'A break we weren’t expecting!' – Ronnie O’Sullivan smashes glass during Hong Kong Masters final

09.10.2022 - 16:03 eurosport.com

Snooker is all about big breaks. Unfortunately, Ronnie O’Sullivan took that a little too literally during his Hong Kong Masters final with Marco Fu after accidentally smashing a glass between frames.

Ad After cleaning his cue ahead of the fourth frame, the Rocket sent his glass tumbling to the floor when putting his cloth back on his chairside table.

Hong Kong MastersFu spots daughter in crowd during Hong Kong Masters final20 MINUTES AGO “Ah, there’s been a break that we weren’t expecting,” jibed David Hendon on Eurosport commentary. “Maybe a dustpan and brush will be called for.

Someone’s going to have to come and sweep that up because obviously we can’t have broken glass in the arena.” Two helpers quickly appeared to clear the damage, with the record-breaking crowd chuckling as a replay was shown on the big screen.

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