RONNIE O’SULLIVAN aimed a death stare into the Saudi crowd as the referee begged spectators to respect snooker protocols in yesterday’s World Masters of Snooker final.
The Rocket crushed reigning world champion Luca Brecel 5-2 in Riyadh.
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And the 79th professional title of his career saw O’Sullivan pocket the £250,000 jackpot — making it £1million for the current season.
However, the fan favourite was unhappy early on in the snooker final.
With the score 2-3 in his favour, O’Sullivan stopped dead still after hearing noise from the crowd.
The Rocket gazed intensely into the audience with a death stare.
And the commentator said: “Ronnie seems distracted by something in the crowd.”
This saw the referee then added: “Can you sit still please?”
The distraction clearly didn’t affect O’Sullivan too much as he romped to victory.
And speaking after the final, he praised his Saudi hosts while also commenting on the “amazing crowd.”
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O’Sullivan, who will be determined to get a 167 break next time out after the prize fee was doubled to a million dollars, said: “It’s been a fantastic tournament, a brilliant venue.
“The crowd have been amazing. It’s been a long time since we came to the Middle East.
“We have been treated so fantastically well. The players have enjoyed it. The hospitality has been fantastic, the culture here is fantastic.
“These are the tournaments you really want to play in. One table, a great crowd. The music was going on in-between frames.
“It was like we were in some sort of rave. Like going 25 years back when I was young.
“It has made it lively. It feels like a really nice festival. Everyone wants to get to Saudi.”
Fellow finalist Brecel added” “I’ve enjoyed these last few days. The venue is amazing. The crowd has been fantastic.
“Ever since I landed in Saudi, I felt like the people are really, really nice. I’m grateful to be able to play here. Hopefully it will be here for a long time.”
