O'Sullivan snaps at camera distraction

Ronnie O'Sullivan clashed with Crucible photographers as the controversial star completed a routine 10-2 first-round victory over Ding Junhui in the 888.com world championship.

The former world No 1, who was ticked off for an f-word outburst on Sunday by referee Jan Verhaas, twice complained that the clicking of camera shutters was distracting him as he executed his shots.

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Verhaas warned eight photographers crammed into a special booth for the match of the round that any further complaint would see them thrown out, so they quit the arena in protest.

O'Sullivan went on to compile breaks of 87 and 72 to finish another rout of the 20-year-old Chinese player he had hammered 10-3 in the Saga Masters final at Wembley in January.

The two-times world champion said: "I don't mind them taking photographs but let me finish the shot first. I'll even try to stay down after the shot because it's important that they get their pictures. But you want to be concentrating and in the end I was just waiting for the clicks."

O'Sullivan rarely gets through Sheffield without some controversy.

But his heart is in the right place and yesterday he refused to rekindle the Wembley nightmare that saw Ding succumb in tears, declining to answer questions that did not relate to their latest meeting.

Ding said: "I gave 100 per cent but Ronnie is a very good player. He didn't give me any chances. I'm still very young so I should be back to try again."

Unpredictable O'Sullivan, 7-4 favourite for the title, now faces Neil Robertson - who has beaten him twice this season - if the Cambridge-based Australian gets past Welsh qualifier Ryan Day tomorrow.

Judd Trump, making his Crucible debut at 17, stunned local hero Shaun Murphy by recovering from 3-0 down to lead 6-5 before the 2005 champion fought back to win 10-6 and earn a secondround tie with John Parrott.

Murphy said: "He reminded me of a young Jimmy White. Maybe he should take a bit more time. He's the future of our sport."

Trump, who fired a competitive 147 maximum at 14 years old, said: "It took me a while to get used to the atmosphere and I could have played a bit better."

Former quarter-finalist Fergal O'Brien, from Dublin, ended a seven-year spell without a Crucible win by despatching Barry Hawkins 10-9 after Dartford's No 12 seed fought back from 6-9.

He said: "Losing would have been a terrible blow."