‘Shake the man’s hand… INCREDIBLE!’: Ronnie O’Sullivan slammed by Stephen Hendry and Co for snubbing Judd Trump after his amazing 147 break through the Rocket’s Champion of Champions ultimate victory
- (*147*) Ronnie O’Sullivan has been slammed for refusing to shake Judd Trump’s hand
- (*147*)Trump pulled off an amazing 147 break through the Champion of Champions ultimate
- (*147*)O’Sullivan remained seated after the sensational play regardless of traditions
- (*147*)A participant is anticipated to shake their opponent’s hand after such an excellent play
Snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan has been slammed for refusing to shake Judd Trump’s hand after his amazing 147 break.
During the Champion of Champions ultimate, O’Sullivan was 6-1 forward when Trump cleared 15 reds, 15 blacks and all the colors in a single go and was met with cheers from the group.
O’Sullivan is no stranger to a 147 and can know it is customary to shake your opponent’s hand, however the seven-time world champion remained seated and has come below severe criticism for doing so.
Ronnie O’Sullivan remained in his seat as his opponent accomplished a sensational 147 break
Judd Trump was met by cheers of jubilation from the group after his spectacular break
O’Sullivan was 6-1 however noticed his lead tighten to 7-6 earlier than ultimately claiming the grand prize
Stephen Hendry and Ken Doherty had been a part of the punditry on the evening and ripped into O’Sullivan’s etiquette after the incident.
Seven-time champion Hendry mentioned: ‘Look, nobody took extra displeasure of their opponents doing issues properly in opposition to them greater than me.
‘But shake the man’s hand. He has made a 147, it is within the ultimate and you might be 6-1 up. Shake the man’s hand. It was unbelievable.
‘When I made the opposite one in opposition to him he had to shake my hand…as a result of it was the top of the match.’
O’Sullivan’s actions are much more bemusing on condition that incontrovertible fact that he is made a document 15 most breaks himself.
Trump staged a late comeback was unable to declare the £150,000 winner’s prize on supply
Irish snooker legend Doherty mentioned: ‘It was an impressive break from Judd, among the finest 147s you will notice. There had been a whole lot of actually robust photographs and below such strain at 6-1 behind.
‘I used to be a bit of bit stunned that Ronnie did not come out and shake Judd’s hand and congratulate him – there was no response from him – it was prefer it was simply one other body.’
He led 6-1 earlier than fellow Englishman Trump fought again to 7-6 however O’Sullivan pulled away once more and took the ultimate three frames with out reply earlier than profitable 10-6.
It’s his second title of the marketing campaign after additionally popping out on high on the Hong Kong Masters in October.
O’Sullivan’s actions had been even stranger given he is made a document 15 147 breaks himself
Just final month, O’Sullivan revealed that he is not enthusiastic about taking part in snooker and doesn’t care if he performs properly anymore.
O’Sullivan suffered a shock 4-3 defeat to David Grace within the second spherical of the Northern Ireland Open on Wednesday, and opened up about his lack of motivation after the loss.
‘The job ain’t definitely worth the stress and the effort. Sometimes a loss is a blessing in disguise, it simply permits me to do different stuff,’ he advised the BBC.
‘I give up mentally about eight years in the past and I simply take what I can from the game. It’s a very good platform for me, permits me to do different stuff and provides me a whole lot of freedom.’
The seven-time world champion has claimed he not cares about how properly he performs
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