Barry Hawkins On His European Masters Win, Weaknesses & Beating Stephen

Barry seems like one of the nicest guys in the world. Self-deprecating too, being a top pro in such a difficult era is not easy and he's done well in the 2nd half of his career. Good man, Barry.

Hendry is doing more to promote snooker then any current snooker player

Barry always comes across very well,no massive ego and a good guy

Barry is an absolute legend of the game.. always routing for you Barry

Stephen you should be posting the tough table challenge videos. They are really entertaining

This is a fantastic channel . Stephen is natural when talking to his guest but best of all , his listening , he knows so much about the game , this comes through with his interaction with professionals and the odd punter like Barry Hearn . Thank you

That Hendry break in the middle of the frame was a pleasure to watch. A brief taste of your genius.

I have watched every one of these and its actually fascinating listening to Stephens mentality. It was all or nothing. Complete focus. We see players like him, Ronnie, Davis etc but forget the amount that goes on behind the scenes to be that successful. Its not just pure talent.

I remember the final against Ronnie as the first time I really watched the world championship in detail. Whereas I had at first been interested mostly in Ronnie's matches, as I think is the case for many newcomers to the sport, I actually started rooting for Barry in the final. Not necessarily to win, but at the very least to keep pushing and making it a hard-fought match. I think that match is when I started to appreciate the rest of the game, not just potting balls. Of course that's still the essence, but I realised the intricacies of going about achieving that goal in a more tactical, methodical and disciplined way. Nowadays I'd say my love for all aspects of the game is much more balanced. An inch-perfect safety shot can be breathtaking, as well as the escape or counter-safety. The seeds of that more mature outlook on the sport were probably planted in that final.

Two absolutely classic final blacks from Hendry the last couple of videos. Rolling back the years!!

I love this series. Its a real joy to get to know the players a bit

Great show as always! Barry's doing something right these days, and he's looking fitter than I've ever seen him.

I was very pleased for Barry when he beat Ronnie at the Crucible a few years back. I was hoping he would get back into the top 16 and he has done so very early in the season. Hope he stays there as he is a very deserving guy.

Simply a class Act & I wish him every success in this crazy world we live in x

Not much snooker here in the U.S., but as a mediocre 8ball league player, I love catching the tournaments on youtube as well as Stephen's talks with players like this one. He does a GREAT job asking good questions and showing genuine interest in what they say. Kudos for a really fun and informative show!

Barrys practice regime is quite a revelation. Finishes his practice by 11 am and does other things to keep himself fresh. He still manage to perform at yop pro level.

cue tips is brilliant, to watch all the players play snooker seems like they dont have any characters, but listening to them all, they are all the same as us, keep these videos up steve

I would love to see him win the Worlds.... Such a nice guy.

The commentary goes along so well with the snooker and makes for a simply enjoyable interview! Thank you Stephen.

Stephen going from the 🐐 of snooker to the new 🐐 of social media driven snooker promotion. This channel will bring him so many ideas and opportunities not yet known as it grows more and more. Fair play, the ultimate competitor 👏🏼

Good man Barry. Wishing you all the best for the season. Nice one Stephen and team, enjoyed that one 👍🏻

Barry Hawkins, a true gentleman of the game. 40’s above the neck and 20’s below.

Uma coisa que admiro no jogo do Barry, é que ele sempre tem bastante zelo a cada tacada.É um excelente jogador

Would be nice to briefly go over the players cues, weight tip size etc.

Well done to Barry !

Made a 147 - 14 months after start playing snooker at the age of 12! Unbelievable stat. Stephen Hendry is a King among kings. Even Ronnie O'Sullivan couldn't do that. Stephen Hendry is the ultimate GOAT 🐐

So happy for Barry, he really really needs to use the win in Germany to kick on and get some self belief and inner confidence. I’d love to see him win a world title and get to the top of the rankings. Such a decent guy who deserves success. Another brilliant episode of Cue Tips, and Stephen is right, his interview with Simon Jordan is well worth a watch. A revealing interview, and the section where Stephen talks about his game now was astonishing. Anyway, great content again on this channel. Thank you!

The Hawk has landed on the channel!

Love to hear from Barry on this channel, thoroughly deserved to win the EU masters. One player I would love to see on this channel at some point would have to be Hossein Vafaei, as well as Ding Junhui.

He’s a nice guy and knows what really matters in life

Just one of the nicest of persons on this Planet; well mannered, self respect and honesty. You Can't Beat That.

Always had a lot of time for watching Barry play, he's not boring, he's not wreckless and he's not slow.

All the negative feedback are from sad Ronnie O'Sullivan fans with no life. Stephen Hendry is the greatest player to ever play snooker! Another fantastic episode from the GOAT 🐐

One of the nicest guys on the circuit

Great to watch, thanks Stephen & Barry.

love this channel

What a great bloke Barry is. He always has a smile on his face.

One of the nicest guys I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting

I should say Stephen I've watched your success over the years. That's would attracted me to your Channel. You are doing a great job showcasing many snooker players I've watched and your interview style is spot on. Thanks from Canada

I doubt there were many snooker fans who were not happy to see Hawkins win. Class act.

Congratulations Barry!

I would love to hear from Stephen Lee!

Great lad Bazza, good to see you on the GOAT'S channel!

Stephen, you're doing such a great job with this youtube channel. Mainstream snooker coverage, especially on Eurosport, just feels like the Ronnie show for the most part, which has become kinda boring. You shedding light on so many players on the tour is really nice and lets us get to know a bit more the rest of the players. They all seem like sound guys.

One of my most likeable players Barry. What a gent. A class act too on his day

Thank you Stephen for your hard work with this channel.
Is it me or is there less snooker on TV than ever now?

Love a bit of Baz

great show Stephen and Barry

As always enjoyed it cheers

The form Hawkins was in during World Championship 2013, he would've mostly beat anyone else in that final not named Ronnie O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan had to play out of his skin to beat Hakwins that year. Hawkins has always done very well at World Championships and is a class player.

This channel just gets better and better!!!

Barry is a good lad congrats to him for winning the Ranking title recently (euro masters), but that last black stevie potted was some OG stufffff the golden boy hendry!!!

Heart used to sink seeing Barry in a World final against Ronnie as I knew he didn't have a chance. My mind calls him Boring Barry Hawkins but he seems nice enough.

Anyone who hasn’t seen the interview with Jordan. Watch it. It’s a side of Stephen I’ve never seen before. Really good interview.

Honestly, I have never been a fan of Barry but not because of him or his playing style, it's nothing personal. But I have to say he seems like such a nice guy, such a gentleman, and honestly I was delighted when he won the European Masters. I hope he starts building on top of that and win at least one more trophy this season - he deserves it. Just for being such a cool guy, very relaxed. Don't get me wrong about the first sentence by the way - Barry is a top top player. Deserves all the trophies he's won and will win, and I am sure more will come his way. Great episode.

Bazza is one of the nicest players on tour - I'll be having a few quid on him at the Crucible in April! ❤

Been waiting for this episode love Barry as a player and a person. Seems a lovely genuine person and always does well in long format. Shame he’s always come up against Ronnie in form otherwise he could of had a world or uk under his belt

That match with Fergal...have to say it like it is, I've never seen a less convincing winner of a match, never mind 4-0 winner! You'll find it soon enough though, we all know it's there. 😎

Love Barry . Great channel Steven

Great content as always!

Always wondered where Barry practiced. I know where his house is just along the road from me, it's a very modest abode - as he says, no room for a table! A good guy, delighted that he's broken a long run without a tournament win.

I never expected Brry to win but was delighted, absolutely delighted for him.. What a great person. Fuinnily enough, on Snooker 19, Barrry always seems to be the one who defeats me on Career mode. :D

Barry’s looking well trim!

Great vid, watching all these whilst WFH! Barry did make it into the Masters at Rank 15 and got to the 1/4 final, beating Neil Robertson on the way to losing to the eventual winner, Ronnie.

Hawkins looks healthy, looks in shape and much younger

Great channel. Always look forward to new content.

Some flashes of vintage Stephen Hendry snooker in this video 👀 great game between the two

Great lads Barry & Stephen

Barry is one of the best

Glad you got Barry on 👍

Great interview - gives us some insight on Barrys character. He comes across as a very humble (yet talented) fellow. When he asked what his greatest "weakness" might be I like the way Stephen answered the question. But near the end of the video I came to believe that Barrys "weakness" (if you can call it that) is his humility. He seems to be more of an agreeable fellow - not a "killer". His game - his talent for snooker - is as good as anyones but seems prone to shun the spotlight. Of course Barry wants to play well and believes he can win but I have the feeling that "playing well" is of a higher priority to him than winning.

Well played Stephen 👌🏻

The greatest player ever to hold a snooker cue. No one will ever be as good as Stephen Hendry was in the 90s. The ultimate winning machine! He won the lot with the likes of Steve Davis. Jimmy White. Ronnie O'Sullivan. Williams and John Higgins. They couldn't live with him at the crucible. The true GOAT 🐐

Good to see barry back on top

Another good conversation and another fantastic final black!

Classy player. On and off the table.

Do love these videos 👍🏼

Love your content mate ❤

Please get jack lisowski on, everyone loves him, and Steven does too

Good luck for the future barry

Another great episode,thanks

Couple of really good blokes here. Appreciate the great content!

Enjoyed that, cheers.. ps Stephen's last shot says he's still got those moves alright 👍

Like to see higgins mcgill and maguire all at once as they practice together be good to see that interview with em all

Please please pleaseeeeeee can you have Jimmy on next!!

Would love to see you interview Jimmy Robertson

Barry true one cool play of snooker good game with Stephen Hendrys sll the best two you both

A solid video as usual

Another cracking video guys, nice one.

For sure stephen you should interview Marco fu, about his eyes, his future, his history!

Snooker super star Stephen Hendry. The king of all GOATS and King Of The Crucible 🐐

That looks like a gorgeous club! 👌

Favourite RUclips channel. Barry seems like a top lad too

Doing something fancy with the black ball is fast becoming Stephen's trade mark in these videos 😊

Would love to see one of these with barry pinches

Stephen, cannot say in all honesty that I like you, when you were at the top of the game, possibly your personality hi, I don’t know. But this show you are doing Stephen Henry’s. Q-tips is an amazing channel. You are doing an awesome job with the people you are interviewing or talking to and in general you are doing a great job as well. Becoming one of my favorite shows keep up the good work. obviously, I am a Ronnie O’Sullivan fan, but then U2 seem to get on so well. Your interview with Ronnie was amazing you were both great.

Stephen if you read the comments please get Barry on again. Such a top guy.

Barry is a great player and a heavy scorer. He's a nice guy. Cool black Stephen.

rooting for barry in the masters!

Loving these videos Stephen, would like to see one with one of the guys from other snooker channels... e.g. the guy off Break from Life...