World Snooker Championship: Ronnie O’Sullivan faces disciplinary sanction after suggestive gesture at Crucible in Sheffield

O’Sullivan must now answer before the disciplinary committee of the world association WPSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association).

“We are aware of the incident and it has been referred to the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee,” confirmed Ivan Hirschowitz to Eurosport. The Brit is media chief of the world snooker association World Snooker Tour (WST).

Specifically, it’s regarding a scene in the 13th frame of his first-round game when O’Sullivan Black didn’t hole in a promising position.

Snooker-WM

O’Sullivan turns 3-0 down as Zhao towers over World Cup opener

8 HOURS AGO

On the way to his seat, the Englishman then made the gesture with his right hand that is now being investigated.

Not the first incident at O’Sullivan

It’s not the first incident that O’Sullivan might be held accountable for.

At the 2008 China Open, “The Rocket” was fined £2,750 for making salacious comments and also lost 700 world ranking points.

Despite the blunder, O’Sullivan got his ticket for the second round following initial difficulties. Of the Superstar beat Dave Gilbert 10:5 following being down 0:3.
You might also be interested in: Vafaei’s request to resign: O’Sullivan reacts casually

O’Sullivan makes the round of 16 perfect: the decisive break

Snooker-WM

After falling behind: O’Sullivan revs up once morest Gilbert at Worlds

16/04/2022 AM 12:53

Share:

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
LinkedIn

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.