Neil Robertson may not have realised the full impact of becoming the first Australian to win the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship when he potted the final ball at 00.50 on Tuesday morning, but he has been left in no doubt less than twenty four hours later.
“Feels like I haven’t gone to bed yet, still a surreal experience. I’m still waiting for someone to pinch me and make sure it’s not a dream.
It won’t sink in for quite sometime. Absolutely fantastic, I must have had about a 100 messages so far. The reception from back home has been incredible, the TV crews have been outside my Dad’s house and all the biggest newspapers have been interviewing him and my brother and the rest of my family.
“I’m a but overwhelmed really, when I got to the semis last year it was great but this is on a completely different planet and I’m really excited for everyone,” said the 28-year-old.
It won’t sink in for quite sometime. Absolutely fantastic, I must have had about a 100 messages so far. The reception from back home has been incredible, the TV crews have been outside my Dad’s house and all the biggest newspapers have been interviewing him and my brother and the rest of my family.
“I’m a but overwhelmed really, when I got to the semis last year it was great but this is on a completely different planet and I’m really excited for everyone,” said the 28-year-old.
Caiu como uma bomba a notícia de que John Higgins teria, alegadamente, aceite subornos no valor de 300 000 euros, para perder, de forma deliberada, partidas seleccionadas em encontros do circuito mundial de Snooker. A notícia, divulgada (e também orquestrada) pelo jornal sensacionalista «News of The World», surgiu em vésperas da final do Mundial, que decorria em Sheffield, no Reino Unido.
