Snooker great Ronnie O'Sullivan added another chapter to his colourful career by refusing to shake hands with his opponent and the referee before a match at the Scottish Open on health grounds.
Traditionally, players shake hands with each other and the official before play begins but five-times world champion O'Sullivan was reluctant to do just that in Glasgow because of health concerns.
Instead he tried to fist bump both James Cahill and the referee before triumphing 4-0 in an all-English contest.
"I'll admit I'm a bit OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) with germs," O'Sullivan told Eurosport after the match.
"I don't open door handles, I always have tissues on door handles. I am a bit OCD like that," the 44-year-old added.
"I have got a bit of a germ thing. It's easier to do that and I don't get any germs."
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