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Ronnie O’Sullivan, the champion of the Masters, reacts violently to Ali Carter’s criticism.
Following criticism from the defeated Masters finalist, Ronnie O’Sullivan referred to Ali Carter as “not a nice person” and “a nightmare” to play against.
On Sunday, O’Sullivan overcame a 6-3 deficit to defeat Carter 10-7 and capture his seventh Masters championship, setting a new record.
The world champion was accused by Carter of “snotting”—that is, wiping his nose—”all over the floor” thereafter.
A representative for the World Snooker Tour stated that the whole exchange between the two players was “under review.”
The WST omitted any mention of potential consequences or a timeline.
O’Sullivan defeated Pang Junxu, a Chinese national, 4-2 on Tuesday at the Leicester World Grand Prix.
World No. 1 O’Sullivan said to ITV after winning that he will “definitely be missing a few tournaments” from now on.
“I ought not to
As of right now, O’Sullivan has defeated Carter in 23 of his 26 encounters, including the World Championship finals in 2008 and 2012.
Despite their “shoulder barge” incident during the match, Carter did defeat his fellow Englishman in the tournament’s second round in 2018.
“I stay away from him. He and I haven’t communicated in twenty years. I shared a lot of things and played with him when he was younger,” said O’Sullivan, using many expletives.
“Everyone is aware of his troubles, so it’s not surprising that he would come out and say such derogatory things about me. Why is he having problems with me? I refuse to accept it. It doesn’t concern me.
“I refuse to avoid it.”
