• O’Sullivan beats Shaun Murphy 10-4 in Llandudno • ‘At some other tournaments it’s like being in the zoo,’ he saysRonnie O’Sullivan fired another broadside at snooker’s “numpties” after coasting to a record-equalling fifth ranking title of the season at the Ladbrokes Players Championship in Llandudno. The 42-year-old maintained his stunning recent form to beat Shaun Murphy 10-4 in the tournament which features the top 16 players in the world. O’Sullivan later repeated his recent criticism of other events on the tour, whose main draws have been opened to larger numbers of players. O’Sullivan told ITV4: “I’m absolutely delighted because it’s a great tournament – top 16, no numpties, so it has a bit of quality. Murphy, who had been forced to withdraw from two recent tournaments with back and neck problems, struck with a break of 93 to take the opening frame.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2018 21:45 UTC