STEPHEN HENDRY admitted there was a bit of ‘controversy’ after a fellow snooker hero broke an impressive new record.
The seven-time world champion had his say after fellow star Ali Carter was called out by fans!
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Stephen Hendry is a seven-time world snooker championCredit: PA
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His latest YouTube series caused ‘controversy’Credit: INSTAGRAM
Hendry, who recently retired from competitive snooker for the second time, is the host of his own popular YouTube series.
On Stephen Hendry’s Cue Tips, the 55-year old welcomes snooker’s biggest stars and some other famous faces.
They then take part in various challenges while being interviewed by snooker icon Hendry.
Ali Carter is the latest big name snooker star to appear on the series.
Carter, who has been embroiled in a feud with Ronnie O’Sullivan, joined Hendry to take part in the channel’s popular Tough Table Challenge.
This challenge sees all of the balls placed on difficult positions around the table.
It’s then over to the participating player to see how high a break they can make.
Prior to Carter’s appearance, Mark Allen and John Higgins were the joint-record holders with a break of 87.
Hendry was third on 82.
But that all changed just this week when Carter, 45, stormed to the top of the leaderboard with an impressive 89.
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The two-time world championship finalist put on a clinic to break the challenge’s record.
However – fans watching on the show reckon previous record holders Allen and Higgins will NOT be happy.
That’s because they’ve accused Carter of several FOULS while completing his impressive break.
Hendry himself, sharing a link to the video on his Instagram stories, joked: “Some people seem to think there is some controversy with this record attempt 
At a couple of points during his attempt, Carter’s T-shirt can be seen making contact with a red ball.
And plenty of punters took the comments section on YouTube to call it out.
One said: “I bet the previous Tough Table Challenge leaders will be closely checking Ali’s t-shirt for fouls when stretching over.”
Another fan said: “Great cueist one of my favourite players. Superb Ali. Hang on… 11.40 naughty.”
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A third commented: “Pretty sure his T-shirt touched a red at one point……just saying!”
A fourth added: “Foul on the red with the rest, shirt definitely touched the red….”
A fifth eagle-eyed fan said: “I know I’m nit-picking, but at 6:16, does Ali’s shirt touch the red?”
Another commented: “6:15 foul his T-shirt touches the red.”
Another punter claimed it should be “void.”
It is, after all, all a bit of fun and it seems like Hendry is more than happy to let the record stand!
Hendry initially retired in 2012 before making a dramatic comeback in 2020.
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But recently, he decided to call time on his professional career for a second time.
As well as his popular YouTube channel, which has almost 300,000 subscribers, Hendry also spends a lot of time on ambassadorial duties in China where he participates in exhibition matches.
Stephen Hendry career achievements
Seven-time World Snooker Champion
Youngest-ever winner of World Championship
Six-time Masters Champion
Five-time UK Championship winner
18 Triple Crown tournament wins
36 ranking titles
Nine seasons as World No1
Awarded MBE in 1994
Two-time BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year
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