. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie OSullivan have both achieved a lot in their careers. O'Sullivan needs to reach the quarter-finals at the Crucible Theatre to overtake Hendry as the Sheffield venue's most prolific match winner of all time since the inception of the modern televised era in 1977. That could have happened three of four matches before Hendry. He's an unusual character really. Ronnie O'Sullivan: Ray Reardon says Stephen Hendry's World Championship Perhaps the crucial moment came at 14-9 down as Hendry, with the cue ball in the jaws of the middle pocket, rolled in a brilliant brown. 1991 - John Parrott. Ultimately however, there would be no repeat for the Bristolian, but he is surely a multiple world champion in waiting. In an interview with Donald McRae on these pages in 2018 he admitted that, when he began to socialise with the other players, it affected his invincibility although he attributed his decline more to a serious version of a golfers yips, which began in 2000. Unlike Davis who failed to qualify for the tournament proper in 2001 and 2002, O'Sullivan has never missed a Crucible appearance after losing 10-7 to. Joe is a sub-editor for Sporting News UK. The world number one admitted he loved watching Brecel play, even if it was at his own expense in front of an expectant crowd. Only player to make five centuries in a best of nine match. 'Alright he can miss a few, but when you hit the ball like that why wouldn't you go for them shots? Ronnie O'Sullivan insists he is not chasing World Championship record ", Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. TRENDING. Seventh title would be fantastic - O'Sullivan. Outrageous double sees OSullivan snatch key frame. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Back then Hendry could pot with the best of them and he was also blessed with a natural immunity to pressure. Be the first to read breaking news, the best sports coverage & top entertainment stories. Maradonas extraordinary routine, which has been viewed tens of millions of times on YouTube, came to mind again while watching another renegade master, Ronnie OSullivan, caress, finesse and blast his way to another world snooker final. Inevitably it means there is a recency bias towards OSullivan when the topic of the greatest comes up. Ronnie O'Sullivan v Luca Brecel live stream | World Snooker We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. We're an inclusive and open community dedicated to increasing Snooker's reach around the world, for new audiences and existing fans. Stephen Hendry Played on 2008-11-20 Broadcast Match was broadcast Frame scores 53-60; 1-109 (108); 77 (67)-17; 37-73 (72); 94 (68)-36; 66-42 Match progress 0-1, 0-2, 2-1, 1-3, 3-2, 3-3 O'Sullivan Hendry Total 50+ Breaks 68, 67 108, 72 Points Scored 328 337 665 Avg. O'Sullivan won a record 38 consecutive matches after turning professional all in ranking events and surpassing the previous record of Stephen Hendry in his debut season, and he won 74 of his 76 qualifying matches. I have played snooker for a long time and I've not seen anyone hit the ball as good, he just whips through it.
