Ronnie O'Sullivan makes astonishing admission after John Higgins defeat at World Championship

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Neil Robertson has demanded that the traditional Triangle Chalk favoured by Ronnie O'Sullivan be outlawed from professional snooker, insisting fellow competitors despise it and that it creates chaos on the playing surface.The 2010 world champion made his feelings clear following O'Sullivan's dramatic 13-12 last-16 exit against John Higgins at the World Championship on Monday."All the players hate it, it just destroys it.

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You get kicks, bounces and it makes an absolute mess of the table," Robertson declared in his post-match press conference.The Australian, who defeated Chris Wakelin 13-7 to reach the quarter-finals, expressed relief at avoiding O'Sullivan and his controversial chalk choice.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan has made the extraordinary admission that he had arranged a flight back to Dublin before Monday's final session against John Higgins even began.The seven-time world champion, who is based in Dubai but has a home in Ireland, was so convinced he would suffer defeat with a session to spare that he organised his Monday morning departure in advance."I've got to be honest with you, I had a flight booked home early this morning," O'Sullivan revealed."Because I wasn't sure if I'd get to the third session before the match started." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The 50-year-old's pessimism proved unfounded as he pushed Higgins all the way to a dramatic final-frame decider at the Crucible.Despite O'Sullivan's lack of confidence, it was Higgins who ultimately prevailed in spectacular fashion, recovering from a seemingly insurmountable 9-4 deficit to triumph 13-12 in a final-frame shootout.The Scottish veteran attributed his extraordinary turnaround to the freshly laid table...

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