{"id":299606,"date":"2023-12-12T15:55:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299606"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:55:52","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-withdraws-from-scottish-open-due-to-medical-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-withdraws-from-scottish-open-due-to-medical-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan withdraws from Scottish Open due to &#8216;medical reasons&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/Ronnie-O-Sullivan-Scottish-Open-5109143.jpg?r=1702291670157\"><\/p>\n<p>Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan has withdrawn from the 2023 Scottish Open due to &#8220;medical reasons&#8221; hours before he was set to face\u00a0Liam Graham in his opening tie of the tournament. Graham is now awaiting confirmation as to whether he will be given a bye into the round of 32 or play a replacement opponent.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear at the time of writing what the &#8220;medical reason&#8221; is but the Rocket did hint he wouldn&#8217;t be playing at the Scottish Open before picking up a record-extending eighth UK Championship earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Sullivan told assembled media two weeks ago he would &#8220;probably miss&#8221; the Edinburgh major in favour\u00a0of preparing for an exhibition event in Macau.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to a break,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think I have to monitor my schedule a lot, and I just think prevention is better than cure and I don\u2019t want to get to the point where I hit a bad spot.<\/p>\n<p>It has been 23 years since O&#8217;Sullivan last picked up a Scottish Open crown when he overcame Mark Williams 9-1 in the final. He did reach the final in 2020 but was eventually beaten by Mark Selby.<\/p>\n<p>MORE TO FOLLOW<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news and breaking news visit:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/favicon.ico\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0. 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