Neil Robertson Must Pay a Fine for Giving Up a Game Too Early
Introduction
Neil Robertson is a snooker player from Australia. He is number three in the world. He must pay a fine. He gave up a game too early at the World Snooker Championship. He read the score wrong.
Main Body
The problem happened in the second game of his match against Pang Junxu from China. Robertson won the first game. He was behind 57 points to 10 points. There were three red balls left. That means 51 points were still possible. Robertson missed a black ball. Then he told the referee he was giving up the game. Later he said he thought he was 57 points behind. But he was only 47 points behind. The referee showed him the score on a TV replay. He warned Robertson. Robertson said sorry and said he made a mistake. The rules say a player cannot give up a game unless he needs snookers. Snookers are when you need the other player to make a mistake. Breaking this rule is not gentlemanly. Commentators on TV talked about it. Ken Doherty first thought Robertson was angry. Then he said it was a real mistake. Joe Perry said it was not like Robertson. Alan McManus said the marker told the referee. He thought it was better to tell the player after the game. The fine is 250 pounds. Robertson is 44 years old. He won the world championship one time in 2010. He came into the tournament as number three. Before the championship, he said he felt very confident. The first part of the match ended with Robertson leading 5 games to 4. The match will start again on Thursday. The winner will play Chris Wakelin in the next round. He might play John Higgins or Ronnie O'Sullivan later.
Conclusion
Robertson gave up a game too early because he read the score wrong. He must pay a fine of 250 pounds. He is winning his first match 5 games to 4. The match is not finished yet.