{"id":8922,"date":"2016-02-16T14:20:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T14:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=8922"},"modified":"2016-02-16T14:20:01","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T14:20:01","slug":"five-welshmen-play-the-day-after-rockets-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/02\/16\/five-welshmen-play-the-day-after-rockets-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Welshmen play the day after Rocket&#039;s protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SNOOKER fans will be watching intently as five Welshmen will play on day two of the Welsh Open Championship.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8938\" style=\"width: 2098px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/osullivan.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8938\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8938\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/osullivan.jpg\" alt=\"The Rocket hit a 146 break in protest in Cardiff yesterday \" width=\"2098\" height=\"850\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8938\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/osullivan.jpg\" alt=\"The Rocket hit a 146 break in protest in Cardiff yesterday \" width=\"2098\" height=\"850\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The Rocket hit a 146 break in protest in Cardiff yesterday<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nRonnie O\u2019Sullivan declined a maximum 147 break at the Motorpoint Arena yesterday in protest of the prize money, which he felt was inadequate.<br \/>\nThe \u00a310,000 reward, with an addition \u00a32,000 available for the highest break of the day, was not considered enough for the Rocket.<br \/>\nO\u2019Sullivan\u2019s controversial decision has seen a lot of social media attention. In a post-match interview he said the audience didn\u2019t get value for money.<br \/>\nWorld snooker chairman Barry Hearn said that O\u2019Sullivan is &#8220;almost bigger than snooker&#8221;. The coverage his protest received yesterday means the viewing public will follow the rest of the competition closely.<br \/>\nSocial media users used Twitter to voice their contrasting opinions on O&#8217;Sullivan and yesterday&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Snooker?src=hash\">#Snooker<\/a> suffers badly from the O&#8217;Sullivan paradox with Ronnie being, by far, the best and the worst thing in the sport today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bows (@jellyhelmet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jellyhelmet\/status\/699585588975038464\">February 16, 2016<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nRonnie O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s 147 gesture is a bit rock n roll but surely, he should have potted it + given the money away to charity <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/snooker?src=hash\">#snooker<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Mark Williams (@MarkW06) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkW06\/status\/699581986495729664\">February 16, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"nl\">Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan is snooker<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Race (@Jackrace_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jackrace_\/status\/699571019103604736\">February 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Michael White beat Tom Ford in the early round of games today. The Welshman won 4-3 and will see him through to round three tomorrow.<br \/>\nDay two will also see two-time winner Mark Williams MBE play Rod Lawler. Williams has not won the competition since 1999 but edged a 4-3 win in round one over Lyu Chenwai.<br \/>\nThe 2003 UK Championship winner Matthew Stevens is also in action today. He will take on Englishman Martin O\u2019Donnell in round two.<br \/>\nWorld number 24 Ryan Day will also play after a convincing 4-0 win over Australian Vinnie Calabrese yesterday. The 2008 Grand Prix runner-up plays Mike Dunn tonight.<br \/>\nDaniel Wells, ranked 85 take on Marco Fu who is ranked 72 places higher than the Welshman.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SNOOKER fans will be watching intently as five Welshmen will play on day two of the Welsh Open Championship. 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