STEPHEN HENDRY admitted to throwing his microphone down in frustration while commentating at the Tour Championship.
Hendry, 56, was left irked by Si Jiahui’s performance in his 10-6 defeat to Mark Selby on Tuesday.
Stephen Hendry was threw his microphone down in frustration while commentating at the Tour Championship
Si lost 10-6 to Mark Selby at the Tour Championship on Tuesday
Selby is bidding to win his fifth Crucible crown later this month
Selby advanced to play Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals on Wednesday at Manchester Central.
Si – who has never beaten the four-time world champion before – appeared to be limiting himself with negative shot choices.
Hendry was shocked by how many shots the Chinese star was refusing, opting to play safe rather than take on difficult pots.
The seven-time world champion told ITV 4: “Si Jiahui will be disappointed.
“At times he didn’t look like he belonged in that company, such was his shot choice.
“He didn’t look on it, focused, look like he belonged at that table with Mark Selby.
‘Some of the shots he refused, there were some strange shot choices, for me. He had enough chances.
“I don’t know if he’s thinking about the shots that everyone thinks he should play, rather than just committing to the shot that he wants.
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At one point Si refused a surprising red and played poor safety shot which allowed Selby back in.
In response, Hendry fumed: “How can you not go for the pot there? I know it’s not easy, but you have to play the pot surely.
“This one, I was in the commentary box, I threw the mic down, how can you not play that red to the right corner?
“It’s not a gimme, I’m not saying it’s an easy, easy shot, but in the end he doesn’t even play a good safety! Mark Selby pots the red off it.
“You’ve got to attack!”
Si, 22, is one of the brightest prospects in snooker, despite still having a lot to learn.
He has shown that by qualifying for the Tour Championship, which only features the top 12 on the one-year ranking list.
Elsewhere, Barry Hawkins thrashed Shaun Murphy 11-1 on Monday to set up a quarter-final clash with world No.1 Judd Trump on Wednesday.
The Tour is the final ranking tournament before the World Championships kick off on April 19.
List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.
1969 – John Spencer
1970 – Ray Reardon
1971 – John Spencer
1972 – Alex Higgins
1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
1977 – John Spencer (2)
1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
1979 – Terry Griffiths
1980 – Cliff Thorburn
1981 – Steve Davis
1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
1983 – Steve Davis (2)
1984 – Steve Davis (3)
1985 – Dennis Taylor
1986 – Joe Johnson
1987 – Steve Davis (4)
1988 – Steve Davis (5)
1989 – Steve Davis (6)
1990 – Stephen Hendry
1991 – John Parrott
1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
1997 – Ken Doherty
1998 – John Higgins
1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
2000 – Mark Williams
2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
2002 – Peter Ebdon
2003 – Mark Williams (2)
2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
2005 – Shaun Murphy
2006 – Graeme Dott
2007 – John Higgins (2)
2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
2009 – John Higgins (3)
2010 – Neil Robertson
2011 – John Higgins (4)
2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
2014 – Mark Selby
2015 – Stuart Bingham
2016 – Mark Selby (2)
2017 – Mark Selby (3)
2018 – Mark Williams (3)
2019 – Judd Trump
2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
2021 – Mark Selby (4)
2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
2023 – Luca Brecel
2024 – Kyren Wilson
Most World Titles (modern era)
7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
2 – Alex Higgins
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