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Ronnie O’Sullivan picked up a victory in the opening round of the Welsh Open on Monday afternoon but he was more interested in Dominic Dale’s hairdo than the snooker after the win.
The Rocket downed Oliver Lines 4-0 in Llandudno, although it wasn’t completely straightforward with the Yorkshireman having a number of chances but failing to capitalise.
Dale was asking the world champion about the win in the BBC studio, but O’Sullivan interrupted him to check in on the Spaceman’s latest styling.
The Welshman has never been shy with the hair dye and O’Sullivan was curious about the new colour on display.
‘What have you done with your barnet?’ O’Sullivan asked as Dale questioned him.
‘It’s ginger! He’s gone from grey to ginger overnight!’
The Spaceman laughed it off saying: ‘Oh goodness knows. Anything to disguise the grey! That’s a rapid change of subject!’
Dale has rocked some memorable looks over the years, going from peroxide blonde to jet black and plenty of shades in between.
The Rocket wasn’t at his best, but still knocked in breaks of 51, 58 and 91 to complete the whitewash win and did not sound too fussed that he wasn’t firing on all cylinders.
‘It was alright, it was what it was, snooker. You can’t pot them all the time,’ he said.
‘I was trying to stay focussed, concentrating on what I was doing. Sometimes winning your own mental battles in your head allows you to play better. I never panic.
‘This is a match, then you have tournaments, seasons, years, then your career. I’d rather look at my job as a whole over a career rather than be stuck in the moment and think, “oh I didn’t play well there.”
‘I’ve played loads of matches, played terrible and won tournaments. Playing bad and winning is a good trait to have sometimes.’
It’s fair to say the Rocket wasn’t entirely engaged with Dale’s questioning, as he added: ‘You can’t play well all the time, you can’t play perfect snooker, sometimes if you can play good at the right time that’s good enough…I don’t know mate, I’m just trying to make stuff up here and make it sound interesting.’
O’Sullivan booked a clash in the last 64 against Scotland’s Ross Muir as he bids to win a fifth Welsh Open title.
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