Ronnie O’Sullivan ends ‘baby-poo’ debate as snooker icon reveals what colour his shirt really was for Snotgate showdown
SNOOKER star Ronnie O’Sullivan has finally settled a debate about the colour of his Tour Championship shirt.
The Rocket ditched his typical black-on-black attire in favour of a bizarre green-brown “baby poo” shirt at Manchester Central on Wednesday.
Fans were left baffled as a result, with some questioning what colour the shirt actually was.
After beating Ali Carter in the quarter-finals, O’Sullivan explained the unusual reason behind his wardrobe change.
He said: “Where we put all these stickers and badges on different shirts at different tournaments, I have literally ruined every black shirt I have got. This is the only one I have left in the wardrobe.
“I thought I would give this one a good seeing to – this will be knackered by the end of the season I suppose.”
O’Sullivan later took to social media to put an end to the colour debate, writing: “Mustard is the new black.”
The 48-year-old recently admitted that he has not enjoyed the last two years on the snooker circuit due to the pressure he puts on himself.
He said: “I’ve just decided I’m going to change my thinking and forget about trying to fathom my game out.
“If I change my thinking I can accept whatever is thrown at me and take whatever.
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“It’s been a hard year, drove myself pretty much insane really. It’s just got to me.
“I decided to speak to Steve Peters [sports psychologist] and said I wasn’t happy. I had to go back to basics and get my head right. Deal with it because doing it the other way round isn’t working.
Inside Ronnie O'Sullivan's 'Snotgate' rivalry
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN bitter feud with Ali Carter hit the headlines earlier this year in the Masters final, which the world No1 won 10-7.
As they walked past each other, the Rocket shoulder barged his rival in shocking scenes.
After the match, Carter added fuel to the fire as he alleged O’Sullivan violently cleared his nose and labelled him “disgusting”.
He added: It’s outrageous behaviour from a top professional. If it gets swept under the carpet then for me, it’s not good.
“Did we have any words of exchange? No. I’ve got no words for him at all.”
O’Sullivan responded, putting his middle finger up in a press conference while saying: “For him to come out and try to trash talk me like that, do you know what? He can have one of them.
“He can sit on it as far as I’m concerned. I don’t give a f***. You know what he’s like, everybody knows what he’s like. He’s got issues.
“F***ing why has he got issues with me? I’m not having it. I don’t care, grow some balls.
“I don’t give a f***. The more he brings it on, the more I f***ing punish him every time.”
“I’ve got to accept that’s life. You can’t be perfect all the time and trying to be perfect all the time is not ideal. Just getting my head around it is the only option I have left.
“I’ve driven myself mad for the last two years and not enjoyed any of it.”