Luca Brecel cruised to a 4-0 victory against Jimmy White, who was given a warning by the referee, in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open.
In the fourth and final frame of the match, White called that he was going for the brown ball when playing a safety shot. Ad However, referee Ben Williams wrongly called “blue ball” then corrected himself by saying “brown ball” and started laughing.
Northern Ireland Open‘Terrific!’ – Impressive break from Hill puts him in front36 MINUTES AGO White did not see the humorous side and asked “what’s funny about that” before raising his index finger towards the referee which he received a warning for.
Prior to that, White had his chances but missed some crucial balls which were punished by Brecel. The Belgian Bullet made a century of 112 in the opener and won a scrappy second frame to double his lead.