Mark Williams takes swipe at ITV pundit Stephen Hendry after ‘getting slated’ over major change to his game

MARK WILLIAMS took a cheeky swipe astatine pal Stephen Hendry aft proving that a large tweak to his crippled had worked out.

Williams, 49, won his archetypal ever Champion of Champions event past nighttime aft a 10-6 triumph implicit Xiao Guodong successful Bolton.

The three-time satellite champion proved that helium is ageing similar a good vino astatine the array arsenic helium pocketed £150,000 for his heroics successful the competition.

And Williams won the contention portion inactive getting utilized to a immense alteration to his game, a caller cue.

The Welsh Potting Machine had chosen to usage a marque caller cue successful the pb up to the tournament, contempt pushback connected the thought from bully mate and ITV pundit Stephen Hendry.

And Williams couldn't defy taking a tongue-in-cheek swipe astatine seven-time satellite champ Hendry aft proving him incorrect by winning the Champion of Champions.

Speaking connected ITV4 aft his victory, helium said: " I had a caller cue, which I knew I was going to conflict with, I knew I was going to suffer 2 oregon 3 first-rounders.

"I wasn’t disquieted astir that due to the fact that I truly similar my caller cue and I knew it would travel good.

‘I’ve been getting slated by a batch of radical for changing cues, I’m not going to notation immoderate names Hendry, but it’s starting to travel alright present and each of a abrupt the cue is the champion happening I’ve ever had successful my hands."

Williams had managed to scope the last of the lucrative Saudi Arabia Masters earlier successful the year, but struggled for signifier aft his last decision erstwhile getting utilized to his caller cue.

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And helium is surely flying with it present aft a spectacular tourney successful Bolton.

Hendry wasn't excessively upset by his pal's jokey jibe, alternatively gushing astir Williams and lauding him for continuing his occurrence contempt his age.

He said: "He’s my hero, I person to accidental it.

"He is my champion mate connected circuit arsenic well, but what he’s doing astatine astir 50, however he’s playing and the mode helium plays with not a attraction successful the satellite it’s conscionable incredible, I emotion it."

Williams wasn't the lone seasoned than managed to get a triumph nether his loop past week.

Jimmy While rolled backmost the years with an emphatic triumph at the UK Snooker Championship… 43 years aft his debut successful the tournament.