Ronnie O'Sullivan remains one of sport's greatest enigmas.
The five-time World Champion is currently taking part in the Welsh Open in Cardiff where he won his first round game on Monday afternoon.
O'Sullivan looked on course during the final frame to record the 14th maximum break of his career, when he decided to play for the pink after potting the penultimate red.
O'Sullivan claimed afterwards that the £10,000 prize for the maximum break was "too cheap". World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn told fans on Twitter that it was "a shame" for those in attendance not to see the maximum break.
@lailarouass @Relmo_21 @ronnieo147 @Huwm888 Most people don't understand 10 k not meaning anything ! Fact is we have a lot of 147 breaks
— Barry Hearn (@BarryHearn) February 15, 2016
@lailarouass @Relmo_21 @ronnieo147 @Huwm888 and the Prizemoney reflects that. It's a shame that punters who buy tickets and tv fans who
— Barry Hearn (@BarryHearn) February 15, 2016
@lailarouass @Relmo_21 @ronnieo147 @Huwm888 watch did not have the pleasure of seeing a maximum break. Players have a duty to the fans to
— Barry Hearn (@BarryHearn) February 15, 2016
@lailarouass @Relmo_21 @ronnieo147 @Huwm888 deliver the best standard and entertainment they can. Anything less than playing to your best
— Barry Hearn (@BarryHearn) February 15, 2016
@lailarouass @Relmo_21 @ronnieo147 @Huwm888 ability is unacceptable and disrespectful to the paying public. This is not crime but a shame.
— Barry Hearn (@BarryHearn) February 15, 2016
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