iPhone Accessories - Stephen Gordon Hendry—the Immortal Legand jamesbond007 - Mon May 07, 2012 12:56 am Post subject: Stephen Gordon Hendry—the Immortal Legand
Billiards emperor Stephen Hendry had announced his retirement after he was defeated by Stephen Maguire in the quartar-finals in the 2012 World Snooker Championship this morning, May 2nd.
Stephen Hendry has been a snooker player since 1981. In the following several years he won 3 important championship and became a professional player from 1985. During his early professional years, he gradually became well-known and he was voted the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year in 1988. The 1989/90 season saw the beginning of Hendry's period of dominance. He won 6 championship including his first World Championship, which elevated him to the summit of the world rankings at the age of 21. In 1994/95, he was awarded an MBE(Member of the British Empire). In 1997, he won BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year award for a second time. However, his dominant position in snooker appeared to be on the wane from 1997/98 season. In that year he merely won in the Thailand Master. During 1999 to 2010, he had not maded many achievements except 2006, in which year he was able to regain the world no. 1 position. However, in recent years, he could not regain his undefeated status any more. Due to his 27 years professional player’s life, he made a decision to retire from this area, which has given his honor and grief.