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Marco Fu lost his cue tip but not his nerve as he levelled his World Championship semi-final against Mark Selby at 8-8.
Fu had started the afternoon trailing 5-3 but outplayed the world No1 and was looking to take the lead in the 15th frame when the unthinkable happened.
The reigning champion had not enjoyed a great season in 1988-89 but he showed his true class at the Crucible, where he beat Stephen Hendry and John Parrott on his way to winning snooker’s greatest prize for the sixth time
By Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports Blog, part of the Guardian Sport Network
As the last World Snooker Championships of the 1980s neared, a debate was raging as to whether the sport had lost its appeal with the viewing public. There were arguments to be heard from both sides. On the one hand, the BBC had just paid £11m to secure television coverage until May 1996, but on the other the number of hours devoted to the sport on our screens was steadily declining. In the 1985-86 season, 400 hours of snooker had been shown, dropping to 350 in 1987 and 300 in 1988, giving the impression that over saturation in the peak days of the mid-1980s had led to apathy among TV executives.
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• Seven-times champion does not rule out playing at Crucible in future
• Steve Davis and James Wattana also offered wild cards
Stephen Hendry, the seven times world champion, will not be returning to the professional tour to try to qualify for this year’s tournament, but has not ruled out doing so in the future.
The Scot, considered by many to be the greatest player of all time, retired in 2012 but has spoken several times since of being tempted to play again. He is one of three men to be offered a free wild card to qualify for this year’s Crucible showpiece. Steve Davis and James Wattana are the others.
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• Seven-times champion does not rule out playing at Crucible in future
• Steve Davies and James Wattana also offered wild cards
Stephen Hendry, the seven times world champion, will not be returning to the professional tour in order to try and qualify for this year’s tournament, but has not ruled out doing so in the future.
The Scot, considered by many as the greatest player of all time, retired in 2012 but has spoken several times since of being tempted to play again. He is one of three men to be offered a free wild card to qualify for this year’s Crucible showpiece. The active players Steve Davis and James Wattana are the others.
• Seven-times champion does not rule out playing at Crucible in future
• Steve Davis and James Wattana also offered wild cards
Stephen Hendry, the seven times world champion, will not be returning to the professional tour to try to qualify for this year’s tournament, but has not ruled out doing so in the future.
The Scot, considered by many to be the greatest player of all time, retired in 2012 but has spoken several times since of being tempted to play again. He is one of three men to be offered a free wild card to qualify for this year’s Crucible showpiece. Steve Davis and James Wattana are the others.
The reigning champion had not enjoyed a great season in 1988-98 but he showed his true class at the Crucible, where he beat Stephen Hendry and John Parrott on his way to winning snooker’s greatest prize for the sixth time
By Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports Blog, part of the Guardian Sport Network
As the last World Snooker Championships of the 1980s neared, a debate was raging as to whether the sport had lost its appeal with the viewing public. There were arguments to be heard from both sides. On the one hand, the BBC had just paid £11m to secure television coverage until May 1996, but on the other the number of hours devoted to the sport on our screens was steadily declining. In the 1985-86 season, 400 hours of snooker had been shown, dropping to 350 in 1987 and 300 in 1988, giving the impression that over saturation in the peak days of the mid-1980s had led to apathy among TV executives.
Related: Seven of sport’s biggest thrashings: from Stirling Albion to Steve Davis
Related: How Nick Faldo made the most of Scott Hoch’s miss to win the Masters in 1989
Related: The best and worst things about watching sport on TV in the 1980s
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