Ronnie O’Sullivan pulls no punches as he tells snooker star ‘with no snooker brain’ to ‘find something else to do’ after losing 4-2 to old rival Mark Williams at the Welsh Open

Legendary snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan chastised one of his colleagues for his performance in his 4-2 loss to Mark Williams at the Welsh Open on Monday, telling him to “find something else to do.”

Despite missing the event because of “anxiety-induced stage fright,” O’Sullivan was available to provide commentary for Eurosport.

And after Williams—another member of the illustrious ‘Class of 92’—capitalized on an important miss when the match was evenly poised at 2-2, going on to secure victory, he did not back down dentifying the mistakes made by Williams’ rival John Astley, O’Sullivan declared: “If I have a chance, I think I should win the game.” It’s difficult to turn down balls occasionally, but if I’m out of position, I’m taking it on because I just can’t accept that I won’t win the frame. In order to make sure the red goes gone even if you miss it, I would probably try to screw that in and pinch it in a little.

However, to play it that way—he’s not even on the black—it was a poor shot. It’s just that he doesn’t really have a snooker brain. It takes a smart intellect on your part.A snooker player’s brain is what makes some people excel in arithmetic and English, while others simply don’t play the proper shot or will never play the right shot because their brain doesn’t function like one.

I won’t identify them, but there are a few top five players who, in my opinion, don’t have snooker brains, but they can get away with it because of their excellent technique. He doesn’t have either. He is not technically proficient and lacks even a snooker brain.

He will merely make thirty- and forty-somethings, miss balls, and accomplish nothing at all. Regretfully, you are forced to choose between the two. You need to be technically proficient or possess a snooker brain; if not, it might be time to choose another hobby.

Having turned professional for the first time in 2013, Astley, 35, has never made it to the World Championship and his best result at the UK Championship was a loss in the second round.

Throughout his three decades at the pinnacle of the game, O’Sullivan has never shied away from controversy. Last month, after defeating Carter to win his seventh Masters, O’Sullivan and Carter got into a heated exchange of words.