Stephen Hendry
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. He reteert in 2012, but went back tae snooker in 2021, losin tae Matt Selt in the Gibraltr Open.
 Hendry at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 13 Januar 1969 South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Sport kintra |  Scotland |
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| Professional | 1985–2012; 2021-present |
| Heichest rankin | 1 (April 1990–May 1998, May 2006–May 2007) |
| Current rankin | 99 (as o 2021-12-20[needs update]) |
| Career winnins | £8.97 million |
| Heichest break | 147: (11 times) |
| Century braks | 775 |
| Toornament wins | |
| Rankin | 36 |
| Non-rankin | 39 |
| Warld Champion |
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Hendry rins a YouTube chainnel cried Cue Tips, an presents ae podcast fur the Warld Snooker Tour wi comic Mark Watson.
Personal life
Hendry haes twa son, Blaine an Carter. He met his wife Amanda at a Pontins haliday camp in 1985, an wis mairret tae her fae 1995 til 2014, whan thay separatit efter Hendry flittit tae Berkshire wi his current pairtner, Lauren Thundrow. Hendry met Thundrow while she wis officiatin ae set o exhibiton gemms.
Hendry wis born in Sooth Queensferry an grew up in Dalgety Bay, Fife. He wint tae Inverkeithin Hie Schuil, leain in 1984 at the age o 16 tae focus on his snooker.
Career
Hendry stairtit pleyin snooker whan he wis 12, whan his faither Gordon Hendry gied him ae snooker table as a Christenmas present. In 1983, he won the Scottish Unner-16 Championship an kythed on Junior Pot Black.
Awards
| Awaird | Year |
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| Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | 1993 |
| 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 |
References
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| Wiki Commons haes media relatit tae Stephen Hendry. |
| Wikiquote haes quotations relatit tae: Stephen Hendry |
- Stephen Hendry at worldsnooker.com
- Player Profile on Snooker.org
- Stephen Hendry Snooker An Pool Club Archived 2011-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
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