STEPHEN HENDRY CAREER TIMELINE… SO FAR

1969

Born 13 January in Edinburgh.

1983

Wins Scottish U16 Championship.

1984

Wins the Scottish Amateur Championship, aged 15.

1985

Joins the professional tour aged 16 years and three months, becoming the youngest player ever to do so.

1986

Is the youngest-ever winner of the Scottish Professional Championship and the youngest World Championship qualifier – a record broken by Belgium’s Luca Brecel in 2012.

1987

Wins his first ranking event, beating Dennis Taylor 10-7 in the Grand Prix final, and adds the British Open title.

1989

Wins the UK Championship against Steve Davis as part of a haul of three ranking titles, and the first of five consecutive Masters crowns.

1990

Retains the UK Championship and wins his first World Championship, beating Jimmy White 18-12 in the final.

1992

Takes a second Crucible title, winning 10 successive frames to beat White 18-14 in the final. Also makes his first professional 147 break.

1993

Beats White 18-5 in the World Championship final – a winning margin not matched since.

1994

Awarded the MBE. Wins the world title for the third year in succession and fourth overall with an 18-17 final win over White. Makes seven centuries in beating Ken Doherty 10-5 in the UK Championship final.

1995

Gets the better of Nigel Bond 18-9 in the World Championship final and claims his fourth UK crown.

1996

Wins his fifth successive World Championship, matching Steve Davis and Ray Reardon’s total of six, and completes the World/uk Championship double for the third season in a row. Also wins sixth Masters title with a 10-5 win over Ronnie O’sullivan.

1998

Beaten 10-9 after a final-frame respotted black by Mark Williams in a memorable Masters final.

1999

Wins the last of his seven Crucible crowns, below, beating Williams 18-11. Makes the first ever 147 in a ranking final at the British Open.

2001

Beaten 18-17 by Peter Ebdon in the World Championship final. 2005

Wins his last ranking title at the Malta Cup 2009

Wins his 1,000th frame at the Crucible. 2011

Records the 10th maximum of his career, against fellow Scot Stephen Maguire at the Welsh Open.

2012

Reaches the World Championship having been forced to qualify for the first time since 1988. Makes a 147 against Stuart Bingham on the opening day but retires having lost 13-2 to Maguire in the quarter-final.

2020

Reaches the semi-finals of the World Seniors Championship, losing 4-2 to eventual champion White. It is announced that he will take up a tour card for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.