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MARK WILLIAMS has re-ignited his spat with Stephen Hendry aft the Welshman returned to signifier to thrash Jamie Clarke 4-0.
Williams swiped saying, "it's casual successful the commentary box" aft Hendry's harsh critique of Williams' play astatine the British Open past month.
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Williams returned to his champion connected Tuesday with a whitewash triumph of Clarke to scope the past 32 of the Northern Ireland Open, arsenic helium continues to accommodate to his caller hard-tipped cue.
This comes aft helium was comfortably beaten 4-1 successful the archetypal circular successful Cheltenham by Malaysia’s Rory Thoras, portion trying to support the rubric helium won past twelvemonth successful benignant against Mark Selby.
The three-time satellite champion, who was trying retired a caller cue, seemed to person occupation with his precision.
His crippled was heavy criticised during the commentary, with Hendry labelling the satellite No7's play arsenic "horrific" earlier earmarking the caller cue arsenic the issue.
Williams defended himself connected X, calling Hendry a "tit" and has present spot backmost astatine the erstwhile snooker subordinate again successful circular 2 of their row.
When asked astir Hendry's comments astir his caller cue, Williams told Eurosport: "It's casual successful the commentary container isn't it.
"We've seen his comeback, however that ended up. He can't accidental excessively much. Perhaps helium should usage one, mightiness play a spot better."
Hendry, who is 1 of the top players of each time, having bagged 7 satellite titles during his storied career, returned to the athletics successful 2020, aft retiring successful 2012.
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However, helium has since declined two-year invitational cards from World Snooker and retired for a 2nd clip successful June.
Hendry, 55, opted to bent up his cue for a 2nd clip aft struggling to marque an interaction upon his instrumentality to the main tour.
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Williams' disappointing British Open and English Open exits followed a fantastic tally successful the Saudi Arabia Masters, wherever helium mislaid retired to world No1 Judd Trump successful the final.
The Welshman has since spent his clip playing pool, and suggested helium enjoys it much than snooker.
In April, Williams said: "I astir apt bask playing Chinese 8 shot alternatively than snooker, to beryllium honest.
"I conscionable privation to play more, I’d similar to play much tournaments this twelvemonth to spot if I tin get immoderate better."
He past went connected to add: "I’m decidedly not retiring, but a batch much pool is connected the skyline for me."
The rules of snooker
THE purpose of snooker is to wide the array of each balls - and achieving it successful an unthinkable 147 interruption is the eventual goal.
The rectangular array features greenish baize, a baulk enactment and semi-circle, known arsenic the D.
It has six pockets, 4 successful each country and 2 midway down some agelong sides.
There are 15 reddish balls which are arranged successful a triangular shape.
There are besides six colour balls, and the achromatic cue ball.
Each colour sits connected its ain designated spot astatine the commencement of the game.
While reddish balls are worthy 1 constituent erstwhile potted, the colours each person a antithetic value.
In ascending bid these are:
- Yellow - 2 points
- Green - 3 points
- Brown - 4 points
- Blue - 5 points
- Pink - six points
- Black - 7 points
The archetypal subordinate volition cue disconnected and indispensable deed astatine slightest 1 of the reddish balls successful the triangle.
If they cookware a red, they tin past proceed by potting a colour.
However, if nary reddish is potted past their hostile volition play the adjacent changeable - going for a reddish first.
Each subordinate indispensable archetypal cookware a reddish shot erstwhile it's their crook to play. If thing is pocketed it is the different player's crook astatine the table.
After each reddish is potted they indispensable past travel with a colour, past a red, past a colour, and truthful on.
Whilst determination are inactive reddish balls connected the table, the potted colour balls are returned to their designated spot.
Once each the reddish balls are pocketed, the subordinate astatine the array indispensable cookware the colours successful the bid arsenic outlined above.
If they miss past their hostile volition person the accidental to wide the table.
A 147 is simply a maximum interruption erstwhile each reds are potted by 1 subordinate successful 1 stint astatine the table.
In bid to execute 147, the subordinate indispensable cookware each 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points.
They indispensable past wide each the colours, concluding with the achromatic for 27 points.
During play the rules authorities that the cue indispensable lone interaction the achromatic cue ball.
The cue shot besides indispensable deed the close colour shot - reds oregon colours successful order.
If it hits the incorrect colour past a foul is called.
If the cue shot fails to deed immoderate shot oregon is pocketed it is besides a foul.
The player's crook astatine the array ends if they play a foul shot.
Players are besides penalised if they interaction immoderate shot connected the array with their person.
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