Unlike White, he walked away from the sport once he concluded that winning was no longer feasible. The more curious case is actually Hendry. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White joint interview.And as long as they are still enjoying themselves, there is a certain beauty in their enduring will to compete. As Steve Davis correctly noted, it is not as if they are two boxers putting their brains on the line. Of course, the actual match was never going to equal the build-up but there is no great need to dwell on the supposed sadness at seeing two revered sportsmen so past their prime. White’s case deserves to be strengthened by the extraordinary interest in this rematch between two men who famously shared four World Championship finals in the Nineties. Jimmy: 'I was giving Stephen a head start of 10g of cocaine and four bottles of whisky in those days'.
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Hendry still requires another three qualifying victories to appear in the tournament’s final stages later this month and, bluntly, will now be little feared by any of his future opponents.ĭefeat means that White now faces losing his card on World Snooker’s professional tour and is again likely to be in need of an invitation from chairman Barry Hearn. The occasional good shot was counterbalanced by numerous mistakes and, while Hendry did ultimately find rather more consistency in his break-building, there was little to suggest that either of these two legends will ultimately again return to The Crucible. It was an excruciating and yet still strangely captivating rate of progress. The opening two frames of this World Championship first round qualifier took an hour and were ultimately shared after both players nibbled away unconvincingly at half chances. The third was even longer at 45 minutes and won on the black by Hendry after he required a snooker.
There are a thousand unseen judgements and nuances that can go wrong with every shot. Snooker is actually incredibly difficult.
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