngest professional snooker player in 1985 aged 16 and, in 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21.
Widely regarded by fans and pundits alike as one of the greatest of all times in the sport, over a 27-year career, Hendry went on to win the World Championship seven times and was snooker’s world number one for eight consecutive seasons between 1990 and 1998. Hendry retired in 2012 with a record-breaking seven World Champion titles under his belt, a record that remains to this day.
Now, he’s ready to tell his life story for the first time – from a childhood spent climbing the ranks of the sport, through the highs of the 90s and lows of the 2000s, to his life now as a sports pundit and commentator. With an insight into the life of the man behind the cue, and what made him such a top-class player, this is the definitive autobiography of the legendary that is, Stephen Hendry.
Stephen Hendry 2019 | Stephen Hendry Vs Ronnie Osullivan
Ronnie O’Sullivan EQUALS stunning Stephen Hendry record after Tour Championship glory
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has written himself further into snooker history by equalling Stephen Hendry’s record number of ranking titles.
O’Sullivan finished off a brilliant March by beating Neil Robertson (13-11) at Venue Cymru in Wales to win the Tour Championship and claim his 36th tournament crown.
Rocket managed to duplicate his win over the ‘Thunder from Down Under’, much like he did in the Players Championship, but the Australian was a much trickier customer tonight.
In that previous final, O’Sullivan breezed past Robertson in a (10-4) victory but the Melbourne-born potter put up a hefty fight before falling at the last hurdle.
He said: “It is the different emotions he gives out. In the last two or three frames, he is verging on boredom out there.”
But O’Sullivan prevailed in the evening session, never letting the lead out of his sight.
The pair tussled and toiled with one another, with the scores tied at (10-10) at one point.
But the strength of O’Sullivan prevailed in the end, winning three of the last four frames to claim the title.
And in the process, the 43-year-old has now won 36 ranking titles – equalling fellow legend Hendry’s record.
The Scotsman won the last of his titles in 2005, enjoyed his best success in the game during the 90s before retiring in 2012.
However, O’Sullivan does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon as he looks to make the record his own.
The Wordsley-born ace revealed on Twitter that he intends to keep going.
“Enjoyed a couple of chill days at the @ElmTreeLlan Llandudno before my matches. They really look after their guests,” he wrote.
“Superb service and great rooms with amazing views, can’t wait to come back and visit you all again.” By Callum Vurley on 25th March 2019
Stephen Hendry Snooker Cue
Hendry’s prime cue is broken in-flight Seven-times World Champion’s cue broken by baggage handlers
The cue with which Stephen Hendry won his seven world titles has been broken by airline baggage handlers. It gives Hendry a dilemma. Changing cues can be an ordeal for the top players because no two are the same.
Players can only insure their cues for face value, which is usually no more than £40. Increased airline security since September 11 has stopped players taking their cue cases into aircraft cabins. Hendry, 34, discovered the breakage on his return to Heathrow from tournaments in Hong Kong and Bangkok and now hopes that his cue doctor, Lawrie Annandale, can repair the damage. The season’s first world ranking tournament, the LG Cup, is only five weeks away.
“The bottom 15 inches is broken off but the shaft is still intact,” said Annandale. “I’m going to fix another butt. Stephen seems calm, but is obviously very worried and only Stephen will know if the cue plays exactly the same.”
He had used the cue – a gift from his parents when he was a child – throughout his professional career. He nearly lost it in 1990 when it was stolen during the Rothmans Grand Prix. It was, however, returned when a reward of £10,000 was offered. Adapted from Clive Everton, 2/03/2003 update.
Stephen Hendry Comeback | Stephen Hendry James
22nd September 2016
The greatest comebacks in the history of the sport
Stephen Hendry v Jimmy White, World Snooker Championship final, 1992
The “people’s champion” Jimmy White famously never became world champion despite making it to six finals in the 1980s and 90s.
After storming to a 14-8 lead in 1992, White needed just four more frames to beat him before the Scot won 10 successive frames to win 14-18.
Stephen Hendry Twitter
https://twitter.com/drstephenhendry