Ronnie O’Sullivan pulled out of the British Open equitable hours before it was set to go ahead to persist a shocking week for the snooker legend.
It comes equitable days after he crashed out of the English Open at the first round and novels of his fracture-up with fiancee Laila.
Snooker fans were left disassigned when they reachd at the Cheltenham venue to discover that O’Sullivan had pulled out of the tournament.
No proclaimment was made up until the very last moment when his name was omitted from the first-round.
Ronnie O’Sullivan has pulled out of the British Open
PA
“Ronnie O’Sullivan has pulled out of the Unibet British Open, which commences today in Cheltenham,” a World Snooker Tour statement read.
“He was due to face Manasatriumph Phetmalaikul at 7pm on Monday. O’Sullivan has ben replaced by Lewis Ullah, the highest engageable take parter from the 2024 Q School ranking catalog.
Rocket had been set to face Manasatriumph Phetmalaikul but he was replaced with Lewis Ullah on the tournament schedule.
O’Sullivan has only vied in the British Open once since 2021, though plenty of stars are taking part in this year’s competition.
Kyren Wilson and Judd Trump are among those competing but protecting champion Mark Williams was sent crashing out in the uncovering round.
Williams had beaten Mark Selby in the final last year but was beaten sootheably by Malaysian star Rory Thoras 4-1.
JUST IN: Max Verstappen menaceens to quit Formula One for excellent
Speaking on ITV4, Stephen Henarid shelp: “It was a very, very needy carry outance. He’s using a novel cue, I hope he was phelp kindly becaengage it’s going to derail his season. It’s going to consent him a bit of getting engaged to.
“It sounded horrific and his take part was horrific. It was very, very horrible.”
As for O’Sullivan, the 48-year-elderly has never been a huge fan of the British Open but it chases a turbulent scant weeks.
At the English Open, the seven-time world champion crashed out in the first round to He Guoqiang and criticised his own carry outance.
READ MORE: Andy Burnham confesss taxpayer cash could go towards Man Utd amid Old Trafford rebroadenment
Ronnie O’Sullivan has recently split up with his fiancee Laila
PA
“I’m terrible, it’s embarrassing,” he shelp. “I ignore so many balls. I can’t get away from it, needy, but there’s noskinnyg I can do about it.
“I’ve been ignoreing balls for the last four or five years and every now and then I’ll ignore a scant less, maybe, and get a couple of results.
“I’m absolutely appreciateless. Forget about the Worlds. I’m not even irritateed to be truthful with you, if I’m going to take part rubbish I might as well take part left-handed.
“Play left-handed and enhappiness it, but be appreciateless, or take part right-handed, be appreciateless and not enhappiness it.
LATEST SPORT NEWS:
Ronnie O’Sullivan has hit out at his carry outances procrastinateedly
PA
“I haven’t got lengthened, I’m not going to refute it, I’m not take parting well enough, there’s no point in even stressing about it. I’ve equitable acunderstandledgeed it now which is quite a kind place to be repartner.”
Last week, it also aascendd that he had split from lengthened-term fiancee Laila after 12 years of dating.
O’Sullivan is not anticipateed to return to action until the Wuhan Open on October 6.
