1994 World Snooker Championship Final - Stephen Hendry v Jimmy White

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[@vintage1701H]

When I was a kid and a big Hendry fan, that miss delighted me. But now as an older guy, I feel Jimmy's pain in that being his last ever chance to win it. The greatest to never win the big one.

[@DLPB-u8w]

His last chance was 1995. He lost in SF against Hendry.

[@dazzosheps]

Never seen this before, too young to remember. How on earth did Jimmy miss that black, snooker's greatest tragedy that he never won one.

[@Mitjitsu]

A lot of pressure as well as fatigue from hours of play during and leading upto the match.

[@davidowenwinter3111]

He mussed it as he thought it was on black spot he played the shot the way u would if black on spot! Plus the drugs crack cocaine! Jimmy never ever prepared properly for any of the 6 finals he played due to late night drug and drink partys before finals and it cost him dearly! Otherwise he would have won at least 4 finals v davis in 84 , v parrot in 91 , hendry in 92 when he was 14 - ,8 up and cunt hendry won 10 on a spin to win 18 14 and this one! Jimmy my fav player i watchef this game live snd it fucking hurt so bad ! Still thought he would be back in future to win but testicular cancer and botched hair transplant operation took its toll and jimmy drifted away such a shame henever won! That cunt hendry could have let him win this one as hendry idolized jimmy!

[@quick46]

Balls

[@mr.shankly]

Easiest game ever to rig, he was paid very handsomely to miss that black...perhaps?

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

My thoughts too.

[@TheMrBennito]

Stephen phenomenal. The way he handled pressure. Steady hand , clear head.

[@elta6241]

You're shocked by Jimmy's miss, but under that kind of pressure you'd expect Stephen to miss something and give him another chance. Amazing clearance.

[@yuhaosu6899]

I was 9 months old inside my mom, Thanks youtube still store this classic match. Jimmy is a real gentleman and glad he won in Crucible last year!

[@gazp4147]

23 years on and remember that line like it was yesterday "he's beginning to annoy me". I reckon we were all thinking that. 2 legends in a golden era.

[@WhaattUpp]

Growing up watching Jimmy White with my father, and it being that one thing we did together since I can remember watching him Miss that black and seeing the pain in his eyes still cuts me up today. He will always be one of the greats. A real ambassador for the sport even to this day.

[@Romamb]

Indeed. I'm a proud Scot and a huge hendry fan. But even I wanted Jimmy to win that year. Painful to watch even now. ❤ Jimmy White

[@GJ1607.]

Did the same myself growing up

[@farty81]

I remember watching this live and Jimmy's miss still shocks me as much as it did then! Hendry was a phenomenon back then.

[@mydogiscalledoscar]

Crowd were kind of a disgrace during Henry's prime. He put on a masterclass year after year and some, in the crucible in particular, could hardly put their hands together to acknowledge the fact he had won the world championship. I know they were hurting that their favourite always seemed to be on the receiving end but at the end of the match you should still be on your feet to appreciate the winner.

[@surindersingh724]

mydogiscalledoscar Lol! Easy to say. If Rangers kept beating Celtic in a Cup Final year after year after year, would you ever applaud them?

[@KimPhilby203]

mydogiscalledoscar True Dat

[@mydogiscalledoscar]

Born Red I don't think you can compare the etiquette requirements of football and snooker. Football is tribal because support for a team lasts a lifetime. Snooker is more to do with appreciation of the game because your favourites won't be playing forever.

[@surindersingh724]

mydogiscalledoscar Exactly. And when you see your ageing favourite reach yet another final, lose for the 6th time running and beaten yet again by his no.1 nemesis while knowing full well that chances are excellent he won't be reaching many other finals (he didn't reach another one) it's going to be quite tough to give a shit about the victor and how well he played isn't it?

[@yellowfolder]

You're right, Born Red, some people can't hold themselves together very well. My friend was a quivering mess when White got beat yet again and I had to console him, yet my other friend, who liked White even more, still had the integrity and composure to appreciate that White was beaten by a better man on the day. Some of us will get emotional and lose our shit, some will be like mydogiscalledoscar and show class. We ain't all made the same.

[@stefanhammel192]

Dont forget Stephen has a great personality too.....Knowing when playing against Jimmy most of the crucible is backing Jimmy..really tuff spot....Stephen was very humble in the end !

[@elta6241]

Even after all these years this still absolutely kills me. It was there for him.

[@cuemaster1475]

Jimmy will always be the people's world champion !!! I watched this when it happened and it broke my heart when Jimmy missed that black cos you knew it was over and hendry was gona clear up. Hendry was superb in the 90s and was basically unbeatable for most of it so for Jimmy to get so close just shows how good Jimmy was. Once again I have to say - Jimmy white will always be the most loved player of all time and truly is the people's undisputed world champion!!!!!!!

[@Bert86]

Jimmy White is an arsehole

[@sladeippie5841]

@@Bert86 No pal, Jimmy White is Jimmy White a truly all round great fella. An arsehole is Bert86

[@barneypaws4883]

As a left handed kid growing up in the 80's, Jimmy was my hero. The one person in sport I could look up to and with Alex Higgins, playing snooker the way that made it exciting.

[@vinnothelizard]

wiggy was never world champion you moron

[@RFED2O]

That's the PROBLEM in this country... The English love a loser !! Get over it...he wasn't good enough last century what fxxckin right has he got this century !!... Snooker don't need him !!

[@retro1082]

Maybe Jimmy White was so compelling to watch, not just because he could pot anything but because he could miss anything.

[@alextweedie2014]

Exactly right, so very human...

[@mohamedhassan-nf3dz]

sory but that was his best day ever at the in the crucible hhhh poor sod

[@andym28]

That shut them up lol

[@davidr3789]

@@mohamedhassan-nf3dz true but this final more than any other showed that little bit missing mentality wise to truly dominate. Hendry did these sort of back to the wall clearances all the time. You just knew he wasn't going to miss. The difference in mental strength (when it really mattered) is on display here. By Jimmy's own admission, his first loss to Davis was ok coz he felt he did enough. Obviously rightly thinking he would have many more attempts. I agree this was by far his best chance to be world champion and I was absolutely gutted watchin it live.

[@1980extremeG]

@@davidr3789 Agree. Hendry could mentally block out the tournament pressure whereas Jimmy sadly couldn't. White should have won a world championship title, the talent was undoubtedly there. He was just unfortunate that his snooker career coincided with two of the all time greats (Davis and Hendry); otherwise I'm sure he would have won at least one world title. Also do you think Jimmy's drinking may have been detrimental to his performance (he liked to party on the eve of a big match)?

[@ianwilliamson2980]

This is why Stephen was the greatest as he had lot of bottle as well as skill

[@rockywaters9592]

How Jimmy didn't clear up after that red with the extension is unbelievable, as wonderful as he was he just didn't have the nerve of his opponent, who was the goat when it came to nerve.

[@paulmorphy6187]

I'm glad you left the entire video with the presentation's etc it was excellent thankyou

[@j.d.turvey4496]

Ice cool Stephen Hendry, not what most of the general public wanted to see yet he was there to pounce like a true champion under immense pressure when the golden boy missed.

[@Sam613306]

j.d. Turvey - All the Scottish public wanted him to win!! You guys tend to forget that the UK is made of 4 countries - England only being 25% but the other 75 % of us have to listen repeatedly to in depth analysis of principally English rugby, football & whatever else is on & always with the presumption that England is gong to win whatever is being played whist rarely will we have in depth analysis of anyone. The arrogance of English sports reporters like John Inverdale etc is why the BBC which should in fact be called the EBC , is listened to by 75 % of the UK with the volume off!

[@elliota4135]

I will never forget that game. I remember watching it in our old living room house with my mum and remember her shouting out OH NO JIMMY!!! when he missed that black. We both knew stephen would clear up. Poor old jimmy

[@Bears84]

Funny how people saw Stephen as a sullen, boring pain in the arse but he was clearly always in the zone. His KZbin channel now shows that he's a class act with bags of personality.

[@hystericalwolf]

I feel sorry for John Higgins having lost 3 in a row. Imagine losing 6 finals in a row and 4 of them to the same guy.

[@johnmalone1713]

Fuck higgins cheating bastard corrupt and bent as they come 😡

[@johnmalone1713]

@Wayne Holmes seems you're the idiot the tape dont lie but people do 😁

[@leeredford1028]

Jimmy white lost 5 finals in a row not 6... lost 6 in total...

[@leeredford1028]

@Wayne Holmes no he didnt you numti... 1990 too 1994... thats 5... you numti... lost a final.in 1984 too steve davis... 1990 too hendry... 1991 too john parrot....then 3 more in a row too hendry... Fact...

[@leeredford1028]

@Wayne Holmes not hard spot your name on comments section either... you come under prick🤣🤣🤣

[@chatoyant23]

I remember being a little boy and my dad let me stay up to watch this. Was such a Jimmy fan and this was my first real lesson in the power of defeat. Hats off to Hendry, but this should’ve been jimmys. Hendry was a brilliant aggressive player and white was just the potting king. In a parallel universe, Jimmy white won

[@amiraliyan]

Hats off to Hendry for not making a big figure after his win in front of the well deserved Jimmy. Respect!

[@sladjanivkovic2]

Sorry, but Jimmy didn't deserve it. That's wasn't unlucky, that's the fact that his whole career he played too fast and tried to entertain. If he actually stopped a bit, he would win way more. One of the top 3 talents of all time, but wasted it because he can't focus properly.

[@amiraliyan]

@@sladjanivkovic2 couldn't agree any more. Still Henry was such a nice guy and his gesture was appreciable.

[@kashattack]

10:45 the most heartbreaking moment in snooker!

[@RFED2O]

What heartbreak !! he was never good enough and completely bottled it every single time...E N D O F !!

[@sakikogookheng]

​@@RFED2O define not good enough, getting all the way to the final and taking it to the final frame and losing due to a minor slip-up doesn't really make him not good enough. He was more than capable of winning it

[@RFED2O]

@@sakikogookheng What 6 times !!! That's definitely a bottle job that's for sure !!

[@paulrispin4989]

@@RFED2O He was definitely good enough to have won it. Yes he bottled it but he had some bad luck in not winning it ever

[@RFED2O]

@@paulrispin4989 OK then the combined 2 didn't help him

[@daichives6474]

All this on Jimmy's birthday too, 2nd of May 1994. What a happy 32nd birthday that must have been. So happy that Jimmy has maybe managed to get some form of closure at the crucible with his seniors wins.

[@dublinsfaircity]

Closure?

[@englishmaninengland1451]

Love the commentary, especially Dennis Taylor, lovely snooker voice. 🎱

[@jamiehammond7401]

Hendry is so good with those side pockets.

[@rs-qt1qg]

he was known as the best centre pocket potter in the game

[@wayneholnes7414]

And corner pockets lol

[@adamweishaupt2846]

You see most players tentatively roll pots into the middle pockets. But Hendry would just rifle them in.

[@masterofdisaster9194]

SavageArfad Higgins nowhere near consistent enough

[@schipp3525]

@@masterofdisaster9194 I’m not sure which Higgins you’re talking about but if it’s John I would disagree completely

[@delboy9234]

I was there at the Crucible watching this one. Hard to believe it was 24 years ago.

[@shah5886]

My early secondary school years when year 7 use to be known as year 1

[@billy4892]

BS

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

Lovely jubbly.

[@thethairishsun]

Amazing memories. Snooker was a big part of my family growing up. My granddad was offered the chance to go pro and could make century breaks in the days when almost no one could... My mum was a big Jimmy Fan and I loved the sour faced Scot Stephen Hendry 🙂 ... In Hindsight I wish Jimmy had won one.

[@ronaldofenomino857]

The greatest snooker player not to win a World title. The amazing Jimmy White. 🙏

[@RFED2O]

Stop saying 2 legends when Hendry is an absolute ICON of Snooker... Jimmy definitely is not !! Jimmy ain't even a legend !! How can you be if you haven't won The World's in 6 fxxckin finals !!... Your all arse lickers and fxxckin chatting shit !!

[@adamweishaupt2846]

21:16 "You're getting used to these." when Jimmy receives his runners up check. Wow, why didn't David Vine just kick Jimmy in the nuts to add one final insult?

[@PesKneeus91]

Absolute disgrace! Jimmy should've stuck the nut on him

[@adamglasgow9268]

I didnt know the frontman for the bavarian sect modern era of the ancient old mystery religion recentlty named illuminati was a middlesbrough fan! Mental. You still alive aye?

[@adamglasgow9268]

Not only have and do your secret brotherhood control humanity since time began but you also go to the odd preseason friendly at the riverside? Are the pies decent mate?

[@adamweishaupt2846]

@@adamglasgow9268 The pies aren't as good as the cheesy chips at the Riverside. If your team are ever down here for a preseason friendly give me the secret handshake and i'll buy you some.

[@Coneman3]

He played with such style, it was beautiful to watch.

[@TomboHH37]

One of the most amazing pieces of snooker that has ever been.

[@mickieb74]

All the coughing coming from the crowd, Yup. It was definitely sponsored by Embassy 😂😂😂

[@MrTamiya89]

The Smoker's Cough

[@12ANSHBHATIA]

Everybody talks about jimmy’s missed black but not Stephen hendry’s monumental clearance which got him the title he was in the exact same situation as him .

[@danledge9507]

Except he wasn't because he didn't have a history of five final defeats and no victories.

[@danledge9507]

@@whenisasnakeatail4933 Yours.

[@danledge9507]

@@whenisasnakeatail4933 No, it's your fault.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

10:41 Pretty sure Jimmy still wakes up screaming at the memory of this shot

[@gaskellr44]

Apparantly when it came to the night dos after each final he was always in good spirits like hed not even lost.

[@hensmithers9687]

@Here's Johnny yes i met Jimmy a few times - very good to his supporters.

[@hensmithers9687]

@@gaskellr44 from Jimmy's book.. 'i see what people go through in my charity work.. i refuse to get emotional about sport'

[@stephent9677]

9:10 I remember watching this thinking..That's the shot to win a world championship. Still can't believe that missed black off the spot.

[@paulr6881]

Hen Smithers I met Jimmy once very briefly during an exhibition.He was playing ok but not brilliant.He said he wasn't leaving until he knocked a century in,It took him a while but he was true to his word.Was brilliant with the fans.

[@kevinscott1697]

Hendry admits in his sporting heroes interview that he was resigning himself to losing as White was clearing up, he wasn’t happy for him but half thought it was time for him to be champion and was actually happy enough to have made it to the final after cracking a bone in his elbow, he’d kept the world no 1 ranking by beating Davis in the semi final but that went out of his mind as soon as White missed the black and he took out a superb clearance.White potted a difficult red with the rest and then the blue wasn’t a gimme to get position but having done the hard bit he missed the black off the spot with the championship at his mercy, Hendry admits he thought he’d lost, unfortunately White was never in the final again, Hendry beat him in the semi final the following year.

[@oliveryoung6402]

The coughing while Hendry was clearing up🤣 So blatant

[@andrewe3165]

Mullet and bald spot, a classic look.

[@leggus]

The mullet and the bald spot were since replaced with a tight weaved wig, it looks more ridiculous now than it did in the nineties.

[@andyscott6315]

Really

[@wayneholnes7414]

Road kill

[@wayneholnes7414]

Looking like a dodgy Gary Numan lol

[@MatthewOkot]

30 years ago today. I'm a massive Hendry fan & I was desperate for White to run out of position but I never imagined he'd miss a black off the spot. Hendry's clearance, under that pressure, is one of the best in snooker history.

[@shah5886]

Jimmy we know you don't need a title to be known as a champion.. No one couldve stopped you, but you stopped yourself with pressure mostly or only in the finals..1of the top 5 in the world s too player's list..and you've been a great example of sportsman and contributed a lot to snooker

[@HaroldHermes-w6g]

The only positive is that Jimmy's hair grew back.

[@rs-qt1qg]

David: You could pot that blindfolded Jimmy: Well do you wanna play, Dave?? 😂😂

[@rbc0505]

Jimmy não ter conquistado ao menos um mundial é uma pena...mas com certeza está entre os melhores da história...

[@stevensmith686]

Stephen Hendry took snooker to a whole new level

[@paulr6881]

I agree. Jimmy was almost unbeatable at his best and had an ability and flair like no other.Sadly for his fans Hendry was consistently Brilliant and always had a great b game if he wasn't playing at his best.

[@chrispalmer3096]

@John White are you 10 or just slow? You've cut and pasted this comment a few times. O'Sullivan came along when Hendry's game was on the decline. Players at their peak during different era of the sport. It's like comparing the match up between Rossi and Marques....or keeping to snooker, Hendry vs Davis. No matter how good someone is, that person's abilities will fade with age. It's silly then comparing that person's matchup against the next big talent who's at their peak.

[@PomBare]

I watched all of White's 90s finals as a kid - I was devastated at the losses, but this one was beyond devastation - that missed black was like a stab in the heart and I cried my eyes out when Hendry cleared up - it brought with it a life long hatred for Hendry - up until his retirement and now I like the guy.

[@paulwilliams8389]

I still think the 1992 final was the toughest to take after Jimmy led 14-8 having totally outplayed Hendry up to that point.

[@Nathan_Virica_Comedy]

Coming away from this video there are a few burning questions that we'll never know the answers to: What if White hadn't twitched on the black? What if Hendry's pink with the rest had stayed in the jaws? And how, in the ensuing years did Jimmy's bald patch manage to magically disappear?

[@Matt_LeTissier]

BVDBABY1 How annoying was Hendry's manner after the pink rattled in the pocket!

[@Nathan_Virica_Comedy]

To me not at all...but then again I am a lifelong Hendry fan so there may be an element of the rose-tinted spectacles going on!

[@meimihaneoka5527]

BVDBABY1why don't you say, without Hendry's elbow injury,this match wouldn't come to decider

[@rs-qt1qg]

Answers: 1. Jimmy would've won 2. Jimmy would've won 3. With a big bank balance

[@corbe1970ify]

Jimmy had a head/hair operation years ago where they slit his head and pulled the hair back covering the bald bit

[@colinme2672]

The only person to beat Jimmy was Jimmy and his nerves. People loved him because he had a personality.

[@KimPhilby203]

Hendry had balls of Steel...

[@davidr3789]

Jimmy had no bottle.....

[@janskeet1382]

Yeah, Jimmy had a combination of talent and vulnerability that gave him that personality. That was resonated with by the public.

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Sporting results I wish i could change 1: World Cup 1990 semi final 2. Euro 96 semi finals 3. Jimmy beating Hendry 1994

[@stellaartois303]

The English always bottle it!!😂😆

[@LivingDaylights007]

Please upload the 1998 match Stephen Hendry v Jimmy White

[@habibvirk6812]

Both are legend .. 🔥🔥

[@Lenzer1]

This was excruciating. The moment he missed that black, I almost switched off the TV.

[@starskydhillon3252]

JIMMY........ YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A WINNER IN MY EYES....... 1 IN A MILLION......

[@virendrakankhedia5769]

Doesn't matter how good Hendry or any other player was....Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and Ronnie are going to be the most loved snooker player ever

[@bojandabic583]

Higins and White and Roni my favorit players bat Higins is my hero

[@paulofarrell6498]

I’d say it means a lot more to Hendry to be remembered as one of the all-time greatest players.

[@hensmithers9687]

Snooker's greatest ever rivalry, utterly mystifing that Jimmy never won it he was an excellent player of long matches which never given credit for, he also had noteable wins in long matches over Hendry, including the 1991 UK semi final and one of the World Matchplay Finals...the Crucible is definitely cursed , snooker must never leave there.

[@007Layek]

Remember watching this years back was a little kid, my dad was a big fan of Jimmy White..!!!!

[@Facelessman254]

Only 5 reds were left on the table as well all in the open.. Missed the black off the spot. Full credit to Stephen tho, proved why he is the best of all time in his prime.. Managed to clear up with all the crowd and pressure against him

[@Ea-zu2em]

I can remember this so clearly, I was sitting in our living room with my mum in the evening, dad was at work and mum shouted OH JIMMY!!! and we both knew that was it. Love u Jimmy your the best x

[@t7612-v6h]

He'll win it this year.

[@andybigchief]

I can’t watch this again it brings me to tears

[@alancassell566]

Jimmy diamond jubilee... 2022.... 1994 the closest he will ever come to the world title he so deserved

[@andrevanderkant6616]

John Williams refereed the two most famous deciders in a world champ final. That is something

[@mark-147]

Also refereed Ebdon vs Hendry final frame decider in 2002

[@benmiddleton4365]

Some say that he was the greatest player to never win the world title, and being in the amount of finals that he has and not win one would be gutting, and normally I would agree with that prognosis. However, for all the things he has missed out on, I can guarantee that he wouldn't have the past any other way because that past has made him and is a part of who he is now. He is a respectable gentleman, a noble man, a true sportsman. The game has taken him around the world countless times, and he will be remembered for the great player and person that he is, not what he has apparently missed out on, he has had such a better life than a simple citizen. There is always someone else out there who is better, and the only person who I can think of who would be maybe, and that's a big big maybe, more deserving of the title of best player never to win a worlds. This person doesn't even play tournaments of any kind. He is purely an exhibition and entertainment player. He spent 7 and 3/4 years trying to accomplish a trick shot sequence, on unbroken film one after the other. He tried this sequence daily, multiple times daily for the best part of a decade always filming his efforts, until one day he got it, then he retired from the game and returned to relative obscurity. Was this person the best player to never win a worlds, or wasn't he? Or was there someone else entirely? Maybe a load of people? Only the Lord himself knows, and the bigger question is, who really cares? Life is not about winning and losing, it's about how you play the game, and he played it a hell of a lot better than so many other people did, and for all the trial and tribulation, the good times and the bad, he was there, just one of the lights of the world shining in the darkness. God bless Jimmy White, and God bless all those who have participated in cue sports throughout the world. Cheers 🤡

[@simodo11]

Easy said than done ,but I wish Jimmy had kept his nerve ,we all wanted him to win at least one. This was his greatest chance

[@togmor]

I can't think of another sport or sportsman where I've ever supported an Engliishman over a Scot. I loved Hendry but at this point the whole world wanted Jimmy to win so badly. I watched this live as a student and don't think I've ever felt tension like this. Or since. As Jimmy said, he was beginning to annoy us all in the nicest way , such great competitors and sporting to a fault.

[@matejburian3191]

Nearly 25 years ago and still can not take it, i still feel so sorry for Jimmy, one of the biggest tragicomedy of the sport

[@lordloxley6411]

We will never know how Jimmy would have reacted if he’d won this final I often think it would have been a emotional reaction like Alex Higgins back in 1982

[@Superfantastictop10]

Jimmy's winning record isn't a fair reflection of just how good he was. If it wasn't for Hendry, we'd be talking about him alongside Davis and O'Sullivan . In Top 5 best players ever in my view.

[@Paul-sl9zm]

What do you mean if it wasn't for Hendry? That's like saying if it wasn't for Ronnie, we'd be talking about Mark Williams in the top 5

[@Superfantastictop10]

@@Paul-sl9zm it's exactly like what you said, yes. It's called a hypothetical.

[@mepposhow]

I am impressed about the camera ankle. Shows way better the real proportion of the giant table than nowadays.

[@gamingzone1697]

I like it stephin handry my favret player

[@davidjones4762]

What are those little boxes people are putting up to their eye and then a flash goes off is it some sort of imagery capturing device

[@martinwebb4377]

The best player there has ever been in my opinion,still can't believe he never won it,but he just couldn't handle pressure,and now he needs to hang his cue up as he has the ability of a penguin its time to bow down with pride of what he brought to the game

[@soroushsafarzadeh8321]

The greatest snooker player of all time, Stephen Hendry

[@jsquire5pa]

soroush safarzadeh the second greatest - still no dishonour in being number 2

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

Jimmy: "I'll be back next year." He never made it to a World Championship final ever again.

[@rs-qt1qg]

He meant he will be back at the world championship next year, not that he'll get to the final or win it!

[@shah5886]

Runner up on six WC, 2 of them final was just a big mystery, when he lost..17-8 he was ahead, it was like, all done and dusted.. but pressure or nerves got to him, and Hendry won 10 consecutive frames, to win the Championship..I think it was this match ,we're commenting on

[@flaviusconstantius9702]

@@shah5886 JImmy was 14-8 ahead in the 92 final, ended up losing 18-14. This one was close all the way.

[@lornemalvo5050]

@@flaviusconstantius9702 Yes, now i remember..those were the days, when snooker peaked

[@hystericalwolf]

@Daniel Burke Hendry V Bond in 95. What a year.

[@yavar07]

I love the comment Ray makes when Hendry pots the final pink "Stephen Hendry has proved once again that he's the best player in the world" I miss the glory Hendry days so much :(

[@chaiwarutpromyard8062]

Yavar Durrani n

[@Jmith-su3ze]

It doesn't take much to impress you does it

[@Jmith-su3ze]

@Pam Doov What's the matter with crisps?

[@1980extremeG]

Remember this like it was yesterday. Was gutted for Jimmy; I, like most people wanted him to win and I thought he finally had won a world title until he missed a routine pot in the final frame... Sadly Jimmy will be remembered as the most famous runner up in any sport even though he undoubtedly deserved, and should have, won at least one world championship because he was a tremendous talent. You have to give Hendry a lot of credit though. He may not have been a crowd favourite and his style of play wasn't the most entertaining (not a risky type of snooker player to take on impossible shots) but the way the held his nerve was incredible, the guy just was basically immune to tournament pressure. He deserved his achievements 100%. And if you was to ask me was he a better player than Jimmy? I'd say yes, he was. When the pressure was on, he delivered. That's why he was better. If Stephen were a footballer I'd have him down to take a penalty in a shoot out; you bet your mortgage on him scoring!

[@jamesshaw4272]

hendry wasnt an entertaining player ??????????????? into the pack first opportunity everytime and cleared up most of the time, never moaned about the game and the life it gave him and always respectful of opponents, unlike a certain star of todays game, oh and i was a massive jimmy white fan right from his semi final loss to higgins in 82 so not even being bias

[@1980extremeG]

@@jamesshaw4272 Well personally I didn't find him an entertaining snooker player no, not in the mould of Alex Higgins for example who was a risk taker. Hendry was robotic and ruthless in the way he demolished his opponents, certainly not a crowd favourite (virtually everyone in the crucible would have been cheering on Jimmy White). However he was certainly, for me anyway, the best snooker player I've ever seen and fully deserved his success. I totally agree with you on the points about his sportsmanship, he was a gentleman and wasn't in any way controversial. And I agree with you about that certain player of today (obvious who you're referring to), I can't stand him because he's totally arrogant and self entitled.

[@paulofarrell6498]

@@1980extremeGHendry was absolutely a risk-taker. He always went for his pots. He was every bit as attacking a player as White or Alex Higgins, but also more precise with his positional play. I agree he wasn’t as exciting to watch, but that was because he was always so steely and composed and didn’t have a flamboyant style.

[@Suckysuckydoller]

Difference is that Hendry could hold his nerve in a final and thats what makes u champion

[@toadsdad6727]

Keep watching that black hoping it will go in 😥 so sad Jimmy never won one, Legend

[@janskeet1382]

Rich Marston - It’s like watching Steve McQueen jump the barb wire fence, “Maybe this Christmas, he’ll make it.”

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Stephen's clear up there was very good really under the circumstances some tricky pots in middle

[@jamesperks5804]

I'll never forget that moment watching this match I turned to ask my dad something and as soon as I turned my dad shouted He's missed!!!!!!!

[@user-xg4td3gg7e]

This was the moment I realized how cruel life can be. Snooker gods didn’t want jimmy to win. 🤔

[@dave93x]

BBC 2, Simpsons, Robot Wars then Snooker before bed. Snooker was so big back then.

[@jorn9913]

And now they'll play in the first qualifying round of the 2021 World Championship

[@craigsutherland4726]

Hendry the greatest player of all

[@cloudstrife206]

2nd best 😀

[@craigsutherland4726]

Cloud Strife pish

[@ianwilliamson2980]

I was a Henry fan and believe he was best of them all but was hoping Jimmy would win this as he deserved to win the world championship at least once.

[@Romamb]

What a ridiculous statement. Nobody deserves to win the world title other than the winner. It's not like Hendry cheated. White simply blew it.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

@@Romamb go away

[@grgcnrohit2599]

Hendry was against all those people inside that room

[@documax123]

David Vine - a real pro too. Excellent presenter.

[@paulofarrell6498]

Yes, for sure. Although his snide joke to Jimmy about the runner’s-up cheque was beneath him.

[@richardprice7763]

I remember watching this as a 20 year old and nearly crying with frustration for Jimmy....it wasn't just a case of wanting him to win but wanting Hendry to finally lose a final!

[@dreamangus1505]

How very sporting of you

[@theradgegadgie6352]

The match that finally broke me as a snooker fan.

[@jawadanwar4070]

Best final ever seen

[@TRIGMASTER06]

David Vine was a bit harsh on Jimmy in the interview, more than once he made a sarcastic comment towards him. Jimmy did well not to smack him.

[@andyscott6315]

True

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

I could have read your comment blindfolded

[@Mac-rf5wf]

They must have had David Vine in mind when writing Alan Partridge.

[@Hassan87.]

13:26 What a heartbreaking reaction captured brilliantly by the cameraman.

[@joebloggs495]

I remember this day I was in a state of sadness when Jimmy lost.. I realised how cruel sport/life can be 😐

[@mbucd]

And on his birthday as well

[@myrddingwynedd2751]

At the time, anyone who wasn't Scottish was rooting for Jimmy, but let's be honest, he was a big-time bottler. Hendry was a great player and champion.

[@felipecantalice452]

A completely tragedy, but White is bigger than a title.

[@maurocasali4476]

Than

[@felipecantalice452]

mauro casali THANk you. 😂

[@maurocasali4476]

Felipe Cantalice lol

[@ajjohnstone7063]

Remember watching thinking I wonder if Stephen will get back in. Was more shocked he missed and I think Hendrys reaction after he clears up showed that

[@amourverite6554]

Got to love that Jimmy White, tough loss.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

David vine was best man at this job

[@paulwilliams8389]

I was so nervous for Jimmy that as soon as he started that break I couldn't watch - I turned the TV over and watched the live frame score on Ceefax, thinking "As soon as Jimmy gets to about 60 I'll turn back over and watch him pot the final few balls to become champion." Suddenly his score stopped, and Hendry's began to increase.

[@Charlie_Crown]

Can't watch this, too painful, but thumbed up anyway 👍 😔

[@gamingzone1697]

Stephin handry legend player