tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post2736794622321974122..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: CRUCIBLE STORIES: SEVEN UPDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-15185277471317528692011-04-09T18:23:34.204+01:002011-04-09T18:23:34.204+01:00Jurgen, while stephens mindset is still very simil...Jurgen, while stephens mindset is still very similar, what he regards as chances these days are a little easier than the 1/4 chances he took on back then that all sailed in the middle of the hole.<br /><br />these days a 7/10 long pot is a 4/10 long pot and even when he gets in he makes many more errors, so, playing in the same style and taking the difficulty into consideration still doesnt reap him a good reward ratio....slipping him down rankings.<br /><br />sad though it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-51418467589877723742011-04-08T10:29:23.633+01:002011-04-08T10:29:23.633+01:00Great post indeed Dave...keep 'em coming.
In ...Great post indeed Dave...keep 'em coming.<br /><br />In response to some posters I'd like to quote Hendry on his lack of "willingness" to compete in the tactical side of the game.<br /><br />When asked by David Vine how/what was up with loosing those "close frames" Hendry simply replied that "I'd rather loose a frame due to a missed pot than due to a bad safety since at least I can then say I went for my chances".<br /><br />To me that just says it all, he doesn't want to grind frames out, he wants to win them.<br /><br />Unfortunely for him, players such as Higgins, Doherty, and even Selby have combined both approaches :)<br /><br />Personally, I sincerely hope Stephen cna have a good run and remain in the top-16 since I truly believe that's where he still belongs.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Jurgen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-49674908534696642372011-04-07T21:03:40.214+01:002011-04-07T21:03:40.214+01:00I believe Hendry's decline from the 9-0 beatin...I believe Hendry's decline from the 9-0 beating by cambell was turned around by a certain coach.<br /><br />For whatever reason, when Hendry won his 7th title, he never mentioned the help he had from his coach.<br /><br />Apparently he just said he had help from someone well known in the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-1720452208834022522011-04-06T09:20:06.674+01:002011-04-06T09:20:06.674+01:00Great read David, thanks.
On his day, Hendry can ...Great read David, thanks.<br /><br />On his day, Hendry can still play majestic snooker and beat anyone in the game. Unfortunately, it's an inability to sustain it for the duration of a whole tournament rather than one match which is proving costly.<br /><br />As he has shown in recent years, he is more than capable of producing a great one-off match, or maximum break, but he then seems spent after it.<br /><br />I appreciated Hendry's skill when he was winning all those title and beating Jimmy, but I didn't like him. Davis was my hero and to see him shoved out and discarded by Hendry was not enjoyable.<br /><br />But as is often the case with great sporting legends, once his career began to decline I appreciated him much, much more, and would find myself willing him on to win.<br /><br />I would love it, love it I tell you, if he holds aloft that wonderful trophy at the Crucible on May 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-4312383128533406192011-04-06T00:07:38.416+01:002011-04-06T00:07:38.416+01:00betty
i know stephen and have done for many years
...betty<br />i know stephen and have done for many years<br />i wont go into details as they arent for public, hence why i never went into detail in my earlier post.<br /><br />if you think it dismissive, tough!<br /><br />not long before and for a while after that final there were many exceptional personal/company circumstances. thats as much as id say<br /><br />all above imhoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-46859826881844376592011-04-05T23:20:16.558+01:002011-04-05T23:20:16.558+01:00Great post Dave!
I hope Hendry can do well in thi...Great post Dave!<br /><br />I hope Hendry can do well in this year's tourney and we won't witness the highs of 147s in one frame and missing sitters in the next! <br /><br />I hope Hendry just decides to grind out the close frames..if he can do that, he's in with a chance....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-57384606275165878382011-04-05T21:10:05.675+01:002011-04-05T21:10:05.675+01:00Let's be honest, we all (and especially Rob Wa...Let's be honest, we all (and especially Rob Walker!) want him to win no.8 so we can call him Hendry the Eighth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-70096446971957414102011-04-05T20:18:22.919+01:002011-04-05T20:18:22.919+01:00The 7th World Title Win must have been probably th...The 7th World Title Win must have been probably the most impressive win, noy only beating Davis and Reardons record of 6 titles, but the very difficult draw and route to the final, including the final.<br />O' Sullivan and Williams were very dangerous to be up against at that time, and Wattana has been a previous World no 3 ( I think).<br />He only missed out on a Higgins.<br /><br />Had Hendry won the 8th against Ebdon ( like he should have done really) that would have been even more amazing , as I think he had been written off by quite a lot of people before then.<br /><br />The only shot I can really remember in that match was the Black missed by Ebdon for the title for a 18-16 win, and then the very difficult long pot blue that Hendry wenrt for early in the final frame, ( I really wish he hadnt)<br /><br />It would be great if he could have a decent run, He has had 2 semi finals in the past few years remember, who knows how far he could go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-26456831513775618522011-04-05T20:15:54.525+01:002011-04-05T20:15:54.525+01:00Great post!
I started watching snooker just a cou...Great post! <br />I started watching snooker just a couple of years ago (it wasn't televised before in my country) and I've never had the chance to see Hendry at the top of his game. Despite this, very quickly he became my favourite player and when he's playing well it's a real joy to watch. His recent 147s, his matches against Dave Harold in last year's Welsh Open, 2009 Crucible battle against Ding or those terrific, clinical century breaks (long red, split the pack and perfect break-building - he sometimes makes it all seem so easy) - I love them all. And I'd love to see him winning another ranking tournament though I know it's unlikely. Still, carry on, Stephen!Dzierzgulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-14850027264608395772011-04-05T18:40:14.383+01:002011-04-05T18:40:14.383+01:00Number 8 coming up. Just you watch. It could happe...Number 8 coming up. Just you watch. It could happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-57238076047133948082011-04-05T18:34:52.012+01:002011-04-05T18:34:52.012+01:00That's very dismissive 4.38. The most extraord...That's very dismissive 4.38. The most extraordinary stat of that final was that Hendry, despite being hammered, still outscored Doherty. Hendry was clearly not playing badly and the centuries were still flying from what I can recall. The reason Doherty won was because he had a gameplan. As Dave pointed out, he would mess up the table a bit to increase the amount of broken play, so by reducing his own chances of clearing up he actually increased his own chances of winning! As we've seen in the years since that match Hendry has a tendency to lose scrappy frames.<br /><br />At the time all the young players coming through were trying to outscore him, and perhaps only Ronnie could rival him in that aspect. Doherty perhaps faced the greatest barage of scoring ever faced by a player in the 1994 UK final, and he knew he had to find another way to compete. Doherty can probably be credited for bring a tactical dimension back to the game, and Higgins, Williams, and even Ronnie all realised snooker was a bit more than a potting contest. Unfortunately for Ken he wasn't as consistent at scoring, so never really went onto bigger and better things. I think playing as he did he would have stood a chance of derailing Hendry any year he won it, so I don't think it's accurate to say that Doherty won due to a sub-par Hendry performance—he certainly wasn't sub-par going into that event having won two or three events already in 1997, plus the UK at the end of '96.Betty Logannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-74717660143122946882011-04-05T18:09:45.187+01:002011-04-05T18:09:45.187+01:00take nothing away from Ken Doherty but in 1997 Ste...take nothing away from Ken Doherty but in 1997 Stephen Hendry was not up to for a battle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-56805528311376798542011-04-05T18:09:15.223+01:002011-04-05T18:09:15.223+01:00I hope ,David, That Hendry can remain in the top 1...I hope ,David, That Hendry can remain in the top 16. Legend.JAMIE O'REILLYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-55867782050427976472011-04-05T17:55:25.883+01:002011-04-05T17:55:25.883+01:00Hendry has never been the same since 1997. Because...Hendry has never been the same since 1997. Because he acheived so much in his youth like alexander the great he 'died' off as quick as he captured all his titles in his 20's.TazManiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10400118522868248699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-74108492797450789582011-04-05T17:22:15.199+01:002011-04-05T17:22:15.199+01:00Probably still my favourite snooker moment of all ...Probably still my favourite snooker moment of all time.<br /><br />It is a fair point you make about Davis and Hendry having that drive to dominate.<br /><br />However, it may be possible that players have had it since but the game is now too difficult to dominate in the way Hendry did. <br /><br />The standard in the nineties, particulary at the top end was just as high as today, but lower down things have got tougher and there are more players capable producing world-class performances.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-32137636424809824872011-04-05T17:20:56.534+01:002011-04-05T17:20:56.534+01:00No contest - he is the greatest.No contest - he is the greatest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-1411024905896969522011-04-05T16:38:11.662+01:002011-04-05T16:38:11.662+01:00there was trouble in the manage camp
around the ti...there was trouble in the manage camp<br />around the time of the ken final.<br /><br />thats what lost him that finalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com