"The Return Of The King!" 👑 | Hendry's 102 Break In Opening Frame At Qualifiers! | Eurosport Snooker

In the opening frame of his opening match at the 2023 World Snooker Championship Qualifiers, Stephen Hendry made a magnificent break of 102 against James Cahill.
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[@phildre1974]

I'd rather see Stephen vs Hendry 😂

[@tonyhawk123]

Your wish is granted!

[@flucazade]

not sure he'd get away with that hoodie here

[@James-C-Callan]

Hahaha

[@ClockworkGlitch]

Not sure if you know... but he has made a video of that in his channel "Stephen Hendry's Cue Tips"

[@phildre1974]

@@ClockworkGlitch Wasn't my comment obvious enough?

[@DarthSherm94]

So great to see Stephen making a semi comeback again, he spoke about it on his channel and it’s just nice to see him playing competitive again

[@latergator915]

It's not a comeback!

[@toziassmitt]

7-2 is not competitive lol

[@bigslick1728]

He wasn’t competitive, he’s 7-2 behind.

[@DarthSherm94]

Ok let me clear up, when I say competitive I mean in terms of playing in a competitive tournament not that he’s competitive as in the score, it’s just nice to see him on the professional stage again

[@DarthSherm94]

@@Matthew-bu7fg oh I’m sorry for having an opinion on a player that I happen to enjoy watching playing again after retiring from when they were conquering the sport and just happens to be a fellow countryman… but no im sorry you go right ahead with your negative attitude cos your opinion clearly matters more than anyone else’s

[@skh73]

WOW 2 doubles in a single frame? Unheard of Hendry!!!! Well done!

[@paulwalker1793]

A little touch of magic from Hendry.

[@Casey-Jones]

GOAT

[@Taffy_Duck]

he will always be the GOAT

[@toziassmitt]

Your “goat” is losing 7-2 to a kid lol

[@Posh_Boy]

@@toziassmitt When you say "kid", do you mean 27 year old James Cahill Shows how little you know about snooker 🤪🤪🤪

[@AD-kv9kj]

@@toziassmitt Even Ronnie will lose his game soon with age, sorry to break that to you, and if Ronnie retired and stopped playing for a decade, he'd also be struggling, because it's not magic, it's masses of hard work to stay that good. It's unavoidable in high precision and mental endurance skills like professional snooker. Cahill may not be a top professional (nor is he a "kid" either anyway...) but I don't see why you're deciding to use "kid" as a put down? Youth has never been an issue with being good at snooker. Hendry and Ronnie were both teenagers when they turned pro... Obviously Cahill is not as insanely talented as that but the point remains valid, and in any case he is not some new amateur, he's a top 100 in the world professional with years of experience. Considering Hendry has not really been playing or even practicing much at all for over a decade, the fact he's still clearing up difficult centuries of any kind at all is pretty good!

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@@toziassmitt 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 an edited comment i loved it the kid as you call him is almost 30 and he has beaten former world champions do you actually know anything about snooker

[@nickroberts990]

Flashes of brilliance. If he could only maintain it. He did it when it counted though. Dominated a decade.

[@allezlesrouges]

Made me fall in love with the sport. You have your Rockets and Hurricanes but for me it'll always be Hendry

[@nickroberts990]

@@allezlesrouges Same here. He was what snooker needed in the 90s. His aggressive style was very watchable. Ronnie's greatness is beyond doubt, but he acts like snooker is somehow beneath him and he resents it.

[@michaelmulhall5007]

@@allezlesrouges couldn’t agree more never gets called a genius like Ronnie. But he was invented the modern game and never turned down any shot. Basically won on them events neglecting safety

[@nickroberts990]

@@michaelmulhall5007 Yep, he's a top man in my book.

[@Jay_Eddo]

His timing has improved so much!

[@AD-kv9kj]

He can still play to a really high level, he just needs to focus and work harder than ever before to get his endurance and mental approach back to a level where he can at least cut his way into the big matches. This wasn't just a lucky break, this was a really tough break with a lot of brilliant shots and control. And what happened to not being good at doubles? Walloping in difficult doubles all over the table there! Maybe he's been practicing them more, especially after some of his Cue Tips videos.

[@woudwilder8324]

I agree with you. If Stephen really wants to get back into the Crucible, he will have to start doing the hard work again and approach it like a job and practice at least 6 hours a day over an extensive period of time. Doing that, his level will improve again and his confidence will grow and he will go into matches with the knowledge that he prepared well. Basically, going back to basics, hard work is what made him the best in the 90's and as long as he is not willing to put in the effort, there is no way that 'comeback' is going anywhere... If however he would put in the work, I see no reason why he couldn't be very competitive again.

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

I think it's concentration. Once he actually gets in the frame he can still score. He needs to concentrate and avoid basic errors. Losing 10-4 is no disgrace. Although Cahill did not play well in this game. Hendry in the 90's would have won this game 10-0 or 10-1

[@LatinoAaron]

Don't think he wants it enough to get back to a seriously competitive level. Think he likes the crowd etc but does he have the hunger of the top 32 in the world? Not for me.

[@bobby381]

He's not committed enough anymore and never had enough natural aspects to his game other than pure grit, hard work and dedication to succeed. Mark Williams for example still practices but never to the level Stephen did, and he's still competing at the highest level due to his natural talent. Don't get me wrong, I would love for him to come back, he was my idol growing up in the 90's.

[@markdeer952]

Brilliant stuff, Stephen back to his best, so nice to see, Class.

[@toziassmitt]

Back to his best? Stephen at his best isn’t losing 7-2 to a kid lol

[@markdeer952]

@@toziassmitt I was talking about that frame, nice to see him competing again.

[@triztenklk]

That small stint on the table was one of the best I've ever seen 👌

[@samjg11]

Tough table challenge been working for him haha

[@phillipurry]

2 of my favorite players on show here, steven playing and joe johnson commentating. brilliant.

[@thecook238]

It's still in there, lovely to see him showing it to us again!

[@bowjana8128]

Great to see him back

[@SMG95x]

Great to see Hendry on the table again.

[@jimryan9475]

Class act, used to love watching hendry.

[@ianshack6679]

Must say, this was one hell of a century, great way to make it

[@EthansCONN]

What an amazing break!

[@tobygauntlett2046]

Wonder how much his extra body weight (body size) influences the overall impact of cue delivery? Be interesting to compare that with the delivery of the cue in his lighter leaner years.

[@stevecottrell5264]

Absolute legend

[@dgriley7280]

Must have been Stephen playing against John Terry. This Hendry guy is 🔥

[@lukeharwood3922]

The dream draw would be Ronnie Vs Hendry round 1 opening day Saturday! 14 world's between them!

[@riodemirel6809]

And watch him get whitewashed.

[@toziassmitt]

Cahill has Hendry 7-2 down. Ronnie would’ve embarrassed Hendry 10-0

[@truthsayerq7264]

​@Riodemirel Well obviously, the guy hasn't been a pro player since 2012!

[@allezlesrouges]

@@riodemirel6809 Hmmm pretty much but it's expected considering its been over a decade since his retirement. 2 of the finest to play the game

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@@toziassmittdidn't Cahill beat Ronnie and Selby so he is obviously a good player

[@Softlad92]

Stephen Hendry is and always will be the king. Every snooker players wish’s he was Hendry in his prime

[@passingcars2022]

Is there a way to watcu full versions of hendrys matches since he came back? I dont want to pay for eurosport if the matches arent archived on there

[@ghostintheshell3736]

Amazing frame

[@jupiter-8405]

He may have put on a lot of pudding with age yet he's a contender for the greatest snooker player of all time.

[@ryanbaker7023]

Why do you have to relate those statements? 😂

[@pedrom1619]

legend

[@wellbeingpromotor1157]

Lovely!

[@skakdosmer]

Love it!

[@royalbee9088]

Steven we do Steven we love you ❤

[@craigedwards3899]

The shot on the pink to split the reds was a belter.

[@LiveBhangra]

Hendry says on his cue tips KZbin channel: “Keep everything still. Going through the cue ball is the same speed as the Backswing ie not fast. Look at the potting angle as a straight line then keep your eyes on it.”. He sure did that here 👌🏻💯

[@kennethtalbott2233]

i like to watch stephens channel, que tips and he always says he can't double. two out of three's pretty good i think.

[@barath4545]

Pretty well done for a Snooker KZbinr! :)

[@Juventinos]

scary to think what would happen if he suddenly got the hunger for it and started practicing..

[@AngrierGorilla]

Absolutely nothing would happen. He's too far from the top level, he wouldn't even be able to compete with the best amateurs

[@toziassmitt]

Nothing would happen. He’s losing 7-2 to a kid. At best he would be competitive with Cahill and maybe win, then get knocked out next round. Simple as that

[@PNorm]

😂 Stop chatting shit. He dropped off for a reason.

[@woudwilder8324]

@@toziassmitt If he would start approaching it as a job again and putting in at least 6 hours of practice again, there is no reason why Hendry couldn't be very competitve again and give everybody a run for their money. The man is just as naturally gited as O'Sullivan. He simple doesn't practice enough. People forgot how terrifying good Hendry was back in the 90's.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

@@woudwilder8324 People also forget how much he dropped off in the 00's. He was barely in the top 16 by the end and he didn't win a ranking event beyond 2005. And this was twenty years ago. He could practice for hours a day and he won't be good enough. Father time has caught up. He needs to go to the seniors tour and stay there.

[@RB747domme]

Timing. When Stephen Hendry is focused, and he's timing is spot-on, he actually looks like a good player. All the good players know that it's all about timing, are you can see the influence of Steve Feeney, especially on some of those early starts where he stood to the middle of the stance, straight down the middle of the ball, and held is queue up to the middle of the ball before leaning down, which is completely different from his cue approach when he was playing regularly as a professional before retiring in 2012. I'm not saying that Steven was playing badly in every match in the final few years, but you could see that the focus has gone, and that he needed some help and coaching. The maximum in 2012 tells you that the ability was still there - and very much so - but with the extra focus and extra 'approach training' that he's doing with Steve Feeney at the SightRight system, especially if you consider the likes of Mark Williams, who became world champion again, top 16 player, and £2.1 million earnings since working at SightRight, and especially considering many of the seasoned players that he's brought back into the limelight using his system, you can't really argue with Steve Feeney's approach. Keep going Stephen, you just need to put a lot of focus in to it, and you'll get there.

[@end-game2030]

Hendry did a sick double 😂😂

[@AndrewPaulK80]

Awesome

[@wreagfe]

Wow the guy from cue tips is pretty good in matches as well!

[@passingcars2022]

What id give to see him back at the tv stages of a tournament again

[@markfroggatt591]

I thought he'd retired. The question is when was his last televised century. Fantastic player in his day.

[@Jimminy812]

Seen this guys youtube channel, glad to see he's turned pro

[@chunkylafangaa]

This is beautiful. The only cure for his yips wasa 10 year break and a zero-fux attitude.

[@flucazade]

A Hendry double double century... Angles would be proud

[@sambaxter1471]

I love to see hendry playing well 👏👍

[@mvwmark8955]

Worst doubler?? Aye right, Stephen! Great stuff

[@allezlesrouges]

His poker game needs improvement 😁

[@Fogon59]

Gan on Hezza bonny lad!

[@barath4545]

3:35 "See Steve (Davis), this is what you SHOULD have done in 1985!" xD

[@MISSION315]

🪄 magic

[@krystofdayne]

I just hope, for his sake, he isn't taking this match too seriously. He's obviously losing pretty badly to the Giant Killer (apt nickname for this occasion) and he knows it's because he hasn't been seriously practicing for over 10 years. But so what? He is and will always be one of the all-time greats. I hope he knows he's just doing this for fun. I've seen him getting pretty frustrated with some of the shots he missed in the other frames, and obviously it's good he still cares. But as long as it doesn't make him frustrated to the point of never trying these forays into the professional game, it's all well and good. Just do you, everybody knows that playing and even winning against the great Stephen Hendry is a privilege for any player.

[@allezlesrouges]

Couldn't have said it better myself mate 👏

[@inthemancave5981]

Imagine an O'Sullivan v Hendry final for an 8th title...

[@samcox8182]

Never gonna happen unfortunately

[@TheBearAndTheBull]

Can only dream he was able to get back to his best and was able to meet for the showdown.@@samcox8182

[@benshaw344]

He’s been listening to his cue tips

[@davidvarey5072]

Goat

[@JamiedoesWildBikepacking]

So when Stephens missing shots on his YT channels he’s basically hustling the competition!!

[@etclarke]

hendry vs sullivan in final. 8 titles on the line!!

[@markheitz7963]

There's nobody MORE I'd like to see come bk

[@alienrefugee51]

You need 4 frames though. We saw him do the same thing in his first match initially coming back, but wound up losing it in the same fashion.

[@toziassmitt]

He’s down 7-2 now

[@TyroneKing1977]

Great to see. Did he win?

[@stewartmcrae8007]

sadly not

[@jordanhealy7954]

Absolutely buzzing for Stephen hope he does well

[@nostalgiachannel318]

I think this atmosphere suits Hendry crowd, space, seats rather than cubicles and a few people.

[@JamboRiffs]

He actually sunk a double, amazing

[@sonicdiablo8968]

Two, in fact

[@natez999]

@@sonicdiablo8968 second one was significantly harder!

[@peteWxM1970]

Two out of three ain’t bad😂❤🎉❤😂🎉😮🎉😂❤on the doubles again Stephen I see……7 time 🌎 champ

[@tommypal0534]

just played terry now cahill. stephens got a thing for chelsea cb’s

[@toziassmitt]

And lost to them both 😂

[@dermotgillespie5138]

The return of the king really 😅😅,there was only one king of snooker and that was Alex Hurricane Higgings

[@JohnnyPeacock90]

I love how he walks around the table

[@CommandoG331]

Yea he's still like a predator, no wonder players feared him back in the day. He had it all.

[@jamesadcock5235]

Hendry is hitting the ball better than he has for a while

[@claudiojunior9618]

There's only one king in snooker. Ronnie is his name.

[@gregoryvirgo8195]

He should pack in..

[@user-so2sy3ct2f]

Непростые удары были в конце, но на опыте зарешал

[@tudorminciunescu9614]

Are these world championship qualifiers?

[@booneguy]

The Master showing class with a level of masterclass.

[@ranbirsingh7666]

Weird watching a 7 x snooker world champion in the qualifiers 😬

[@toziassmitt]

Getting beat 7-2 lol

[@Marty79Party]

Wow 2 doubles!!! That's when you know he'll win his 8th world title #snookergods

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

How did it end?

[@michaelpaterson8355]

A master talent.

[@MrMarkysimm]

Wherex the rest

[@VoiceOfThe]

I wish Stephen was still competing with the likes of Williams, Higgins & O’Sullivan. He is 54 though, so it was probably too much to ask for as he’s a good 6-7 years older than the aforementioned three now.

[@CountMackula]

He's always been that much older than them.

[@Jon3sy1990]

Has he come back to competitive snooker?

[@duncanstubbs1318]

Must say great century there from hendry..but I wouldn't call it return of the king..as he finished the 1st session 7-2 down so unless he produces a incredible come back he will unfortunately loose in the 1st qualifying match..just don't think he's got it anymore..let's see how far jimmy can go.

[@keltiquewood]

This guy looks like he could be great in a few years time!

[@steve-marsh]

You think '102, no bad', then you see where the balls were and you're like 'how on earth!?'

[@allezlesrouges]

There's about 3 or 4 shots there that were world class. He might be a little bit big round the waist and out of practice but he's certainly the King.

[@Electric-bm7bf]

That crowd was shit. Barely anyone clapping for him. Hendry was great here.

[@seanfein3783]

Joe Johnson .. Chuck it

[@ottoparnarson6381]

There can be only one

[@stewartmcrae8007]

Fantastic to see him continue to add to his list of centuries hopefully he can reach the 800 mark and possibly surpass it shame that he lost the match though I believe that he has only won against Jimmy White and beaten Chris Wakelin so far would be excellent to see him string a couple of victories together and build a little confidence/momentum it might motivate him to practice which is something that he is struggling with i believe

[@allistermcginlay6476]

It's called bottle? Stephen Hendry had tremendous concentration at his peak, but eventually he collected so much remembered bad beats that he eventually forgot how good he was? Table time will change that but winning a few matches will work wonders! Look at Mark Allen?

[@roadtonowhere497]

If I had to someone to play a frame for my life it would be Stephen Hendry...the best

[@bigslick1728]

He returned for only one frame.

[@jamiewilson6900]

He's cueing beautifully. It makes you wonder why he's not winning more matches. Must be a mental thing

[@keithpatterson9250]

Was enjoying that until the ADs appeared 🤦‍♂️

[@willabrams9449]

My favourite snooker player!

[@ryanstockley9495]

Did he win

[@dcworld1076]

3-1 cahill 5th frame

[@ryanstockley9495]

@@dcworld1076 oh is it live now

[@ryandavies7978]

​@@ryanstockley9495 yes

[@AngrierGorilla]

he's 7-2 down. Hendry has no chance with all professionals and top amateurs too

[@ryanstockley9495]

@@AngrierGorilla how he had fallen eh

[@gazzy5303]

Did he win?

[@zed9634]

Managed to only win 1 more frame. 7-2 down. Not sure when they resume but they play 9 frames before the interval.

[@wrcoles]

Return of the King? That insinuates he returned and conquered…

[@RetroMechanic]

why need to say 102 brake in headline??? No trill at all

[@Joelpalmer123]

wow that table is not level! watch the red hit the left rail twice @ 5:52

[@ryanbaker7023]

When Hendry developed those three reds, the red rolling up the table kept rolling towards the cushion… looked like a terrible table

[@pooluop]

you can do better than this Hendry scary to think what would happen if he suddenly got the hunger for it So great to see

[@Azza-ng2se]

Ronnie is the king but he's a close 2nd

[@Adrianheneghan]

Isn't Cahill related to his ex? A lot of extra spice in this match

[@peteWxM1970]

I think focus in long frame matches over two weeks at the crucible is too taxing for him now,.,.he’s been their and done that and worn that tee shirt.Nothing more does he have to prove.Loving the new you tube channel though

[@sabahatsulaiman5813]

Wouldn’t it be amazing if Hendry won a tournament on his comeback 😄😄😄