Scottish Open 2020 - Ronnie O’Sullivan reveals why he played on for snookers with just black left

Updated 14/12/2020 at 08:25 GMT

Ronnie O’Sullivan revealed why he played on for snookers with just the black ball left on the table in frame four of his Scottish Open final against Mark Selby. The Rocket said he just wanted to get a bit of practice with a player of Selby’s calibre. Selby would go to win the final in convincing fashion, beating the world champion 9-3.

O’Sullivan reveals why he played on for snookers with just black left

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Ronnie O’Sullivan said he played on in frame four of his Scottish Open final against Mark Selby as he wanted to get some practice.

The fourth frame of their Home Nations final saw the pair bizarrely playing on with just the black left on the table despite Selby holding a 51-point advantage. It was left to the referee to step in to bring proceedings to a halt.

"Mark was carrying on and I don’t’ want players to concede because I want to play on every ball,” said O’Sullivan when asked after the match.

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I would have to travel to Leicester to play Mark and get a bit of practice, so I just wanted to get the most out of it. But the referee said you are not allowed. You learn a new rule every day.