Can I Beat Mark Williams With A 30 Point Start? (Money Match)

[@MarkWilliamsSnooker147]

Great day that was, thanks for having us on as ever

[@101RadioheadCovers]

You are a good snooker player, has to be said.

[@WhiT3BoYRiC]

Favourite player to watch

[@BarryRerack147]

Mrrret Chrstmmas Msrk snf familt 😉

[@pseudonayme7717]

Come back again Mark, that was really fun. Some of those long pots you made were first class, and the two feet off the ground pack smash was my favourite 😄

[@Edge_93]

You defo both need to get on golf life with Bullard

[@fionnmcgillicuddy8919]

One of my favourites so far, love the rawness of it. Two greats chatting away playing a few frames.

[@Sillygoooose624]

I won the UK once - I had a 146 and a 147 Mark Williams - "I won the Welsh once, my highest break was 73"

[@stevesaeki532]

73 is half of 146

[@fridairy]

😂

[@MarkWilliamsSnooker147]

@@Sillygoooose624 👀

[@tomscott2.0communisteditio64]

@@stevesaeki53273 isn’t half of 146. Not anymore

[@qed456]

@@tomscott2.0communisteditio64 yes!

[@Mr.o-lt4hl]

Love how it got quieter and gradually more competitive as it went on. 2 legends of the game. Merry Christmas to all.

[@freyc1]

There were still more than enough points on the table for Stephen to win it when they ended that fourth frame, though. So I guess they still weren't taking it to seriously!

[@cameron1975williams]

What a pleasure to hangout with these chaps. Hendry's still got it.

[@daidavies90]

Oh yes great chaps pip-pip old bean let's take a gander on the veranda afterwards!

[@VoiceOfThe]

Willo. What a great guy Mark is. So down-to-earth and affable.

[@nigefal]

Psychological he gets the "yips" in tournament play.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

STEPHEN LEE

[@Sirdigbyfafontbittocks]

Can I suggest a shoe with a slightly thicker sole - might give you a few more inches…

[@cahg3871]

Of all the players on the tour-Mark is my favorite personality-he doesn’t take himself too seriously.Plus he has a wicked sense of humor.Be a sad day when he decides to hang up his cue.

[@johnsrabe]

Amen. He plays with flair.

[@Kissmikerotch]

I think Mark is your best guest by far. Always good banter and snooker from you both.

[@lohitnagar5700]

Best one so far Stephen, organic and raw. Miles ahead of the over edited shite we get these days. Brilliant!

[@TheJayLordx]

Could watch them play each other every week, love the banter between them 😂 It's still in there as well when Stephen gets in the flow, that first frame in particular was a tasty watch

[@gurney2931]

It was a great watch but unfortunately for Stephen it is not still there.

[@sharpvidtube]

@@gurney2931 Some of it is still there. He knocks in some great long reds, then misses an easy one.

[@rishikeshk.c5812]

i love it when world class players hanging in a club chitchatting thats way too cool

[@willemtheron]

That fluked red in frame one dedicate it to Matt Selt.

[@juchetony1910]

from now on, anyone losing it in snooker is going to be "doing a Selt".

[@giliguluedinburgh]

disgusting what Selt done, he should be ashamed of himself.

[@Me-oo4yu]

😂​@@juchetony1910

[@CertifiedSlamboy]

“SHUTTUP”

[@robdielemans9189]

Such a privilege to see these two legends exchanging banter and trying to psyche each other out at crucial shots. I've got a feeling that this is part 1 of a 12-part series.

[@stevehansler9014]

Who ever said Mr Hendry can't play snooker anymore watch that first frame pure class

[@vykintasmorkvenas6839]

Yes but there's a country mile between a great player and the champion (can you imagine that even Shaun Murphy never was even at top 2?). And Stephen can't be anything else but the champion. As he can't anymore (due to various reasons) - he's not a real pro anymore, sadly...

[@oskarskalski2982]

​@@vykintasmorkvenas6839I was gonna scold you "how come Murphy wasn't in the top 2, he was World Champion". Then I checked wiki and boom, his max ranking was 3rd which a bit baffled me.

[@stevehansler9014]

@vykintasmorkvenas6839 no he's no longer a pro full time player but him and Ronnie are the greatest of all time

[@gurney2931]

I love him but an ounce of pressure and he's gone.

[@gav25x]

He can't when it matters 😂

[@RandomIndyWrestling]

More best of fives against pros please. This was delightful. Best Stephen has played on the channel by some way, really interesting, great to see both really competitive. I think this would be a good way to introduce some of the lower ranked players too.

[@cedarstuff]

@6:13 Almost perfect recall of the top 8 in 2003/4: 1.Mark Williams 2.Stephen Hendry 3.Ronnie O'Sullivan 4.John Higgins 5.Stephen Lee 6.Ken Doherty 7.Peter Ebdon 8.Paul Hunter

[@VoiceOfThe]

Matthew Stevens was in that top 8 consistently around that period - 2004.

[@erikbeijleveld3636]

Lee at 5 even with throwing matches, a legend.

[@sharpvidtube]

Paul Hunter would probably still be right up there. Such a shame that we didn't see him go on to have the career that the class of 92 have had.

[@sharpvidtube]

@@VoiceOfThe If he was good with the rest, I think he would've won a lot more. Always made me cringe when he overstretched, with the cue extension on. I have a feeling he liked a drink too, that doesn't help. Still hope he can have a good run in a big tournament, he looks great some days.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

STEPHEN LEE sure as hell was not eating 🍌 during mid session interval last… Chinese takeaways every frame though for sure!

[@wilf18]

Mark is naturally funny. I’d love to go out for a few beers with him and of course Stephen is a natural at these things

[@fraserstewart4386]

Stephen Hendry: "In the Masters you won't get away with a bad session" Also Stephen Hendry: Loses session 7-0, and comes back from 8-1 behind to win 9-8.

[@sharpvidtube]

Mike Hallett did help him out a lot in that one. That made me realise how much it meant to win one of the big tournaments, so few players achieve that. Jimmy White cracked under the pressure of winning the world championships, Willie Thorne missed an easy blue, when he had a great chance to win the UK. The multiple winners, often get a lot of help from their opponents.

[@alienck3901]

Or fixing lol

[@juchetony1910]

yes, get Mike Hallett on the channel, Stephen.

[@the_alchemy_method]

That was the final though. He meant in general

[@andrewphillips4847]

Thank you so much for your videos throughout the year, Stephen. 👏 Have a very merry Christmas!

[@julianemery7729]

That was the most enjoyable bit of content I can remember watching, great chemistry between the two, brilliant!!

[@787Speedbrakes]

Wish Stephen would want to start practicing seriously again. He’s got the raw talent and mental strength to shock a few people.

[@AleaIactaEst2009]

Stephen conceded a little early in frame 4; 41 points behind with 59 left on the table. :D Loved seeing you two absolute legends play, two players who made me love snooker for life.

[@jackhill888]

That is what I was thinking regarding frame 4. He perhaps forgot he had the additional 30 points

[@SaintPhoenixx]

I could watch Mark play and banter Stephen all day. Such a naturally entertaining guy.

[@ALUMINUM20]

Mark Williams is an absolute legend!

[@pseudonayme7717]

Top lad.

[@martinlaird9712]

Translated by Google top shelf !!😂 how does lad become shelf??

[@AndyMaddog]

Great to see how deep this friendship still is. I adore you both.

[@BC-79]

The lad on the table next door chose to practice on his own and stays on the side of the table disturbing two of the greatest players ever ahahaha

[@MiguelMorenoGP]

In flip flops 😅

[@dutchboony]

Unbelievable! What a way to look for attention.

[@jackhill888]

He’s actually moving out of the way when they are on that side of the table.

[@Leethemetalwarrior]

I don't think he disturbed them, he seemed to be always moving out the way when they were taking a shot.

[@jackruaro]

Set up some complicated practice routine too, but kept missing the first shot.

[@MrTone41]

Best vid so far, great see these 2 champs

[@Sam-ep7sc]

I love it that the club is full of people who enjoy snooker (obviously), but who don’t pay any attention that two of the best players ever on Earth are playing a few feet away.

[@JackDanielJohnson-jm9zr]

I think marks general attitude towards playing makes him one of best ever. Once the game has finished he’s onto the next, not even thinking of the last game. Always playing the frame/game he’s in never focused on the loss or win. Just playing his best.

[@ThirstyHyena]

Love seeing top players in this relaxed format going for hard shots they'd usually refuse on the match table! When I used to play I had frames when I was playing normally and frames when I was just going for everything depending on my mood lol.

[@dash1141]

Could I have your autograph please

[@martinlaird9712]

​@@dash1141send me 200 hundred quid and I'll sign my cue for you, i promise I'll post it, if it gets lost in the post that isn't my fault. Thank you.

[@nickfox4766]

That was my favourite on this channel so far, that was high quality snooker from two snooker legends. Enjoy your winning dinner Mark.

[@egroegartfart]

Mark is so funny. I can't understand a damn word he says but he's funny and makes me laugh. Lol.

[@VoiceOfThe]

Pulled up the Top 8 rankings from 20 years ago.. Matthew Stevens was a notable omission and also a notable absentee thus far from Cue Tips, Stephen..

[@seanmccombie6379]

Yess he was the first player I thought of for top 8 20 years ago. Always making semi finals minimum and almost won 2 World titles. All the players knew he was good but never gets mention now

[@Sam-gw5pl]

What happened to him? 🤔

[@VoiceOfThe]

@@Sam-gw5pl Still on the Tour. 47 years-old. Currently ranked # 54

[@Joe-ye5mc]

@@Sam-gw5pl alcohol

[@mrloop1530]

Matthew Stevens and Paul Hunter were best friends. I think Matthew struggled hard after Paul's death.

[@IkonAndDiva690]

"If you need a meal that bad..." 🤣 Love these two together.

[@harrypreece6680]

I could watch Mark and Stephen on the baize or the tee box happily, their rapport is top notch

[@MicahScottPnD]

You said it!👍

[@martinlaird9712]

​@@MicahScottPnDHe did, he did say it, well he wrote it. The proof is right there, he definitely said it, well he probably said it while writing it. I'm saying this while writing it but in my head, if I'm saying it my head while writing it does that mean I actually said it if no one can read my thoughts, so now I can't decide if he said it or just wrote it. Only time will tell if he said it out loud or in his head while writing it.

[@MicahScottPnD]

@@martinlaird9712 Now, that's saying something 😂😉👍

[@rtbmartin8380]

What over sport could you name where 2 multiple world champions chat and play with club players like this, truly the working man's game, good on you both.

[@juchetony1910]

Rallye driving used to be like that, not sure if it is any more.

[@martinlaird9712]

Never thought , I'd look forward to Sundays .... for Stephen Hendry to post videos on KZbin 😂 my favourite KZbin channel by far !

[@pedigreegudgeon]

If Mark ever drops out of the top flight, reckon he'd do just fine as a stand up. Thank you both

[@bchant19]

Good to see Mark's club absolutely packed out every table playing he must be happy business doing well.

[@JohnYeomans-s8h]

Brilliant to see legends of the sport enjoying themselves and having banter

[@CalumnMcAulay]

Incredible how naturally gifted both of them are. Great match great banter

[@Shifytee123]

Love this, so comfortable round each other, clearly long time mates and snooker Legends!

[@andyboardman7428]

OMFG!!! Best snooker I've watched in moons. Pair of legends, cheers Stephen. Merry Xmas to you both 🎉 and Lee 😅

[@Theo-ul8qm]

Great video! Mark is one of my favorite guests on this channel. Always great banter when he's on!

[@MikeWhalley]

"Bit thick, Steve?" 😂

[@MicahScottPnD]

There it is, I knew someone else got a kick out of that!😂👍

[@asadhussain5267]

Great to see Mark Williams playing Stephen hendry again. Great video Stephen hendry

[@johnanderson8085]

Another brilliant video! Really enjoyed this one. 👍

[@lknight5579]

10:46 I love watching Hendry on form.

[@TrixieDevani]

Hearing a Welsh accent say "Synopsis" is comedy in itself!!😂

[@redlinetelevision]

remember the 90s we had these undisputed kings of their sports who dominated. Hendry, Sampras, Schumacher etc

[@marknagle2628]

You Mark and Lee are comedy gold dust together 100% you 3 would definitely do some sort of show together 😊 brilliant

[@westy1479]

Brilliant watch. Miss the club environment, sadly disappeared for most of us. The club reminds me of years gone by playing full time. Nice to see it full with a great atmosphere, nothing like it.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

Mark Williams : “I’ll eat anything” STEPHEN LEE: “that is one sound dude”

[@wdiddy1]

Unbelievable how straight Mark cues

[@johnbuzz]

Thank you Stephen for a fabulous year of the Cue Tips channel. Great entertainment, Tony Drago was my highlight. I hope you can get Jimmy on, one day.

[@fyshfysh]

joy to watch, mark on top form. stephen's break in third was great. sudden flash of determination and that certainty that he wouldn't miss. i'm only a very awful amateur player but i love playing people as good or better than me, because i raise my game (still awful, but better). that's why this type of video is better than the ones where stephen plays amateurs... you can tell he enjoys this more

[@andrewphillips4847]

Two real wags!!😂😂 Love it! I get told I look like Mark Williams. 😂 Wish I could play snooker like him!!!!!True legend of the sport. 👏

[@nickb2319]

Loving this channel at the minute 👏🏻

[@papans147]

Just bring Mark Williams on every week, please

[@rogerharwood861]

Good effort Stephen and well played. Clearly a better player against quality opposition. I could have done with slowing down the speed of the whole video to 75% as it was a bit hyper, and not enough questions to mark. But that's because you are good mates and excited about playing each other. But otherwise a fantastic video. Definitely one for the archives there. Cheers guys. Brilliant.

[@juchetony1910]

quality from both players there. And Mark's concentration on that final shot shows he's still got it. Felt so sorry for the guy in the blue t shirt on the next table, he didn't pot a ball for an hour there, with two legends on the next table to him.

[@bonkersbeast]

I can't believe he carried on tbh. with two legends on the next table I'd have just sat down and watched

[@gfdggdfgdgf]

People in the 90s seeing Hendry play: "he's so good he'll still be competitive in 2024!" Hendry in 2024:"can I beat mark Williams with a 30 point advantage"

[@markk6419]

Like being a fly on the wall. Awesome content is totally natural . Mark Williams comes over as a guy you would like to have a beer with, down to earth as they come.

[@0dd5ocks75]

Mark is an absolute Gent and a pleasure to watch. It’s good to see the other side of players besides the competitiveness of TV. Will we get to see the Golf match you talked about?

[@Ciaranjeopardy]

In that 4th frame Hendry was 40 behind with 4 reds and colours left, don’t know why he conceded

[@paulb7353]

I don't think Stephen noticed - rematch needed !

[@passingcars2022]

Loving this stephen, any chance of more of these?

[@petersaundersuk]

I'm loving this channel and this is one of my favourites! Mark is always good fun, even when he's losing, and I really enjoy this window into the obvious friendships you have across the snooker world. I'm intrigued to see who's coming up now that you have included so many of the top players, past and present. I know I've said it before, but I'd be very interested if you could get Joe Johnson on sometime. Have you thought about talking to some of the referees at all? And what about a Pro-Am doubles for a bit of fun?

[@C4rl0s-_-4R]

Love this. Proper funny stuff. Even with the banter to try and put each other off. Could see the seriousness of it. Stephen didnt do too bad tbh considering mark is one of the on form players this season. And stephen barely plays any actual matches anymore. Only the odd mess around. Lee walker was watching him ready to coach hin after the video ended haha

[@m.w.4508]

Have never clicked on a video quicker in my life.

[@rogerharwood861]

WHAT a third frame boys. Loving this so much!!!

[@patrickcrowther9195]

I never thought I'd be watching Stephen Hendry play Mark Williams in 2024 with Boney M as a soundtrack. Watching those two together is a joy. Great friends and once great rivals, it doesn't get any better.

[@juchetony1910]

I did a day skipper motorboat course with the son of the Boney M singer. One of my very few (dubious) claims to fame.

[@patrickcrowther9195]

@@juchetony1910That's classic.

[@egroegartfart]

I'm so glad Stephen has this channel. The videos have been great but there's the other side of me thinking while watching him play that thinks he could still do well and win tournaments. But he doesn't like the practice and I completely understand. The amount of time you need to practice at this game is a lot. At least for most people besides Ronnie. Lol. But just watching Stephen play each video, sure he's rusty a bit but those missed shots are just lack of practice. I can completely understand where he's coming from though. He had that drive and determination that was just off the charts. I would have been so intimidated playing against him back in the day. I'd love to see him focus again and play but that is just a huge undertaking I think that a lot of people don't understand. But instead I will enjoy the videos like I have been and I could only hope to get to play against him in a friendly match some day. I'm one of the very rare Americans who loves snooker. I could make a whole series on how and why Americans don't like snooker. I would love to talk about that on Stephens channel. It would be an interesting video and shocking about the lack of snooker players here and why Americans don't like snooker. its terrible.

[@juchetony1910]

the game seems to have died back in Canada, which is such a shame. In the 80s it was huge, and Canadians were some of the biggest characters (especially Bill Werbenuik).

[@druvasinanan1509]

Complete legends! that certain miscue was one of the funniest I have ever seen

[@nwr99nwr99]

An absolute treat. More please

[@michaelharkin3150]

Love the banter but more important is the respect.two very competitive friends

[@stewartallan1440]

I love this pairing every time. I wonder if the lads at the next table enjoyed that session.

[@alexanderkutschera149]

It looked like a fun game of snooker but you could see that both of you really wanted to win. That was a lot of fun to watch. Your channel continues to entertain.

[@danrushby]

Absolute legends love the banter between them its just fantastic

[@cwshtygriff13]

Can you speak about Terry in one of your next uploads Stephen 🙏. . It’s such a sad loss to snooker and all that he did for other players. His funeral is tomorrow’ and I’m sure he’ll get a great send off .

[@ClydeByrne]

Great video! Why did Mark start setting up the balls on the 4th frame after missing that black at 34:03? There was plenty on the table for Stephen to win 😂

[@Chris-bm5qd]

You can hear Hendry say "that's enough of that" and see pushes some reds with his cue, indicating he conceded the frame.

[@ashrafahmed9504]

Great watch. Please do more of these with the top 8 players! Would be great!

[@AfonsodaMataSlam]

Best episode so far in the channel 😊

[@mylesgibbons2377]

Class video as ever stephen, mark is top class, no nonsense, says what he thinks and a great character

[@trailerwookie]

As an American, it took me about 5 minutes before I could understand Mark Williams!

[@robertchua5229]

So much more relaxing to watch this. If in a real competition I dunno who to root for.

[@chrismcneil9947]

Brilliant episode. Can’t wait to see you and mark take on the golf life boys 👍🏻

[@leesp2]

Great to see a casual match over a few frames and some banter 🙂

[@jacobmckay3754]

Love it. Cheers guys.

[@danielletaylor543]

One of the best videos you have done you should turn this into a series keep up the good work

[@adeel2764]

What a character MW is, always a great episode with him

[@louisbyas5018]

"Shut Up Stephen" Love the banter between these two

[@daveflick12]

Amazing, two stars having fun and lots of respect.

[@RobbieBeswick]

The golf life match needs to happen, we’ve all been waiting😂

[@theevo6932]

GREAT IDEA..... Full size table, in an empty room, green screen surrounding the table, a new series, Stephen Hendry KZbin Cup final!! Hendry vs invited pro player, green screen to recreate a final setting at crucible, with intros and referee, Players suited and booted. It would be a makeshift final match , I would love to see this.❤

[@-The-Darkside]

It's Stephen Hendry not Steven Spielberg

[@theevo6932]

@-The-Darkside my 4 yo sister can setup a green screen lmao 🤣

[@deantivey9677]

The chemistry between those 2 are brilliant ❤

[@jeffrandall2344]

That could well be one of the most surreal snooker experiences ever… “Nice day up the club luv?” “Aye, no bad. Had to wait to get on though, couple of World Champions were having a best of 5 and it only went to a final frame” “Oh…that’s nice luv. Oh, your dinner’s in the dog by the way!”

[@limeypride]

What a joy to watch! Love the sarcasm. :) Is it just me or is Mark's cue clinking? Nah, it definitely is.

[@tonicogsf]

That’s the sound of the extremely hard tip he likes to use.

[@limeypride]

@ I didn’t know that. Not sure I could get used to it. Did a quick search and it seems you’re right. Wondering still though why that makes a metallic clink sound. Just a curiosity and no reason to poison this chat with my naivety. 👍

[@tonicogsf]

@@limeypride no naivety about that question! I use a pretty hard tip (Talisman Black) - which is still not as hard as his, and I love it. But it’s all down to personal preference really…

[@ROBSHARRED]

I don't know why but 32:02 had me in bits 😂

[@mibo916]

Very enjoyable to watch. Makes me wish I was living in the UK as well, where they have snooker clubs. thanks guys

[@macpac22]

Mark is a legend. Loved this.

[@nerradbanksie1]

Just two mates having a few frames….just happen to be two of the best players to ever pick up a cue….