Stephen Hendry suffered defeat in the World Snooker Championship's qualifying round.

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Stephen Hendry suffered defeat in the World Snooker Championship's qualifying round.

Seven-time champion Stephen Hendry has suffered a shocking defeat in the World Snooker Championship's qualifying round.

Englishman James Cahil has knocked out Stephen Hendry from the World Snooker Championship by 10-4 in the first round of the qualifying stage.

Giant-killer Cahill shocked the snooker world when he beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Crucible first round four years ago and has now dumped another snooker icon out of the blue-riband tournament.

Hendry, who first retired in 2012 and returned in 2020, sparked excitement when he rolled back the years in the first frame with a glorious 102 break - his 777th century in professional competition.