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Stephen Hendry
MBE
Hendry at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1969-01-13) 13 Januar 1969 (age 55)
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport kintra Scotland
Nickname
  • The Golden Boy[1]
  • The Ice Man[2]
  • The King of the Crucible[3]
Professional1985–2012; 2021-present
Heichest rankin1 (April 1990–May 1998, May 2006–May 2007)
Current rankin99 (as o 2021-12-20[needs update])
Career winnins£8.97 million[4]
Heichest break147: (11 times)
Century braks775[5]
Toornament wins
Rankin36
Non-rankin39
Warld Champion

Stephen Gordon Hendry MBE (born 13 Januar 1969) is a Scots professional snooker player an commentator fur the BBC an ITV. Ane o the maist weel-daein players in the modren era o snooker, he is best kent fur dominatin the sport in the 1990s, whan he wan the Warld Championship a record seiven times.[6] He reteert in 2012, but went back tae snooker in 2021, losin tae Matt Selt in the Gibraltr Open.[6]

Hendry rins a YouTube chainnel cried Cue Tips, an presents ae podcast fur the Warld Snooker Tour wi comic Mark Watson.[6]

Personal life

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Hendry haes twa son, Blaine[7] an Carter.[8] He met his wife Amanda at a Pontins haliday camp in 1985,[9] an wis mairret tae her fae 1995[10] til 2014, whan thay separatit efter Hendry flittit tae Berkshire wi his current pairtner, Lauren Thundrow.[11] Hendry met Thundrow while she wis officiatin ae set o exhibiton gemms.[12]

Hendry wis born in Sooth Queensferry[12] an grew up in Dalgety Bay, Fife.[13] He wint tae Inverkeithin Hie Schuil, leain in 1984 at the age o 16 tae focus on his snooker.[14]

Career

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Hendry stairtit pleyin snooker whan he wis 12, whan his faither Gordon Hendry gied him ae snooker table as a Christenmas present.[15] In 1983, he won the Scottish Unner-16 Championship[16] an kythed on Junior Pot Black.[17]

Awards

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Awaird Year
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 1993[18]
BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year 1987, 1996[19]
WPBSA Player of the Year 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
WPBSA Young Player of the Year 1988
WPBSA Performance of the Year 1995

References

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  1. ↑ "Stephen 'The Golden Boy' Hendry". WSC Real (in Inglis). 2009. Archived frae the original on 9 Januar 2010. Retrieved 3 Mey 2012. Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Round-up: Walden waltzes into quarters" (in Inglis). Eurosport AU. 25 September 2010. Archived frae the original on 24 Apryle 2011. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2011.
  3. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (1 Mey 2012). "World Snooker Championship 2012: Stephen Maguire into semis". BBC Sport (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 5 Julie 2012. Retrieved 5 Julie 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Greatest". World Snooker (in Inglis). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 Mey 2012. Retrieved 7 Februar 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Hendry retires after World Snooker Championship defeat". BBC Sport (in Inglis). Retrieved 17 Julie 2013.
  6. ↑ a b c Hendon, Dave (25 September 2023). "Stephen Hendry still an exciting draw for those who remember his time at the top - regardless of success". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 4 Januar 2024.
  7. ↑ Ritchie, Cameron (4 Januar 2024). "Muir ready to take on world champions on consecutive days". East Lothian Courier (in Inglis). Retrieved 4 Januar 2024.
  8. ↑ Lobb, Adrian (23 August 2019). "Stephen Hendry: 'You have to be very selfish to be and stay the best'". The Big Issue (in Inglis). Retrieved 4 Januar 2024.
  9. ↑ Llewellin, Magnus. "WE'RE ON CUE FOR A BABY!; SCOTTISH EXCLUSIVE. - Free Online Library". Daily Record (8 March 1996). Retrieved 9 Mairch 2024.
  10. ↑ "Still a shy wee boy but Hendry's pocket money has made him rich". The Herald (in Inglis). 29 October 1994. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2024.
  11. ↑ Hind, Sally (16 Mey 2021). "Stephen Hendry's ex-wife sells off £900k former marital mansion after divorce". Daily Record (in Inglis). Retrieved 4 Januar 2024.
  12. ↑ a b Gray, Sandra (14 Apryle 2014). "Snooker star Stephen Hendry splits from his wife". The Courier. Retrieved 4 Januar 2024.
  13. ↑ Hendry, Stephen (9 Februar 1997). "Where I grew up: Stephen Hendry". Independent. Retrieved 4 Januar 2024.
  14. ↑ "The boy who went to pot". The Herald (in Inglis). 24 Mey 1994. Retrieved 4 Januar 2024.
  15. ↑ Sullivan, Robert (29 October 1990). "Snooker's Savvy Supernova". Archived frae the original on 23 Mey 2011. Retrieved 13 Januar 2024.
  16. ↑ "This Is Your Life: Stephen Hendry". www.bigredbook.info. Retrieved 13 Januar 2024.
  17. ↑ "Stephen Hendry: doing the business for over 20 years". The Telegraph (in Inglis). 2 Mey 2012. Retrieved 13 Januar 2024.
  18. ↑ "No. 53332". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 Juin 1993. p. 17.
  19. ↑ "Stephen Hendry MBE". BBC. 21 Januar 2002. Retrieved 4 Januar 2024.

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