The 2 greats of the sport had been showing on the Snooker 900 occasion.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan competed on the Snooker 900 occasion (Picture: Snooker 900)
Stephen Hendry provided a humble response when Ronnie O’Sullivan labelled him because the ‘biggest participant I’ve ever seen’. O’Sullivan continues to be competing professionally and can go seeking an eighth World Championship crown when probably the most prestigious occasion in snooker kicks off later this month.
Whereas the percentages are stacked towards him, ought to O’Sullivan go on and style victory on the Crucible, it’s going to see him pull away from Hendry within the listing of all-time winners. Like O’Sullivan, Hendry has seven Crucible titles to his identify and is a participant the Rocket has at all times been fast to reward.
That was the case this weekend, when the 2 had been showing within the Snooker 900 occasion – a fast-paced, 15-minute (900-second) per-frame snooker format – in Eire. O’Sullivan stated of Hendry: “Stephen is the best participant I’ve ever seen. It’s a privilege for me to be with him in the identical desk.”
“I’ll in all probability have three or 4 real makes an attempt at it. I believe that’s going to be my most important objective for the remainder of my profession, to attempt to win yet another. If I can that will be nice, however nonetheless simply attempt to benefit from the sport, benefit from the crowds and benefit from the tournaments.”
He’ll get his marketing campaign up and working towards one of many qualifiers, with John Hendry his most probably spherical two opponent, ought to they each win their opening match. O’Sullivan has been positioned in the identical half of the draw as reigning champion Zhao Xintong, who beat him within the semi-final of final yr’s version.
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