Greatest Snooker Players of All Time Top 100
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The established powers of the game, who were then led by Jimmy White, could not live with his. Sports psychologists are fond of telling their charges to play like assassins. But he did pull off spectacular shots and many huge breaks. No one has more competitive s than his total of 11, the finest of which came in a World Championship semi-final against White in He won 36 ranking titles and scored century breaks — both of them records — and he was never more dangerous than when under pressure.
Another of his famous victories, also against White, came in the deciding frame of the World Championship final. White was only a few points short of victory when he missed an almost straight black, and Hendry stepped in to clear up with a nerveless break of Hendry scored one final at the Crucible this year, in the opening round against Stuart Bingham.
I was delighted to do it on my last appearance here. Davis may still be turning out for tournaments at the age of 54, but the difference between the two men is that Davis loves the sport for its own sake, whereas Hendry is a competitor first and foremost. In a BBC interview last week, he admitted that he was glad no one had ever made a against him in his whole career. Accessibility links Skip to article Skip to navigation. Tuesday 18 December Stephen Hendry, the greatest snooker player of all time, retires after Crucible defeat It was only last Saturday that Stephen Hendry thrashed reigning world champion John Higgins at the Crucible, raising hopes that he could rediscover the form that once carried him to seven world championships in the space of 10 years.
Alex Higgins Northern Ireland — the first of the great entertainers at snooker with a fast, flamboyant style. He won the World Professional snooker championship in aged 23, at the time the youngest ever champion.
He won the title again in and also won the Masters twice and UK title once. John Spencer England — the winner of the World Professional title in in his first appearance in the tournament. He was one of the leading players of the s and won the title again in and He also won the Masters once and the popular television series Pot Black three times. He was ranked number one on the world for over three years.
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Mark Selby England — a tough match player who excels in longer matches in championships. He has three world titles and five other triple crown wins.
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John Higgins Scotland — four times world champion between and , three times UK champion and twice Masters champion. Always a very tough match player, especially over the longer distances.
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Ray Reardon Wales — the greatest player of the s, winning the world title six times. His first title was in and he won it each year from to In , aged 45, he became the oldest ever champion. He was the outstanding figure in the early era of snooker but the number of challengers was limited.
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He first won the world snooker title in and remained unbeaten at the game until , the year he made the first maximum break under championship conditions. He won the world title fifteen times until and then retired from championship play. In he became world billiards champion and is the only man to have held world snooker and billiards titles simultaneously.
He won six world titles and a record six UK championships.
He also won the Masters three times and a total of 28 ranking events second on the all-time list in a career where he was ranked world number one for seven years. The only thing that stops him from being top of my list is his occasional inconsistency which cost him a few titles.
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This meant that at his peak Hendry was almost unbeatable in the important matches. He won a record in the modern era seven world titles between , when aged 21 he became the youngest ever world champion, and
Who are the greatest snooker players of all time? Players of All Time. From The Hurricane to The Nugget, who is the all time great of snooker? Vote below!. Arguably the best-ever player never to win a world title, White was a Still in the world's top and now competes with an invitational tour.