Scottish Open: Ronnie O'Sullivan misses fastest TV century break by three seconds

World fig 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan wasn't hanging astir successful Edinburgh

Ronnie O'Sullivan narrowly missed retired connected the fastest televised period interruption arsenic helium whizzed done the archetypal circular astatine the Scottish Open.

It falls 3 seconds shy of Tony Drago's people from 1996.

It was primitively thought to beryllium a caller grounds but World Snooker reviewed the footage and acceptable the clip back.

"I conscionable felt similar I needed to velocity up a spot and effort and bask it," O'Sullivan told Eurosport aft averaging 11.4 seconds a changeable passim a little contest.

"I conscionable tried to get it done arsenic rapidly arsenic I could - triumph oregon lose. In and out, rapidly arsenic you can. I wasn't timing it myself, but it seemed quick."

Defending champion Luca Brecel was an aboriginal casualty successful Edinburgh, losing 4-3 to Fraser Patrick.

Patrick, from Glasgow, is ranked 75 places beneath the Belgian satellite fig 11.

Former satellite champion Stuart Bingham besides suffered a daze defeat, beaten 4-3 by Zak Surety.

John Higgins, 3 times a beaten finalist - including successful 2021 - defeated Anthony Hamilton 4-2.

Mark Selby, champion successful 2019 and 2020, bushed Aaron Hill 4-2, portion Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, Mark Allen and Mark Williams progressed comfortably.

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