O’Sullivan branded ‘disrespectful’ after abandoning occasion hours earlier than match
Ronnie O’Sullivan has branded “disrespectful” after pulling out of the Scottish Open on the final minute.
The Rocket was set to face 19-year-old Liam Graham within the opening spherical in Edinburgh, however withdrew from the competitors hours earlier than the match was set to start out, citing “medical reasons”. Organisers scrambled to discover a substitute earlier than finally handing Graham a bye into the final 64.
Despite progressing to the subsequent stage with out lifting a finger, the younger Scot wasn’t joyful about O’Sullivan’s late drop out, notably as he’d invited a bunch of family and friends to come back and watch him tackle the seven-time world champion, as per the Express.
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“It’s disrespectful what he’s done, it’s not right,” the Glasgow teenager fumed. “A lot of people took time off work to come and watch today and it’s disappointing. At the end of the day I want to play the best players in the world and I was really looking forward to it.
“I had lots of people coming to observe and it’s actually disappointing for them. It’s not shocking given the issues he does. I discovered once I acquired to the venue this morning. I didn’t have a lot prior warning, I believe he pulled out very late. I might have stayed at house and all of the individuals who have travelled to observe me would have come one other day as effectively.”
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The particular medical cause for O’Sullivan’s absence is but to be acknowledged. His choice to withdraw comes simply over per week after he received a file eighth UK Championship by beating China’s Ding Junhui 10-7 within the ultimate.
Prior to his win, the 48-year-old steered he was contemplating skipping the Scottish Open in an effort to handle his schedule over the Christmas interval. He stated: “I’m looking forward to a break. I think I have to monitor my schedule a lot, and I just think prevention is better than cure and I don’t want to get to the point where I hit a bad spot.”
This is the sixth occasion O’Sullivan has deserted this season as tensions between the sport’s greatest star and World Snooker Tour proceed to simmer behind the scenes. It comes after the Wordsley-born famous person laid naked his troubles with psychological well being in his documentary The Edge of Everything.