This will come as little surprise to most, after he pulled out of the Shanghai Masters earlier this season and only competed in three of the new PTC events.Although he has stated medical reasons, this is a the latest in a long line of suggestions that he's lost motivation for the game.
Even though he did play in the UK Championship and the Masters, he was clearly lacking focus, and this announcement is just a further endorsement of how difficult Ronnie is finding it to engage with tournament snooker right now.
Down to ninth in the world rankings, this is yet another tournament he will fail to score in. Although based on his current state of mind and attitude towards ranking events, I don't think it will bother him much.
The real losers in all of this are the German fans.
Like the spectators in China, they adore Ronnie, and now they won't get the chance to see him play. A tournament without O'Sullivan always loses a little bit of edge, but the show must and will go on.
Dominic Dale will enjoy a bye to the last 16.
I always admired Ros for his brilliant play, but once again he does not give a sh@t about the fans. His ranking career will be over before you blink and you wont miss him. He will be doing the power crap snooker and more one day events to have a living. What ashame he has no joy to play in those tournaments anymore, to witness his superb play he had before.
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