Rocket has revealed the nickname he gave his long-time nemesis
Ronnie O’Sullivan punched Mark Selby in a fit of rage after Rocket’s win over John Higgins was . didn’t end around 3am in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The seven-time world snooker champion advanced to the next round of the season-opening Riyadh World Masters of Snooker with a remarkably one-sided 4-0 win against Higgins, who couldn’t hit a single ball.
However, the match did not start until 1.45am. local time after Mark Allen produced a dramatic 4-3 comeback win against Selby earlier in the evening that lasted almost three and a half hours.
Jack Lisowski, who was doing an interview for Eurosport, praised O’Sullivan before adding: “You’ve done us a favor because it’s late here.”
O’Sullivan laughed before looking at his watch and replied: “Selby – I call him ‘Midnight Selby’ because his games go past midnight every game – it’s a nightmare.
Ronnie O’Sullivan mocked Mark Selby after his Saudi Arabia debut against John Higgins didn’t finish until 3am
Ronnie O’Sullivan mocked Mark Selby after his Saudi Arabia debut against John Higgins didn’t finish until three and a half hours
O’Sullivan said he called his rival “Midnight Selby” because his games “always go past midnight”
“You don’t want to follow Mark because I’m moving on to the next day.”
Asked if it was 3am, O’Sullivan added: ‘No. Listen, when I’m tired I sleep and i had a few hours today so i feel like i’m just getting started i’ll keep playing if the fans want me to. Now they’ve all gone home.’
When told the day’s matches were fun, O’Sullivan said: “Was they? I didn’t watch any to be honest, just for the fun of it.
‘But they were. , I know. Listen, all the top players play against each other, so you always get good games, unless today it’s Mark and Mark – you know, it was a bit tough, wasn’t it? Even Mark Allen said “it was tough”. But yes.’
O’Sullivan previously commented that Selby and Allen “should get their own comedy show” after they were knocked out in the second round of the world snooker semi-finals last year due to the length of the season. . their match.
“The crowd seemed to enjoy it,” O’Sullivan told Eurosport at the time. ‘There are people at home who like to watch this kind of snooker.
‘Some like to watch attack, others defense – preparing everything, watching every shot.
‘Maybe we should do our own comedy show, they would be a pretty good two-part judge ! They’re good guys, fun.’
Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated dominant John Higgins 4-0 in Riyadh on TuesdayRonnie O’Sullivan defeated dominant John Higgins 4-0 in Riyadh on Tuesday
Rakett was the only player to express his frustration with Pro Arabia – Due to the late schedule of the Arab capital.
Ali Carter lost 4-1 to Luca Brecel and gave a scathing post-match interview criticizing the referee and complaining about the delay. ‘I got here and I’m waiting four hours to play.
‘I’m far away and you have to deal with it. It’s a great event and it’s very raw right now. This is a great opportunity for someone to win such a great event. For everything to go wrong today is very frustrating from the start.’
O’Sullivan faces Judd Trump in Wednesday’s semi-final, while Allen and Brecel meet in the second match..
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