RONNIE O’SULLIVAN by no means stays on the similar lodge as fellow snooker stars, claims Stephen Hendry.
The Rocket, 50, is degree with Hendry on seven world titles apiece.
O’Sullivan remains to be going sturdy, though he just lately misplaced to Zhou Yuelong within the first spherical of the UK Championship.
Hendry, who confronted O’Sullivan greater than 50 occasions throughout his profession, mentioned whether or not you may be actually shut along with your rivals with Andy Murray throughout the newest episode of his Cue Suggestions present.
The Scottish former potter, 56, requested his compatriot: “Did you might have pals on the high of the sport?”
Referencing his three greatest rivals Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, Murray replied: “Not on the high of the sport. However I might practise with them. I might practise with Djokovic and Nadal.
“Once I first began on the tour I practised with Federer, however then he, after a yr or two, stopped. He wouldn’t practise with me anymore.
“He by no means practised with Djokovic or Nadal. I feel if he thought-about them a competitor to him… (he wouldn’t practise with them).”
Murray’s reply made Hendry consider O’Sullivan – in addition to fellow stars Steve Davis and Judd Trump.
The Edinburgh star mentioned: “Steve was the identical. Ronnie’s the identical.”
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When Murray expressed shock, Hendry continued: “Yeah. I might by no means socialise with any of the gamers, that is after I was on the high.
“And the identical with Ronnie. Ronnie doesn’t keep on the similar lodge as any of the opposite gamers.
“Judd (Trump) doesn’t actually socialise with any of the opposite gamers, perhaps one or two however he doesn’t typically. I feel in a person sport it’s fairly essential.”
In the course of the chat, Hendry additionally addressed the yips he suffered in the direction of the top of his profession.
An athlete having “the yips” is characterised by nerves stopping them from performing actions that may in any other case be regular for them.
After demonstrating good method to Murray, Hendry defined: “It’s all concerning the observe by.
“One of many causes I retired is as a result of I developed the yips. So this hand was stopping me going by the ball.”
Thinking about what had occurred, Murray requested: “Is it fairly frequent in snooker to develop the yips?”
Hendry thoughtfully replied: “It will probably occur in numerous methods. Folks have had utilizing the rests, folks have had it… completely different pictures.
“I might play sure pictures, however sure pictures I simply couldn’t play. Clearly it’s a psychological factor which simply will get worse and worse.”
Listing of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is an inventory of snooker World Champions by yr.
The report is for the fashionable period, extensively thought-about as relationship from the 1968-69 season, when the World Skilled Billiards and Snooker Affiliation (WPBSA) took management of the game.
The primary World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 due to World Warfare II and 1958-63 due to a dispute within the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (each 8) have been probably the most profitable gamers throughout that interval.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the report for the most titles within the fashionable period, with seven every.
- 1969 – John Spencer
- 1970 – Ray Reardon
- 1971 – John Spencer
- 1972 – Alex Higgins
- 1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
- 1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
- 1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
- 1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
- 1977 – John Spencer (2)
- 1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
- 1979 – Terry Griffiths
- 1980 – Cliff Thorburn
- 1981 – Steve Davis
- 1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
- 1983 – Steve Davis (2)
- 1984 – Steve Davis (3)
- 1985 – Dennis Taylor
- 1986 – Joe Johnson
- 1987 – Steve Davis (4)
- 1988 – Steve Davis (5)
- 1989 – Steve Davis (6)
- 1990 – Stephen Hendry
- 1991 – John Parrott
- 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
- 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
- 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
- 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
- 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
- 1997 – Ken Doherty
- 1998 – John Higgins
- 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
- 2000 – Mark Williams
- 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2002 – Peter Ebdon
- 2003 – Mark Williams (2)
- 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
- 2005 – Shaun Murphy
- 2006 – Graeme Dott
- 2007 – John Higgins (2)
- 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
- 2009 – John Higgins (3)
- 2010 – Neil Robertson
- 2011 – John Higgins (4)
- 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
- 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
- 2014 – Mark Selby
- 2015 – Stuart Bingham
- 2016 – Mark Selby (2)
- 2017 – Mark Selby (3)
- 2018 – Mark Williams (3)
- 2019 – Judd Trump
- 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
- 2021 – Mark Selby (4)
- 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
- 2023 – Luca Brecel
- 2024 – Kyren Wilson
- 2025 – Zhao Xintong
Most World Titles (fashionable period)
- 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
- 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
- 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
- 2 – Alex Higgins
