The snooker World Grand Prix gets underway later this week but bosses have been hit with a double blow after two glittering names were forced to pull out of the competition

Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from next week’s World Grand Prix in Hong Kong for medical reasons, the World Snooker Tour has announced. It is the seventh ranking tournament from which O’Sullivan has pulled out this season,

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan withdraws from the next week's World Grand Prix in Hong Kong for medical reasons.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's latest tournament withdrawal has cost him the chance to earn £300,000 in prize money. The snooker icon has pulled out of the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong, continuing his pattern of absences in 2025.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has pulled out of next week’s World Grand Prix in Hong Kong for medical reasons. O’Sullivan was due to face Si Jiahui in the opening round on Wednesday. Instead he will be replaced by the next player in line,