by csprince » 08 Aug 2022 Read
Monday 8 Aug 2022 01:02PM
Stephen Hendry has pulled out of the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open and has been replaced in the draw by Zhao Jianbo.
Hendry was due to face Aaron Hill in the qualifying round later this month in Wigan. Hill will now take on Zhao instead.
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by Juddernaut88 » 08 Aug 2022 Read
Deary me :(
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by TheRocket » 08 Aug 2022 Read
Hendry should retire for good. He has nothing to prove. He obviously tried to do some damage and maybe surprise everyone but it hasnt worked.
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by Cloud Strife » 09 Aug 2022 Read
A real shame. The tournament will miss him greatly.
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by primitivesludge » 09 Aug 2022 Read
probably got to Wigan yesterday and realised he didn't want to go back
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by Prop » 09 Aug 2022 Read
When his comeback first started, a few people banded about the idea - usually jokingly - that Hearn or another higher-up had paid him to pick his cue up again.
I’m now seeing this stated as fact quite frequently (multiple sources). It’ll never be something it couldn’t possibly be. If he never really wanted it as a competitive sportsman, he was never going to perform that way.
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by SnookerEd25 » 09 Aug 2022 Read
He had resisted the idea of a comeback so often, I had no doubt a financial carrot was dangled under his nose.
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by lhpirnie » 09 Aug 2022 Read
Prop wrote:When his comeback first started, a few people banded about the idea - usually jokingly - that Hearn or another higher-up had paid him to pick his cue up again.
I’m now seeing this stated as fact quite frequently (multiple sources). It’ll never be something it couldn’t possibly be. If he never really wanted it as a competitive sportsman, he was never going to perform that way.
I doubt that, but Hendry does have endorements and sponsorship deals still. He benefits financially from being on tour, so long as people are talking about him. It's the same for WST.
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