O'Sullivan out of action until World Championship after latest withdrawal

Ronnie O'Sullivan will not be in action until the World Snooker Championship after he withdrew from the World Grand Prix due to medical reasons.

O'Sullivan has been absent since he snapped his cue and struck the table during his Championship League exit in early January, followed by a dramatic withdrawal from the Masters just over a day before his scheduled clash with rival John Higgins.

Since then, he has pulled out of the Welsh Open, German Masters and now the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong, which is a tournament for the top 32 players on snooker's one-year list.

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The one-year list is based on the players who have collected the most prize money from this season. The next two tournaments, the Players Championship and Tour Championship, are limited to the top 16 and top eight players only.

O'Sullivan is currently ranked 24th on the one-year list, so will be unable to compete in those events, thus will next be in action at the World Championship in Sheffield from April 19 until May 5.

More to follow...