O’Sullivan withdraws from snooker tour 'for personal reasons'

World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has abandoned plans to return to the snooker tour and will miss the rest of the season.

Tue, 06 Nov, 2012 - 13:59

World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has abandoned plans to return to the snooker tour and will miss the rest of the season.

The 36-year-old has “personal issues which he needs to resolve”, World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn announced today, and that means he will not return until next season at the earliest.

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