Uninvited guest gets shot at glory

October 20, 2017 09:56 pm | Updated 09:56 pm IST - London

Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Unpredictable English snooker great Ronnie O’Sullivan allowed a woman who evaded security to try and pot the black in his third round match at the English Open on Thursday.

The 41-year-old five-time World champion had compiled a match-winning break of 129 against Chinese opponent Zhang Yong before he handed the cue to the woman allowing her a chance at the black — she missed twice before being led from the arena.

“I really wanted her to pot it,” O’Sullivan told broadcaster Eurosport. “I didn’t know what to do at first and she just said: ‘I’m just having a jog, I’m just going for a jog.’

“And I was like: ‘Go on then, carry on then, there’s your jog, have a shot as well while you’re at it’.”

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