Stephen Hendry's Epic Deciding Frame vs Mike Hallett | 1991 Masters Final

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[@Paul-sl9zm]

I've never heard of Mike Hallet. Imagine how his life would've changed by beating a prime Hendry for the Masters title.

[@29memyselfandi]

He was 7-0 up and crumpled. Poor fella got home and his house had also been burgled. Day from hell. He was a very good player for a few years. Think this defeat destroyed him.

[@rickagfoster]

@@29memyselfandi Yes Hallet then came home to find his flat was broken into. Talk about crashing down to earth. Poor guy.

[@johnnycashwoody5284]

Prime Hendry his highest break was 60 in the entire match

[@rickagfoster]

@@johnnycashwoody5284 prime Hendry was struggling the entire match, way below his usual best. Hallet simply went into perma-choke mode at 7 up.

[@johnnycashwoody5284]

@@rickagfoster his highest break in his first world championship win was 82 he was nowhere near his prime he was just lucky his competition wasn't up to much in the early 90s

[@omegaman6494]

Five Masters crowns in a row for Hendry. What a player.

[@beast9823]

That's because ronnie was not there yet

[@slappingbumcheeks9415]

@@beast9823 ronnie lost seventeen masters finals and took years to get to 7 titles. and never won 5 in a row

[@johnmc3862]

@Wayne Holmes H2H lol. Ronnie didn’t beat Hendry often at his peak. No one was as consistent as Hendry including Ronnie. Hendry has the highest win rate at the crucible, youngest World champion, Triple crown titles back to back(still only player to do so), 5 Masters, 5 WC’s in a row. Ronnie only has 2WC’s consecutively. It took Hendry 9 years to win 7 WC’s, it’s took Ronnie 20 years to win 6. Hendry would have many more Ranking titles if they were available, fact. Hendry also got a 147 against Ronnie in a final, which must really irk Ronnie.

[@johnmc3862]

@@beast9823 Ronnie never did beat Ronnie in a Masters final, Hendry beat him though.

[@beingsolo80]

Hendry didnt face peak Ronnie, Higgins, Williams, Robertson, Selby and Trump. Dont tell me the players back then were better. Davis and Jimmy (when not stoned) only.

[@martinweston7144]

Amazing how slow the tables played back then compared to todays

[@ianwilliamson2980]

yes and heavier balls too.thats why i rate hendry best of all

[@HighQualityMusic22]

Agree!

[@Cureboy1]

Pockets look bigger back then though, they fly in down the cusion

[@kartel8844]

Tbh, being a JW fan I didn't want to admire Hendry, but in the end I had no choice. So many difficult clearances made under pressure and in the end, you have no choice but to raise your hand. Like 58 behind with 4 reds left, two of which were on the cushion, half the colours safe and he'd clear it. Snooker is a game played in the head and Hendry was the best of his time.

[@dannycaplan6614]

Hendry has the mindset of a champion, like Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, and Randy Johnson.

[@juchetony1910]

and Larry Khan. Noone in any sport has dominated like he has in tiddlywinks.

[@gamingmadforever6363]

I remember this .... I was so mad with myself because I went out thinking hendry couldn't win..shows what a champion he really was . Cool as a cucumber

[@johnhenderson7740]

GOAT

[@OliverPeel-vi2xk]

Pleeaaaaaase post full matches in this quality

[@scottfreckle237]

So funny Hallett didn't have a clue how to play safety shots and didn't hide his annoyance at Hendry's flukes

[@AJsVIEW]

Outrageous flukes from Hendry. Mike was just unlucky and Hendry was as lucky as it gets here!

[@joulupukki1607]

Maybe here but dude won 5 masters in a row that should tell everything about this legend

[@joulupukki1607]

And this was final frame not whole match

[@Nikbask618]

Hallet was up 7-0 and many points up in the 8th frame before he collapsed to this point.

[@ad5038]

yes hendry was a bit lucky but the brown was a brilliant pot under pressure he deserved to win after that , mike was a bit unlucky though

[@kjellolofsson6766]

Hallet had some real luck in the opening few frames. Balls kept running for him even when he was misplacing shots.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

i think it has to be the greatest comeback in snooker history this

[@heliumtrophy]

I remember Hallett's "Has anyone got a rope?" comment but it's only due to seeing the full game on here that I heard Clive Everton's comments afterwards that make me wince. I mean Clive wasn't wrong but it was pretty chilling all the same. This game was probably Hendry at his weakest but he had the will and resolve of iron. Phenomenal game.

[@tixxstixx]

Agreed. Hendry never won it. It was Hallett who completely threw it away.

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

AWESOME CONTENTS

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

AWESOME GAME PLAYING

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Thanks Mike Hallett for helping to make Stephen Hendry such a legend!

[@elec123]

Some interesting shot selection here, I guess some can be attributed to pressure.

[@MS45636]

mike halletts head had gone here

[@clarencevanstaden3734]

Yes, those were the days, Davis, Hendry, young and upcoming White and O'Sullivan.

[@leep1667]

Upcoming White? tf you talking about? lol

[@elmarnigmatullin4490]

Announcer said in the end that Hendry was 0-7 down in this final. What a heart to come back!

[@tixxstixx]

He was 7-0 and 8-2 down. I remember watching it at the time!!

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

GOOD LUCK YOUR CHANNEL

[@iansimpson27]

It was a cruel way for Mike Hallett to lose, he didn't get the run of the balls in the decider, but there was nothing unlucky about some of the chances he missed earlier when the winning post loomed, especially at 8-2 and 8-7 ahead. It reminds me of the old sayings along the lines of "when you don't take your chances, the balls don't forgive you". I think of the 1991 Masters as more Mike Hallett bottling it than Stephen Hendry making a great comeback. But while Stephen often gets criticised for not having much of a plan B, it's often forgotten that in the 1990s he often put so much psychological pressure on his opponents that he could come back like this even when he wasn't at his best. Mike would probably have got over the line against any other player that year.

[@david.5273]

The GOAT

[@RG-ja34sep]

Stephen certainly had the MAJOR share of LUCK in this deciding frame!

[@pabloruigomezortiz8419]

That’s amazing and norwadays likes imposible to do again with too many profesional in wst

[@pommac10]

Incredible flukes ! Mike deserved to win.

[@EloyGijon67]

Together with careless shots by Hallet, yep...

[@71poiuytrewq]

Hallet took it up the bum in that final frame. It would have been hilarious if Hendry had fluked the brown as well. Hallets face sure would have been a sight to behold!🤣

[@aaronmason6902]

Ronnie is my favourite player of all time, his natural talent and genius is unmatched on the green baize but there's no arguing that Hendry, back in his day, was the most consistent and well rounded snooker player, even Ronnie was never this consistent or as well rounded.

[@smokinjoe8909]

But Ronnie is still at the peak of his game at 46 and winning world titles, hendry won his last major title at 29 years of age. Ronnie has natural talent and hendry was a machine for 10 years and after that he declined. Ronnie been a pro for 30 years and he’s still super accurate

[@aaronmason6902]

@@smokinjoe8909 The funny thing is, Ronnie is way past his peak, but he's just that good, and the competition is that poor, that he keeps winning big titles. The likes of him, Hendry, Mark Williams, John Higgins etc. haven't been replicated since. The only newer players that have turned heads, in my opinion anyways, are Selby and Trump.

[@aaronmason6902]

@@smokinjoe8909 to add to this, it would seem that Snooker is a declining sport. How many great talents are coming through? None... I think this can be attributed to the fact that there are far less snooker clubs than the days of old, and wherever there are clubs, the prices are too high to play and to play seriously.

[@johnnycashwoody5284]

The standard in the early 90s was terrible Hendry was great but he dominated a very poor era. The highest break he had in this match was 60 it was one of the poorest finals ever regards standard. The highest break when he won his first world final was 82. When Ronnie was in his early 20s the standard had went up 10 fold any one of the class of 92 would've destroyed the early 90s like Hendry did. Hendry only won one more triple Crown event once the class of 92 hit 21 years old.

[@philipashmore6585]

Didn't Hallett house get burglar the same night too.

[@barrytaylor6701]

I remember this final. I've met Mike, he's a lovely chap. Hendry was just class but the way he won that last frame was horrific. Mike deserved the title and Hendry fluked the last frame on numerous shots. Hendry always says in the commentary of today's matches that games shouldn't be won in fluke fashion but he forgets times of his own like these.

[@RhinoRider2006]

You only deserve to win at that level if you do not make any mistakes. Cliff Thorborn once told me that as a professional, if you make 2 mistakes you should lose. Mike made a few.

[@johnnyhouston8583]

Stephen Hendry never made that comment, he simply said that it was cruel to lose a final due to a fluke and he had Mike Hallett in mind when he said it.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

STEPHEN LEE was in attendance

[@georgericher3996]

Imigane that desicion even being a debate in this time he hit the brown direct foul

[@andrebann1620]

All them women at the end looking at the cheque he had in his hand 🤣

[@heliumtrophy]

Can you fucking blame them? Probably 4 times their annual salary of the time.

[@patrickcrowther9195]

The ladies in red are dancing with Hendry Cheek to cheek

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

Welcome back Welcome

[@delboy9234]

30+ years on, Mike's over it now

[@mingchunyu5609]

威過威士忌🤟🏻😎🥃

[@manchu-qu9mw]

Snooker is cruel when luck is not on your side, but the last brown was sweet by Hendry. It must have left a painful scar on Hallet. Call it fate.

[@johnlarkin8593]

Ronnie O Sullivan would have cleaned up back then.

[@elless4004]

Stephen Hendry Ronnie O'Sullivan: Greats!!!!

[@byebyebadman2313]

Wow that table played very slow! Its like there trying to play golf putting on a football pitch!

[@paulwalker1793]

Mike not known for his luck, bad luck yes

[@michaeljohnson5365]

I still have Jim Davidson snooker balls up on vhs

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

LOVE FROM PAKISTAN

[@Jimmybarth]

Better than india

[@Erictheking07]

Hallett blew that match big time... 2 flukes in final frame as well for Hendry.. great player he was but this game was just run of the ball.. and a under hit Blue to pink for Hallett to clear up and win 9-2 if I remember..

[@stugtodd2778]

Outrageous fluke red from Hendry !!!

[@thebatteredsausageofblackp4605]

Ronnie Is Miles Better Than Hendy That's Just Factual 🤫😉

[@waterboy8999]

@Wayne Holmes Wendy's wee brother

[@johnnyhouston8583]

Not so. That's factual.

[@peaktongtan9768]

The poor quality playing also can become a champion at that era of time.

[@grgcnrohit2599]

Lmao watch judd vs Robertson final of uk championship 😂how they misses easy pots. It's all about pressure. Snooker is played with head not mouth 😂

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

Hallett played terrible last 5 or 6 shots..

[@vidurgiri459]

Flukes on the decider makes me sad

[@kevinknollman4299]

Flukes two balls and flukes a snooker in the final frame sometimes you get all the luck when it counts

[@aldeletronica]

Kkkkkk o cara só cagando e o povo aplaudindo rsrsrsrs, ô piada!

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

STEPHEN HENDRY CAKE BOY

[@roshanzameer5020]

Can someone share the instagram ids of those girls? Asking for a friend.

[@kingjae]

Why? This was 30 years ago...

[@Jimmybarth]

Stop following girls on Instagram you pervs

[@roshanzameer5020]

People just can't take a joke.

[@jamesvanderhoorn1117]

Show this to quitters.

[@deanhickton9644]

Hallets moment ruined by Hendry

[@Abdullahilyas755]

Hendry can never reach the level of ronnie.

[@allthekingshorses7178]

Hendry had already established his own legacy before O'Sullivan started winning

[@jimmyjih1]

Can’t agree with you, Hendry was unbeatable at his peak while ROS could sit on chair dreaming!

[@agt155]

There's a reason why it took Ronnie until 2001 to win his first world championship.