Scottish Open - Sam Craigie concedes match to Ricky Walden and follows David Gilbert's German Masters walkout
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Published 02/12/2022 at 13:52 GMT
Sam Craigie incredibly forfeited his round of 16 Scottish Open match against Ricky Walden when he decided to walk out of the arena. The World Snooker Tour have yet to release a statement following the incident, but the 28-year-old is set to be imposed with disciplinary action and follows on from David Gilbert's similar walkout at the German Masters match against Andy Hicks.
Sam Craigie forfeits against Ricky Walden at Scottish Open
Sam Craigie stunned the crowd watching his round of 16 Scottish Open clash against Ricky Walden after sensationally walking out of the arena.
Craigie played a wild shot across the table at the start of the fifth frame at 3-1 down in the match, allowing Walden to open up a 29-1 lead in the frame.
Before Walden could close in on victory however, Craigie stood up from his seat and shook his hand before departing in this first-to-four match.
While there is yet to be a statement from the World Snooker Tour, disciplinary action is expected from the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
The reasons for Craigie’s walkout remain unclear, but this is not an isolated incident following David Gilbert’s walkout at the German Masters on November 24.
Gilbert, otherwise known as the ‘Angry Farmer’ amazingly conceded the contest trailing 3-2 and 56-1 as he missed a black off the spot.
Gilbert had contributed a 102 break to restore parity at 2-2 after Hicks rolled in 62 in the second frame. 1995 Crucible semi-finalist Hicks added 99 and 56 before the concession came. The match was awarded 5-2 in his favour as Hicks progresses to a last-64 meeting with Si Jiahui on Saturday.
"Gilbert has been referred to the WPBSA to consider whether there will be any disciplinary action," said World Snooker Tour in a statement.
Craigie’s and Gilbert’s respective walkouts followed the infamous incident involving Ronnie O’Sullivan, who was hit with a huge £21,000 fine by the WPBSA and docked ranking points when he chose to leave his UK Championship quarter-final with Stephen Hendry in 2006.
Craigie looks set to be hit hard by the WPBSA rule book, which states: "A player shall not concede a frame in any game, or match unless any player requires penalty points.
"Any breach of this Rule shall be regarded as Unsporting Conduct by the player concerned. If the referee has already warned the player under Rule 1(a) above, the next frame shall be awarded to their opponent."
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