Ronnie O’Sullivan punched the table during his World Snooker Championship showdown with Si Jiahui on Wednesday morning. The 49-year-old was visibly angry, despite the fact he had build up a 7-3 lead against his quarter-final rival.

Following the display of anger, Shaun Murphy explained on the BBC: “A bit of frustration showing this morning from Ronnie O'Sullivan. He is trying to push the cue ball into that red and you can see what he thinks of it.”

Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry then added: “Yeah I think that frustration was building from the shot from the yellow, not landing perfectly on the red.”

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