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Stephen Hendry hails Ronnie O'Sullivan for 'incredible longevity' in snooker – 'The greatest player to pick up a cue'

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Stephen Hendry has described Ronnie O'Sullivan as the greatest snooker player of all time as he backed his old rival to win a record eighth World Championship in Sheffield.

O'Sullivan equalled Hendry's 1990s record haul of seven world titles last year with an 18-13 final win over Judd Trump, but the Scotsman feels he has time on his side to become the most prolific Crucible winner in history.

Ad Speaking on his YouTube channel Stephen Hendry's Cue Tips during a friendly few frames between arguably the two finest players in history on O'Sullivan's new practice table in Essex, Hendry was full of praise for the world No.

1. SnookerHolt suffers setback in bid to regain tour place with Q School defeat7 HOURS AGO «I'm absolutely thrilled. Got the greatest player to pick up a cue,» he said in introducing O'Sullivan, who responded by saying: «That's you, mate» before later commenting that Hendry was his «hero».

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