Stephen Hendry

About Stephen Hendry

Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player.

Hendry became the youngest professional snooker player in 1985 aged 16 and, in 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21.[4] He has won the World Championship seven times, a record in the modern era, and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again in 2006/2007. Hendry has the distinction of holding the most world ranking titles (36) and is second on the century break list behind Ronnie O'Sullivan with 775 competitive century breaks. He has made 11 competitive maximum breaks, second only to Ronnie O'Sullivan.[5] In May 2012 he retired from the sport to concentrate on his commercial interests, although he remains a commentator for BBC Snooker.

Stephen Hendry Achievements

Awards:

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) - 1994

BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year - 1987, 1996

WPBSA Player of the Year - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996

WPBSA Young Player of the Year - 1988

WPBSA Performance of the Year - 1995

world snooker champions:

1990 World Snooker Championship

1992 World Snooker Championship

1993 World Snooker Championship

1994 World Snooker Championship

1995 World Snooker Championship

1996 World Snooker Championship

1999 World Snooker Championship