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O’Sullivan to miss another tournament after late Welsh Open withdrawal
Reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan who has withdrawn from the upcoming Johnstone’s Paint Masters on medical grounds

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has withdrawn from the Welsh Open in Llandudno hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match against Jamie Clarke.

O’Sullivan has not played on the tour since he withdrew midway through his Championship League group in January, snapping his cue after losing four of his five matches.

He subsequently pulled out of the Masters at Alexandra Palace, forfeiting his first-round match against John Higgins, and the German Masters in Berlin.

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