O'Sullivan concedes match

Ronnie O'Sullivan sensationally conceded his Maplin UK Championship quarter-final against Stephen Hendry after only five frames.

'The Rocket' was losing 4-1 and was at the table 24 points ahead when he missed an attempted pot and immediately declared the match over, shaking the hand of Hendry and referee Jan Verhaas.

He walked straight out of the Barbican Centre arena, leaving Hendry and the crowd visibly baffled by his decision.

Within minutes of O'Sullivan's walk-out, stunned Hendry admitted the incident was "bizarre".

He told BBC2: "Ronnie's obviously got his reasons and I'm not going to criticise him.

"He just said he had had enough and wished me good luck for the rest of the tournament - only he knows what he feels inside.

"I can't criticise someone else for that - but I've never seen anything like it.

"I played fantastic for the first four frames and didn't give him many chances.

"But at 4-1 he was in the balls and I was thinking 'keep concentrating'.

"He went for a silly red and missed it and I was thinking 'keep going' - and suddenly he shook my hand. I had no inkling there was anything wrong - he knows what he's doing."