No big announcement by WST (so far) but he’s been replaced in the draw by Lewis Ullah.

I’m not at all surprised TBH, actually I was expecting this.

Hopefully, a break will help him to sort things out: his private live, his game and his state of mind.

The announcement is now on WST

O’Sullivan Withdraws From Unibet British Open

Ronnie O’Sullivan has pulled out of the Unibet British Open, which starts today in Cheltenham.

He was due to face Manasawin Phetmalaikul at 7pm on Monday. O’Sullivan has ben replaced by Lewis Ullah, the highest available player from the 2024 Q School ranking list.

The tournament at the Centaur Arena at Cheltenham Racecourse runs until September 29.

Although this was only published around 3:30 pm UK time, the way it’s redacted suggests that the text was written well before that time, probably some time this past week-end. The text in bold, if written this afternoon, looks unnatural to me. We are Monday today, so why not simply write “He was due to face Manasawin Phetmalaikul at 7pm this evening” or something similar?

Anyway… maybe I’m reading too much in this … (or not?).