Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘wanted to prove referee was wrong’ in bizarre Crucible moment

Ronnie O’Sullivan and referee Desislava Bozhilova were involved in a bizarre incident at the Crucible (Mike Egerton/PA)

Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed some referees “have it in for me” after a bizarre incident midway through the second session of his World Snooker Championship quarter-final against Stuart Bingham at the Crucible.

O’Sullivan was initially praised for an act of sportsmanship after seeming to play safe rather than opting to pot a red close to the black because he believed the black had not been spotted correctly.