Jimmy White Vs Stephen Hendry, 1991 Mercantile Credit Classic Final

The 1991 Final Between Jimmy White and Stephen Hendry. Best of 19. Footage from ITV.

[@mqb5151]

Wish it happened just once in those Sheffield finals 😞

[@Mozartboy55]

Yeah. Especially 1992 when he lead 12-6 and 14-8. He looked unassailable.

[@vanmarko6654]

Na he had us all fooled,he's a botlter & not a nice person the way he treats his manager.Not even in the top 10 of all time Snooker players.

[@billyellis1552]

One of my favourite players of all time

[@simonp7095]

When Jimmy is focused hes a amazing player

[@FairleySneddz]

Takes me back to sitting in my Nanas house. She loved snooker. I would of been 10 yrs old. ❤

[@stephenyoung2218]

The interview with the players at the end of the match is gold. Even in victory, Stephen Hendry lived in Jimmy's head for free.

[@tonynaccarato4751]

Great players, Jimmy one of my favourites, Stephen young, all class, greatest player ever with the likes of Rockin the Rocket Ronnie O'sullivan.

[@carlthrelfall8761]

wow 30 years ago.. I can't believe it's been 30 years TIME HAS GONE SO QUICK

[@dvidclapperton]

Shocking that this tournament used to be called the Masters warmup event even though it was a ranking tournament and most of the last 32 could not compete at the Masters.

[@micky147blue]

Great vid mate thanks for posting it, wasn't too often Jimmy got the better of Hendry like this.

[@dvidclapperton]

Proof that Hendry wasn't unbesten more or less against White in the 1990's.

[@richard3693]

Jimmy white at his pinnacle 1991 I think I'm correct in saying he was World number one during this period. Favourite player of all time, 👍😀 a genius at times.

[@SnookerFan-kl1jj]

No he was ranked no 4 at the time and this was the only ranking title he won that season.

[@Ryan_Giggs97]

Jimmy’s highest ranking was number two in the world during his career during the 1987/88 season

[@dvidclapperton]

White was briefly provisional world number one about 1993, but never ended a aeason officially as world number one.

[@leeredford1028]

Even the greats av off days at snooker... just 1 of those things... and he gives credit too jimmy, for playing well and beating him...

[@sarayuthnormai3151]

Jimmy White ! Really looking great snooker player!

[@patrickrooney5130]

Jimmy your the best mate. I love watching you play.

[@jason22spurs]

Jimmy what a player

[@maurocasali4476]

What’s that trophy... a cheese grater?

[@dvidclapperton]

White always touched the back of his head after he made a mistake, and then proceeded to light up a cigarette once he got back to his chair.

[@mfaisalbutt5210]

Do u have 1993 British open.

[@stevenedwards1298]

1:49:24 Jimmy's career right there

[@alangrynich2037]

An amazing natural talent always the greatest

[@kelvinth30]

Shephen was younger then Jimmy then, now in reverse . Shephen looked so old now

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Could hardly believe that

[@CaribSurfKing1]

You can see 9 - 0 and loses the next 4. Jimmy always had that let up attitude, even when playing his best

[@CaribSurfKing1]

I think 35 frames was always too much for Jimmy's attention. Still, the greatest I have ever seen. Ronnie very close!

[@leemendez7876]

Ronnie is in a different league to Jimmy. Jimmy was great but not close to Ronnie.

[@karlmoore7406]

0:58 Hendry had all the crumpet on his side

[@markperryman1797]

0:58 Hendry was into saggy granny's and watching them lez off, they were at his hotel after the game....

[@opencurtin]

Yeah his snooker balls got them all flustered with excitement!

[@jasonwheeler3669]

Jimmy never beat hendry when it really mattered 4 world finals lost but beat him in world matchplay first to 18

[@Facelessman254]

Tbf he did beat hendry in the 88 and 98 world championships although they wasn't in the finals. I guess he just felt the pressure alot more in the actual final itself whereas stephen even at such a young age was just the best player in the world who could handle pressure even with the crowd against him in favour of jimmy

[@dvidclapperton]

Not that unimportant a meeting. It was a ranking final after all. Hendry never seemed to win many of those ITV tournaments at the time. Most of those events on ITV counted towards the rankings.

[@omegaman6494]

​@dvidclapperton the only ITV events Hendry would win at this time were the 1988 and 1991 British Opens. He could never get his hands on the Mercantile or the Matchplay

[@opencurtin]

The wonder Bairn had Jimmys no !

[@nylonic55yorkshire22]

Wow, £60,000 in 1991,

[@ahassen1236]

Amazing. Especially when you could buy 2 houses for 30k worth around 350k each now

[@CosmicKnight369]

Considering snooker is about potting balls on a table, it's been reasonably good prize money since the 80's. Snooker prize money can't be related to sports where risk of personal injury, or even death is a greater risk. Top 16 players generally turn out to be millionaires so it's about right. Excessive money in sport just spoils everything and only leads to greater corruption.

[@dennisfengcanada]

People's champion forever

[@johnmc3862]

Alex Higgins was the people champion.

[@NymphZoic68]

Hendry's face lol

[@johnbootland1675]

I've seen 6 year-olds play better frames of snooker that the 12th here - absolutely appalling

[@Prophet_Google]

😂 👕👍 *Jimmy should have won: 1992 & 1994 World Title!* 🏃💨 👖

[@johnlegend3218]

Yes he should have

[@Prophet_Google]

@@johnlegend3218 Yes Braaadddeeeer!

[@Prophet_Google]

@@Geena-tn1pt Agree but never the less he had a chance to win!

[@johnlegend3218]

Jimmy White missed a few chances too

[@Fogon59]

Hezza is usually good at snooker.

[@carlthrelfall8761]

take a look at this shot choice from Jimmy and tell me why these are the kind of shot choices that never won him a world title and probably one of the reasons why he only won 9 ranking titles 35:25

[@paulmac1741]

I agree with what your saying but he loved to entertain and he could never refuse a pot , his whole game plan was about attack! And that’s what had everyone on the edge of their seats ! But the man should have won 10 world titles with the talent he had !!

[@paulr6881]

He has won 10 ranking titles to my knowledge but sort of agree with you.

[@carlthrelfall8761]

Yeah I agree he was more of a Jackie Chan than a Bruce Lee lol

[@rayfinkle2805]

What are you on about ! If you actually look you’ll see the red is actually touching the cushion which makes the pot a lot easier with guaranteed position on the black . Jimmy just didn’t hit it

[@dvidclapperton]

It was the wrong angle to get the right pace on the slow roll along the cushion.

[@lfc_40]

It's hardly the World's is it?

[@lfc_40]

@@paulr6881 No are you a Hendry fan?

[@parksyist]

So

[@kwantanianman1435]

the table was slow in 90s.....

[@skellvarnsen23]

rad

[@parksyist]

Mistake by ref 1:04

[@jamesadcock5235]

Stephen looks like alison Fisher

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

He should’ve won worlds in 1991

[@richiesegal7326]

Maybe, Parrott played very well in the first session to go 7 nil up and that was that

[@johnlegend3218]

He should have won 2 or 3 World titles with correct preperation

[@Jimmybarth]

Hi John. Get up there. Coys

[@ahassen1236]

No chance. Parrott was way too good that year. Jimmy should have won the 17 each year against Hendry and the 14-8 final is probably more accurate.

[@Mogget5]

1992 is the world championship that he should have won. He played better snooker than anyone......right up to his 14-8 lead over Stephen Hendry in the final. Then he let the pressure get to him :(

[@garycorfield7312]

Hendry overrated . We love you Jimmy

[@davesartbook]

That intro was terrible 😂

[@ewanmacfarlane9195]

Class

[@chrisfieldaselvis]

Huge pockets

[@thomas-fq1wi]

Were they fuck I played on match tables back then and the were tight as fuck just like today trying to pot a red along the back cushion that was a couple of mm from tight was near impossible

[@paulmac1741]

Your right , I play on a pro table in my club and the difference is unbelievable. Everything has to be bang in the middle of the pocket or it spits the ball out ! Why do people keep talking about how the tables are so easy these days ??

[@ahassen1236]

The players maybe definitely not the table

[@dvidclapperton]

The 9 ball pockets are really huge.

[@johnmc3862]

Rubbish!