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was he stroking his cue in a suggestive fashion or what?
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well- wot happened- i expected this to make headlines- was he at fault or did Michaela lose it?
Ronnie O'Sullivan was reprimanded by the referee Michaela Tabb for making what she perceived as an obscene gesture in his World Championship semi-final against Judd Trump.
After missing a ball in the penultimate frame he ran his hand up the shaft of his cue between his legs and Tabb stepped in to issue a reprimand, saying: "Don't make obscene gestures again, OK?"
O'Sullivan merely said he was wiping something off his cue before joking: "I want to go home." But it seemed to unsettle him and Trump went on to win the frame, the longest of the match so far. O'Sullivan took the last of the night to go 14-10 in front, three away from his fifth World Championship final.
A World Snooker spokesman said: "We have been told by eyewitnesses in the arena that Ronnie O'Sullivan made an inappropriate gesture, though this does not seem to have been captured on camera." That fact may save him from censure by the governing body.
O'Sullivan has been in trouble for similar incidents before. In 2008 he was fined £2,750 after being caught on camera making lewd remarks following his exit from the China Open.
After answering a question and waiting for it to be translated into Chinese, he was seen pointing to his penis and asking out loud: "Do you want to suck that? Do you want to come and suck on that later?" He then laughs and says: "Anyone want to give me a nosh? Suck my dick." In 2010 he was warned for making a one-fingered gesture at the table in a match with Liang Wenbo.
After missing a ball in the penultimate frame he ran his hand up the shaft of his cue between his legs and Tabb stepped in to issue a reprimand, saying: "Don't make obscene gestures again, OK?"
O'Sullivan merely said he was wiping something off his cue before joking: "I want to go home." But it seemed to unsettle him and Trump went on to win the frame, the longest of the match so far. O'Sullivan took the last of the night to go 14-10 in front, three away from his fifth World Championship final.
A World Snooker spokesman said: "We have been told by eyewitnesses in the arena that Ronnie O'Sullivan made an inappropriate gesture, though this does not seem to have been captured on camera." That fact may save him from censure by the governing body.
O'Sullivan has been in trouble for similar incidents before. In 2008 he was fined £2,750 after being caught on camera making lewd remarks following his exit from the China Open.
After answering a question and waiting for it to be translated into Chinese, he was seen pointing to his penis and asking out loud: "Do you want to suck that? Do you want to come and suck on that later?" He then laughs and says: "Anyone want to give me a nosh? Suck my dick." In 2010 he was warned for making a one-fingered gesture at the table in a match with Liang Wenbo.
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