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Liam Prenderville

Neil Robertson loses his cool and yells at snooker fan during Scottish Open victory

Snooker star Neil Robertson was furious after a fan moved during one of his shots at the Scottish Open.

The former world champion eased to a 4-1 victory in his first round match over Mark Davis and will now take on India's Himanshu Jain in the next round.

Robertson took exception with one member of the crowd during the fourth frame in Edinburgh though after they moved while in his eyeline as he attempted to pot a pink.

The Australian turned around and yelled: "Hey, what are you doing?" The referee also made his feelings clear, telling the fan: "Take a seat please and stay there, thank you!"

Robertson was visibly impacted by the incident and missed a black, although he did bounce back to win the frame.

Commentator Joe Johnson warned: "It’s very off-putting when you see somebody just stand up and start walking about. He very nearly missed the pink."

Robertson was keeping a close eye on Ronnie O'Sullivan's match with China's Bai Langning as the world No.1 whizzed through, meaning he was in action sooner than expected.

O'Sullivan delivered an impressive century break in just three minutes and 34 seconds, although initial suggestions he had broken the record for the fastest in TV history were dismissed.

Robertson remonstrates with the fan in the crowd (Eurosport)

Nevertheless, Robertson was forced to get a move on and get down to the Meadowbank Sports Centre as the world No.1 progressed.

"In Ireland earlier this season, my match was not before 8pm but I didn't get on until 10pm. Sometimes you can be in the players' lounge for two hours doing nothing and it is awful," he told Eurosport.

"The hotel is only five minutes away and I was keeping an eye on the scores and saw Ronnie went 2-0 up so I thought I best get a taxi down.

"I was outside waiting and then saw it was 3-0 when I got in the taxi!"

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