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‘I haven’t got a clue!’ – O’Sullivan opens up on dramatic scenes during win over Muir

Ronnie O’Sullivan says he has “no answers” for his tip problems during his dramatic 4-3 win over Ross Muir at the Welsh Open.

A thrilling match saw O’Sullivan’s tip come off just after he made a century in the opening frame and then it came off for a second time in the next frame, which is unheard of in snooker.

It appeared to unnerve O’Sullivan initially as he went 2-1 down, before he found his stride and went on to win in a deciding frame.

“I haven’t got a clue,” O’Sullivan told Eurosport when asked why he thought his tip kept coming off. “I’m lost on that one, haven’t got an answer.

“Obviously it’s in the back of your mind because every shot I was playing, [I was] thinking ‘Is my tip going to fall off’?

“Even now, I’m going to play tomorrow and not know if my tip is going to fall off my cue.

“I’m playing certain shots thinking is it going to come off? It is what it is, you just have to deal with it.”

Welsh Open 2023 Schedule Wednesday February 15

10:00

• Hossein Vafaei v Ken Doherty
• Mitchell Man v Mark Allen
• Andy Hicks v Wu Yize
• Ali Carter v Ian Martin

13:00

• Judd Trump v Louis Heathcote
• Matthew Selt v Daniel Wells
• Barry Hawkins v Ben Woollaston
• Mohamed Ibrahim v Sanderson Lam

14:00

• Tian Pengfei v Jimmy White
• John Higgins v Martin Gould
• David Lilley v Ricky Walden
• Ryan Thomerson v Jack Lisowski

19:00

• Rod Lawler v Ronnie O’Sullivan
• Joe Perry v Robbie Williams
• Stuart Carrington v Joe O’Connor
• David Gilbert v Ben Mertens

20:00

• Aaron Hill v Pang Junxu
• Julien Leclercq v Jak Jones
• Yuan Sijun v Dominic Dale
• Mark Selby v Robert Milkins

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