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Fraser Watson

Snooker star Sam Craigie faces punishment after replicating Ronnie O'Sullivan incident

Sam Craigie decided he wasn't going to hang around just to lose in the Scottish Open as the snooker star bizarrely walked out of his last-16 clash.

Trailing 3-1 to Ricky Walden, the world No 37 nonchalantly played a wild shot early in the fifth frame, opening up the balls and gifting his opponent a match winning chance. And Walden seemed to be making the most of it, building up a 29-1 lead with a seemingly straightforward clearance ahead of him.

But before he could seal the win himself, Craigie took matters into his own hands. The Englishman rose from his seat and shook the hand of his opponent, and the referee, before making a swift exit from the arena.

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