SNOOKER legend Stephen Hendry has been accused of cultural stereotyping after comparing Chinese players to robots.

The seven-time world champion remarked that Yan Bingtao, like other stars from his homeland, was prone to ‘system failures’.

2 Stephen Hendry has come under fire for comments about Chinese players Credit: Getty Images – Getty 2 The snooker legend claimed Yan Bingtao appeared to suffer a ‘system failure’ Credit: Rex Features Hendry was on commentary duty for 20-year-old rising star Bingtao’s stunning 10-8 victory over John Higgins in the Masters final.…

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