Stephen Hendry saw his bid for a sixth UK Championship title end at the first hurdle in Shropshire – and then revealed: "There's chaos inside my head."
Stephen Hendry saw his bid for a sixth UK Championship title end at the first hurdle in Shropshire – and then revealed: "There's chaos inside my head."
Hendry was a notable first round casualty at Telford's International Centre yesterday as he was beaten 9-7 by Stephen Lee – despite resuming the second session 5-3 to the good.
Reigning Masters and Welsh Open champion Mark Selby also crashed out to Mark Williams in a thrilling first round battle.
First round results:
Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) 9 Rory McLeod (Eng) 6, Joe Perry (Eng) 9 Mark Davis (Eng) 0 (withdrew), Matthew Stevens (Wal) 9 Ryan Day (Wal) 5, Graeme Dott (Sco) 9 Ken Doherty (Ire) 4, Mark WIlliams (Wal) 9 Mark Selby (Eng) 7, Stephen Lee (Eng) 9 Stephen Hendry (Sco) 7, Marco Fu (HK) 9 Barry Hawkins (Eng) 6, Mark King (Eng) 9 Judd Trump (Eng) 8.
The order of play:
Tonight (not before 7pm) – Ronnie O'Sullivan v Joe Perry, Graeme Dott v Mark Williams, Mark King v Stephen Lee, Marco Fu v Matthew Stevens.
Tomorrow's early action – 1.30pm: Ali Carter/Ian McCulloch v Peter Ebdon/Andrew Higginson, Shaun Murphy/Martin Gould v Mark Allen/Stuart Bingham, John HIggins/Joe Swail v Ding Junhui/Steve Davis, Neil Robertson/Michael Holt v Stephen Maguire/Jamie Burnett.
For the full story and reports see today's Shropshire Star
