O'Sullivan and Robertson react to bizarre non-foul at Welsh Open: 'That's a shocker'
Neil Robertson and Ronnie O’Sullivan left the blame with the referee after a strange incident at the Welsh Open which saw Robertson clearly foul and nothing called.
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Welsh Open 2022 - Referee fails to spot foul by Neil Robertson in clash with Graeme Dott
Snooker referees are often eagle-eyed, but Andy Yates missed a foul by Neil Robertson at the start of his Welsh Open clash with Graeme Dott. After knocking in a long red to kick off the opening frame, Robertson saw the cue ball nestle into the pack. Ad/> His only option was to play safe off the black, but he required the swan neck rest to execute the shot.
'Maybe he’s trying to fast-forward time' - Ronnie O'Sullivan fiddles with his watch as Lukas Kleckers makes a slow break
Sitting in your chair while your opponent is making breaks can be a lonely business. Players occupy time in different ways, and Ronnie O’Sullivan has been known for some out-of-the-box thinking. Ad/> He said he counted dimples on a teaspoon as Mark Selby made a break, while he once put a towel over his head when Mark King was at the table.
'Good grief' - Fan Zhengyi makes wild two-red fluke in final of European Masters against Ronnie O'Sullivan
Fan Zhengyi made an excellent start to the evening session of the European Masters final, but he also had a whopper of a piece of luck. After taking the opening two frames of the night with centuries, he looked in a spot of bother after a decent safety from Ronnie O’Sullivan. Ad/> He elected to try and pot his way out of trouble, but made a complete mess of it.
'Strange little sideshow' - Ronnie O'Sullivan put off by a light in his win over Zhang Anda at the European Masters
Ronnie O’Sullivan appeared to be put off by a light inside the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes during his Euro Masters match against Zhang Anda on Tuesday. With the two players locked at 2-2 in their last-64 match, O’Sullivan was clearly put off by the light. Ad/> “You don’t want to look at it.
Zhao Xintong beats Mark Williams to advance to last-16 of German Masters at the Tempodrom Arena in Berlin
Zhao Xintong secured his first win in tournament play since the UK Championship with victory over Mark Williams at the German Masters. Since his win over Luca Brecel in the final in York, Zhao had been beaten in the first round of the World Grand Prix, The Masters and the Shoot Out. Ad/> His form was not of the sizzling level he produced in York, but was able to get the better of a tight scrap with Williams.
'He has called a foul on himself, wow' - Steven Hallworth's ultimate act of sportsmanship at Snooker Shoot Out
There are high-stakes in professional sport, but honour means a lot and Steven Hallworth showed ultimate sportsmanship when calling a foul on himself against Daniel Womersley at the Snooker Shoot Out. Hallworth came into the week ranked 70 in the world, meaning his place in the professional ranks is hanging in the balance. Ad/> A good run at the Shoot Out would catapult him up the standings, and he had advanced to the last 16.
'You normally fancy Germans on penalties' - Lukas Kleckers pots final-second pink to force blue ball shoot out
There’s something about Germans and shootouts, and Lukas Kleckers lived up the billing to beat Tian Pengfei to reach the last 32 of the Snooker Shoot Out. Kleckers looked down and out as he trailed by seven points heading into the final minute of the match, and Tian had control. Ad/> Kleckers got the chance with a very difficult red, but getting position added to the tariff.