Ssb - o'sullivan out of shanghai masters

[Mr P]

He has never had the best temperament, but I think he's starting to fall out of love with the game. I wouldn't be suprised that if he starts losing in the Premier League, that he withdraws.

[Mignon]

The number of syllables Ronnie O’Sullivan opens his mouth for is totally irrelevant to me. For everybody’s good, the fewer the better. The question is: has he or hasn’t he pulled out of the Shanghai event?

[jaguarf1]

The number of syllables Ronnie O’Sullivan opens his mouth for is totally irrelevant to me. For everybody’s good, the fewer the better. The question is: has he or hasn’t he pulled out of the Shanghai event?

according to this http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai...63.htm?tid=169 - yes, he has.

[The Boss]

Players from other sports can pull out of tournaments and it should be the same for snooker players

[João]

Players from other sports can pull out of tournaments and it should be the same for snooker players

Surely you don't want to compare the amount of tournaments, say, tennis has to snooker?

[beechy1212]

I'm no pyschologist but Ronnie could do with a year off. Surely he can't keep going through all these personal issues every season. It's not good for the game, either.

[wildJONESEYE]

I'm no pyschologist but Ronnie could do with a year off. Surely he can't keep going through all these personal issues every season. It's not good for the game, either.

i think if he took a year out he might never come back if his health improves because of a year out.

[ore]

i think if he took a year out he might never come back if his health improves because of a year out.

his health?

[João]

I'm no pyschologist but Ronnie could do with a year off. Surely he can't keep going through all these personal issues every season. It's not good for the game, either.

He can't live without snooker, otherwise who would give him the attention he constantly seeks?

[Cloudy99]

I do agree that players should be able to play in whichever tournaments they want - and they can! Any player is free to pull out of any tournament.

However, unlike a sport like tennis, the qualifiers in snooker take place a few weeks before.
In a tennis tournament, a late scratch will be filled by another player.
In snooker, a late scratch just leaves a hole in the tournament - a hole that coud have been filled by another pro, if the player had pulled out before the qualifiers.

So, in my opinion, pulling out of the tournament so late, needs justification.
This isn't specifically aimed at Ronnie, as this might be genuine this week, but in answer to the view some have that Ronnie should be able to play in whichever events he wants.

[wildJONESEYE]

I do agree that players should be able to play in whichever tournaments they want - and they can! Any player is free to pull out of any tournament.

However, unlike a sport like tennis, the qualifiers in snooker take place a few weeks before.
In a tennis tournament, a late scratch will be filled by another player.
In snooker, a late scratch just leaves a hole in the tournament - a hole that coud have been filled by another pro, if the player had pulled out before the qualifiers.

So, in my opinion, pulling out of the tournament so late, needs justification.
This isn't specifically aimed at Ronnie, as this might be genuine this week, but in answer to the view some have that Ronnie should be able to play in whichever events he wants.

these Days with the PTC The hole can be easily filled.

why not give his place to Daniel Wells the highest non tour player on the PTC Order of Merit to Play Tian Pengfei and Burnett Through to the Last 32.

[wildJONESEYE]

his health?

he suffers with bi polar.

he might feel a hell of a lot better if he did not have the pressures of snooker on his shoulders.

[Erwan_BZH]

It becomes really tiring to see Ronnie pulling out of the very same tournament almost every year...and always with a lame excuse. And please, don't talk about a bad back....If he really had that, he wouldn't have played in the PL. And if it's a personal issue, then why this 'personal issue' always happens when about to fly to China?

Lame...

It's a shmae because the game NEEDS him, especially at the stage where snooker is now.

[HunRon]

http://prosnookerblog.com/2010/09/02...ghai-possibly/

Witz78
September 2, 2010 at 11:06 pm

Rumour has it the real reason is cos his dad gets released next week….

[BrooklynCueless]

I do agree that players should be able to play in whichever tournaments they want - and they can! Any player is free to pull out of any tournament.

However, unlike a sport like tennis, the qualifiers in snooker take place a few weeks before.
In a tennis tournament, a late scratch will be filled by another player.
In snooker, a late scratch just leaves a hole in the tournament - a hole that coud have been filled by another pro, if the player had pulled out before the qualifiers.

So, in my opinion, pulling out of the tournament so late, needs justification.
This isn't specifically aimed at Ronnie, as this might be genuine this week, but in answer to the view some have that Ronnie should be able to play in whichever events he wants.

Mo Farrah pulled out of the commonwealth games this week, I wonder if he gets all this backlash. I do hear what you are saying about the qualifiers, but the point about other sports people withdrawing from competitions is what should be focused on.