Ronnie O’Sullivan needed to sweet-talk his method into Alexandra Palace forward of his Masters opener as a result of safety did not know who he was.
The Rocket superior to the second spherical of the competitors with a fairly snug 6-3 win over Ding Junhui, who hit a miraculous 147 within the seventh body. But he very almost missed the conflict after being stopped on the Ally Pally gates earlier than the sport.
As he pulled up in his automobile, O’Sullivan was requested if his title was “on the list” by a member of safety workers, to which a passenger replied: “No, he’s Ronnie O’Sullivan”. The snooker legend then chimed in, including: “I’m playing today, at 1pm.”
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However, the doorman remained a bit of unconvinced, replying: “Oh, you’re a player?” to which O’Sullivan stated: “Yeah, do you want to let me in?” A number of extra seconds handed by because the member of workers looked for O’Sullivan’s title on the visitor checklist, prompting Ronnie to ask him: “If I’m not on the list does that mean I can’t go in?”
Eventually, the witless guard promised to “get permission” to open the gates for O’Sullivan, and regardless of the tedious delay, the World No. 3 noticed the humorous aspect. Giggling to himself, he stated: “I’m playing in five minutes. Quick, I’m going to be late!
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“They’re going to dock me. I’m going to lose it, that’s it. And then my missus is going to hate me, and my whole world’s going to end,” he joked.
A clip of the baffling incident did the rounds on social media and snooker followers could not imagine it, with one left questioning how the workers member received the job within the first place. He posted: “How on Earth can someone get a job working security at Ally Pally for the Masters and not know (or be told) who Ronnie O’Sullivan is?”
Another stated: “This is hilarious. Honestly you’d think if a bloke rocked up in a fancy Porsche saying he was a player who’d just believe him straight away lol.”