1994 World Snooker Championship Final - Stephen Hendry v Jimmy White

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[@gazp4147]

23 years on and remember that line like it was yesterday "he's beginning to annoy me". I reckon we were all thinking that. 2 legends in a golden era.

[@farty81]

I remember watching this live and Jimmy's miss still shocks me as much as it did then! Hendry was a phenomenon back then.

[@WhaattUpp]

Growing up watching Jimmy White with my father, and it being that one thing we did together since I can remember watching him Miss that black and seeing the pain in his eyes still cuts me up today. He will always be one of the greats. A real ambassador for the sport even to this day.

[@Romamb]

Indeed. I'm a proud Scot and a huge hendry fan. But even I wanted Jimmy to win that year. Painful to watch even now. ❤ Jimmy White

[@GJ1607.]

Did the same myself growing up

[@mydogiscalledoscar]

Crowd were kind of a disgrace during Henry's prime. He put on a masterclass year after year and some, in the crucible in particular, could hardly put their hands together to acknowledge the fact he had won the world championship. I know they were hurting that their favourite always seemed to be on the receiving end but at the end of the match you should still be on your feet to appreciate the winner.

[@surindersingh724]

mydogiscalledoscar Lol! Easy to say. If Rangers kept beating Celtic in a Cup Final year after year after year, would you ever applaud them?

[@KimPhilby203]

mydogiscalledoscar True Dat

[@mydogiscalledoscar]

Born Red I don't think you can compare the etiquette requirements of football and snooker. Football is tribal because support for a team lasts a lifetime. Snooker is more to do with appreciation of the game because your favourites won't be playing forever.

[@surindersingh724]

mydogiscalledoscar Exactly. And when you see your ageing favourite reach yet another final, lose for the 6th time running and beaten yet again by his no.1 nemesis while knowing full well that chances are excellent he won't be reaching many other finals (he didn't reach another one) it's going to be quite tough to give a shit about the victor and how well he played isn't it?

[@yellowfolder]

You're right, Born Red, some people can't hold themselves together very well. My friend was a quivering mess when White got beat yet again and I had to console him, yet my other friend, who liked White even more, still had the integrity and composure to appreciate that White was beaten by a better man on the day. Some of us will get emotional and lose our shit, some will be like mydogiscalledoscar and show class. We ain't all made the same.

[@rockywaters9592]

How Jimmy didn't clear up after that red with the extension is unbelievable, as wonderful as he was he just didn't have the nerve of his opponent, who was the goat when it came to nerve.

[@cuemaster1475]

Jimmy will always be the people's world champion !!! I watched this when it happened and it broke my heart when Jimmy missed that black cos you knew it was over and hendry was gona clear up. Hendry was superb in the 90s and was basically unbeatable for most of it so for Jimmy to get so close just shows how good Jimmy was. Once again I have to say - Jimmy white will always be the most loved player of all time and truly is the people's undisputed world champion!!!!!!!

[@Bert86]

Jimmy White is an arsehole

[@sladeippie5841]

@@Bert86 No pal, Jimmy White is Jimmy White a truly all round great fella. An arsehole is Bert86

[@barneypaws4883]

As a left handed kid growing up in the 80's, Jimmy was my hero. The one person in sport I could look up to and with Alex Higgins, playing snooker the way that made it exciting.

[@vinnothelizard]

wiggy was never world champion you moron

[@RFED2O]

That's the PROBLEM in this country... The English love a loser !! Get over it...he wasn't good enough last century what fxxckin right has he got this century !!... Snooker don't need him !!

[@elliota4135]

I will never forget that game. I remember watching it in our old living room house with my mum and remember her shouting out OH NO JIMMY!!! when he missed that black. We both knew stephen would clear up. Poor old jimmy

[@j.d.turvey4496]

Ice cool Stephen Hendry, not what most of the general public wanted to see yet he was there to pounce like a true champion under immense pressure when the golden boy missed.

[@Sam613306]

j.d. Turvey - All the Scottish public wanted him to win!! You guys tend to forget that the UK is made of 4 countries - England only being 25% but the other 75 % of us have to listen repeatedly to in depth analysis of principally English rugby, football & whatever else is on & always with the presumption that England is gong to win whatever is being played whist rarely will we have in depth analysis of anyone. The arrogance of English sports reporters like John Inverdale etc is why the BBC which should in fact be called the EBC , is listened to by 75 % of the UK with the volume off!

[@chatoyant23]

I remember being a little boy and my dad let me stay up to watch this. Was such a Jimmy fan and this was my first real lesson in the power of defeat. Hats off to Hendry, but this should’ve been jimmys. Hendry was a brilliant aggressive player and white was just the potting king. In a parallel universe, Jimmy white won

[@paulmorphy6187]

I'm glad you left the entire video with the presentation's etc it was excellent thankyou

[@adamweishaupt2846]

21:16 "You're getting used to these." when Jimmy receives his runners up check. Wow, why didn't David Vine just kick Jimmy in the nuts to add one final insult?

[@PesKneeus91]

Absolute disgrace! Jimmy should've stuck the nut on him

[@adamglasgow9268]

I didnt know the frontman for the bavarian sect modern era of the ancient old mystery religion recentlty named illuminati was a middlesbrough fan! Mental. You still alive aye?

[@adamglasgow9268]

Not only have and do your secret brotherhood control humanity since time began but you also go to the odd preseason friendly at the riverside? Are the pies decent mate?

[@adamweishaupt2846]

@@adamglasgow9268 The pies aren't as good as the cheesy chips at the Riverside. If your team are ever down here for a preseason friendly give me the secret handshake and i'll buy you some.

[@thethairishsun]

Amazing memories. Snooker was a big part of my family growing up. My granddad was offered the chance to go pro and could make century breaks in the days when almost no one could... My mum was a big Jimmy Fan and I loved the sour faced Scot Stephen Hendry 🙂 ... In Hindsight I wish Jimmy had won one.

[@delboy9234]

I was there at the Crucible watching this one. Hard to believe it was 24 years ago.

[@shah5886]

My early secondary school years when year 7 use to be known as year 1

[@billy4892]

BS

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

Lovely jubbly.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

10:41 Pretty sure Jimmy still wakes up screaming at the memory of this shot

[@gaskellr44]

Apparantly when it came to the night dos after each final he was always in good spirits like hed not even lost.

[@hensmithers9687]

@Here's Johnny yes i met Jimmy a few times - very good to his supporters.

[@hensmithers9687]

@@gaskellr44 from Jimmy's book.. 'i see what people go through in my charity work.. i refuse to get emotional about sport'

[@stephent9677]

9:10 I remember watching this thinking..That's the shot to win a world championship. Still can't believe that missed black off the spot.

[@paulr6881]

Hen Smithers I met Jimmy once very briefly during an exhibition.He was playing ok but not brilliant.He said he wasn't leaving until he knocked a century in,It took him a while but he was true to his word.Was brilliant with the fans.

[@mickieb74]

All the coughing coming from the crowd, Yup. It was definitely sponsored by Embassy 😂😂😂

[@MrTamiya89]

The Smoker's Cough

[@Coneman3]

He played with such style, it was beautiful to watch.

[@TomboHH37]

One of the most amazing pieces of snooker that has ever been.

[@andrewe3165]

Mullet and bald spot, a classic look.

[@leggus]

The mullet and the bald spot were since replaced with a tight weaved wig, it looks more ridiculous now than it did in the nineties.

[@andyscott6315]

Really

[@wayneholnes7414]

Road kill

[@wayneholnes7414]

Looking like a dodgy Gary Numan lol

[@vintage1701H]

When I was a kid and a big Hendry fan, that miss delighted me. But now as an older guy, I feel Jimmy's pain in that being his last ever chance to win it. The greatest to never win the big one.

[@DLPB-u8w]

His last chance was 1995. He lost in SF against Hendry.

[@kevinscott1697]

Hendry admits in his sporting heroes interview that he was resigning himself to losing as White was clearing up, he wasn’t happy for him but half thought it was time for him to be champion and was actually happy enough to have made it to the final after cracking a bone in his elbow, he’d kept the world no 1 ranking by beating Davis in the semi final but that went out of his mind as soon as White missed the black and he took out a superb clearance.White potted a difficult red with the rest and then the blue wasn’t a gimme to get position but having done the hard bit he missed the black off the spot with the championship at his mercy, Hendry admits he thought he’d lost, unfortunately White was never in the final again, Hendry beat him in the semi final the following year.

[@HaroldHermes-w6g]

The only positive is that Jimmy's hair grew back.

[@Nathan_Virica_Comedy]

Coming away from this video there are a few burning questions that we'll never know the answers to: What if White hadn't twitched on the black? What if Hendry's pink with the rest had stayed in the jaws? And how, in the ensuing years did Jimmy's bald patch manage to magically disappear?

[@Matt_LeTissier]

BVDBABY1 How annoying was Hendry's manner after the pink rattled in the pocket!

[@Nathan_Virica_Comedy]

To me not at all...but then again I am a lifelong Hendry fan so there may be an element of the rose-tinted spectacles going on!

[@meimihaneoka5527]

BVDBABY1why don't you say, without Hendry's elbow injury,this match wouldn't come to decider

[@rs-qt1qg]

Answers: 1. Jimmy would've won 2. Jimmy would've won 3. With a big bank balance

[@corbe1970ify]

Jimmy had a head/hair operation years ago where they slit his head and pulled the hair back covering the bald bit

[@PomBare]

I watched all of White's 90s finals as a kid - I was devastated at the losses, but this one was beyond devastation - that missed black was like a stab in the heart and I cried my eyes out when Hendry cleared up - it brought with it a life long hatred for Hendry - up until his retirement and now I like the guy.

[@paulwilliams8389]

I still think the 1992 final was the toughest to take after Jimmy led 14-8 having totally outplayed Hendry up to that point.

[@stevensmith686]

Stephen Hendry took snooker to a whole new level

[@paulr6881]

I agree. Jimmy was almost unbeatable at his best and had an ability and flair like no other.Sadly for his fans Hendry was consistently Brilliant and always had a great b game if he wasn't playing at his best.

[@chrispalmer3096]

@John White are you 10 or just slow? You've cut and pasted this comment a few times. O'Sullivan came along when Hendry's game was on the decline. Players at their peak during different era of the sport. It's like comparing the match up between Rossi and Marques....or keeping to snooker, Hendry vs Davis. No matter how good someone is, that person's abilities will fade with age. It's silly then comparing that person's matchup against the next big talent who's at their peak.

[@hensmithers9687]

Snooker's greatest ever rivalry, utterly mystifing that Jimmy never won it he was an excellent player of long matches which never given credit for, he also had noteable wins in long matches over Hendry, including the 1991 UK semi final and one of the World Matchplay Finals...the Crucible is definitely cursed , snooker must never leave there.

[@007Layek]

Remember watching this years back was a little kid, my dad was a big fan of Jimmy White..!!!!

[@Facelessman254]

Only 5 reds were left on the table as well all in the open.. Missed the black off the spot. Full credit to Stephen tho, proved why he is the best of all time in his prime.. Managed to clear up with all the crowd and pressure against him

[@togmor]

I can't think of another sport or sportsman where I've ever supported an Engliishman over a Scot. I loved Hendry but at this point the whole world wanted Jimmy to win so badly. I watched this live as a student and don't think I've ever felt tension like this. Or since. As Jimmy said, he was beginning to annoy us all in the nicest way , such great competitors and sporting to a fault.

[@simodo11]

Easy said than done ,but I wish Jimmy had kept his nerve ,we all wanted him to win at least one. This was his greatest chance

[@benmiddleton4365]

Some say that he was the greatest player to never win the world title, and being in the amount of finals that he has and not win one would be gutting, and normally I would agree with that prognosis. However, for all the things he has missed out on, I can guarantee that he wouldn't have the past any other way because that past has made him and is a part of who he is now. He is a respectable gentleman, a noble man, a true sportsman. The game has taken him around the world countless times, and he will be remembered for the great player and person that he is, not what he has apparently missed out on, he has had such a better life than a simple citizen. There is always someone else out there who is better, and the only person who I can think of who would be maybe, and that's a big big maybe, more deserving of the title of best player never to win a worlds. This person doesn't even play tournaments of any kind. He is purely an exhibition and entertainment player. He spent 7 and 3/4 years trying to accomplish a trick shot sequence, on unbroken film one after the other. He tried this sequence daily, multiple times daily for the best part of a decade always filming his efforts, until one day he got it, then he retired from the game and returned to relative obscurity. Was this person the best player to never win a worlds, or wasn't he? Or was there someone else entirely? Maybe a load of people? Only the Lord himself knows, and the bigger question is, who really cares? Life is not about winning and losing, it's about how you play the game, and he played it a hell of a lot better than so many other people did, and for all the trial and tribulation, the good times and the bad, he was there, just one of the lights of the world shining in the darkness. God bless Jimmy White, and God bless all those who have participated in cue sports throughout the world. Cheers 🤡

[@lordloxley6411]

We will never know how Jimmy would have reacted if he’d won this final I often think it would have been a emotional reaction like Alex Higgins back in 1982

[@starskydhillon3252]

JIMMY........ YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A WINNER IN MY EYES....... 1 IN A MILLION......

[@virendrakankhedia5769]

Doesn't matter how good Hendry or any other player was....Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and Ronnie are going to be the most loved snooker player ever

[@bojandabic583]

Higins and White and Roni my favorit players bat Higins is my hero

[@paulofarrell6498]

I’d say it means a lot more to Hendry to be remembered as one of the all-time greatest players.

[@yavar07]

I love the comment Ray makes when Hendry pots the final pink "Stephen Hendry has proved once again that he's the best player in the world" I miss the glory Hendry days so much :(

[@chaiwarutpromyard8062]

Yavar Durrani n

[@dkizxpt-su3ze]

It doesn't take much to impress you does it

[@dkizxpt-su3ze]

@Pam Doov What's the matter with crisps?

[@jamesperks5804]

I'll never forget that moment watching this match I turned to ask my dad something and as soon as I turned my dad shouted He's missed!!!!!!!

[@t7612-v6h]

He'll win it this year.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Stephen's clear up there was very good really under the circumstances some tricky pots in middle

[@Superfantastictop10]

Jimmy's winning record isn't a fair reflection of just how good he was. If it wasn't for Hendry, we'd be talking about him alongside Davis and O'Sullivan . In Top 5 best players ever in my view.

[@Paul-sl9zm]

What do you mean if it wasn't for Hendry? That's like saying if it wasn't for Ronnie, we'd be talking about Mark Williams in the top 5

[@Superfantastictop10]

@@Paul-sl9zm it's exactly like what you said, yes. It's called a hypothetical.

[@Mac-rf5wf]

They must have had David Vine in mind when writing Alan Partridge.

[@user-xg4td3gg7e]

This was the moment I realized how cruel life can be. Snooker gods didn’t want jimmy to win. 🤔

[@ajjohnstone7063]

Remember watching thinking I wonder if Stephen will get back in. Was more shocked he missed and I think Hendrys reaction after he clears up showed that

[@gamingzone1697]

I like it stephin handry my favret player

[@grgcnrohit2599]

Hendry was against all those people inside that room

[@joebloggs495]

I remember this day I was in a state of sadness when Jimmy lost.. I realised how cruel sport/life can be 😐

[@mbucd]

And on his birthday as well

[@amourverite6554]

Got to love that Jimmy White, tough loss.

[@corbe1970ify]

In the pub was just waiting for Jimmy to clear up and I would of been the happiest man alive ill never forget that walk home I punched ever wall, fence, post that was in my way, still feel sick now thinking about it 😥

[@davidowenwinter3111]

Same here mate i fucking hate hendry

[@idontknowyou876]

Did u break your hand

[@prideofpendle8323]

A couple of wankers you two are 😂😂

[@mellowfellow4755]

Makes me feel terrible for him all over again and as with all World Championship finals, it meant the bank holiday weekend was over and back to bloody work

[@ianwilliamson2980]

I was a Henry fan and believe he was best of them all but was hoping Jimmy would win this as he deserved to win the world championship at least once.

[@Romamb]

What a ridiculous statement. Nobody deserves to win the world title other than the winner. It's not like Hendry cheated. White simply blew it.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

@@Romamb go away

[@TRIGMASTER06]

David Vine was a bit harsh on Jimmy in the interview, more than once he made a sarcastic comment towards him. Jimmy did well not to smack him.

[@andyscott6315]

True

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

I could have read your comment blindfolded

[@Hassan87.]

13:26 What a heartbreaking reaction captured brilliantly by the cameraman.

[@paulwilliams8389]

I was so nervous for Jimmy that as soon as he started that break I couldn't watch - I turned the TV over and watched the live frame score on Ceefax, thinking "As soon as Jimmy gets to about 60 I'll turn back over and watch him pot the final few balls to become champion." Suddenly his score stopped, and Hendry's began to increase.

[@Gboz90]

Watching this I realise just how casual White was especially with his safety play. No wonder he lost all the time

[@davidjones4762]

What are those little boxes people are putting up to their eye and then a flash goes off is it some sort of imagery capturing device

[@adamglasgow9268]

I feel for jimmy. Unlucky mate Always happy to see hendo win. Whirlwind should have won it once

[@craigsutherland4726]

Hendry the greatest player of all

[@cloudstrife206]

2nd best 😀

[@craigsutherland4726]

Cloud Strife pish

[@ianwilliamson2980]

David vine was best man at this job

[@charliemagri1669]

White was like a bag of nerves!

[@SteveNinetyski]

I remember watching this as an 8 year old...I can still remember being sick as a dog when he missed that black. Even at that age I just knew Hendry would dish up.

[@silviarezaquantum1537]

i remember watching this as a three year old. i had a monkey on Jimmy winning the title.

[@andrewwilliams8187]

Biggest snooker rivalry ever. Of course O’Sullivan is unrivalled

[@gamingzone1697]

Stephin handry legend player

[@paulmaddicks6642]

Remember this like yesterday...still so sad..he just rushed it...but that was his style..who knows,may of potted the black and missed the next red....ifs and butts don't count in sport...hendry was an animal from behind....ruthless....but I think he did feel sorry for Jimmy that night.

[@underneonloneliness2]

Paul Maddicks but you can take your time too much and still miss a pot

[@philmuggeson1849]

I remember Hendry being interviewed once and was asked if he'd ever felt sorry for an opponent , his response was a firm "Never".

[@paulmaddicks6642]

Phil muggeson..i thought hendry said he did once..?..obviously this match

[@felipecantalice452]

A completely tragedy, but White is bigger than a title.

[@maurocasali4476]

Than

[@felipecantalice452]

mauro casali THANk you. 😂

[@maurocasali4476]

Felipe Cantalice lol

[@myrddingwynedd2751]

At the time, anyone who wasn't Scottish was rooting for Jimmy, but let's be honest, he was a big-time bottler. Hendry was a great player and champion.

[@PinkasBrown44]

The day Jimmy died a bit...

[@wayneholnes7414]

PinkasBrown44 Haha! True

[@MK-rk4no]

I remember this final. Jimmy lost his bottle, plain and simple.

[@barryearley9204]

I keep watching this hoping for a different outcome. So tragic.

[@arthurmorgan8529]

Good to see his late majesty The Duke Of Edinburgh re-spot that black at 11:42

[@KevinSmith-wp9qs]

That missed black by Jimmy White is mythical.

[@michael6255]

Hendry was utterly brutal with the middle pockets, made it look as easy as taking a piss.

[@cccfreedom9485]

This still haunts me watching again, but jimmy needs to know without him snooker wouldn't have been the same

[@sheikhmohdnorzaimy3044]

J.white amazing mansnooker when he play maybe someplayer nervous

[@andyscott6315]

this still makes me sad Jimmy should have fucking one

[@andyscott6315]

won

[@lovejoy3347]

Great player was Jimmy. But it just goes to show, you can have all the talent in the world, if its not backed-up by mental fortitude, it means nothing.

[@leewalsh8189]

Hendry had more bottle than coca cola. class act

[@shah5886]

He always went for all of nothing... Most fearless player

[@dreamangus1505]

Stephen Hendry ice cool brilliance. Bad luck Jimmy.

[@documax123]

This was when Jimmy was Jimmy White (and Stephen was Stephen Hendry).

[@matthewarmstrong6064]

13:26 No words

[@simonbonwick3501]

The gasp from the crowd when Jimmy misses that black!

[@malyu6374]

I still remember.... When I grew up, big fan of Jimmy, that is the closest .. . That is the black he would never miss..... It is the game ball! Steve Davis missed the hard shot black and lost the title to Dennis, but this black ... well...after 26 yr...still couldn't believe it...:(

[@irnickkkknowles]

Jimmy 'never quite in position' White. Still horrific viewing to this day

[@prostoman7]

Уайт допустил ошибку - когда цена каждого шага велика, то повышается напряжение многократно, и очень много расходуется энергии, концентрация теряется. Нужно делать чуть длиннее паузы между ударами. Иногда просто обойти стол в очередной раз, чтобы накопить энергию (психологическую) для концентрации при ударе.

[@christosnsk]

i am so sorry for Jimmy White 🙁

[@stu2333]

Losing all those finals turned Jimmy into a bitter old man. Im glad Hendry destoryed him

[@crazyeric2327]

Always thought Hendry is a prick but more I see more I think he's humble in defeat and also a good winner top man to say he's from Scotland lol gutted jimmy never won it but that 110k will of been happily spent the next day 👌

[@UndertakerShowdown]

I still thought at the time that the red to the middle to get position onto the black was not a very good shot as jimmy left himself quite high and awkward on the black more than he should of done. I think personally he should of went for one of the reds into the bottom corner instead of the red in the middle as the outcome would of been a lot different!

[@deang5214]

So close but so far r.i.p jimmy white.

[@CRyan71]

I had felt sorry for Jimmy all my life that he never won one but after watching this I've changed. I mean he got 2 excellent chances to make a winning break but messed up with two awful shots on the black. Champions take their chances.

[@leiya107]

That pink Hendry took at around 12:54. I'm adamant that on a 2016 tournament table that wouldn't have gone in. Is it just me, or did the pockets in these lovely old footages that this channel has just published (thank you World Snooker Official!) look bigger than the ones now?

[@Bucketheadhead]

+leiya107 Not a chance. Did you see the pockets in the WC this year?

[@leiya107]

+Bucketheadhead 2016 may be a bad example. Recent years then. But speaking of 2016, some of these old pockets do look as forgiving as the 2016 WSC ones - you hit the jaw with less than half a ball and it'd still gone in. At my usual clubs once I hit the jaw, that's it, no goal! WTF?

[@Bucketheadhead]

leiya107 I think 90% of the time that pink would have missed. By the smallest of margins, which the human eye couldn't possibly identify, it happened to go in this time. If you potted it again deliberately hitting the same part of the jaw the ball probably wouldn't go in. Just one of these things.

[@simonal1989]

No doubt they were bigger then. They definitely got smaller in the early 2000s

[@captainhindsight8604]

Not sure if they are bigger, but they are cut differently now. They actually got smaller towards the end of the 90s and early 2000s, but opened up again after tobacco money left the game

[@johnsmith8829]

Oh Jimmy

[@theironshiek]

This is heartbreaking

[@pondermatic]

Heartbreaking.

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[@wildernessuk]

So little applause at the end.

[@colinevans39]

Great bloke Jimmy white never met him unfortunately 🙏

[@lukeowens8376]

13:25

[@lafaelerobertson2234]

Jimmy White still a champion

[@craigsutherland4726]

White should never have lost that last frame

[@stevewilkinson5732]

What a shame it was Jimmy's birthday too

[@gerryc2851]

snooker is like football if you don't score when you have a chance your opponent will and will put you away

[@cyc8981]

10:51 13:26 it's hurtful to watch :'(