‘Some refs have it in for me’ – Ronnie O’Sullivan provides curious twist to ‘sportsmanship’ incident

Ronnie O'Sullivan consults with referee Desislava Bozhilova.

Mark Staniforth

Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed some referees “have it in for me” after a bizarre incident midway through the second session of his World Snooker Championship quarter-final against Stuart Bingham at the Crucible.

O’Sullivan was initially praised for an act of sportsmanship after seeming to play safe rather than opting to pot a red close to the black because he believed the black had not been spotted correctly.