RONNIE O’SULLIVAN’S twenties are over but, on the evidence of his bizarre behaviour in the Travis Perkins United Kingdom Championship, his struggle to remain on an emotional even keel is not. O’Sullivan’s first match as a 30-year-old generated incredulity and culminated in the biggest upset of the event so far.
Throughout the closing session of his 9-8 defeat by Mark King, O’Sullivan felt the need to drape a white towel over his head when not at the table. Was it attention-seeking, an attempt to block out the world, or a device to stop himself watching his opponent take charge of the match?
We may never know as O’Sullivan left the Barbican Centre, York, without conducting his obligatory press conference. As a result disciplinary action could