Riyadh Season Snooker Championship DELAYED with Ronnie O’Sullivan match at risk – hours after chaos when lights went out
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THE semi-finals of the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship has been DELAYED. The set-back has now put Ronnie O'Sullivan's match against Ding Junhui at risk - hours after chaos when lights went out. Things are running behind in Saudi, where play has been delayed by an hour.
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A statement from the WST read: "Today's afternoon session will now begin at 6pm local time, 3pm GMT. "Where Mark Allen takes on Mark Selby for a chance at the 167 prize & a place in the semi-final tomorrow. "The second match will commence N/B 7pm local time, 4pm GMT.".
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There is no work yet on why there has been a delay to proceedings. But it could spell disaster for O'Sullivan's clash with Ding, which is scheduled to start at 9pm local time. The seven-time world champ's semi-final could be be postponed entirely and moved to a later date.
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