Stephen Hendry claims Mark Williams is talking ‘nonsense’ when he calls himself inferior to Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins. The trio make up the snooker class of 92 and have amassed 98 ranking titles, including 14 world snooker titles.
All snooker world champions turned professional in 1992 and, like the tennis trio, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer pushed each other. to higher altitudes. Williams beat O’Sullivan 10-5 in the Tour Championship final last weekend.
But after the match he said: “I never thought I’d win tournaments at 48 and 49. I’ve just won another one. I’ll just try my best.” I beat Judd Trump, Mark Allen, Ronnie O’Sullivan – three of the best players in the world.” called Ronnie “the player of all time” in January.
But Hendry, snooker’s only seven-time world champion with the Rocket, insists it’s ridiculous to suggest Williams is no match for the pair. With Ronnie, “Ma Ma’s not in the same league as them.”
\ n”This is complete nonsense. He’s as good as anybody when he’s playing well.” Hendry added from the Tour Championship final: “Ronnie was playing badly but I think Marko got him. Ronnie couldn’t compete with all parts of the game.
“Ronnie used to tease people at the table. In the safety department, scoring, everything. But the shoe was on the other foot. He’s so smart with safety, always so smart with safety.
“The beauty of Mark Williams is that he walks around the table at the same speed and it’s like he’s not doing anything special, but it’s always special. touch, everything. . . It’s incredible.”.
