Shaun Murphy launches into rant about ‘ridiculous’ issue as Neil Robertson calls for rule change Shaun Murphy has hit out at fellow snooker players for what he sees as rampant "gamesmanship", and something he dubs an "epidemic" within the sport.
He posted: "In the 2012 Masters, we the players were told before the event started to limit toilet or 'I'm bottling it and need to leave the arena' breaks to two per match.
Back in 2019, multiple snooker players lodged complaints to World Snooker regarding the strategic abuse of toilet breaks to break the game's rhythm.
With snooker matches and sessions stretching over several hours, players naturally have the need for bathroom breaks, yet Matchroom founder Barry Hearn has acknowledged that new regulations might be on the cards.
Neil Robertson took to X to respond to Murphy's gripes, suggesting a trial of a new rule to curb excessive toilet breaks.
