He had successfully trodden the fine line between genius and madness.The fallen sheriff was far from impressed, though, feeling the outlaw had broken the unwritten rules of combat in the sport’s most revered arena.‘During the match I felt like it was a little bit disrespectful the way he played, every time I got him in a snooker he just got down and hit the balls 100mph and could have gone anywhere,’ said Selby.‘I think it’s disrespectful to the game and disrespectful to me in that particular match.’Having prevailed in the gunfight and speaking from the safe haven of the post-match press conference, the Rocket played dumb to Selby’s complaints.‘I don’t know what shots he was talking about,’ said O’Sullivan, before being presented with the particular missed pink. The Education Authority's Post-Primary AAIS team have put together a new resource booklet for post-primary pupils with autism.
Gilbert, established the distinctive English form of … ‘They’re still trying their hardest every time they go out there. Is he the most popular snooker player on the planet. I think there are some promising youngsters coming through, we’re all trying our best and we can’t all be as good as him.’This appears to be the crux of the issue, that O’Sullivan operates on a different plane to other players, both mentally and with the cue in his hand.His take on the game is unique as is his talent, which is why he can be so hard on others, but also on himself, despite appearing in yet another Crucible final.‘My cue action is all over the gaff.
O’Sullivan is currently bidding to win a sixth snooker world championship, but his glittering career has never been short of scandal. Was he trying to be disrespectful with his style of play against Selby? This is an exceptional appeals process. ‘I’m not that good at getting out of snookers, I may as well go for the fluke.‘If I was as good as Mark Selby, or Steve Davis or Angles McManus at getting out of snookers then I’d be able to get out and put it safe, but I haven’t got a clue.’Of course any player is entitled to play shots as they see them, but as with a Test batsman trying to clear the ropes every delivery, it is just not the way things are done.Whether Selby is buying that the greatest player in history can’t get out of snookers or not is questionable, but it is not the first time the Jester from Leicester has called out his old foe for a lack of respect during the tournament.After O’Sullivan claimed he would have to lose an arm and a leg to fall out of the world’s top 50, such is the paucity of talent in the game, Selby was not impressed.‘It was probably a little bit harsh, a bit disrespectful to the lower-ranked players,’ Selby said. It doesn’t make sense.’That wild miss on the pink gave Selby a 16-14 lead and it looked like the last hurrah for Ronnie was soon to be over, gunned down in a blaze of glory, with his calm and collected opponent happy to deliver the final blow and put an end to this spectacle.Then things changed. Ronnie O’Sullivan has shown his devastating best and infuriating worst at the Crucible (Picture: Getty Images) Ronnie O’Sullivan is a master of splitting opinion and … Unquestionably. Yes.The puzzle of the Rocket will never be solved, which is what makes it all the more intriguing.Jimmy White reacts to winning World Seniors Championship after Ken Doherty comebackJimmy White reacts to beating Stephen Hendry in World Seniors Championship semi-finalKen Doherty eyes dream final and unique achievement at World Seniors Snooker ChampionshipJimmy White shines in 'surreal' World Seniors Snooker Championship atmosphereWhy you need to be thinking about training for your career NOWRonnie O'Sullivan responds to Mark Selby's accusation of disrespect in Crucible semi-finalJimmy White reacts to winning World Seniors Championship after Ken Doherty comebackLionel Messi’s release clause expired at end of 2019/20 season, reports sayWhat Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Donny van de Beek about Manchester United transfer moveSadio Mane left ‘very angry’ with Liverpool over Real Madrid transferKai Havertz absent from Bayer Leverkusen fitness tests as Chelsea transfer move edges closerArsenal transfer target Gabriel Magalhaes sends message to David Luiz after Community Shield triumph