Willie Thorne v Stephen Hendry 1986 World Championship R1

The first session and the final frame of the final session only.

[@6611haggis]

0.51. ‘There’s young Steve on the left.’
I’m glad he pointed that out to us as they could so easily pass for twins.

[@henrikhyrup3995]

Striking similarity indeed!
But why has one of them cut off his hair only to place it under his nose?

[@knutnskar6796]

Lol. WT looks like mid 50s here. He's only 32 🤣

[@JesusIstheNameTakenInVain]

3.49 Ronnie?

[@markperryman1797]

@@henrikhyrup3995 He sold his hair because of gambling debts..... Willie has got in bother over betting...

[@michaelgrace1298]

@@JesusIstheNameTakenInVain Corbet? 🤔

[@bryanl3452]

Wille at 32, looks like a young 50 year old. What a class act though. Hendry looks like he's auditioning for Def Leopard.

[@robertstewart239]

They'd make him wear a hair extension, though!

[@johnharvey3748]

Watching a snooker match from the 80s is pure nostalgia, and takes me back to much simpler (and better) times.

[@christopherfarrington9270]

yes the time when you could play deliberate misses.

[@amirindaniel5787]

@Norfolk Boy wow

[@sj460162]

Amen

[@harrycallahan3391]

​@@christopherfarrington9270 - Yep, Willie plays an obvious deliberate miss early in the first frame and not a peep out of John Williams.. 😂😂😂

[@nickycotton6137]

Bless Willie Thorne for all his years of entertainment. Whether it be on the Table, Mic', Punditry or one of them Demo's etc. RIP :-(

[@allthekingshorses7178]

Back then even at 17 Hendry had "it"... absolutely no nerves whatsoever

[@philiphalanen1025]

What a lovely show of sportsmanship from Willie there at the end and what warm comments in the interview. What a gent.

[@philiphalanen1025]

@@edmundpower1250 Stephen Hendry is not a particularly nice sportsman I don't think, despite being an excellent snooker player. I find him to be very arrogant, which sadly can be a trait of some great sportspeople. I find the same with Ronnie too.

[@davidsmith5523]

@@edmundpower1250 what a bitter way to describe Willie Thorne.

[@allthekingshorses7178]

@@philiphalanen1025 Arrogance...because Stephen Hendry proved his quality time and time again. When he was in the groove he KNEW he would win, I say it's confidence

[@redd605]

Willie would of been one of the most popular world champions ever.in the sport of snooker. So much class .

[@danielkarmy4893]

Thank you for being there for us all during the pandemic. Your videos kept me, and I'm sure many others, going, kept our spirits reasonably high, gave us something to look forward to, and that will never be forgotten!

[@mjt_snooker1704]

Thanks for the comment. Hope I can do it again sometime (without the pandemic)!

[@mkashir203]

Two best hairstyles of the 20th century

[@vi3tboy25]

Came here to watch Willie and a young hendry Play. r.i.p Willie

[@hendrystephen1796]

This is priceless Thanks a lot mate keep them coming please. I love watching stephen play when he was young

[@oldskoolfool141]

As David said, the young Scottish 17 year old is the one on the left, should any of you be wondering

[@DrumsTheWord]

The applauding and the interview at the end of the match just shows how much Willie respected Stephen as a player, and how much of a gentleman Willie is as a player. This was a joy to watch. We all know where Stephen went after this.

[@Samthedudeee]

Back to Scotland ?

[@pushingtin207]

I was actually there...came all the way from Australia...first time I saw greatness & a future champion...

[@steve-marsh]

Interesting how there is no real insightful commentary back then, real expert shot by shot information. No miss rule as well is quite something. AND I never before realised Hendry was from Broxburn!?

[@flohilde3677]

The post match interview is EVEN more priceless. Thanks for your generosity :)

[@sabrehill1]

RIP Willie. Loved watching you play and commentate.

[@sj460162]

Thanks for sharing

[@Superfantastictop10]

Willy Thorne was only 32? That's some hard living there Willy...

[@paulmorris8094]

Sweating on gambles no doubt.

[@parksyist]

Paper round in baghdad

[@markperryman1797]

@@parksyist He looks very old now, grey skin, 4 stone, smelly....

[@parksyist]

🤣🤣

[@solveigthana2398]

@@markperryman1797 I think it's you who smells, very bad.

[@andypenny2010]

RIP willie
You were a gentleman 👍

[@sewob147]

I remember watching this at the time. Thorne's appreciation of Hendry was much remarked on. It was the first time I'd seen Hendry after reading so much about him.

[@dafergy]

Thanks for posting this. I've been trying to find this match for years.

[@allthekingshorses7178]

Seventeen year old making his debut at the Crucible, and Hendry just performed as if he didn't see what all the fuss was about. Even then we knew he was going to something special

[@DJJKing]

Been searching for this match thanks for the upload pure Vintage

[@snookeringu2tonightu231]

Fabulous - not just this upload, but everyone you do. These are definitely for the anoraks, of which I am a proud wearer!!

[@carbonateddippingjam4970]

"I think I can win the world title in five years" - Stephen Hendry. He was a year out.

[@edmundpower1250]

Six years?

[@edmundpower1250]

@Charles Duvall I say six and you say 4 so he was only two years out

[@parksyist]

@@edmundpower1250 but it was 4 so he was 1 out not 2 lol

[@edmundpower1250]

@@parksyist but I said 6 and it was four so the answer is 2

[@andyk9735]

@@edmundpower1250 wtf are you on about :')

[@colinmacgregor3397]

Hendry said he’s win it in about 5 years here. He did it in 4.

[@harrycallahan3391]

Lol, blatant miss by Thorne early in the first frame and not a peep out of John Williams. I guess misses weren't called in snooker back in the 80's.. 🤔

[@glenaitken3471]

Look at Willie taking his time over the break, you'd think he was trying to get out of a snooker! 😁

[@AnytingGoes]

Always liked willie thorne, he would always joke with the audience and was one of the few attacking players of snooker, if a shot was only 50-50 he would go for the pot. Plus he was only 32 here and looks 50, shows how times have changed, RIP

[@damienspurs147]

Amazing stuff mate keep them coming please
Thank you 💖🤝

[@jjddww12345]

Absolutely amazing. Thanks. Any chance of Higgins v Drago from 1988?

[@AbCat4]

You might find that match on TikTok.

[@29brendus]

I just love Ted Lowe's commentary, so soothing!

[@tonybroadhead341]

Great to watch a young hendry👍 no miss rule either 👍

[@Membersacc]

The miss rules is fine. The proble is most refs apply it incorectly.

[@pondermatic]

You’re amazing! So much better than the BBC’s lazy arse repeats of Crucible Classics. Where are you getting all these from? Please say you have all 4 sessions from the ‘85 final.

[@mjt_snooker1704]

Tempting. Would it be evil of me to make people stop up to half past midnight?

[@pondermatic]

mjt_snooker Nope, late night snooker is a rite of passage.

[@mjt_snooker1704]

​@@pondermatic looking at finishing off with that match. Plenty of other matches first, though. :)

[@PhilipKerry]

@@neilfitzgerald1410 WILL MR NEIL FITZGERALD STOP SHOUTING PLEASE :)

[@GHOSTDOG637]

Jimmy White v Willie Thorne B&H Irish masters 1986 I think. White potted a red up the side rail into the yellow picket and he was at near right angles to it. Probably nostalgia but would love to know how to track White down from his pomp in the 80s.

[@karlos55555]

Willie had a nice easy on the eye cue action and style around the table. RIP Willie.

[@Fab3rg3]

Great video. Willie Thorne was one hell of a player back in the day (better than some, including myself, give him credit for). He potted some crackers here - but he did miss a few suspect shots - and this is maybe why he didn’t win as much as perhaps he should have? Also Hendry’s safety was decent for a 17 year old. I always thought of him as a potting machine, but obviously all the knowledge of angles is good for safety too

[@allthekingshorses7178]

When Stephen Hendry came onto the pro scene you just knew he would be a star, the coolness and assurance he displayed even here said it all

[@bonzodog6872]

I was bald as an egg at 21 and used to look at Willie's thatch with envy

[@Marjopolo302]

Did Willie Thorne look like that in school?

[@christopherfarrington9270]

no he looked older.

[@jasonparker6138]

Thank you thank you thank you. I love watching the Homer Simpson of snooker. Hendry ain't bad, either.

[@shashwatgururani3885]

13:53 what a machine Hendry was

[@AlonsoRules]

pot long red and clear up was signature Hendry

[@AlonsoRules]

RIP Willie

[@stephenmcdowell9210]

Even then you could tell hendry had something special 'a record that's yet to be beat 'and if hadn't retired maybe his record would never be beaten but he said he was bored with it all and quit

[@sedgleyathome]

REQUEST PLEASE:
1989 Crucible world semi-final, Steve Davis vs Stephen Hendry, the only semi-final I‘ve ever missed on TV.
I can’t find it anywhere on UA-cam (only they have is the 1994 world semi-final which Hendry won 16-9 against Davis)

[@dlamiss]

its on you tube i was watching it last night

[@andrewharman787]

Table looks v slow compared with today.

[@FormostPanda]

The felt appears considerable slower than today.

[@dafergy]

It is. That's why you get so many big breaks today because the cloth is so fast and also the balls are a lot lighter.

[@paulbush2249]

Did he just say Willie Thorne was a lizard?

[@good_old_80s_90s]

Many thanks for uploading!.I wonder what the 17 year young Stephen was drinking?.Good old Stephen likes Wine these days. :D

[@adamglasgow9268]

Hendry is 4 stone and 3 and a half of that is his hair

[@chrisjohnson4165]

An alien watching this would think the idea is to keep the balls from going in the pockets.

[@conniesnooker7549]

Any games of Quintan hann world snooker championships

[@catweasle5737]

R.I.P Willie.

[@chrisjohnson4165]

41:50 Stephen treats himself to a sip of Ribena.

[@algarvemike]

REQUEST PLEASE:
1991 Crucible Final, session 1 John Parrott vs Jimmy White, the only final I‘ve ever missed on TV.
JP claims this is the best he ever played, and I’d love to,see this session.
I can’t find it anywhere on UA-cam.
Cheers and stay safe!

[@colinm7073]

MikeBristol seconded!

[@pondermatic]

Thirded. JP played out of his skull in that session and it proves just how good he was at his peak in the early 90s.

[@bartonbank2531]

Unfortunately he was right . He smashed Jimmy in that final . He was the best in the world that season by a mile

[@SnookerHeroes]

You can watch frames 1 and 7 here: v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTg5MDkxOTU4OA==.html?spm=a2hzp.8253869.0.0

[@harrycallahan3391]

Yep, Parrott played unbelievably in that first session. He basically won it in that session as all the other sessions were more or less shared..

[@andyfawcett7060]

Can I ask what the feeling was at the time regarding Willie Thorne being fancied for the title? Certainly he was a very capable player but from looking at the 85-86 season leading up to Sheffield I'd say the in form players were Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, Jimmy White and Cliff Thorburn. Willie had never progressed beyond the QF stages so I'm curious of the presenters comments at that time.
I ask this with the utmost respect to the player.

[@allthekingshorses7178]

Willie Thorne was a good player to watch but unfortunately lacked the bottle and mental strength of someone like Steve Davis, the ability to close matches out.

[@John-tz2tx]

All the pressure may have been on Willie but he won.

[@covjekapsurda2673]

Is that David Icke?

[@waitz27]

Yep.

[@MH-ii6jw]

No

[@MH-ii6jw]

David Vine

[@y2kazan868]

xavier de marco lol David Vine he said. DAVID Icke is the Truth.

[@martinmacdonald5773]

David Coleman

[@karlmoore7406]

Back when Willie had hair

[@Spursrule1969]

Those first 2 frames were hard to watch.

[@davepage1151]

Those pockets look massive

[@adamglasgow9268]

Stephen hendry in mario before he gets the mushroom

[@johnsrabe]

Did the rules used to allow what we’d call “slop?” The additional red at about 5:40?

[@stog33]

There is no such thing as 'slop' in snooker, if you fluke a ball it still counts

[@johnsrabe]

stog33, the correct time code is 5:00, where Thorne pots TWO reds. That was legal? Is it still legal? Do players avoid it because it means there’s one fewer black possible?

[@stog33]

@@johnsrabe yeah it's a legal shot, it's not something that is usually done on purpose but can happen, player gets two points (one for each red) you are correct it does mean there is one fewer black available to pot as a result

[@johnsrabe]

stog33, thanks!

[@MikeJH82]

The amount of coughing in the audience is ridiculous. I can only think it's because so many people smoked back then. The Crucible holds less than 1000 people but you can still hardly go 1 second without hearing a cough.

[@Squab1972]

RIP Willie Thorne

[@jamespalmer980]

I’m old enough to be Thornes dad here but I’d wager that I’d pass off as his grandson (and I’m not young looking)

[@chrisroger8774]

Yes baby face hendry

[@downburst1]

Willie never was really the same player after making coneheads as Dan Akroyds stunt double. Got a huge bonus from that as he saved so much on makeup.

[@elliotbullman4765]

It just goes to show how long ago this was - Stephen is wearing flares!

[@zekeedwards9708]

Willie Thorne 32? Lol wtf 52 maybe

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

Exactly what I was thinking 😆😅😂🤣😭💀

[@mickharrison9004]

Being a mad gambler probably aged him.

[@tonywebber5098]

Zeke Edwards ...tough paper round

[@kelvinoconnell4130]

He was born in 1954

[@harrycallahan3391]

That'll be down to years of doing your bollocks in on the horses.. 😂😂😂

[@CasperLD]

Willie Thorne, 32.....whaaat?.......huh?

[@vinnymcg7435]

It’s a pity Jimmy didn’t get him that year in the final he might have beat him

[@edmundpower1250]

All those final defeats cost Jimmy his hair and Willie should have got a transplant too

[@muhddzuhrirattim3881]

Young Stephen Hendry or John Bon Jovi?

[@andrewjohnston2850]

green baize of glory

[@woudwilder8324]

Rip Willie

[@chrisattwood9588]

‘Stephen Hendry shows no nerves whatsoever’. Yea standard 🤣

[@lakmeister]

He was unlucky with the red hitting the yellow after 44 break ...and the brush on the pink could of been kinder?
He got the slaphead next year and only lose to the eventual winner 13-12...the rest is history!!

[@sam29mill2]

Has Hendry only got 1 leg? 2:20:02

[@tonywebber5098]

Younger David ike presenting

[@y2kazan868]

How about that London real interview with David Icke.

[@robbiemify]

Just before he went stark raving mad with his idiotic theories !!!

[@tonywebber5098]

Robbie McGill ....internet bot?

[@RITWINS]

@@y2kazan868 Rose-Icke 4 was the best one.

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Willy is a total ledge

[@heliumtrophy]

I don't think I've heard the Crucible ever be this creaky. Those floors must have been done up over the years.

[@mjt_snooker1704]

Not sure when it happened, but they reinforced the floor at some point. There used to be stilts under the floor to give the tables support, without them it was discovered the tables soon began to roll off.

[@heliumtrophy]

@@mjt_snooker1704 My guess is somewhere during the 90s because I remember watching these matches with my grandad (89/90 to be precise). I'm not surprised they needed stilts, I would've been concerned if they hadn't.

[@rickkemp2749]

The kid's just flash in the pan. Don't expect much from him.

[@flynnnnnnnnnnn]

I agree, but I think Jimmy White has to win at least 3 world titles

[@davegonnaway6007]

That egg in the nest fella was good he could be a future world champion the way he beat the skinny lad with the bouffant hairdo was amazing

[@davegonnaway6007]

@@nickycotton6137 is that supposed to be humourous because it isnt you backward tosser

[@davegonnaway6007]

@@nickycotton6137 proper bender you mate

[@davegonnaway6007]

@@nickycotton6137 haha havent heard flid for years you little ponce go flick your bean fanny pad

[@davegonnaway6007]

@@nickycotton6137 why so you can toss over it you ball bag washer

[@davegonnaway6007]

@@nickycotton6137 I bet you type 70 a minute like a big woman you office pervert

[@_6079SMITH]

Good to see David Icke.

[@edmundpower1250]

That's right I remember him presenting you don't hear much about him these days

[@tonester09]

I don't think this Hendry lad will ever win anything

[@TheMrbc74]

Hendry was wrong, 5 years he gave himself to win the world title, he did it in 4

[@mickharrison9004]

Willie Thorne could of been so much better, but his head must of been cabbaged most of the time, through being a mad gambler, with fine margins of snooker, earlier losses in the day probably weighed heavily on his mind at times.

[@nickycotton6137]

How do you know what his head was! Intrigued..

[@lordusmaximus147]

Pmsl pink shirt yellow jumper but what a prediction he said he could win it within 5 years......it was 4 years to be precise!!!!!

[@joey1317]

Wow! Didn’t willie Thorne ever have hair?!

[@nickycotton6137]

Haha haha. Did you ever style yours too much whilst looking in the mirror smiling.

[@stephenwells1559]

David Icke before the lizard people got to him

[@garethrichards9572]

😂 I wonder when David Icke realised he was the son of God 😂

[@fradaja]

How did ted Lowe keep his job

[@jasoncheshire4938]

fradaja whispering Ted was the best! 👍

[@fradaja]

jason cheshire absolutely garbage

[@stephenmcdowell9210]

I couldn't be a snooker player I ain't got the patience 'if I had a choice I would rather be a good f1 driver 'and make millions instead of a few quid 'Lewis Hamilton is gonna get 50 million this year now that's more like it '50 million it would take the normal guy about 25 life times to even come close

[@edmundpower1250]

It's not all about money

[@bordercollie1140]

This is before Icke's brain took off into outer space.

[@stephenmcdowell9210]

Pity about willie thorn he was a terrible gambler I heard he would think nothing of putting on 50 grand on one horse race a lose the lot

[@vmax4steve524]

Willie never had 50 grand in his life, spent it all at the bookies.

[@anton5479]

i dont know what more funnier here. How skinny stephen Hendry is, David Icke or the fact Willie Thorne is 32 hahaha.

[@heliumtrophy]

It would be hard to pick one out of the three but Willie Thorne being 32 at the time of the match surely can't be right. Surely.

[@anton5479]

@@heliumtrophy he was definetly 32 he was born in 1954 haha

[@markperryman1797]

@@anton5479 Willie and his Mrs are on UA-cam on the 'This Morning' show blubbering about his gambling addiction with Amanda Holden and the mincing, fudge packing, clay puncher, fairy nonce Philip Schofield lol 💃👠👜🥒💦

[@lonewolf604]

No kidding, I'm turning 30 and I count my blessings every time I still get ID'd when I buy liquor.

[@markperryman1797]

@@lonewolf604 Don't they sell liquor to over 80s then? 🤣🤣🌈🍻

[@Eurobunneh]

First frame was terrible, some nerves on show.

[@adamglasgow9268]

(1st 2 frames) very poor positional play on a slow table and the audience are clapping very poor shots just because a half decent pot went in

[@richarddavies252]

I'm the 147th like!

[@crispysunny1183]

Wilie was definitely 32 then,, it was his bald head and thick moustache looked him older than he was,, I betcha this bcus I know him personally.

[@user-iw5zg4nj9e]

Hendry won the world title about 4 years later I think :)

[@simonp7095]

Is that a wig?

[@bartonbank2531]

Thorne , realising he was up against a better player , trying all the tricks to unsettle hendry . Hovering around the table after he'd played his shot etc

[@nickycotton6137]

You're clever. Still a legend and more appreciated than you or I will EVER be you bloody idiot.

[@bartonbank2531]

Legend !? I'm guessing you're from Leicester ? And actually I wasn't being disrespectful to Willie , he played within the rules and used his experience to beat a very young , but obviously even then , very good opponent . Don't be so quick to be offended

[@roryjackson2428]

Love the patronising clapping at the end