Ronnie O’Sullivan BITES the tip off his cue in bizarre moment of frustration

World No1 Ronnie O’Sullivan confirmed his frustration at being whitewashed in his exit from the Welsh Open by biting the tip off his cue.

Troubled by points with his cue-tip all week, O’Sullivan had a brand new one fitted forward of his quarter-final tie with world No49 Tian Pengfei however it did not ship. 

Displaying his frustration at being suffering from the troubles all through, O’Sullivan watched on as Pengfei potted the remaining balls and chewed the finish of his cue. 

Footage caught by the host broadcaster confirmed the globe’s most well-known participant intensely screw after which chunk the finish of his cue off in a sure moment of frustration. 

Fitted by skilled Les Dodd, who was compelled to journey 80 miles to the occasion, 

Ronnie O’Sullivan confirmed his frustration at the conclusion of his quarter-final whitewash

The world No1 struggled all through and was unable to dwell with the strain placed on by Tian Pengfei

Never one to cover his feelings, notably in his youthful days, O’Sullivan’s profession, fairly apart from his exceptional success, has been marked by situations of controversy at the desk.

It marked a bizarre conclusion to a poor week for O’Sullivan, who refused to make any excuses for his shock exit at the palms of Pengfei. 

‘I don’t wish to make excuses about the tip, it’s important to cope with no matter is out in entrance of you and the actuality of the state of affairs,’ O’Sullivan, 47, stated.

‘That’s snooker and actuality, what else can I do however exit and check out my hardest? Every mistake I made I obtained punished. Tian performed effectively and deserved his victory. He has overwhelmed John Higgins, an in-form Ali Carter and wiped the flooring with me.’

Going for a record-equalling fifth Welsh Open title, O’Sullivan by no means really displayed his greatest snooker and was punished because of this in the latter phases. 

Potting solely 4 balls in the first two frames of an alarmingly one-sided quarter-final, O’Sullivan noticed his hopes of a fifth crown lay in tatters with a hungry and motivated Pengfei pouncing on the litany of errors made by the seven-times world champion. 

‘It is the largest win of my profession, in opposition to Ronnie the legend,’ Pengfei stated. ‘I’m very proud.’

O’Sullivan admitted afterwards that he felt he carried out effectively on a psychological aspect however his execution let him down

O’Sullivan added that he was pleased with how he handled the adversity mentally, scoring himself a ‘9.5’ in that division. 

‘If I’ve to attain myself with how I handled it mentally, I might give myself a 9.5 as we speak. Playing-wise, fairly low down in potting balls and the technical aspect.

‘I felt I handled it mentally and got here out of that feeling okay. You need to cope with it, settle for actuality and transfer on.’

Pengfei will play Robert Milkins for a spot in the remaining.