Ronnie O’Sullivan is so stunned by fellow snooker star’s new look live on BBC he forgets what he’s been asked
DISTRACTED Ronnie O’Sullivan lost focus on the snooker table – and then had a hair-raising moment in the TV studio.
The Rocket was a 4-0 winner against Oliver Lines in the Welsh Open first round but by his own admission, it was not exactly vintage stuff by the game’s greatest modern-day player.
Twitter: @marjayhanRonnie O’Sullivan looked visibly taken aback by Dominic Dale’s hair[/caption]
BBC SportDominic Dale admitted he was trying to “hide the greys”[/caption]
AFPRonnie O’Sulivan beat Oliver Lines but it was not his best performance[/caption]
When he sat down in front of the BBC Wales cameras – he was seated next to fellow pro Dominic Dale – his train of thought was abruptly stopped in his tracks.
O’Sullivan, 47, was taken back by the new colour of Welshman Dale’s HAIR and forgot the question he was being asked by his rival.
The Essex potter remarked on live TV: “What have you done with your ‘barnet’?
“I’m looking at his hair and thinking, what has he done there?
“It’s like it has gone from grey to ginger overnight. Wow. What was the question…?”
On yesterday’s performance, the reigning world champion – who will now play Scottish cueist Ross Muir in the next round – said: “Sometimes you lose focus.
“But part of the skill is to have a good temperament and learn how to refocus.
“You cannot concentrate all the time. You have to switch it and off. It’s like a dimmer switch – sometimes it’s on full blast, other times it’s halfway or very low.
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“I have played loads of matches where I have played terribly and won. Playing badly and winning is a good thing to have sometimes.
“You can’t always play perfect snooker all the time. You try your best. You have pride in performance. Make do with what you have.
“Get you lemons, you have to make lemon juice sometimes. No-one is perfect. Even the best in the world.”
Neil Robertson, the 2010 world champion, hit a 129 break in frame two as he beat Andrew Higginson 4-1 in Llandudno, North Wales.
The Australian No.4 seed will now face Dale in the last 64.
