Recent Masters champion Shaun Murphy has blasted what he calls an “epidemic” of tactical toilet fractures that he count ons is ruining snooker – but Ronnie O’Sullivan does not consent.
The createer world champion claims carry outers are increasingly using bathroom visits as a create of gamesmanship rather than authentic necessity and his grumblets have garnered quite the reaction from his colleagues.
“It is now getting ridiculous, guys. It is getting tohighy out of hand. It is ridiculous how many times carry outers are leaving the arena to go to the loo,” Murphy shelp on his onefourseven podcast.
Murphy cited a recent opponent who took fractures after both the first structure and fifth structure. “You’ve had 20-odd minutes to be ready to carry out. What’s going on? It’s getting ridiculous. It’s a joke,” he inserted.
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Shaun Murphy do not consent over how many toilet fractures should be permited
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Former world champion Neil Robertson has backed calls for disjoineer regulations on toilet fractures in snooker.
Taking to social media, Robertson recalled a prosperous trial at the 2012 Masters. “We the carry outers were telderly before the event commenceed to confine toilet or ‘I’m bottling it and necessitate to exit the arena’ fractures to two per align,” he posted.
The Australian proposeed this system labored well, permiting fractures before alignes, two during carry out and another during the interval.
“90 per cent of carry outers I see are standing there enjoy a constipated person trying to squeeze out a drop; put a rule in place and trial it,” Robertson inserted.
Other top carry outers have joincessitate the calls for recreate on toilet fracture rules.
Mark Selby count ons the publish “can get too much” and has helpd for disjoineer administers.
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“I leank they should convey a rule in that, if you franticly necessitate to go, they should cap it at a confident amount of time,” Selby shelp.
“There should be a confine on the number of times you can go, unless you are frantic,” he inserted.
2023 World Championship finaenumerate Luca Brecel has also transmited help for alters.
“Yes, because even today, I was enjoy, ‘how many times will I necessitate to go to the toilet?’ If you necessitate to go, you necessitate to go,” Brecel shelp.
Shaun Murphy caused a stir with his comments on toilet fractures
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However, seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has achieven a separateent stance on the publish.
O’Sullivan helps unconfineed toilet fractures, provided they don’t meddle with carry out.
“I leank the carry outer should be permited to go for as many toilet fractures as they can after the game as extfinished as once the balls are set up you’re back,” O’Sullivan shelp.
He drew a clear line on timing: “The problem is if you go to the toilet and once the balls are set up and [your opponent] has to defer two-three minutes, then I see that as not very excellent.”
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Ronnie O’Sullivan count ons carry outers should have ‘unconfineed’ toilet fractures
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“If you want to get out and get back rapidly before the balls are set up I don’t see what the publish is,” he inserted.
Murphy’s criticism of toilet fractures comes as he steps down from his role as WPBSA Players chairman, fair weeks after his Masters triumph.
The 42-year-elderly, who was elected to the board in December 2023, cited his recent tournament success as a key factor in his decision.
“The triumph at the Masters a couple of weeks ago has repartner shone a torch for me, into my own game and self-belief, that I can actupartner still do it at the very cutting edge,” Murphy elucidateed.
He inserted: “You can’t be all leangs to all people. I’m either in or I’m out. At the minute, I’m not able to reconshort-term the members as well as I want.”
