The seven -time Snooker world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrew from the Hong Kong World Grand Prix next week.
Snooker superstar Ronnie O’Sullivan was intended to face the opening round of China Si jiahui, But he is replaced by According to the BBC Iranian Hossein vapafaei.
The World Grand Prix brings together the top 32 players of the season and the tournament will be played 4-9. March.
This is the first Snooker ranking tournament in Hong Kong for 35 years and has risen from EUR 460,000 to nearly EUR 850,000 a year.
In February, O’Sullivan publicly apologized for his withdrawal from recent events and said that he had to prioritize his health and well -being.
The 49-year-old Englishman can next play in the April Snooker World Cup, as he can no longer participate in this month’s Players Championship or Tour Championship.
O’Sullivan has not played on the World Snooker Tour since January, when he withdrew from Championship League after breaking his club after five lost matches.
The sport also had to play two show matches at the end of January at the Helsinki Fair Center, but he withdrew two days before the h-moment.
O’Sullivan is the most successful player in Snooker ever.
He has won the most coveted World Championship title seven times (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020 and 2022), The Masters eight (1995, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2017 and 2024) as well as the UK Championship Championship.