Matt Selt: Last News

Ronnie O'Sullivan has been slammed by a fellow snooker pro after he was caught making an obscene gesture on live TV.The Rocket eased into the last 16 of the World Snooker Championship with victory over David Gilbert. He beat his opponent 10-5, but the tie was not without its difficult moments as he had to come from 3-0 down to keep his push for the world title alive.However, O'Sullivan may have landed himself in hot water with snooker chiefs after his reaction to another sticky situation later in the match.

Judd Trump reckons the UK Championship is Ronnie O’Sullivan’s to lose after becoming the 10th former winner to crash out before the last 16 stage.The Juddernaut lost 6-3 to close pal Matt Selt at the Barbican having come to York as title favourite after winning the Champion of Champions.The 2011 winner joins Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui, Shaun Murphy and Matthew Stevens on the sidelines.And world No2 Trump cannot see any other outcome than O’Sullivan extending his own record by winning the UK Championship for an eighth time.He said: “Every tournament is Ronnie’s to lose in people’s minds. He is the favourite in any event, and looks like he is playing the best.

th century break of his career on his comeback after nine years away. But it was not enough for the 52-year-old record seven-time world champion to claim victory on his big night behind closed doors against good friend Matt Selt at the Gibraltar Open.