Neil Robertson breaks silence on embarrassing blunder after blowing shot at £175k jackpot by getting his days mixed up
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NEIL ROBERTSON has broken his silence over an embarrassing blunder that saw him miss out on a £175,000 jackpot. The ace has been parachuted into the first round of the Masters after rival Ronnie O’Sullivan pulled out on medical grounds. Robbo, 42, will face Scottish snooker legend John Higgins on Sunday afternoon.
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But jokes “have started flying in” from pals reminding him of the time of his appearance as he has a habit of either driving to the wrong location or getting his dates mixed up. Such a scenario happened on Saturday December 21 when he was due to face Michael Holt in a qualifier in Sheffield for the World Open but embarrassingly he did not turn up.
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That mix up has cost him the chance to try and win the £175,000 tournament next month in the Chinese city of Yushan. Robertson told SunSport: “I was in 17th reserve spot for the Masters. But only because Holt beat Jak Jones 6-5 at the UK Championship. Had he won, Jak would have been 17th, not me.
“For the World Open qualifiers, I got my dates completely messed up with Christmas. I was a day out of synch. “It was not until Saturday night that Joe Perry sent me a message, wishing me good luck for the qualifier. “Why has Joe done that? I’m playing tomorrow. I am playing Sunday, aren’t I?.
CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. “I went on the World Snooker website and said, ‘Oh my God, I’m playing in like 27 minutes. I’m in Cambridge and the qualifier is in Sheffield!’. “I told officials: ‘I’m really sorry, I have got my dates completely messed up in my head.’.
