It's that time of year again
Apr. 17th, 2011 03:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lovingbothYes, it's the World Snooker Championships, apparently the second longest annual sporting event.
Also apparently, there are people who dispute that Stephen Hendry is the greatest ever player of the game. Yes, he's no longer as good as he was, but just how good was that?
The first World Championship at their current venue, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, was in 1977. Stephen Hendry didn't play a game there until 1986, when he lost a fascinating first round game to Willie Thorne.
Despite that, he's scored more century breaks there than most players make in their entire careers. Of all the centuries ever scored at the Crucible, he's scored more than one in ten of them...
Also apparently, there are people who dispute that Stephen Hendry is the greatest ever player of the game. Yes, he's no longer as good as he was, but just how good was that?
The first World Championship at their current venue, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, was in 1977. Stephen Hendry didn't play a game there until 1986, when he lost a fascinating first round game to Willie Thorne.
Despite that, he's scored more century breaks there than most players make in their entire careers. Of all the centuries ever scored at the Crucible, he's scored more than one in ten of them...