Results for tag: Stephen Hendry
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Betting.Betfair
on Apr 20, 2012 at 11:11:35 AM
When it was confirmed that Stephen Hendry had dropped out of the world's top-16 during last year's championship, there was much speculation concerning whether a Crucible audience would again enjoy the privilege of seeing the greatest player to ever pick up a cue. Happily, Hendry defied the sceptics and, courtesy of a 10-6 qualifying victory over Yu Delu, will make his 27th consecutive appearance in Sheffield. That may well, however, be the limit of his achievement.
To some extent the draw has been kind, as Stuart Bingham is possibly the weakest seed and certainly a much easier first round opponent than most. Nevertheless this is a huge match for Bingham, who is provisionally ranked in the precarious 16th position, and the Essex man has previously shown a capacity to bring his 'A game'...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Dec 3, 2010 at 03:42:29 PM
All the talk in snooker at the moment is for faster formats, fewer frames and quicker matches but the UK Championship, with its two session contests, will provide a significant test. It is for this reason that, since its first staging in 1977, it has produced so few shock winners, and the 2010 event seems likely to end in victory for one of the usual suspects.
Last season I tipped Ding Junhui, who duly did the business. This season I'm tempted by [b]Shaun Murphy[/b], the champion two years ago and always a dangerman, even though his lack of consistency sometimes lets him down. This was evident in the Premier League last weekend. Having played superbly to beat Marco Fu in the semi-finals, his game went to pieces in the final and he was hammered by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Murphy, though,...