Stephen Hendry

Stephen Hendry
MBE
	Hendry at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
Born	13 January 1969; South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland
Sport country	Scotland
Nickname	The Golden Boy[1]; The Ice Man[2]; The King of the Crucible[3];
Professional	1985–2012
Highest ranking	1 (April 1990–May 1998, May 2006–May 2007)
Career winnings	£8.97 million[4]
Highest break	147: (11 times)
Century breaks	775[5]
Tournament wins
Ranking	36
Non-ranking	39
World Champion	1990; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1999;

Stephen Gordon Hendry MBE (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player and current commentator for the BBC and ITV. One of the most successful players in the history of snooker, he has won snooker's most prestigious tournament, the World Snooker Championship, a record seven times in the modern-era and holds the record for most seasons as world number one (9). His first world title in 1990, at the age of 21, made him the youngest-ever World Champion, a record that he still holds.[6]

Hendry also won six Masters titles (including five consecutively), and five UK Championship titles. His total of 18 Triple Crown tournament wins is surpassed only by O'Sullivan's 19. One of only three players to have won all three Triple Crown events in a single season, Hendry is the only player to have achieved the feat twice, in the 1989–90 and 1995–96 seasons.[7][8] He shares the record for the most ranking titles (36) with Ronnie O'Sullivan. A prolific break builder, he recorded a total of 775 career century breaks, and made 11 officially-recognised maximum breaks in professional competition.[9]

He was awarded an MBE in 1994, and voted BBC Scotland's Sports Personality of the Year in 1987 and 1996.[10] In May 2012, after featuring in his 27th consecutive World Championship, he announced his retirement from the game, bringing to an end his record 23 consecutive seasons in the top 16 of the world rankings.

Career

Amateur years (1981–1985)

Hendry started playing snooker in 1981, aged 12, when his father, Gordon, bought him a child-sized snooker table as a Christmas present.[11] Two years later he won the Scottish U-16 Championship. He also appeared on BBC's Junior version of Pot Black. The following year he won the Scottish Amateur Championship and also became the youngest ever entrant in the World Amateur Championship. In 1985, after retaining the Scottish Amateur Championship, he turned professional. At 16 years and three months old he was the youngest ever professional. Hendry was managed by entrepreneur Ian Doyle.[11]

Early professional years (1986–1988)

In his first season, he reached the last 32 in the Classic and was the youngest ever Scottish Professional champion, winning the 1986 edition. He also became the youngest player ever to qualify for the World Championship, a record he held until 2012 when Luca Brecel qualified at the age of 17 years and one month.[12] He lost 8–10 to Willie Thorne who then applauded him out of the arena. In the next season he retained the Scottish Professional Championship title and reached the quarter-finals of both the Grand Prix and World Championship, losing 12–13 to defending champion Joe Johnson, and the semi-finals of the Classic. Hendry and Mike Hallett combined to win that year's World Doubles Championship. In the 1987–88 season, Hendry won his first world ranking titles, the Grand Prix, beating Dennis Taylor 10–7 in the final, and the 1988 British Open. He also claimed three other tournament victories, retaining both the Scottish Professional Championship and the World Doubles Championship (with Hallett), and the Australian Masters. By the end of that season he was ranked world no. 4 and was voted the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year.

No ranking titles came his way the following season, although he did win the New Zealand Masters and also his first Masters at Wembley.

World Champion and World Number One (1989–1999)

The 1989–90 season saw the beginning of Hendry's period of dominance. That season, he won the 1989 UK Championship, Dubai Classic, Asian Open, Scottish Masters, The Masters[13] and his first World Championship, beating Jimmy White 18–12 in the final,[14] elevating him to the summit of the world rankings at the age of 21. The following season, he set a record of five world ranking titles in one season and recorded a hat-trick of Masters, beating Mike Hallett 9–8 after coming back from 0–7 and 2–8 behind in the final. However, Hendry failed to retain his world title, losing to Steve James in the quarter-finals. In the 1991–92 season, Hendry regained the World title, winning 10 frames in a row in the final to come from 8–14 down to defeat White 18–14, adding to the victories in both the Grand Prix and the Welsh Open. He won the Masters, too, and achieved his first competitive 147 break, in the Matchroom League. A year later, he retained both his World Championship title and a fifth consecutive Masters crown. The following season, he retained the World Championship, narrowly beating Jimmy White 18–17 in the final. Also in 1997, Stephen Hendry played Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge final. The match was best of 17 frames. Hendry raced into a 6–1 and 8–2 lead with breaks of 110, 129 and 136, whereas O'Sullivan made a break of 106 in one of the two frames he won. O'Sullivan won the next 6 frames to level the match at 8–8. In the deciding frame, Hendry potted a long red to land himself on the black. Hendry went on to make a 147 maximum break, to win the match 9–8.

In 1994–95, after being awarded an MBE,[10] he won three ranking events, including the World and UK Championships, both of which he would retain the following year. In the 1994 UK final, Hendry defeated Ken Doherty 10–5, making 7 centuries in the match. This performance has been described by snooker journalist David Hendon as "possibly the best anybody has ever played". His run of successes continued in 1995–96 with three titles, including the World Championship, where an 18–12 victory in the final against Peter Ebdon saw him equal the achievement of Ray Reardon and Steve Davis by notching up a sixth World crown. In 1997, he won BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year award for a second time and added another three ranking titles to his collection, although Ken Doherty denied him a sixth consecutive World crown by defeating him 18–12 in the final.

Hendry's dominant position in snooker appeared to be on the wane, as the only ranking event he won in the 1997–98 season was the Thailand Masters. In the 1998 Masters final at Wembley, Hendry led his good friend Mark Williams 9–6, needing just one more frame for victory. However, he then wasted numerous chances to close out the match and eventually lost 9–10 after the deciding frame went to a re-spotted black. This match is regarded by many as one of the greatest in the history of the game. He also lost his World No. 1 ranking for the first time since 1990 and was eliminated in the first round of the World Championship, losing heavily to White (4–10). The 1998–99 season began with an embarrassing 0–9 first-round loss in the UK Championship to unseeded Marcus Campbell. However, a resurgent Hendry won the last two events in the campaign – the Scottish Open and a record seventh World title. After beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 17–13 in their semi-final, he emerged a convincing 18–11 winner over future three-time World Champion Mark Williams. This was Hendry's last World Championship title.

Later career (1999–2010)

Hendry at the 2002 World Snooker Championship

Hendry made a strong start to the 1999–00 season by winning two of the first three tournaments, including the British Open, where he made the fifth 147 break of his career and the first maximum in a ranking final. However, he was surprisingly defeated in the first round of the 2000 World Championship by debutant Stuart Bingham. By Hendry's high standards, the 2000–01 season was a disappointment, as he failed to win a ranking event for the first time since the 1988–89 season and reached only one final. Still he won the European Open the next season and came close to an eighth World Championship. Having eliminated defending champion O'Sullivan in the semi-finals (17–13), he lost narrowly to Ebdon in the final (17–18). This was Hendry's ninth and last appearance in a World Championship Final.

The Welsh Open in 2002–03 and the British Open in 2003–04 came Hendry's way, with his victory in the 2005 Malta Cup being his most recent ranking success. Hendry reached another World Championship semi-final but was thrashed 4–17 by O’Sullivan with a session to spare, which was the heaviest defeat in a world semi-final. However, following O'Sullivan's decision to not enter the 2006 Malta Cup, Hendry was able to regain the world no. 1 position in 2005–06 due to consistency in reaching the latter stages of tournaments without, by his own admission, reproducing his form of old.[15] He reached the final of the 2006 UK Championship in a tournament memorable for his quarter-final against Ronnie O'Sullivan, in which O'Sullivan unexpectedly forfeited the match at 4–1 down following a strong start by Hendry. The Scot then came back from 5–7 behind in his semi-final to defeat then-World Champion Graeme Dott 9–7, but lost in the final, 6–10, to Peter Ebdon. Following a disappointing season in 2007–08, Hendry unexpectedly reached his 12th semi-final at the World Championships, a new record surpassing Steve Davis' tally of 11. In doing so aged 39 Hendry became the oldest player to reach the semi-finals of the tournament since Terry Griffiths in 1992; however, he again lost heavily against an in-form O’Sullivan 6–17 with a session to spare. Hendry was whitewashed 0–8 in the second session of their match, the first time he had failed to win a frame in a full session at The Crucible.

Hendry started the 2008–09 season with two losses in his first matches. He was beaten 1–5 by Stephen Lee in the Northern Ireland Trophy and 4–5 by Ricky Walden in the Shanghai Masters. He had more success in the Grand Prix, however, winning his first-round match with David Gilbert 5–4, before succumbing to the eventual winner, John Higgins, 2–5 in the next round. However, in the next ranking event, the Bahrain Championship, he reached the semi-final, but he lost 4–6 to Matthew Stevens. In the next 3 professional tournaments, the 2008 UK Championship, the Masters and the Welsh Open, Hendry lost in the first round to Stephen Lee, Neil Robertson and Martin Gould respectively. He found some form in the China Open, beating Robert Milkins and Ricky Walden, but lost his quarter-final match to Peter Ebdon, the eventual winner of the tournament.

At the 2009 World Championship Hendry beat Mark Williams 10–7 in first round. This win guaranteed Hendry a place in the top sixteen of the rankings for the following season. He then went on to win 13–10 against Ding Junhui. In that match Hendry reached another milestone: a 1000th frame won at the Crucible (also, in that very frame Hendry scored 140 points). On 28 April, Hendry made a 147 maximum break against Shaun Murphy.[16] He eventually lost the match 11–13 to Murphy the next day to go out of the championship.[17] At the age of 40, he became the oldest player to make a maximum in a ranking tournament and only the second player (after O'Sullivan) to make more than one 147 at the Crucible. Hendry ended up at no. 10 of the world rankings, falling outside the top eight for the first time since the 1987/1988 season.

In the 2009–10 season Hendry won his opening matches in every ranking tournament, however didn't manage to get to a quarter-final until the China Open, where he lost 4–5 to Mark Allen, despite at one time leading the match 4–2. In the Masters Hendry lost in the first round. In the first round of the World Championship, Hendry defeated China's Zhang Anda. Hendry was 7–9 down in the best-of-19 match, but won 3 frames in a row for a 10–9 victory. At the press conference he confessed, that, had he lost the match, he would have seriously considered retirement.[18] He lost in the second round 5–13 against Mark Selby. Apart from the Main Tour tournaments he won the seniors invitation tournament "Legends of Snooker" beating Ken Doherty 5–3 in the final. Another important event was the much publicised challenge match with Ding Junhui played in Beijing, which Hendry lost 6–13.

Final professional years (2010–2012)

Hendry at the Brugge Open 2010

In the 2010–11 season Hendry could not maintain his unbeaten run in the first round of ranking events, as he lost it at the Shanghai Masters against Martin Gould by 2–5.[19] At the World Open in Glasgow, Hendry recorded 3–0 whitewashes against Bjorn Haneveer and Mark Davis, before he was beaten 1–3 by rival Ronnie O'Sullivan.[20] At the 2010 UK Championship in Telford, Hendry was drawn against another old rival, Jimmy White. Despite struggling with his game throughout the match Hendry came through 9–8, rolling back the years by compiling a match-winning break in the deciding frame. In the second round Hendry was defeated 6–9 by Mark Williams.[21] Afterwards Hendry expressed his frustration with his form and revealed that he has been suffering from "the yips" for the last ten years, leaving him unable to cue through the ball and causing him to miss the simplest of shots.[22]

Hendry lost 3–6 against reigning World Champion Neil Robertson in the 2011 Masters.[23] Hendry made his 10th 147 break at the 2011 Welsh Open in the opening frame of the last 16 round vs Stephen Maguire, but later lost the game. At the 2011 China Open Hendry whitewashed Matthew Stevens 5–0 in the first round, before losing to Ding Junhui 2–5 in the second round.[24] At the 2011 World Championship, he beat Joe Perry in the deciding frame of their first round tie before going out in the second round, for the second consecutive year, to Mark Selby 4–13.[25]

Hendry began the 2011–12 season at the first event of the Players Tour Championship, and lost 3–4 against Kyren Wilson.[26] As a result of this he was ranked number 17 after the event, the first time out of the top 16 since the 1987/1988 season.[27] However, he moved back into the top 16 after reaching the second round of the Australian Goldfields Open.[28] In September he played Robert Milkins in the first round of the Shanghai Masters, but lost the match 1–5,[29] subsequently losing his position inside the top 16 after the first cut off point and was ranked number 21.[30] This meant that Hendry would not participate in the Masters for the first time in 23 years and that he would have to qualify to reach the main stages of all the ranking events in the snooker calendar.[31]

Hendry qualified for the 2011 UK Championship after beating Gerard Greene 6–2 in the final qualifying round. It was his first qualifying match since 1989.[32] However, he lost 3–6 to compatriot Stephen Maguire in the first round.[33] He reached the semi-finals of the twelfth PTC event in January 2012, but narrowly lost 3–4, once again to Maguire. Hendry needed to reach the final in order to make the top 24 of the Order of Merit and secure a place in the Finals.[34] Hendry lost 1–5 in a qualifying match against James Wattana for the German Masters and therefore did not play in a ranking tournament for the first time in 15 years.[35]

Hendry qualified for the Welsh Open by whitewashing Kurt Maflin 4–0 to reach the first round, where he played reigning Masters champion Neil Robertson and recorded the result of his season so far by triumphing 4–1.[36][37] He was then whitewashed 0–4 by Mark Allen in the following round. Hendry also played the Australian in the first round of the World Open after he defeated Mike Dunn 5–2 in qualifying, however this time he lost 3–5.[38][39] Hendry won his 4th qualifying encounter out of 5 so far this season, when he defeated Yu Delu 5–1 to seal his place for the China Open.[40] There he beat Martin Gould 5–4 in the first round on the final black.[41] He played Robertson for the third consecutive time in a ranking event in the last 16 and was beaten 3–5.[42]

Retirement

Hendry ensured he would feature in his 27th consecutive World Championship when he qualified by beating Yu again, this time by a 10–6 scoreline.[43] He made a 147 on the opening day of the tournament in a match against Stuart Bingham. This was his third maximum break at the Crucible Theatre and his 11th in total, both records which he shared with Ronnie O'Sullivan. (O'Sullivan is now on 15 maximums.) He advanced to the second round with a 10–4 win over Bingham and then defeated an out of sorts defending champion John Higgins 13–4, his first victory over his compatriot in a ranking event since 2003, to set up a last 8 meeting with Stephen Maguire. Hendry has reached 19 quarter-finals, with only eight players having played in the tournament that many times.[44] Hendry lost 2–13 to Maguire and immediately announced his retirement from the game citing dissatisfaction with his standard of play in recent years and difficulty balancing competitive, commercial and personal commitments and revealed he had made the decision three months earlier.[45]

Status

Hendry won 74 professional titles putting him second on the all-time list, behind Steve Davis; however, Hendry is the joint record holder for the number of ranking titles won, setting the record of 36 before it was matched by Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2019. However, Hendry set the record during a period when fewer ranking events were available per season. Hendry also won four team titles as well as several amateur titles. His other career records include the most consecutive ranking titles, most century breaks compiled in one match (7), most centuries compiled in one tournament (16), most years ranked world number one, longest unbroken run inside the top 16 of the world rankings (23 seasons) and—at the time of his retirement—highest total prize money.

Hendry's World Snooker profile states that he is "generally considered the greatest snooker player ever".[46] However, some former players, such as Ray Reardon (in 2004) and Dennis Taylor (in 2013), have stated that he has been superseded by Ronnie O'Sullivan.[47][48] In 2005 John Higgins, who competed with both players at their respective peaks, concurred, proclaiming O'Sullivan as "the best that's ever played the game".[49] Steve Davis—a six-times former world champion and BBC pundit—is more divided on the issue, considering O'Sullivan to be the best player but Hendry the greatest winner.[50] Jimmy White also regards O'Sullivan as the best player he's ever seen, but considers Steve Davis his toughest opponent.[51] Dell Hill—a snooker coach who has worked with some of the game's top players—also considers O'Sullivan the best player "without a shadow of a doubt", but believes that O'Sullivan has "under-achieved" next to Hendry.[52] O'Sullivan himself has dismissed the suggestion that he is the greatest player and believes that a player must equal Hendry's haul of seven world titles to be regarded in this capacity.[53] Former world champion Stuart Bingham also takes a statistical view of the question, stating that O'Sullivan is the "best player to pick up a cue" but Hendry's record of seven world titles settles the debate as to who the greatest player is.[54] Desmond Kane of Eurosport has argued that if it were purely a statistical question then Joe Davis's fifteen world championships would settle the issue, that there is no real difference between the "greatest" and the "best", and that O'Sullivan has played snooker to a higher standard than anyone.[55] However, the Olympian Eve Muirhead considers the status of the World Snooker Championship as snooker's most prestigious tournament and Hendry's modern-era record settles Hendry's position as the greatest ever snooker player.[56]

Playing style

Hendry tended to play at a steady pace. He popularized the now universal tactic of potting the blue with pace and bottom spin on the white ball to cannon into the pink, with the object being to hit the pink ball full ball to split open the pack of reds and develop them for break-building. Prior to Hendry, players would usually attempt to break the pack of reds from a pot on the black, due to the danger of the white going in off after striking the pink or the reds. Aside from his break-building consistency, Hendry's ability at long potting was crucial to his success, as was his ability to pot balls in the middle pocket during a break. Throughout his career, he played very aggressively, more often than not attempting quite difficult pots and trying to break open the reds early in a break rather than waiting until all open reds have been potted. In this way, he has compiled more than 700 competitive century breaks.[57] However, towards the end of his career, the standard of his break-building and long potting declined, and his aggressive instincts gave his opponents more opportunities than in the past.

Personal life

Hendry was born in South Queensferry, West Lothian, brought up in Gorgie, Edinburgh, and then Dalgety Bay, Fife,[58] where he attended Inverkeithing High School.[59] He later returned to Kirkliston, attending nearby Queensferry High School from the age of fourteen, and lived in a flat in South Queensferry during the early part of his professional career.[60] He met his future wife Mandy Tart at a Pontins holiday camp when he was 16. The couple married in 1995 and settled in Auchterarder. They have two sons, Blaine (born 1996) and Carter (born 2004). In 2014, Hendry left his wife after 19 years of marriage and moved to England to pursue a relationship with 26-year-old children's entertainer and actress Lauren Thundow, whom he had met at a snooker event the previous year.[61][62]

Hendry has a single-figure golf handicap. He enjoys poker and has appeared in several televised tournaments. Hendry is also keenly interested in football, supporting Scottish side Hearts.[63]

When returning to Scotland from the Thailand Open in September 2003, Hendry had his cue broken. The cue, which he had owned since he was aged 14, having purchased it for £40, was the cue he had used when winning his 7 world titles. Since the 11 September 2001 attacks, snooker players have been required to put their cues in the holds of aeroplanes, where they are susceptible to damage.[64]

In August 2011, HM Revenue and Customs successfully applied to Glasgow Sheriff Court to liquidate the assets of Stephen Hendry Snooker Ltd., following its failure to pay an £85,000 tax bill.[65]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	1985/ 86	1986/ 87	1987/ 88	1988/ 89	1989/ 90	1990/ 91	1991/ 92	1992/ 93	1993/ 94	1994/ 95	1995/ 96	1996/ 97	1997/ 98	1998/ 99	1999/ 00	2000/ 01	2001/ 02	2002/ 03	2003/ 04	2004/ 05	2005/ 06	2006/ 07	2007/ 08	2008/ 09	2009/ 10	2010/ 11	2011/ 12
Ranking[66][nb 1]	[nb 2]	51	23	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	5	6	2	3	2	1	8	6	10	11	16
Ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open[nb 3]	Non-Ranking			NH	QF	Tournament Not Held				NR		Tournament Not Held															2R
Shanghai Masters	Tournament Not Held																						2R	1R	2R	1R	1R
UK Championship	LQ	1R	1R	F	W	W	SF	QF	F	W	W	W	F	1R	SF	SF	QF	QF	F	1R	SF	F	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R
German Masters[nb 4]	Tournament Not Held										SF	QF	QF	NR	Tournament Not Held											2R	LQ
Welsh Open	Tournament Not Held						W	3R	QF	QF	3R	W	1R	F	1R	QF	SF	W	QF	F	1R	2R	SF	1R	2R	2R	2R
World Open[nb 5]	LQ	QF	W	2R	3R	W	W	1R	2R	QF	W	1R	1R	QF	3R	2R	SF	3R	2R	3R	SF	RR	RR	2R	2R	3R	1R
Players Championship Finals[nb 6]	Tournament Not Held																									DNQ	DNQ
China Open[nb 7]	Tournament Not Held												NR	SF	SF	SF	2R	Not Held		F	QF	1R	1R	QF	QF	2R	2R
World Championship	1R	QF	2R	SF	W	QF	W	W	W	W	W	F	1R	W	1R	QF	F	QF	SF	QF	1R	2R	SF	QF	2R	2R	QF
Non-ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic[nb 8]	Tournament Not Held																							A	RR	QF	A
Brazil Masters	Tournament Not Held																										SF
Premier League[nb 9]	NH	A	F	RR	F	W	W	A	W	W	SF	F	SF	RR	W	F	A	A	W	SF	F	RR	SF	SF	RR	A	A
The Masters	A	A	A	W	W	W	W	W	F	QF	W	QF	F	1R	QF	SF	QF	F	1R	QF	1R	SF	1R	1R	1R	1R	A
Shoot-Out	Tournament Not Held					1R	Tournament Not Held																			1R	2R
Championship League	Tournament Not Held																						A	RR	RR	RR	RR
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters	Non-Ranking			SF	Tournament Not Held
Classic	2R	SF	QF	QF	2R	F	F	Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic[nb 10]	Not Held			NR	W	W	1R	F	W	SF	SF	2R	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held									Non-Ranking Event					QF	NR	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 11]	NR		Not Held		W	W	2R	3R	1R	2R	SF	SF	W	QF	F	F	QF	NR	Not Held			NR	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Open[nb 12]	LQ	2R	SF	3R	F	Not Held		W	QF	1R	2R	W	3R	W	3R	2R	QF	3R	QF	Tournament Not Held
British Open	LQ	LQ	W	3R	1R	W	QF	SF	SF	QF	3R	F	F	QF	W	QF	2R	2R	W	QF	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event																	2R	1R	QF	NH	NR	Tournament Not Held
Malta Cup[nb 13]	Not Held			3R	F	3R	3R	F	W	W	2R	QF	NH	QF	Not Held		W	F	2R	W	QF	QF	NR	Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy	Tournament Not Held																				NR	2R	2R	1R	Not Held
Bahrain Championship	Tournament Not Held																							SF	Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open[nb 3]	A	A	W	NH	R	Tournament Not Held				A	A	Tournament Not Held															R
Tokyo Masters	Not Held		QF	Tournament Not Held
Fosters Professional[nb 14]	A	A	SF	F	Tournament Not Held
New Zealand Masters	Not Held			W	SF	Tournament Not Held
Norwich Union Grand Prix	Not Held			A	F	SF	Tournament Not Held
World Masters	Tournament Not Held					2R	Tournament Not Held
London Masters	Not Held			W	W	F	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Challenge[nb 15]	A	A	W	A	NH	SF	W	Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay	Not Held			SF	SF	F	SF	QF	Tournament Not Held
Pontins Professional	SF	QF	SF	A	W	A	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	Tournament Not Held
European Challenge	Tournament Not Held						A	W	W	Tournament Not Held
Top Rank Classic	Tournament Not Held									W	Tournament Not Held
Tenball	Tournament Not Held									SF	Tournament Not Held
China Open[nb 7]	Tournament Not Held												QF	Ranking Event				Not Held		Ranking Event
Super Challenge	Tournament Not Held													F	Tournament Not Held
Champions Super League	Tournament Not Held													W	Tournament Not Held
German Masters[nb 4]	Tournament Not Held										Ranking Event			QF	Tournament Not Held											Ranking
Millennium Cup	Tournament Not Held														SF	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held									A	A	A	A	W	R	W	Tournament Not Held
Champions Cup[nb 16]	Tournament Not Held									W	1R	W	SF	QF	W	SF	RR	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters	A	QF	QF	NH	W	W	QF	QF	QF	F	W	QF	QF	SF	SF	F	QF	SF	Tournament Not Held
Euro-Asia Masters Event 1	Tournament Not Held																		RR	Tournament Not Held
Euro-Asia Masters Event 2	Tournament Not Held																		SF	Tournament Not Held
World Champions v Asia Stars	Tournament Not Held																			RR	Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy	Tournament Not Held																				F	Ranking Event			Not Held
Irish Masters	A	A	A	F	QF	QF	W	SF	QF	F	QF	W	QF	W	F	F	QF	Ranking Event			NH	QF	Tournament Not Held
Euro-Asia Masters Challenge	Tournament Not Held																						RR	Tournament Not Held
Pot Black	A	Tournament Not Held					F	A	SF	Tournament Not Held											QF	QF	SF	Tournament Not Held
Malta Cup[nb 13]	Not Held			Ranking Event									NH	R	Not Held		Ranking Event						RR	Tournament Not Held
Huangshan Cup	Tournament Not Held																						SF	Tournament Not Held
Beijing International Challenge	Tournament Not Held																								SF	RR	NH
Hainan Classic	Tournament Not Held																									RR	NH
Scottish Professional Championship	W	W	W	A	Tournament Not Held																					SF	NH

Performance table legend
LQ	lost in the qualifying draw	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)	QF	lost in the quarter-finals
SF	lost in the semi–finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament
DNQ	did not qualify for the tournament	A	did not participate in the tournament	WD	withdrew from the tournament

NH / Not Held				event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event				event is/was a minor-ranking event.

From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
The event ran under different names such as Australian Masters (1985/1986–1987/1988 and 1995/1996), Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995)
The event ran under a different name as the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
The event ran under different names such as the Grand Prix (1985/1986–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010), LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004), the World Open (2010/2011) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012)
The event ran under a different name as the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)
The event ran under a different name as the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
The event ran under a different name as the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
The event ran under different names such as the Matchroom League (1986/1987–1991/1992) and European League (1992/1993–1996/1997)
The event ran under different names such as the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
The event ran under different names such as the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
The event ran under different names such as the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986), International Open (1986/1987–1989/1990 and 1992/1993–1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004)
The event ran under different names such as the European Open (1988/1989–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999)
The event was also called the Carling Challenge (1987/1988)
The event was also called the Hong Kong Masters (1983/1984–1988/1989)
The event ran under a different name as the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 57 (36 titles, 21 runners-up)

Legend
World Championship (7–2)
UK Championship (5–5)
Other (24–14)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1987	Grand Prix	Dennis Taylor	10–7
Winner	2.	1988	British Open	Mike Hallett	13–2
Runner-up	1.	1988	UK Championship	Doug Mountjoy	12–16
Winner	3.	1989	Asian Open	James Wattana	9–2
Winner	4.	1989	Dubai Classic	Doug Mountjoy	9–2
Winner	5.	1989	UK Championship	Steve Davis	16–12
Runner-up	2.	1989	International Open	Steve Davis	4–9
Runner-up	3.	1990	European Open	John Parrott	6–10
Winner	6.	1990	World Snooker Championship	Jimmy White	18–12
Winner	7.	1990	Grand Prix (2)	Nigel Bond	10–5
Winner	8.	1990	Asian Open (2)	Dennis Taylor	9–3
Winner	9.	1990	Dubai Classic (2)	Steve Davis	9–1
Winner	10.	1990	UK Championship (2)	Steve Davis	16–15
Runner-up	4.	1991	The Classic	Jimmy White	4–10
Winner	11.	1991	British Open (2)	Gary Wilkinson	10–9
Winner	12.	1991	Grand Prix (3)	Steve Davis	10–6
Winner	13.	1992	Welsh Open	Darren Morgan	9–3
Runner-up	5.	1992	The Classic (2)	Steve Davis	8–9
Winner	14.	1992	World Snooker Championship (2)	Jimmy White	18–14
Runner-up	6.	1992	Dubai Classic	John Parrott	8–9
Runner-up	7.	1993	European Open (2)	Steve Davis	4–10
Winner	15.	1993	International Open	Steve Davis	10–6
Winner	16.	1993	World Snooker Championship (3)	Jimmy White	18–5
Winner	17.	1993	Dubai Classic (3)	Steve Davis	9–3
Runner-up	8.	1993	UK Championship (2)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6–10
Winner	18.	1993	European Open	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9–5
Winner	19.	1994	World Snooker Championship (4)	Jimmy White	18–17
Winner	20.	1994	UK Championship (3)	Ken Doherty	10–5
Winner	21.	1994	European Open (2)	John Parrott	9–3
Winner	22.	1995	World Snooker Championship (5)	Nigel Bond	18–9
Winner	23.	1995	Grand Prix (4)	John Higgins	9–5
Winner	24.	1995	UK Championship (4)	Peter Ebdon	10–3
Winner	25.	1996	World Snooker Championship (6)	Peter Ebdon	18–12
Winner	26.	1996	UK Championship (5)	John Higgins	10–9
Winner	27.	1997	Welsh Open (2)	Mark King	9–2
Winner	28.	1997	International Open (2)	Tony Drago	9–1
Runner-up	9.	1997	British Open	Mark Williams	2–9
Runner-up	10.	1997	World Snooker Championship	Ken Doherty	12–18
Runner-up	11.	1997	UK Championship (3)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6–10
Winner	29.	1998	Thailand Masters (3)	John Parrott	9–6
Runner-up	12.	1998	British Open (2)	John Higgins	8–9
Runner-up	13.	1999	Welsh Open	Mark Williams	8–9
Winner	30.	1999	Scottish Open (3)	Graeme Dott	9–1
Winner	31.	1999	World Snooker Championship (7)	Mark Williams	18–11
Winner	32.	1999	British Open (3)	Peter Ebdon	9–1
Runner-up	14.	2000	Thailand Masters	Mark Williams	5–9
Runner-up	15.	2001	Thailand Masters (2)	Ken Doherty	3–9
Winner	33.	2001	European Open (3)	Joe Perry	9–2
Runner-up	16.	2002	World Snooker Championship (2)	Peter Ebdon	17–18
Winner	34.	2003	Welsh Open (3)	Mark Williams	9–5
Runner-up	17.	2003	European Open (3)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6–9
Winner	35.	2003	British Open (4)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9–6
Runner-up	18.	2003	UK Championship (4)	Matthew Stevens	8–10
Runner-up	19.	2005	Welsh Open (2)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	8–9
Winner	36.	2005	Malta Cup (4)	Graeme Dott	9–7
Runner-up	20.	2005	China Open	Ding Junhui	5–9
Runner-up	21.	2006	UK Championship (5)	Peter Ebdon	6–10

Non-ranking finals: 64 (39 titles, 25 runners-up)

Legend
The Masters (6–3)
Premier League (6–5)
Other (26–17)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1986	Scottish Professional Championship	Matt Gibson	10–5
Winner	2.	1987	Scottish Professional Championship (2)	Jim Donnelly	10–7
Winner	3.	1987	Australian Masters	Mike Hallett	Aggregate Score *
Runner-up	1.	1987	Hong Kong Masters	Steve Davis	3–9
Winner	4.	1988	Scottish Professional Championship (3)	Murdo MacLeod	10–4
Winner	5.	1988	New Zealand Masters	Mike Hallett	6–1
Runner-up	2.	1988	Fosters Professional	Mike Hallett	5–8
Runner-up	3.	1988	Matchroom League	Steve Davis	Round-Robin
Winner	6.	1989	The Masters	John Parrott	9–6
Winner	7.	1989	London Masters	John Parrott	4–2
Runner-up	4.	1989	Norwich Union Grand Prix	Joe Johnson	3–5
Winner	8.	1989	Scottish Masters	Terry Griffiths	10–1
Runner-up	5.	1989	Irish Masters	Alex Higgins	8–9
Winner	9.	1990	London Masters (2)	John Parrott	4–2
Winner	10.	1990	The Masters (2)	John Parrott	9–4
Winner	11.	1990	Pontins Professional	Mike Hallett	9–6
Winner	12.	1990	Scottish Masters (2)	Terry Griffiths	10–6
Runner-up	6.	1990	Matchroom League (2)	Steve Davis	Round-Robin
Runner-up	7.	1990	World Matchplay	Jimmy White	9–18
Winner	13.	1990	Centenary Challenge[67]	Steve Davis	19–11
Winner	14.	1991	The Masters (3)	Mike Hallett	9–8
Winner	15.	1991	Hong Kong Challenge	James Wattana	9–1
Winner	16.	1991	Indian Challenge	John Parrott	9–5
Winner	17.	1991	Matchroom League	Steve Davis	Round-Robin
Runner-up	8.	1991	Pot Black	Steve Davis	1–2
Runner-up	9.	1991	Belgian Challenge	Steve Davis	9–10
Runner-up	10.	1991	London Masters	Steve Davis	0–4
Winner	18.	1992	European Challenge	Joe Johnson	4–0
Winner	19.	1992	The Masters (4)	John Parrott	9–4
Winner	20.	1992	Irish Masters	Ken Doherty	9–6
Winner	21.	1992	Matchroom League (2)	Steve Davis	9–2
Runner-up	11.	1992	Thailand Masters	Steve Davis	3–6
Runner-up	12.	1992	Kent Classic	John Parrott	5–6
Winner	22.	1993	European Challenge (2)	Tony Drago	5–3
Winner	23.	1993	The Masters (5)	James Wattana	9–5
Runner-up	13.	1994	The Masters	Alan McManus	8–9
Winner	24.	1994	European League (3)	John Parrott	10–7
Winner	25.	1994	Top Rank Classic	Alan McManus	Round-Robin
Runner-up	14.	1994	Scottish Masters	Ken Doherty	7–9
Winner	26.	1995	Scottish Masters (3)	Peter Ebdon	9–5
Winner	27.	1995	Charity Challenge	Dennis Taylor	9–1
Winner	28.	1995	European League (4)	Ken Doherty	10–2
Runner-up	15.	1995	Irish Masters (2)	Peter Ebdon	8–9
Winner	29.	1996	The Masters (6)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10–5
Winner	30.	1997	Irish Masters (2)	Darren Morgan	9–8
Winner	31.	1997	Charity Challenge	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9–8
Runner-up	16.	1997	European League (3)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	8–10
Runner-up	17.	1998	Red Bull Super Challenge	Steve Davis	Round-Robin
Winner	32.	1998	Champions Super League	John Higgins	Round-Robin
Winner	33.	1998	Malta Grand Prix	Ken Doherty	7–6
Runner-up	18.	1998	The Masters (2)	Mark Williams	9–10
Winner	34.	1999	Champions Cup	Mark Williams	7–5
Winner	35.	1999	Irish Masters (3)	Stephen Lee	9–8
Winner	36.	2000	Premier League (5)	Mark Williams	9–5
Runner-up	19.	2000	Scottish Masters (2)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6–9
Runner-up	20.	2000	Irish Masters (3)	John Higgins	4–9
Winner	37.	2001	Malta Grand Prix	Mark Williams	7–6
Runner-up	21.	2001	Irish Masters (4)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	8–9
Runner-up	22.	2001	Premier League (4)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	7–9
Runner-up	23.	2003	The Masters (3)	Mark Williams	4–10
Winner	38.	2004	Premier League (6)	John Higgins	9–6
Runner-up	24.	2005	Northern Ireland Trophy	Matthew Stevens	7–9
Runner-up	25.	2005 (Dec)	Premier League (5)	Ronnie O'Sullivan	0–6
Winner	39.	2009	Legends of Snooker [68]	Ken Doherty	5–3

* It was decided by aggregate score over five frames.
** There was no play-off. Title decided on league table only.

Team finals: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Team/partner	Opponent(s) in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1986	World Doubles Championship	Mike Hallett	Steve Davis Tony Meo	3–12
Winner	1.	1987	World Doubles Championship	Mike Hallett	Cliff Thorburn Dennis Taylor	12–8
Winner	2.	1991	World Masters Men's Doubles	Mike Hallett	Brady Gollan Jim Wych	8–5
Winner	3.	1996	World Cup	Scotland	Ireland	10–7
Runner-up	2.	1999	Nations Cup	Scotland	Wales	4–6
Winner	4.	2001	Nations Cup	Scotland	Ireland	6–2

Amateur finals: 3 (3 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1983	Scottish Under-16 Championship
Winner	2.	1984	Scottish Amateur Championship	David Sneddon[69]	9–8
Winner	3.	1985	Scottish Amateur Championship (2)	Jim McNellan[69]	9–6

Maximum breaks

No.	Year	Championship	Opponent	Ref.
1.	1992	Matchroom League	Willie Thorne	[70]
2.	1995	World Championship	Jimmy White	[70]
3.	1995	UK Championship	Gary Wilkinson	[70]
4.	1997	Charity Challenge	Ronnie O'Sullivan	[70]
5.	1998	Premier League	Ken Doherty	[70]
6.	1999	British Open	Peter Ebdon	[70]
7.	1999	UK Championship	Paul Wykes	[70]
8.	2001	Malta Grand Prix	Mark Williams	[70]
9.	2009	World Championship	Shaun Murphy	[70]
10.	2011	Welsh Open	Stephen Maguire	[70]
11.	2012	World Championship	Stuart Bingham	[70]

Awards

Award	Year
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)	1993[71]
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

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[67] From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.

[68] New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

[AUS-69] The event ran under different names such as Australian Masters (1985/1986–1987/1988 and 1995/1996), Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995)

[GER-70] The event ran under a different name as the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)

[71] The event ran under different names such as the Grand Prix (1985/1986–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010), LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004), the World Open (2010/2011) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012)

[72] The event ran under a different name as the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)

[CHN-73] The event ran under a different name as the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)

[WUC-74] The event ran under a different name as the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)

[75] The event ran under different names such as the Matchroom League (1986/1987–1991/1992) and European League (1992/1993–1996/1997)

[76] The event ran under different names such as the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)

[77] The event ran under different names such as the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)

[78] The event ran under different names such as the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986), International Open (1986/1987–1989/1990 and 1992/1993–1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004)

[MAL-79] The event ran under different names such as the European Open (1988/1989–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999)

[80] The event was also called the Carling Challenge (1987/1988)

[81] The event was also called the Hong Kong Masters (1983/1984–1988/1989)

[82] The event ran under a different name as the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)

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