Ken Doherty's Finest Moment | 1997 World Championship Final

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[@kevinprior3549]

Ken completely outplayed Stephen in 97. I don't actually Ken got the credit he deserves. To beat a guy in Hendry in almost his 2nd home was incredible.

[@theloniousmonk1000]

Ken Doherty is a good man . He visited my cousin when he was sick child in hospital. I met Ken also , he is a great guy

[@user-oe9lx9qq2n]

I was a young boy with my late father that evening and he jumped and danced across the sitting room floor screaming his head off when ken potted the pink - I was 6 and remember it like it was yesterday! still makes me tear up. Miss you dad x

[@bluebillbo]

I just heard Ken on an interview talking about how when he arrived back in Dublin the airport was packed with people waiting to cheer him home and he went through Dublin on an open top bus. The next year he reached the final also but lost to John Higgins and this time when he got to Dublin airport nobody was waiting and he had to get a Taxi home. Ken has a great sense of humour! 😄

[@leejames8595]

Been working with Ken this week. What a top guy and still sharp as a player. If anyone can, Ken can! 😉

[@Ryan_Giggs97]

Ken Doherty World Champion the year I was born

[@michaelloffredo9913]

Glory days.... how they pass you by, glory days....in the wink of a young girl's eye....

[@chrisjohnson4165]

I think Ken's the most likeable man in the sport.

[@neilmossop3216]

I like ken always have glad he won it and broke hendrys run of successive championships.

[@Wesssss84]

He was some player when at his best

[@iansimpson27]

I certainly think of Ken as a worthy champion but ironically I think he played better in some subsequent world championships where he didn't win, especially 2002 and 2003, which may be why his achievement is underappreciated by some. In the 1997 final Stephen Hendry's performance was similar to what we often saw from him later in his career, brilliant at times (hence 5 centuries) but at other times struggling with his long potting and missing easy balls. But in 2002, Stephen really had to be at the very top of his game to edge out Ken 13-12 in the quarter-finals, knocking in numerous pressure pots in the decider, and it was a similar story with Mark Williams in the 2003 final.

[@iblacka1]

Ken can't keep to the standards of today. I do like Ken it a shame why some players don't have it.

[@MrGloryglorymanutd18]

Just looking at the stats for this match and the world final last week.Judd trump played quite a bit better than both Hendry or doherty did in this match and going be Ken's stats and Ronnie O'Sullivan's stats last week if they played each other with Doherty playing like he did here it's very easy Ronnie O'Sullivan would have won 18-6 or 18-7 it really shows how the standard in snooker has gone through the roof since back then, I'm not trying to take away from these lads because we know Hendry especially could play quite a bit better.

[@MrEvo5man]

I love watching Ken Doherty play.... even if it's only because it means I don't have to listen to him commentating.

[@michealhealy2846]

Irish sporting hero. In times when we celebrate lads from the Southern Hemisphere that cone here to play rugby for us on massive money then fuck off as quick as they came in (CJ something something?), then ultimately fail.

[@wirotphomsi6462]

วันวานยังหวานอยู่.......

[@dvidclapperton]

Doherty did not exactly "Win despite Hendry completely dictating things".

[@Dessienewshoes]

Gwan Ken

[@1991quince]

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