Classic Final | Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Stephen Hendry | Snooker 2005 Welsh Open Final

A great classic final between two of the greatest players in snooker history. Close match score, several close frames and steals from both sides.

The statistics shown in the video correspond to the date of the match.

Cesar Muroya created a unique editing technique to extract the essence of the game without losing the drama involved. Contextual information is also an innovation appreciated by viewers.

This format is not intended to substitute the full version but rather to make snooker more accessible to new fans. The fluency and atmosphere of the game stay in a shorter length video, allowing even experienced fans to enjoy snooker at any time.

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[erdalonurhan]

Two greatest snooker players of all time...I was fortunate to watch Hendry live among others. I am looking forward to watch O'Sullivan as well...

[barryhastings]

Easy to forget how good Hendry was, he was a pure killer. 90's Hendry would still be a multiple world champion in this era

[GuiltyGearRockYou]

18:14 😱allmost hitting the ref 😂
But what a great final and great players.... I love both...

[onewithsource]

The two greatest champions ever, both in their prime, draw a frame at 65 a piece = snooker perfection!

[vincentmoloney]

Love watching the great Stephen Henry in action

[whenyoulookintoit]

Ronnie most likely will win another couple of world titles and rightly so go down as the greatest ever. But Hendry was an innovator when he first appeared on the scene. Pure attacking, taking on long reds that no one else would, using the blue or black to split the reds way earlier in a frame than most players before him. Paved the way for Ronnie.

[FloydMaxwell]

I'd forgotten how serious Stephen Hendry looked when he was playing.

[happyfeet]

2 gladiators battling it out in the arena. How much more snooker genius can you get on 1 table.

[giuseppeaicolino]

Great to watch the two best snooker 🎱 player all time Ronnie's is super excited and fast player and Steven Hendry 🙌 the greatest attacking player. 👏

[johnmarkhi]

Good thing about playing Ronnie, you can say I only missed one shot the whole game! 😂😂

[jimmybenyoucef]

6:33 Would've been most beautiful fluke ever😱

[lazer]

A great match with some great snooker play.
Now on to the decider...

[samphilipp]

Awesome video my man. I enjoy everything you put out there👍

[ChristopherAdams-tlme]

If I remember correctly Ron use to have problem occasionally with his long potting but has found out with help that when sighting he was slightly off but now he's back playing very good and his long potting is astounding making it very hard to beat him because if he gets into the area around the highest colors he only occasionally misses because his position play is so good you would think that he had pleased it by hand if you didn't get to see the white traveling around the table

[singleman]

Dammit.... Hendry's shot @13:37 for the red hit the black FIRST and everybody but the camera missed that.

[icetapanho]

i was a child and i cryed for sullivan

[fredericpelloud]

Stephen's dazzling long pot (16:25) with massé effect, is it a fluke? Or not? (I think that no, that's really the hit Stephen hoped for, the great players always have luck!)

[evilelf]

I'm sitting here thinking this was a clash of the snooker gods the best of the the best at the time, fast forward and ronnie is still a force and standard by which all others aspire to be, he is still feared in the game and still the most entertaining player to ever have picked a cue up.

[abdelmoutalebkandil]

stephen hendry is the messi of snooker that shot in the 16.30min is of pure geniousity

[planetaflu]

No 22:34 " virô jogu di bolim " como diria o Júlio César da rádio 100% de sinuca .