Stephen Hendry Name Stephen "The Golden Boy" Hendry Born 13th January 1969 Turned Pro 1985 Current Rank 2 Highest Rank 1 (1990 to 1997) Highest Break 147 (eight times: 1992 Matchroom League, 1995 Embassy World Championship, 1995 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship, 1997 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge, 1998 Dr Martens Premier League, 1999 British Open, 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship and 2001 Rothmans Grand Prix)       Stephen Hendry absolutely dominated snooker in the 1990s and still carries on at the top of the game today. Hendry turned pro in 1985, becoming the youngest ever professional, at the age of 16. After becoming the youngest Scottish Pro champion (successfully defending the title the next two seasons), he ended the season half way up the ranking list at 51. Since the 1988 season, in which stephen finished third in the world rankings, Hendry has won at least one world-ranking event every single season. By far his most noteable achievement is winning the World Championship no less than seven times (becoming the youngest player to do so in 1990)! Surpassing the six, that past legends Steve Davis and Ray Reardon had each won. He was also the world number one for eight strait years (1990 – 1998), has made over 600 century breaks and collected near £8million in prize money. In 1994 he was made an MBE by the Queen, and twice he has been voted BBC Scotland’s Sports Personality of the Year. Recently Stephen has had a tougher time of it. After slipping down the rankings he is back up to 2 after Ronnie O’Sullivan. Hendry began the season with a new cue, after the model which he had used for 20 years was accidentally broken by baggage handlers on a flight back from a tournament in Thailand. He quickly put this aside though, winning back-to-back tournaments in november. After beating O’Sullivan in the British Open final Stephen seems to be feeling his old form again. “I made a total clearance in the first frame of my first match against Dominic Dale and never looked back,” said Hendry, “The standard I produced in the final today was the best I’ve played in a long time”.       35 ranking tournament victories: Grand Prix 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995; British Open 1988, 1991, 1999, 2003; Asian Open 1989, 1990; Dubai Duty Free Classic 1989, 1990, 1993; UK Championship 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996; Embassy World Championship 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999; Regal Welsh 1992, 1997, 2003; International 1993; Regal Scottish 1997, 1999; European Open 1993 (Dec), 1994, 2001; Thailand Masters 1998.