Ali Carter's RECORD BREAKING Tough Table Challenge!

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  • Опубликовано: 27 дек 2024
  • Ali Carter takes on the Tough Table Challenge in an attempt to beat Mark Allen and John Higgins score. He also shares a brilliant routine that is guaranteed to improve your game.
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Комментарии • 507

  • @CaribSurfKing1
    @CaribSurfKing1 5 месяцев назад +114

    Let’s have a video going over why pockets are a different size at different venues. Quality and speed of cloth and quality of how the tables are put together in general. Snooker nerds will love it

    • @JamesClark1991
      @JamesClark1991 5 месяцев назад +2

      This

    • @taochen2952
      @taochen2952 4 месяца назад

      captain carter feels like an american .

    • @richardbrennan7288
      @richardbrennan7288 4 месяца назад +6

      just for your info, they don't actually have different sizes ... a more accurate phrase you might hear is "they're playing tight"... it's just a template (machine made) so it's exactly the same... what changes are the conditions like the humidity, the age of the cloth... sometimes though more rarely the cut of the cushion... how many balls have been potted into it... if you can imagine wearing down a pocket like a river wearing down the rock to let water pass... how much has someone brushed into the pocket.. maybe 10 minutes maybe 2 hours... brushing into the pocket again like helps the pocket accept the ball... in your average snooker hall I'd say probably the fitting of the cushion and cut of the cushion around the pocket are big factors alongside just genuine different sizes ... but at the top level it's almost certainly friction around the pocket and humidity... not actually the shape or size of the pocket. I wouldn't be surprised if some poor fuck in china was made to brush into the pocket for 12 hours compared to 5 minutes maybe in some UK tourneys ...

    • @thomasharlos6872
      @thomasharlos6872 3 месяца назад

      @@richardbrennan7288 I read an article on the sizes of tournament table pocket sizes at the start of the slate drop and i believe it is something like 3.313 inches from pocket tangent to pocket tangent. A s for cut of the cushion, that makes sense as well as brushing into the pocket. I have heard Hendry say that the tournament tables are heated to keep the humidity the same......soooo.

  • @AbdelmalikFakir
    @AbdelmalikFakir 5 месяцев назад +55

    I luv the way Ali Carter plays, he always gives a100% and always wants to win

  • @GRNews100
    @GRNews100 5 месяцев назад +101

    I met Ali when he was playing in his local snooker club. Next thing, we met up for dinner when he holidayed in Dubai. Then he very kindly invited me to his house. We played snooker and went for a curry. He's a top bloke and a really down to earth guy.

    • @charlielad6124
      @charlielad6124 5 месяцев назад +11

      Suss

    • @GRNews100
      @GRNews100 5 месяцев назад +11

      @@charlielad6124 only to Ronnie’s fanboys and anyone that receives their wages in a brown packet.

    • @bensharpe370
      @bensharpe370 5 месяцев назад

      You over 16

    • @engineer8363
      @engineer8363 5 месяцев назад +4

      Then you woke up? Stay off the drugs mate..

    • @end-game2030
      @end-game2030 4 месяца назад

      😂😂😂

  • @jacobmckay3754
    @jacobmckay3754 5 месяцев назад +16

    I have gained tremendous respect for Ali watching him on the program. Thankyou Mr. Hendry.

  • @bigdonaldt2024
    @bigdonaldt2024 5 месяцев назад +480

    Please invite Mark Selby, one of the greatest players in snooker history!

    • @tailsplayspoker9352
      @tailsplayspoker9352 5 месяцев назад +8

      Yaaassssssss

    • @Anmolbisht17
      @Anmolbisht17 5 месяцев назад +7

      You are right

    • @shankarm7135
      @shankarm7135 5 месяцев назад +14

      Yes!! Mark Selby plsss. I’m sure he’ll break the tough table record!!

    • @Stewart-h6z
      @Stewart-h6z 5 месяцев назад +44

      The program an’t long enough!!

    • @bigmoney4685
      @bigmoney4685 5 месяцев назад +10

      Please dont

  • @asadhussain5267
    @asadhussain5267 5 месяцев назад +12

    Great to see the tough table challenge again after a long time. Well done to Ali carter for getting the highest break for now. Mark Selby should have a go for the tough table challenge

  • @MrJayscinema
    @MrJayscinema 5 месяцев назад +32

    Al would make a great snooker coach. Hope he goes into it when he retires

  • @rcwho4596
    @rcwho4596 5 месяцев назад +20

    What a lovely guy Ali is so down to earth nice guy

  • @GeorgeMcCauley
    @GeorgeMcCauley 5 месяцев назад +7

    What a fantastic player Ali Carter is. Terrific snooker brain, bucket loads of experience. Built to play snooker and criminally underrated

  • @stewartsmith6182
    @stewartsmith6182 5 месяцев назад +65

    Tremendous cueist is Ali.
    Whenever i see a huge 20 break on the horizon i start shaking so much you can see my cue wobbling all over the place.

    • @ejayman
      @ejayman 5 месяцев назад +3

      Alright Mr Showoff, my hand starts going when potting two in a row is on the horizon

    • @juchetony1910
      @juchetony1910 5 месяцев назад

      @@ejayman last time I got that nervous lining up 6 balls in a row was when I hired two Thai ladies and they took their underpants off.

    • @KurwaRomek
      @KurwaRomek 4 месяца назад

      I came to the conclusion that snooker pros play a different game than us, one that's actually not that hard

  • @cloudstrife206
    @cloudstrife206 5 месяцев назад +54

    Ali is a nice guy and a quality player , doesn’t deserve the hate

    • @ReadyToHarvest
      @ReadyToHarvest 5 месяцев назад +4

      Agreed. I like all the top players. Carter and Higgins get too much hate particularly.

    • @joshhills1635
      @joshhills1635 5 месяцев назад +6

      ​@ReadyToHarvest Higgins earned that with his match fixing scandal. But yeah I don't rlly have anything against them myself. I don't know any of them personally, I just appreciate the snooker.

    • @kymcha
      @kymcha 5 месяцев назад

      Absolutely agree.

    • @barryjones-c9j
      @barryjones-c9j 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@joshhills1635 perhaps you should get your facts right before you comment, higgins did not match fix anything, saying you will do someting but then not actually do it, does not mean you match fixed so he never was guilty of match fixing

    • @obs4281
      @obs4281 5 месяцев назад

      @@barryjones-c9j Agreed. Amazing how many people put him and Stephen Lee in the same basket. Lee actually did it, John got naggled yet he thankfully declined it.

  • @jamesthenabignumber
    @jamesthenabignumber 5 месяцев назад +19

    Great break, but Higgins and Allen might have something to say about where Ali's t-shirt is at 6:16!

    • @FreeFinca
      @FreeFinca 4 месяца назад

      Did it twice.

  • @RAGING_MIRAGE
    @RAGING_MIRAGE 5 месяцев назад +8

    Really enjoyed these couple of videos with Ali. Always great to watch over the years 👍

  • @pietaschannel
    @pietaschannel 5 месяцев назад +63

    What an effort! Ali's antics make him less likeable at times, but no doubt he has that killer instinct

    • @sharpvidtube
      @sharpvidtube 5 месяцев назад +4

      I don't mind some antics, makes people seem more human.

  • @LasVegasSteve
    @LasVegasSteve 5 месяцев назад +6

    So funny!! Stephen stood there holding his cue like he was waiting for his shot :-) lol

    • @undertheinfo6111
      @undertheinfo6111 2 месяца назад

      After Playing for so many years it becomes habitual

  • @mossy8885
    @mossy8885 5 месяцев назад +2

    I really hope in a few years that a new snooker world champion shouts out this channel for giving them routines and tips. I wonder how many people get better because of this channel

  • @IanMcGarr
    @IanMcGarr 5 месяцев назад +1

    I think this is one of the best videos you've done. I loved watching Ali play here, that routine was class. Thanks Stephen and everyone at CueTips.

  • @GrahamMilkdrop
    @GrahamMilkdrop 5 месяцев назад +13

    That's a monster practice routine!

    • @alexmashkin863
      @alexmashkin863 5 месяцев назад +1

      That's definitely for good level pro players, even then it looks grueling

  • @Ben-qz2hn
    @Ben-qz2hn 5 месяцев назад

    Ali seems like such genuine bloke, becoming really keen of him, love these videos getting to see the pro's if a differrent light outside of the tournement settings

  • @seanscanlon9067
    @seanscanlon9067 5 месяцев назад +13

    I bet the previous Tough Table Challenge leaders will be closely checking Ali's t-shirt for fouls when stretching over. 🙂

  • @danielkarmy4893
    @danielkarmy4893 5 месяцев назад +4

    Nice to hear Brian Morgan's still playing too! Came within a ball of qualifying for the World Seniors a few years ago, class act. As is Mr Carter. :)

    • @Billy.Nomates
      @Billy.Nomates 5 месяцев назад

      If you Google Brian Morgan snooker,a picture of Ali Carter comes up

  • @Zpeter84.
    @Zpeter84. 5 месяцев назад +1

    Nice to see Ali relaxing with a smile needs to play that quick all the time

  • @wielentschoten6904
    @wielentschoten6904 5 месяцев назад +7

    Surely there must be a world title in him.

  • @coldmorningcoffee101
    @coldmorningcoffee101 4 месяца назад

    The routine at the end of vid is awesome. Thanks to Hendry and Carter for this. Carter's really good in this vids.

  • @lukeskywalker1868
    @lukeskywalker1868 5 месяцев назад +9

    Is it possible to get another female player on the show ? Mink Nutcharut ? Or Rebecca Kenna

    • @jimrobb5289
      @jimrobb5289 5 месяцев назад +3

      Or Allison Fisher.

    • @lukeskywalker1868
      @lukeskywalker1868 5 месяцев назад

      @@jimrobb5289I thought she’s done with snooker ? She’s more into pool

  • @robertsands1802
    @robertsands1802 5 месяцев назад

    Great fun. Good man with an great, simple cue action. Thanks Stephen and Ali.

  • @FarOut-hp3bs
    @FarOut-hp3bs 5 месяцев назад +1

    I am really happy that you switched sponsors.

  • @rishabsharma5074
    @rishabsharma5074 5 месяцев назад +77

    Please make the next video with Mark Selby

    • @michaelmulhall5007
      @michaelmulhall5007 5 месяцев назад +23

      Can’t be playing safe on tough table challenge though

    • @kashaf900
      @kashaf900 5 месяцев назад

      😂

    • @xxAmiir24xx
      @xxAmiir24xx 5 месяцев назад

      @@michaelmulhall5007 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @mrb018538
      @mrb018538 5 месяцев назад +3

      Video would be too long if Selby was on it. Probably break RUclips.

    • @Matthew_Jameson
      @Matthew_Jameson 5 месяцев назад

      For real!!!!

  • @147snookered04
    @147snookered04 5 месяцев назад +19

    Warming to Ali 👍

  • @outl4wgyp
    @outl4wgyp 5 месяцев назад +7

    I never used to like you much Ali carter, but over the years you have grown on me, your a talented player, ever since that bust up with Ronnie the shoulder barge I have begun to respect ya! Win the championship 2025 mate 🎉

    • @kymcha
      @kymcha 5 месяцев назад +2

      Yep. In Australia, the rules of snooker are modified. As soon as you get down to start your shot, the opposing player, after doing 2 laps of the table, can tackle you (head high tackles will incur a penalty).

    • @graemejack9040
      @graemejack9040 4 месяца назад

      In his day Hendry was arguably the most disliked player in the sport! Crowds actually booed him when he won tournaments! I think Hendry is the ultimate example of a players having different professional and personal sides to them and their personal side is kept hidden!! I've been a staunch Hendry fan my whole life and I had no idea he had banter until he started doing those RUclips videos interviewing Ronnie and Williams during covid! Then this channel has not only been a revelation into the real Hendry but its allowed Hendry to successfully show all the other snooker players in a far more unique way!!!

    • @richardbrennan7288
      @richardbrennan7288 4 месяца назад +2

      I can imagine Ali's father saying this

  • @JesusIstheNameTakenInVain
    @JesusIstheNameTakenInVain 5 месяцев назад +3

    Great cueist one of my favourite players. Superb Ali. Hang on 11.40 naughty.

  • @AJChen-lw6ju
    @AJChen-lw6ju 5 месяцев назад +19

    What a player deserves to win more.

  • @alexpaic2984
    @alexpaic2984 5 месяцев назад +1

    I never thought I say this but yea I would love to see mark selby here. He is by far the best all around cue sports player ever.

  • @johnlennoosullivan7364
    @johnlennoosullivan7364 5 месяцев назад +14

    I cry foul! His T-shirt definitely touched the red @ 6:13 😏😂

  • @markmahon626
    @markmahon626 5 месяцев назад

    Nice to see the other side of Ali came across great in both videos, and great player what break 👏

  • @thomascooper1144
    @thomascooper1144 5 месяцев назад

    Ali is easily the best pro guest Stephen has had on to date, class content.

  • @rcmakingtracks18
    @rcmakingtracks18 5 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant Ali, very nice video Stephen. Top job both players. John

  • @baldeepbirak
    @baldeepbirak 5 месяцев назад +1

    Glad to see the second try. Great break. Thought Ali would have been the first to clear the table.

  • @wayneplatts7733
    @wayneplatts7733 5 месяцев назад +3

    Foul on the red with the rest, shirt definitely touched the red....yes I'm a Ronnie fan too 😂😂😂😂

  • @johnsaunders6510
    @johnsaunders6510 5 месяцев назад +9

    Well done Ally

  • @MHBChannel-nq8ot
    @MHBChannel-nq8ot 5 месяцев назад +4

    I know I'm nit-picking, but at 6:16, does Ali's shirt touch the red? A foul? :-)

  • @rosaliecollins2415
    @rosaliecollins2415 4 месяца назад

    Hi stephen love the videos always fun to watch helps improve

  • @Quackfly
    @Quackfly 5 месяцев назад

    He had a great day that day.
    Also it's interesting to hear him. He can take a compliment. A good sign of healthy self esteem

  • @CalumnMcAulay
    @CalumnMcAulay 5 месяцев назад

    Carter marches around the table like a boss and has the pots to back it up

  • @beedee8185
    @beedee8185 4 месяца назад

    That comment about bottling the brown really got him laughing 😂
    Great episode!

  • @yorkshireladtakes3726
    @yorkshireladtakes3726 5 месяцев назад

    That's the dif in class, everyone else talking n chilling having fun. Carter chill

  • @s.y.bba_rehankhan9927
    @s.y.bba_rehankhan9927 5 месяцев назад

    The word thankyou is fav of ali carter....from the shoulder push with ronnie😂❤

  • @MrJayscinema
    @MrJayscinema 5 месяцев назад +22

    Pretty sure his t shirt touched a red at one point……just saying! Ali just needs to let his snooker do all the talking. He’s one of the best.

    • @ivanjermakov
      @ivanjermakov 5 месяцев назад +5

      Maybe they aren't used to play in loose shirts?

    • @CertifiedSlamboy
      @CertifiedSlamboy 5 месяцев назад

      @@ivanjermakovHe also moved the black. They don't play those fouls

  • @danielgoncalves6438
    @danielgoncalves6438 5 месяцев назад +2

    I think Ali fouled around 06:18 when his t-shirt touched the red by the middle pocket... 😂😅

    • @andrewmorton3344
      @andrewmorton3344 4 месяца назад

      Yes, as much of a foul as when he amusingly potted the red whilst playing a canon from the blue in the first frame of the 2008 World Championship final. That one was called!

  • @kevingolden5675
    @kevingolden5675 5 месяцев назад +10

    Absolute sound lad always looks angry when he's playing 😂

  • @shawnogg8208
    @shawnogg8208 5 месяцев назад

    Great video. The first yellow in the high break was sick,

  • @robjepson9447
    @robjepson9447 5 месяцев назад +2

    Well done captain!

  • @JJSnookerChannel
    @JJSnookerChannel 5 месяцев назад

    Ali seems like good craic to be around a snooker table with. That’s a great routine to practice, I wish I had my own table 🍀

  • @dancutd
    @dancutd 5 месяцев назад +2

    Touch Foul on red at 6:17. Score null and void!!

    • @andrewmorton3344
      @andrewmorton3344 4 месяца назад

      Yes. That shirt was all over the red like a dog on a lamp post.

  • @cupidstunt22
    @cupidstunt22 5 месяцев назад

    Well done to the most respected and well liked player on tour

  • @roadtonowhere497
    @roadtonowhere497 5 месяцев назад

    One of the best players ever and Stephen is listening. Fair play

  • @robbflynn4325
    @robbflynn4325 5 месяцев назад +1

    I like Ali Carter. Comes across as a bit flash but actually a nice guy.

  • @bigboy0625
    @bigboy0625 4 месяца назад +1

    Smashed it in Flip Flops 👍🇬🇧 Snooker should be in the Olympics 👍🇬🇧

  • @fatroberto3012
    @fatroberto3012 5 месяцев назад

    Wow! That is a hard practice routine. It amazes me how Ali can talk and play like that.

  • @ravivarman2020
    @ravivarman2020 5 месяцев назад

    Wow. Surely, there will be more fans of Ali Carter now. What a thorough professional.!
    I wonder if Ali is practicing who respots the balls?

  • @13thnotehifireviews7
    @13thnotehifireviews7 4 месяца назад

    Great effort at a clearance. I think the last red would have been better rolling it to avoid unwanted side digging down but risking position a bit to ensure the pot as it was relatively straight ish but snooker has always been a game of if, buts and maybe’s. What a class player Ali is, hope he wins the worlds at some point.

  • @JJmoony
    @JJmoony 5 месяцев назад +1

    People got bad attitude against Ali I think he’s a top bloke and a great player. I think some of them fear him.

  • @TonyHigham-th6fn
    @TonyHigham-th6fn 5 месяцев назад

    I would have thought practicing with smaller pockets would make matches easier under pressure potting into pockets that aren’t as tight as you are used to practicing on, can you tell us why you prefer bigger pockets for practice?

  • @briandevitt6903
    @briandevitt6903 5 месяцев назад

    Excellent stuff from Ali there, very enjoyable.

  • @chraze8397
    @chraze8397 5 месяцев назад

    You saw from the very beginning he wanted to break this record. He just have this mentality to always give 100%.

  • @craigeboy70
    @craigeboy70 5 месяцев назад +1

    joy to watch

  • @Ally.MacMillan
    @Ally.MacMillan 5 месяцев назад

    Great effort from Ali, still got it in him to lift the WC

  • @weejim48
    @weejim48 5 месяцев назад

    Stephen mentioned about bigger pockets on the table ? If I had my own table it’d still have to have pockets like 2 gallon buckets. 🤣🤣👍

  • @andrewmorton3344
    @andrewmorton3344 4 месяца назад +1

    Waistcoat fouls from 6:13: disqualified.

  • @gofigure8
    @gofigure8 5 месяцев назад

    Wow, awesome break and such a difficult routine 😮

  • @Saad__jamil
    @Saad__jamil 4 месяца назад

    Amazing to see Ali

  • @jens-kristiantofthansen9376
    @jens-kristiantofthansen9376 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful playing.

  • @nigelwilson1957
    @nigelwilson1957 5 месяцев назад

    Ali Carter what cool player Always great to watch

  • @cdg3818
    @cdg3818 5 месяцев назад

    He looks really on it at the moment. Be interesting to see if he gets a major this year

  • @KangenWaterTeam
    @KangenWaterTeam 5 месяцев назад

    Hardcore routine looks like it covers a lot 👍🏼🙏 Ali should have totalled it almost did! Class 👍🏼

  • @liamchurcher853
    @liamchurcher853 5 месяцев назад +2

    he fouled at 6:15, his belt and top both touched a red

  • @AC-mv4pb
    @AC-mv4pb 5 месяцев назад

    I m afraid it is true Stephen, your first participant were taking the challenge way more lightly than now.

  • @Keanesnephew
    @Keanesnephew 5 месяцев назад +1

    Ronnie fan here. Break ends at 62. Your clothing touched the ball.

    • @mintysgt
      @mintysgt 5 месяцев назад

      @@Keanesnephew can’t stand Ronnie. But I’m a fan of fouls being called. Re watch it. Fouls much earlier than that. At least 3 times I noticed

  • @gurney2931
    @gurney2931 5 месяцев назад

    Two great videos with Ali.

  • @FPLHaveABeer
    @FPLHaveABeer 5 месяцев назад +2

    All people need to try this challenge while wearing black socks and flip flops, that is Ali's secret!

  • @DavidSmith-jm3xr
    @DavidSmith-jm3xr 5 месяцев назад +2

    6:20 tshirt on ball. Foul void attempt 😂

  • @rollandcolbourne1807
    @rollandcolbourne1807 5 месяцев назад

    Didication and talent at its best

  • @arkadiuszsmorag6145
    @arkadiuszsmorag6145 5 месяцев назад +1

    Ali's looking sharp on this one

  • @steveymoon
    @steveymoon 5 месяцев назад

    I've never heard Ali speak before but I definitely wasn't expecting that accent. 😆

  • @danieldunkley6671
    @danieldunkley6671 5 месяцев назад

    Now you're gonna have to invite everybody back and let them try again without talking 😂😂

  • @bchant19
    @bchant19 5 месяцев назад

    Well done Ali excellent performance I really thought he was gonna clear up so close 🔴⚫

  • @fookoff9220
    @fookoff9220 5 месяцев назад +4

    Why spoil it with the title!?

  • @Harry-jz1dn
    @Harry-jz1dn 5 месяцев назад

    That's a helluva practice routine drill 😮

  • @declanmulraney1363
    @declanmulraney1363 5 месяцев назад

    That was superb.

  • @wansharifuddinfikri5936
    @wansharifuddinfikri5936 3 месяца назад

    Great Person!both of you

  • @stehairy
    @stehairy 5 месяцев назад +1

    We might have to call VAR for n for this one, @6:10 did his shirt touch the red 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂😂

  • @mattwells900
    @mattwells900 5 месяцев назад +2

    Void - 6:28 shirt touched the red :0)

    • @andrewmorton3344
      @andrewmorton3344 4 месяца назад

      Yes, absolutely. Len Ganley would have been all over that.

    • @mattwells900
      @mattwells900 4 месяца назад

      @@andrewmorton3344 Record needs to be voided Cue Tips 😀

  • @Harouni_fba
    @Harouni_fba 4 месяца назад

    That yellow ar 8:02 was insane!!

  • @tonyholden778
    @tonyholden778 5 месяцев назад +1

    He is a class act, but to be a stickler. Potting the pink on 56 to make it 62. His t-shirt gave the red on the cush a little Polish in making the pink.

  • @jamesgoodrich16
    @jamesgoodrich16 5 месяцев назад +14

    I could see all the keyboard warriors mentioning the waistcoat foul! Excellent break.

  • @ROGER_DEVINE
    @ROGER_DEVINE 5 месяцев назад +9

    he fouled on 56...... I still love him though

  • @raymondthomadwormald9621
    @raymondthomadwormald9621 5 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant Ali

  • @rohitgidwani7997
    @rohitgidwani7997 5 месяцев назад +1

    Want Mark Shelby Next!!!

  • @5wisher5weet
    @5wisher5weet 5 месяцев назад

    In the main video he looked like he was playing the best of anyone so far

  • @kennethtalbott2233
    @kennethtalbott2233 5 месяцев назад

    great watching this. my twin boys are pilots for jet2.