Ronnie O’Sullivan told a fellow snooker player to “quit and go and find something else to do” following a crucial missed shot in the Welsh Open.
The world No.1, who withdrew from the tournament and is working as a pundit for Eurosport, criticised John Astley over a missed shot in his first-round defeat to Mark Williams on Monday (12 February).
In a post-match review, O’Sullivan said: “You'd be surprised at some top five players, I won't mention names, that I don't think have a snooker brain but have such good technique that they can get away with it.
"He [Astley] has neither.”
O’Sullivan continued: “So it's unfortunate, you know, but you've got to have one of the two - a good technique or a snooker game. If you've got neither, then maybe it's time to find something else to do."
The world No.1, who withdrew from the tournament and is working as a pundit for Eurosport, criticised John Astley over a missed shot in his first-round defeat to Mark Williams on Monday (12 February).
In a post-match review, O’Sullivan said: “You'd be surprised at some top five players, I won't mention names, that I don't think have a snooker brain but have such good technique that they can get away with it.
"He [Astley] has neither.”
O’Sullivan continued: “So it's unfortunate, you know, but you've got to have one of the two - a good technique or a snooker game. If you've got neither, then maybe it's time to find something else to do."
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00:00 He's not even on the black.
00:02 Yeah, bad shot.
00:04 I mean, he hasn't got a snooker brain, really, has he?
00:07 Is that the difference, you know,
00:09 making it and not just those decisions?
00:11 He's got to have a snooker brain.
00:12 Some people are good at maths, some people are good at English,
00:14 some people just have a snooker brain.
00:16 Some people just don't play the right shot
00:18 and they'll never play the right shot
00:19 because their brain doesn't think like a snooker player.
00:22 There's a lot of fantastic players over the years that
00:24 haven't really, you'd be surprised,
00:26 there's some top five players, I won't mention names,
00:28 that I don't think have a snooker brain
00:29 but have such good technique that they can get away with it.
00:32 He has neither.
00:33 He doesn't have good technique
00:34 and he doesn't even have a snooker brain
00:36 so he's just going to make 30s, 40s, miss balls
00:38 and never do anything, really.
00:40 So it's unfortunate, you know, but you've got to have one of the two.
00:43 You've either got to have a good technique or a snooker brain.
00:45 If you've got neither, then, you know,
00:47 maybe it's time to find something else to do.
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