Snooker champion O’Sullivan takes shock loss to amateur in his stride
In one of the biggest upsets in snooker history, James Cahill beats the five-time world champion
London — Snooker great Ronnie O’Sullivan insisted it was “not the end of the world” after he suffered a stunning defeat by amateur James Cahill in the first round of the World Championship on Tuesday. In one of the biggest upsets in snooker history, Cahill beat five-time world champion O’Sullivan 10-8 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Not since 2003 had O’Sullivan lost in the first round of the World Championship. O’Sullivan, the world number one, had been in fine form heading into the world championship after winning five tournaments this season, compiling his 1,000th career century en route to victory in the Players Championship. But the “Rocket” blamed a below-par display on illness and recurring bouts of insomnia. “My limbs are feeling very heavy. I have no energy,” he said. “You come here and try to do your best but if you’re physically not 100% it’s just one of those things. If you could take a magic pill to protect yourself from this stuff you would.” O’Sullivan tried to ...
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