Stephen Hendry has brutally criticised two gamers following the Masters.
Stephen Hendry pulled no punches in his evaluation of the Masters (Picture: Getty)
Stephen Hendry has taken intention at two snooker gamers in his usually brutal evaluation of their Masters performances. Kyren Wilson clinched the Paul Hunter Trophy, beating John Higgins in final weekend’s last at Alexandra Palace. It noticed the previous world champion wrap up his first Masters title and scoop the £350,000 jackpot.
Hendry, who was masking the motion as a pundit, singled out Mark Williams and Mark Allen for criticism in his post-tournament evaluation. The 2 gamers confronted one another within the opening spherical, with Allen securing a 6-2 victory. Williams bore the brunt of Hendry’s disapproval, with the legendary Scot pulling no punches as he mirrored on the Welshman’s early exit.
Talking on the Snooker Membership podcast, Hendry made his emotions crystal clear as he stated: “He was surprising. Williams was surprising.”
Allen did not escape the wrath of Hendry both, with the 57-year-old questioning his strategy in his quarter-final defeat by the hands of Judd Trump.
“Later within the match, the primary 4, 5 frames towards Judd, it was form of a tough watch,” stated the seven-time world champion.
“If Mark ever sees this he’ll in all probability say I’m speaking nonsense, however each security shot he performs appears to be a damaging security. It by no means appears to be a security play that can open up the body or create alternatives.
“The whole lot is maintaining it tight or risk-free, somewhat than discovering a strategy to pressure a mistake to get in.
“His break-building performs fairly in a different way from a whole lot of the highest gamers. He needs to get the pack open as quickly as doable whereas a whole lot of the gamers now depend on their cue ball management.
“Decide off the reds and go into the pack when it’s completely vital. I like the best way Kyren does it, his first alternative the reds are in every single place and it offers him nice probabilities to attain.”
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