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O'Sullivan 'happy' to quit over 147 row • Not potting black could have led to disciplinary action• 'I told Barry Hearn this can be my last frame ever'The 12bet.com World Open in Glasgow continued to revolve round Ronnie O'Sullivan even on his day off. His threat to retire does not deserve to be taken seriously in the light of similar threats which have come to nothing but controversy continued over the last black of his record 10th 147 on Monday, which he did not intend to attempt until the referee, Jan Verhaas, persuaded him to do so to avoid disappointing the fans.Mark Williams, a double world champion, gave his views after beating Ali Carter, winner of the Shanghai Masters this month, 3-1 to reach the last 16: "Ronnie's break should stand at 140 because he'd shaken hands [with his opponent, Mark King] before he potted the last black. He should have potted the black without messing around or played safe [if he wanted to make a point]."O'Sullivan said today that it was "about proving a point, not about the money", a reference to the lack of a special prize for a 147. Because the circuit has produced 73 maximums, 39 on television, it is uneconomic for World Snooker to insure against them. The World Open does offer a ÂŁ4,000 highest-break prize which O'Sullivan will pocket unless another maximum by another player compels him to share it."I'll give the ÂŁ4000 to charity because it's not the money," O'Sullivan said. "It would be nice if there was a bigger prize. I think there should be really. But I won't be losing sleep over it. It's just weird what people read into it."Barry Hearn, the chairman of World Snooker, told O'Sullivan he would have faced disciplinary action had he not potted the black ball to complete a 147 break.O'Sullivan said in an interview with Talksport to his long list of threatened retirements, none of which has been carried through because he always acknowledges that he would miss the game very much: "I was talking to Barry Hearn yesterday and I told him: 'If you like, this is my last frame of snooker ever. I'm quite happy to walk away.'"Nobody wants him to retire and his obligations to the game are only those expected of any other player.Ronnie O'SullivanSnookerClive Evertonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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