Hendry - unconvincing against fellow Scot Henry
HENDRY FAILS TO CONVINCE
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Stephen Hendry found the going tough against fellow Scot Drew Henry today as
he struggled to gain a narrow lead ahead of tonight's final session to their
Embassy World Championship second round match.
The seven times champion was forced to share the eight-frame penultimate
session and will resume this evening with a 9-7 advantage.
But Hendry's frustration at again playing below par was evident in the last
frame of the session.
Henry, who defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan en route to the last four of this
season's UK Championship, led 59-1 and was on a break of eight having knocked in
a red and black.
He required the fourth last red with the rest to leave his fellow Scot
requiring a snooker.
But Hendry conceded before the Rutherglen professional got a chance to stretch
his lead and quickly disappeared out of the arena.
Given his disappointing form in the match so far official bookmakers Ladbrokes
have demoted the world number six, unconvincing against Gary Wilkinson in the
opening round, from title favourite.
Hendry, who was favourite for the #270,000 first prize before the game began
yesterday, has now moved out to 100-30. Welsh stablemate Mark Williams is the
new favourite at 3-1.
Hendry had been 3-0 down yesterday before finishing the opening session 5-3 in
front. He came from 32-0 down to lead 6-3 and compiled the 610th century of his
career to go 7-4 in front.
However, every time Hendry went three frames ahead Henry would battle back
including to 8-6 with a break of 86-his highest of the match to date.
And Hendry requires four of tonight's remaining nine frames to qualify for the
quarter-finals for a 14th time.
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