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Ronnie O'Sullivan is both the youngest-ever and oldest-ever player to win the Masters. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has withdrawn from the Masters on medical grounds. O'Sullivan, 49, was aiming to win a record-extending ninth title, and had been set to face John Higgins in a blockbuster opening to the tournament at Alexandra Palace on Sunday.

The Englishman's place in the invitational event for the 16 highest-ranked players in the world will be taken by Neil Robertson. Like Higgins, the Australian is a two-time winner of the Masters and most recently triumphed in and was ranked 17th at the seeding cutoff in December. O'Sullivan has won 41 ranking events and seven world titles during a storied career since turning professional in and claimed his first Masters crown in at the age of His success 12 months ago, aged 48, meant that he became both the oldest and youngest-ever winner of the second Triple Crown event of the season.

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He also elected to miss the Masters in This week, he pulled out of the Championship League before his final group game on Thursday after becoming frustrated with his own performance in a loss to Robert Milkins. While he quickly apologised to the referee and his opponent, there were reports from Leicester , external that he later threw his cue into a bin before it was retrieved.

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