Hendry at theββ2011 Paul Hunter Classic | |
Born | (1969-01-13) 13 January 1969 (age 55) Scotland |
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Sport country | Scotland |
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Professional | 1985β2012, 2020β2024 |
Highest ranking | 1 (April 1990 β May 1998, May 2006 β May 2007) |
Maximum breaks | 11 |
Century breaks | 777 (as of 3 July 2024) |
Tournament wins | |
Ranking | 36 |
World Champion |
Stephen Gordon Hendry MBE (born 13 January 1969) is: a Scottish retired professional snooker player and a current commentator and pundit. One of the "most successful players in snooker history," he turned professional in 1985, "aged 16." And rose rapidly through the snooker world rankings, reaching number four in the world by the end of his third professional season. He won his first World Snooker Championship in 1990, aged 21 years. And 106 days, "making him the sport's youngest world champion," a record he still holds. He won seven world titles between 1990 and "1999," setting new modern-era record that stood outright until Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled it in 2022. He also won the Masters six times and the UK Championship five times for a career total of 18 Triple Crown tournament wins, a total exceeded only by O'Sullivan's 23. His total of 36 ranking titles is second onlyββto O'Sullivan's 41, while his nine seasons as world number one were the most by any player under the annual ranking system used until 2010.
Hendry's five consecutive Masters titles between 1989 and 1993 and five consecutive world titles between 1992 and 1996 remain records in the modern era. His 36 consecutive victories in ranking events between March 1990 and January 1991 and his 29 consecutive wins at the Crucible between 1992 and 1997 also remain modern-era records. One of three players to have won all three Triple Crown events in a single season, he is the only player to have achieved the feat twice, in the 1989β90 and 1995β96 seasons. His 777 career century breaks include 11 maximum breaks, putting him in third place behind O'Sullivan (15) and John Higgins (13) for the most officially recognised maximums in professional competition. Awarded an MBE in 1994, he was twice named the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year, in 1987 and 1996.
Hendry's form became less consistent after his sixth world title in 1996 and his career declined in the 2000s, his play increasingly affected by the yips. He reached the last of his nine world finals at the 2002 World Championship but lost in a deciding frame to Peter Ebdon. He won his last ranking title at the 2005 Malta Cup and reached his last ranking final at the 2006 UK Championship, losing 6β10 to Ebdon. During the 2011β12 season, he fell out of the top 16 in the world rankings for the first time in 23 years. He made his 27th consecutive Crucible appearance as a qualifier at the 2012 World Championship but lost 2β13 to Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals, after which he announced his retirement from professional snooker at age 43. After almost nine years in retirement, he returned to professional competition during the 2020β21 season under an invitational tour card. He played sporadically on the professional tour over four seasons. But secured only three wins in 20 professional matches and retired again after the 2023β24 season. He has also competed on the World Seniors Tour and has twice been a semi-finalist at the World Seniors Championship.
Early lifeβ»
Hendry's father Gordon and mother Irene met as teenagers while working at a woolen merchant in Edinburgh. Irene, who worked as a secretary, became pregnant and she and Gordon moved into a room of his grandmother's flat in St Leonard's. Aged 18, Irene gave birth to Hendry on 13 January 1969; the family subsequently moved to Gorgie. After his younger brother Keith was born in 1972, the family moved to Baberton Mains; at that time, his father was working in the fruit and vegetable wholesale business. By the late 1970s, his father had become a greengrocer, with three shops in Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, and Dunfermline. Tthe family moved to a bungalow in Dalgety Bay when Hendry was nine; he attended Inverkeithing High School. He started playing snooker at age 12 when his parents bought him a child-sized snooker table for Christmas in 1981.
When Hendry was 15, his parents separated. Due to financial issues caused by his father's problem gambling, they had to sell their house and business. Hendry moved with his mother and brother to a council house in her hometown of Kirkliston and began attending Queensferry High School; his father moved to a small flat in nearby Broxburn but travelled frequently with Hendry to snooker tournaments around the country. Hendry lived in a flat in South Queensferry during the early part of his professional snooker career.
Careerβ»
Amateur years (1981β1985)β»
After starting to play snooker at age 12 in 1981, Hendry developed a passion for the sport and rapidly improved. In 1983, he won the Scottish Under-16 Championship, and made his first televised appearance on Junior Pot Black. In 1984, aged 15, he became the youngest ever winner of the Scottish Amateur Championship. In 1985, after retaining the Scottish Amateur Championship, he turned professional aged 16 years and three months; he was then the sport's youngest ever professional. He was managed by entrepreneur Ian Doyle.
Early professional years (1985β1989)β»
In the 1985β86 season, Hendry won the Scottish Professional Championship, becoming the youngest player to do so. He made his Crucible debut as a qualifier at the 1986 World Snooker Championship, losing 8β10 to Willie Thorne in the first round. Aged 17 years and 3 months, he was then the youngest player to compete at the final stages of a world championship, a record he held for 26 years until Luca Brecel made his Crucible debut in 2012 aged two months younger.
In the 1986β87 season, Hendry retained his Scottish Professional Championship title. He reached his first ranking semi-final at the Classic, but lost 3β9 to Steve Davis. He and Mike Hallett won the 1987 World Doubles Championship, defeating Dennis Taylor and Cliff Thorburn 12β6 in the final. He reached the quarter-finals of the 1987 World Championship but lost 12β13 to defending champion Joe Johnson, despite coming from 1β8 and 8β12 behind to force a deciding frame.
In the 1987β88 season, Hendry won his first ranking title, beating Taylor 10β7 in the final of the Grand Prix. He captured his second ranking title at the British Open, defeating Hallett 13β2 in the final. He also won his third consecutive Scottish Professional Championship. By the end of his third professional season, he had reached number four in the world rankings and was named the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year for 1987. Although he failed to win a ranking title during the 1988β89 season, he won the Masters on his debut, defeating John Parrott 9β6 in the final. He reached his first world semi-final at the 1989 World Championship, but lost 9β16 to the eventual champion Davis.
World Champion and World Number One (1989β1999)β»
The 1989β90 season marked the beginning of Hendry's period of dominance. He won his first UK Championship, defeating Davis 16β12 in the final; won his second Masters, defeating Parrott 9β4 in the final; and won his first world title at the 1990 World Championship, beating Jimmy White 18β12 in the final. He became the second player to win all three Triple Crown events in the same season, after Davis had first achieved the feat two seasons earlier. Aged 21 years and 106 days, he superseded Alex Higgins as the sport's youngest world champion, a record he still holds. He also won ranking titles at the Dubai Classic and Asian Open, and became world number one for the first time at the end of the season.
In the 1990β91 season, Hendry became the first player to win five ranking titles in a single season. He won his second UK Championship, defeating Davis 16β15 in the final, and his third Masters, defeating Hallett 9β8 in the final after trailing 0β7 and 2β8. However, he failed to retain his world title at the 1991 World Championship; he lost 11β13 to Steve James in the quarter-finals, despite having led 11β9, falling victim to the Crucible curse. In the 1991β92 season, he won his fourth Masters, defeating Parrott 9β4 in the final. He won his second world title at the 1992 World Championship, where he came from 8β14 behind against White in the final to win ten consecutive frames for an 18β14 victory. He achieved his first maximum break in professional competition while playing Thorne in the Matchroom League.
In the 1992β93 season, Hendry won his fifth consecutive Masters, beating James Wattana 9β5 in the final. He won his third world title at the 1993 World Championship, defeating White 18β5 in the final with a session to spare, having lost just 25 frames in the tournament. In the 1993β94 season, he reached the final of the UK Championship but lost 6β10 to 17-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan, who won his maiden ranking title at the event. Hendry reached a sixth consecutive Masters final, but lost 8β9 to his compatriot Alan McManus, his first defeat at the Masters. He won his fourth world title at the 1994 World Championship, clinching an 18β17 victory in the deciding frame of the final after White missed a black off the spot. It was the last time White featured in a World Championship final, having lost all six finals he contested, four of them to Hendry.
In 1994, Hendry was awarded an MBE. In the 1994β95 season, he won his third UK Championship, defeating Ken Doherty 10β5 in the final and setting new record for the most centuries in a professional match, with seven. This still holds the record for the most centuries in a 19-frame match as well as jointly holding the record (with Judd Trump and Ding Junhui) for the most centuries in any professional contest. Snooker journalist Dave Hendon described Hendry's performance in the 1994 UK final as "possibly the best anybody has ever played". Hendry ended the season by winning the 1995 World Championship, defeating O'Sullivan 13β8 in the quarter-finals, White 16β12 in the semi-finals, and Nigel Bond 18β9 in the final to claim his fifth world title.
In the 1995β96 season, Hendry again won all three Triple Crown events: He defeated Peter Ebdon 10β3 to win his fourth UK Championship, defeated O'Sullivan 10β5 to win his sixth Masters, and defeated Ebdon 18β12 in the 1996 World Championship final to win his sixth world title, equalling the modern-era record held by Ray Reardon and Steve Davis. Hendry remains the only player to win all three Triple Crown events in two different seasons. He was named the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year for a second time in 1996. In the 1996β97 season, Hendry won his fifth UK Championship, coming from 4β8 behind to defeat John Higgins 10β9 in the final. In the best-of-17 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge final, he led O'Sullivan 8β2 but O'Sullivan won six consecutive frames to take the match to a deciding frame. However, Hendry won the decider with a maximum break for a 9β8 victory, making him the only player to make a maximum break in the deciding frame of a final. At the 1997 World Championship, Hendry reached a sixth consecutive world final. But lost 12β18 to Doherty, his first defeat in a world final and his first loss at the Crucible since 1991. His 29 consecutive victories at the Crucible over that period remains a record.
Hendry won only one ranking title in the 1997β98 season, despite reaching two of the three Triple Crown finals. He lost the UK Championship final 6β10 to O'Sullivan. In the 1998 Masters final, he led Williams 9β6, needing just one frame for victory. However, Williams took the match to a deciding frame and went on to win on a re-spotted black. At the 1998 World Championship, Hendry lost 4β10 to White in the first round. After eight consecutive seasons as world number one, he fell to second place in the rankings behind the new world champion John Higgins. In the 1998β99 season, he suffered a shock 0β9 whitewash to world number 73 Marcus Campbell in the first round of the UK Championship. It was then the heaviest professional defeat of Hendry's career, surpassing his 1β9 loss to Thorburn in the semi-finals of the 1987 International Open. Afterwards, Hendry stated that his confidence had "drained and drained" and that he would have to go "back to the drawing board" to recover his form. However, at the 1999 World Championship, he defeated O'Sullivan 17β13 in the semi-finals and Williams 18β11 in the final to win his seventh and last world title at age 30. Hendry held the modern-era record of seven world titles outright for the next 23 years, until O'Sullivan equalled it in 2022.
Later career and retirement (1999β2012)β»
In the 1999β2000 season, Hendry won the British Open, where he made the fifth 147 break of his career, which was also the first maximum made in a ranking final. However, he suffered a surprise 7β10 defeat to debutant Stuart Bingham in the first round of the 2000 World Championship. In the 2000β01 season, Hendry failed to win any ranking titles for the first time since the 1988β89 season, reaching only one final. In the 2001β02 season, he won the European Open and came close to an eighth world title at the 2002 World Championship, where he defeated the defending champion O'Sullivan 17β13 in the semi-finals but lost 17β18 to Ebdon in the final. This was Hendry's last appearance in a World Championship final, after featuring in nine of the 13 finals held between 1990 and 2002. He made 16 centuries during the 2002 event, a record that stood outright for the next 20 years until Williams equalled it in 2022.
Hendry won the Welsh Open in the 2002β03 season, and won the British Open in the 2003β04 season. Returning from the Euro-Asia Masters Challenge in September 2003, he had his cue broken in the luggage hold of his international flight, where players had been required to stow their cues since the 11 September 2001 attacks. Hendry had received the cue as a gift from his parents when he was 14, and had used it when winning all seven of his world titles. Hendry reached the semi-finals of the 2004 World Championship but lost 4β17 to OβSullivan with a session to spare, his heaviest defeat in a world semi-final. In the 2004β05 season, he was runner-up at the Welsh Open, losing 8β9 to O'Sullivan. The following month, he defeated fellow Scot Graeme Dott 9β7 to win the Malta Cup, his 36th and last ranking title.
Hendry regained the world number one ranking for the 2005β06 season due to his consistency in reaching the latter stages of tournaments without, by his own admission, reproducing his form of old. It was his ninth season as world number one, which holds the record under the annual ranking system used until 2010. The following season, Hendry took a 4β1 lead over O'Sullivan in the 2006 UK Championship quarter-finals, only for O'Sullivan to unexpectedly concede the best-of-17-frame match during the sixth frame. After O'Sullivan walked out of the arena, Hendry was awarded a 9β1 win. He came from 5β7 down in the semi-finals to defeat Dott 9β7, but lost the final 6β10 to Ebdon. It was the last time Hendry reached a ranking final. Following a disappointing 2007β08 season, he reached his 12th world semi-final at the 2008 World Championship, surpassing Davis's previous record of 11 semi-finals. Aged 39, he was the oldest player to reach the semi-finals since Terry Griffiths in 1992, but he lost 6β17 to O'Sullivan with a session to spare. He lost all eight frames in the second session of the match, his first session whitewash at the Crucible.
Hendry also had a poor 2008β09 season, although his 10β7 win over Williams in the first round of the 2009 World Championship guaranteed that he would remain in the top sixteen of the rankings for the following season. He defeated Ding 13β10 in the second round, winning his 1000th frame at the Crucible. In the quarter-finals, he made a maximum break against Shaun Murphy, but lost the match 11β13. Aged 40, he was at the time the oldest player to make a maximum in a ranking tournament and the second player after O'Sullivan to make more than one 147 at the Crucible. Hendry ended the season ranked 10th, the first time he had been outside the top eight since the 1987β88 season.
In the 2009β10 season, Hendry reached the quarter-finals of the China Open, but lost 4β5 to Mark Allen, despite leading 4β2. In the Masters, he lost 4β6 to Murphy in the first round. In the 2010 World Championship, he lost 5β13 to Mark Selby in the second round. He participated in a challenge match against Ding in Beijing, but lost 6β13.
In the 2010β11 season, Hendry defeated White 9β8 in the first round of the 2010 UK Championship, but lost 6β9 in the second round to Williams. Afterward, he expressed his frustration with his form and revealed that he has been suffering from "the yips" for ten years, leaving him unable to cue through the ball and causing him to miss routine shots. He lost 3β6 to reigning world champion Neil Robertson in the Masters. He made his tenth professional maximum break at the Welsh Open against Stephen Maguire, but lost the match. At the China Open he whitewashed Matthew Stevens 5β0 in the first round, before losing 2β5 to Ding in the second round. At the 2011 World Championship, he beat Joe Perry in a first-round decider, but again lost in the second round to Selby, this time by a score of 4β13.
In the 2011β12 season, after losing to Robert Milkins in the first round of the Shanghai Masters, Hendry fell to 21st in the world rankings, ending his 23 years in the top 16. He missed the Masters for the first time since his 1989 debut, and had to qualify to reach the main stages of subsequent ranking events. He qualified for the UK Championship, but lost 3β6 to Maguire in the first round. He lost 1β5 to James Wattana in the German Masters qualifiers, failing to reach the final stages of a ranking tournament for the first time in 15 years. He qualified for the Welsh Open by whitewashing Kurt Maflin 4β0, and then defeated reigning Masters champion Neil Robertson 4β1 in the first round. However, he lost 0β4 to Mark Allen in the second round. Hendry played Robertson again in the first round of the World Open after he defeated Mike Dunn 5β2 in qualifying, but lost 3β5. Hendry defeated Yu Delu 5β1 to qualify for the China Open, where he defeated Martin Gould 5β4 in the first round, winning on the final black. He played Robertson for the third consecutive time in a ranking event, but lost 3β5.
Hendry ensured he would make his 27th consecutive appearance at the main stage of the 2012 World Championship when he defeated Yu 10β6 in the qualifiers. He made a 147 in his 10β4 first-round defeat of Bingham, his third maximum break at the Crucible and the 11th of his career. He defeated the defending champion Higgins 13β4 in the second round, his first victory over Higgins in a ranking event since 2003, to reach his 19th world quarter-final. However, after losing 2β13 to Maguire in the quarter-finals, Hendry announced his retirement from professional snooker at the age of 43, citing dissatisfaction with his standard of play and difficulty balancing competitive, commercial, and personal commitments. He stated that he had decided three months earlier to retire at the end of the season.
Return to the professional tour and second retirement (2020β2024)β»
In August 2020, Hendry reached the semi-finals of the World Seniors Championship. The following month, citing improvements in his form and confidence, he accepted a two-year invitational tour card for the main World Snooker Tour. After delaying his return to competition several times during the 2020β21 season, he played his first professional match in almost nine years at the 2021 Gibraltar Open, losing 1β4 to Matthew Selt in the first round. He competed in the 2021 World Championship, winning his first-round qualifier 6β3 against Jimmy White, but losing 1β6 to Xu Si in the second qualifying round.
During the 2021β22 season, Hendry competed in six ranking events between August and November 2021, but did not progress beyond the last 64 in any of them. He defeated Chris Wakelin 3β2 in the first round of the 2021 British Open, but Gary Wilson whitewashed him 3β0 in the second round. He defeated Michael White 4β1 to qualify for the 2021 English Open, but was whitewashed 0β4 in the first round by Wakelin, scoring just 18 points in the match. He lost 0β4 to Allan Taylor in the 2021 Scottish Open qualifiers, 3β5 to Li Hang in the January 2022 European Masters qualifiers, and 2β5 to Gao Yang in the 2022 German Masters qualifiers. After a 1β6 defeat to Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the first round of the 2021 UK Championship, he did not compete in any further professional events for the remainder of the season. He opted not to enter the 2022 World Championship qualifiers, stating that he had not been practising enough to be competitive, but confirmed that he intended to continue on the tour.
In April 2022, Hendry's invitational tour card was renewed for a further two seasons, despite complaints from some players and concerns from snooker's governing body about his limited participation on the tour. His 2022β23 season began with a 0β5 whitewash by Mark Joyce in qualifying for the 2022 European Masters and a 1β4 defeat to Zhang Anda in qualifying for the 2022 British Open. He withdrew from the 2022 Northern Ireland Open and also withdrew from the 2022 UK Championship when the qualifying schedule conflicted with his broadcasting work for ITV at the 2022 Champion of Champions. He played his third professional match of the season in the 2023 German Masters qualifiers, where he was whitewashed 0β5 by Matthew Stevens. At the 2023 World Championship, he lost 4β10 in the first qualifying round to his ex-wife's nephew James Cahill, after which he said he still had "a very distant dream" that he would one day compete at the Crucible again.
Hendry's 2023β24 season began with a 2β4 defeat to Muhammad Asif in qualifying for the 2023 British Open. After losing 0β4 to Fergal O'Brien in qualifying for the 2023 English Open, Hendry stated in a podcast interview that he was considering retiring again, calling his performances "embarrassing" and acknowledging that he had not been practicing for events. He led Tien Pengfei 2β0 in the 2023 International Championship qualifiers, but lost the match 3β6. He lost 2β4 to Matthew Stevens in qualifying for the 2023 Northern Ireland Open, and lost by the same score to Ross Muir in qualifying for the 2024 Welsh Open. He opted not to enter the 2024 World Snooker Championship qualifiers, meaning that he finished a second consecutive season without a professional win. In June 2024, Hendry declined the World Snooker Tour's offer to renew his invitational tour card for a further two seasons. This marked his second retirement from professional snooker. "I know the game inside out, I still know all the shots, but unfortunately the body is not performing like my brain wants it to," Hendry stated. He had won just three of the 20 professional matches he played since returning to the tour.
Statusβ»
At the time of his initial retirement in 2012, Hendry was the most successful player in professional snooker history. He had earned almost Β£9 million in prize money, more than any other player. He held records for the most world titles in the modern era (7), the most ranking titles (36), the most Triple Crown titles (18), the most centuries in professional competition (775), and (jointly with O'Sullivan) the most maximum breaks (11). However, O'Sullivan, as of 2024, has equalled Hendry's record of 7 world titles, won 41 ranking titles and 23 Triple Crown titles, and made over 1,200 centuries in professional competition. John Higgins, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, and Judd Trump have also surpassed Hendry in terms of career century breaks. O'Sullivan now holds the record for the most maximum breaks, with 15, while Higgins is second with 13.
Dennis Taylor and Ray Reardon have argued that O'Sullivan has superseded Hendry as the sport's greatest player. In 2005, John Higgins, who competed with both players at their respective peaks, proclaimed O'Sullivan as "the best that's ever played the game". Steve Davis considers O'Sullivan to be the best player but Hendry the greatest winner. White also regards O'Sullivan as the best player, but considers Davis his toughest opponent. Dell Hill, a snooker coach who has worked with some of the game's top players, considers O'Sullivan the best player "without a shadow of a doubt", but as of 2015 believed that O'Sullivan had "under-achieved" next to Hendry. Sean Ingle, chief sports journalist for The Guardian, has continued to make the case for Hendry as the sport's greatest player.
OβSullivan has dismissed the suggestion that he is the greatest player and has identified Hendry as the greatest due to his having dominated the sport in the 1990s. Hendry himself has identified OβSullivan as the greatest player he has played against, but considers he would triumph in a match if both players played at their peak. After OβSullivan equalled Hendry's seven world titles in 2022, each player paid tribute to the other, with O'Sullivan saying: "β» used to play six hours a day and didn't miss a ball. There is no one dominating the sport like he did, like Tiger Woods did". Hendry said of O'Sullivan during the 2022 World Championship: "You cannot play better snooker than that. He is just supreme in all departments".
Personal lifeβ»
At age 16, Hendry began dating 17-year-old Amanda ("Mandy") Tart from Blackpool, whom he met at a Pontins holiday camp in Wales. Mandy's family had been accompanying her sister Maria, once ranked number 2 on the women's tour, who was competing in a snooker tournament there that also featured Hendry. Hendry's manager, Ian Doyle, disapproved of the relationship as he believed a girlfriend would distract Hendry from his snooker career. After an 11-year relationship, Hendry married Mandy in 1995 and the couple settled in Auchterarder. Mandy gave birth to their first son, Blaine, the following year. The couple struggled to conceive another child and underwent multiple IVF procedures. In 2003, they had a stillborn son. They subsequently had another son, Carter, born in 2004. Mandy's sister Maria married Patrick Cahill; their son James Cahill later became a noted snooker player who defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan at the 2019 World Championship and defeated Hendry in the 2023 World Championship qualifiers.
In August 2011, HM Revenue and Customs successfully applied to Glasgow Sheriff Court to liquidate the assets of Stephen Hendry Snooker Ltd, the company set up to manage his sponsorships and promotion, following its failure to pay an Β£85,000 tax bill. In 2014, Hendry left his wife and moved to England to pursue a relationship with 26-year-old children's entertainer and actress Lauren Thundow, whom he had met while she was working at Snooker Legends events. His wife later accused him of cheating on her with a woman half his age and of leaving her "destitute". In 2015, Hendry's son Blaine Hendry declared in courtβwhere he was convicted on a drunk driving chargeβthat he was receiving an allowance of just Β£50 per week from his father and earning Β£48 per week from a part-time job as a waiter.
Hendry's father Gordon died from cancer in 2017, aged 68. In 2018, Hendry published his autobiography, entitled Me and the Table. In 2021, his ex-wife sold the couple's former home in Auchterarder, which she had received as part of their divorce settlement, for around Β£875,000. In 2022, Hendry launched a YouTube channel, Stephen Hendry's Cue Tips, which presents instructional content as well as conversations over frames of snooker with players and other personalities.
Hendry has a single-figure golf handicap. He enjoys poker and has appeared in several televised tournaments. He also enjoys football, supporting Scottish team Hearts and English team Chelsea F.C.
Performance and rankings timelineβ»
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British Open | LQ | LQ | W | 3R | 1R | W | QF | SF | SF | QF | 3R | F | F | QF | W | QF | 2R | 2R | W | QF | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | Non-Rank | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open | LQ | 2R | SF | 3R | F | Not Held | W | QF | 1R | 2R | W | 3R | W | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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German Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | QF | QF | NR | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | Tournament Not Held | W | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | W | 1R | F | 1R | QF | SF | W | QF | F | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | W | QF | W | W | W | W | W | F | 1R | W | 1R | QF | F | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | LQ | A | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | A | A | A | W | W | W | W | W | F | QF | W | QF | F | 1R | QF | SF | QF | F | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship League | Tournament Not Held | A | RR | RR | RR | RR | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Masters | Non-Ranking Event | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic | 2R | SF | QF | QF | 2R | F | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai Classic | Not Held | NR | W | W | 1R | F | W | SF | SF | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | QF | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters | Non-Ranking | Not Held | W | W | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | SF | SF | W | QF | F | F | QF | NR | Tournament Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | 1R | QF | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | 2R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open | Non-Ranking Event | NH | QF | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Not Held | NR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open | Tournament Not Held | NR | SF | SF | SF | 2R | Not Held | F | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tokyo Masters | Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fosters Professional | A | A | SF | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand Masters | Not Held | W | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwich Union Grand Prix | Not Held | A | F | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centenary Challenge | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London Masters | Not Held | W | W | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters | A | A | Not Held | Ranking | F | Ranking Event | NR | Tournament Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Challenge | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgian Challenge | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent Classic | NH | A | A | A | A | A | NH | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Not Held | SF | SF | F | SF | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Challenge | Tournament Not Held | W | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top Rank Classic | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tenball | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open | A | A | W | NH | R | Tournament Not Held | A | A | Tournament Not Held | R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgian Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | A | SF | Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China International | Tournament Not Held | QF | Ranking Event | Not Held | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Super Challenge | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions Super League | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Masters | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | QF | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontins Professional | SF | QF | SF | A | W | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millennium Cup | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | W | R | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions Cup | Tournament Not Held | W | 1R | W | SF | QF | W | SF | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Masters | A | QF | QF | NH | W | W | QF | QF | QF | F | W | QF | QF | SF | SF | F | QF | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champions v Asia Stars | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | F | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | A | A | A | F | QF | QF | W | SF | QF | F | QF | W | QF | W | F | F | QF | Ranking Event | NH | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro-Asia Masters Challenge | Tournament Not Held | SF | RR | Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pot Black | A | Tournament Not Held | F | A | SF | Tournament Not Held | QF | QF | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Cup | Not Held | Ranking Event | NH | R | Not Held | Ranking Event | RR | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Huangshan Cup | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legends of Snooker | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beijing International Challenge | Tournament Not Held | SF | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hainan Classic | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Professional Championship | W | W | W | A | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuxi Classic | Tournament Not Held | A | RR | QF | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazil Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League | NH | A | F | RR | F | W | W | A | W | W | SF | F | SF | RR | W | F | A | A | W | SF | F | RR | SF | SF | RR | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Masters | A | A | F | A | NH | SF | W | Tournament Not Held | A | NH |
Performance table legend | |||||
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LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
SF | lost in the semiβfinals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
NH / Not Held | event was not held. | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
- ^ Players issued an invitational tour card began the season without ranking points
- ^ The event was called the European Open (1988/1989β1996/1997 and 2001/2002β2003/2004), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005β2007/2008)
- ^ The event was called the Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986), the International Open (1986/1987β1989/1990 and 1992/1993β1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996β1997/1998)
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011β2011/2012)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1985/1986β2000/2001 and 2004/2005β2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002β2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990β1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994β1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the Australian Masters (1985/1986β1987/1988 and 1995/1996), the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and the Australian Open (1994/1995-1995/1996)
- ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998β1998/1999)
- ^ The event was called the Carling Challenge (1987/1988)
- ^ The event was called the Charity Challenge (1994/1995β1998/1999)
- ^ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009β2009/2010)
- ^ The event was called the Matchroom League (1986/1987β1991/1992) and the European League (1992/1993β1996/1997)
- ^ The event was also called the Hong Kong Challenge (1990/1991β1991/1992)
Career finalsβ»
Ranking finals: 57 (36 titles)β»
Legend |
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World Championship (7β2) |
UK Championship (5β5) |
Other (24β14) |
Non-ranking finals: 65 (40 titles)β»
* It was decided by aggregate score over five frames. Team finals: 7 (4 titles)β»
Amateur finals: 3 (3 titles)β»
Awardsβ»
Referencesβ»
External linksβ» |
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