On April 19, 2022, Beijing time, according to Eurosport, O'Sullivan, who was participating in the World Championships, was in trouble again, and one of his gestures against David Gilbert was over-interpreted. According to Eurosport, the matter has been referred to a disciplinary committee, and O'Sullivan may be officially punished.
O'Sullivan is the leader of snooker and, of course, the talking point, and as long as he participates in the game, he will always be in the spotlight. Before the start of this World Championship, Iranian player Wafi publicly shelled O'Sullivan, bluntly saying that O'Sullivan had no contribution and should retire. Such remarks caused an uproar, and Mark Williams, Sean Murphy, Selby and others expressed solidarity with O'Sullivan, saying that such remarks were simply incredible.
After winning the first round, O'Sullivan responded to Wafi, saying it was fun but he didn't care. In an interview with Eurosport, O'Sullivan made it clear that he would not retire and still enjoys playing and enjoying the game. In addition, O'Sullivan also said that he had thought about retiring before, but if you were the number one in the world, would you still retire? At least someone could get me out of this position before I considered retiring.
Simply put, O'Sullivan believes that he is still a top player and can still compete for the championship, so why retire? If you want him to retire, you have to beat him, which is also the simplest truth.
In fact, O'Sullivan was in a good mood, he played well in the first round, easily eliminating David Gilbert. But there is a saying that there are many people who are popular. O'Sullivan was in trouble again, again, and EuroSport reported that in the 13th set against David Gilbert, O'Sullivan missed a difficult black ball, followed by a gesture. It is this gesture that is over-interpreted by the outside world as an indecent gesture.
Eurosport said WST Media Chief Ivan Hershowitz had confirmed to them that the matter was officially aware of and submitted it to the Disciplinary Committee. That is, O'Sullivan has the potential to be punished by the authorities, such as fines.
However, through the slow-motion replay, O'Sullivan is not satisfied with his low-level mistakes, as if he is not satisfied with the shot action, his gesture may be related to the dribble, the result was filmed, but also magnified interpretation, somewhat helpless. Since there is such a troublesome matter, it can only wait for the official answer!