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Published 15:12 19 Oct 2017 BST
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"I said to her, 'Well go on then have a jog then'. "'And you might as well have a shot while you’re at it'. I really wanted her to pot it."Let it never be said that O'Sullivan's not a showman. It's been a strange week, all-in-all, for the 41-year-old as he threatened to pull out of the competition on Tuesday after tournament organisers objected to his choice of footwear. https://twitter.com/ronnieo147/status/920395206318489601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.balls.ie%2Fsnooker%2Fronnie-osullivan-trainers-375960 O'Sullivan was forced to wear unconventional trainers due to an ankle injury and, fortunately, common sense prevailed when World Snooker acquiesced to allowing the five-time world champion to sport shoes which didn't quite adhere to the dress code. "World Snooker has a dress code for all tournaments, but where players are injured they are given the opportunity to demonstrate medical reasons to show why they cannot adhere to certain parts of the dress code," a statement said. "Each case is dealt with individually. Ronnie O'Sullivan has been given an exemption to use footwear at the English Open which helps manage the effects of an ankle injury."
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