Ronnie O'Sullivan stopped from quitting Welsh Open snooker by Rod Lawler's unique act of sportsmanship
There is a memorable match, some might describe it as infamously hilarious, at the German Masters a decade ago that sums up the danger of throwing in the towel in professional sport before the mind has digested defeat. Maltese speed merchant Tony Drago and Alan McManus, the 1994 Masters champion, no longer compete on the main professional snooker circuit, but the death throes of a qualifying contest won 5-4 by McManus in November 2012 remains a unique piece of snooker gold.