{"id":7726,"date":"2026-04-22T21:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=7726"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:40:26","slug":"neil-robertson-faces-fine-for-giving-up-crucible-frame-in-bizarre-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=7726","title":{"rendered":"Neil Robertson faces fine for giving up Crucible frame in bizarre circumstances"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was an unexpected blunder from Neil Robertson (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Neil Robertson will have a fine in the post after conceding a frame early, although he didn\u2019t even realise he had done it.<\/p>\n

The Thunder from Down Under is taking on Pang Junxu in the first round of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible, with the first session starting on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The Australian took the first frame but the second ended prematurely and in Pang\u2019s favour thanks to a poor bit of mental maths from Robertson.<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old conceded the frame when he was 47 points behind with three reds left on the table, meaning he could still win without needing snookers.<\/p>\n

Players can do this, but they will receive a warning from the referee and be handed a \u00a3250 fine for their actions.<\/p>\n

It was an extremely strange thing to do in any tournament, but especially the World Championship and it turned out Robertson did not even realise he had done it.<\/p>\n

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Instead, he thought he was 57 points behind and had simply got his sums wrong.<\/p>\n

\u2018Well, what\u2019s happened there?\u2019 Ken Doherty questioned on BBC commentary. \u2018He\u2019s actually conceded when he can still win. <\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019s very unusual for Neil Robertson to do something like that. You don\u2019t really see that in the game anymore, but it\u2019s going to cost him Pang Junxu\u2019s first frame. Now 1-1.\u2019<\/p>\n

Robertson\u2019s friend and mentor Joe Perry was also on commentary duty and quickly realised what the sometimes absent-minded Aussie had done.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m not entirely sure Neil realised he could still win,\u2019 said Perry. \u2018That\u2019s totally out of character for Neil. He\u2019s going to get a warning from the referee, then he\u2019ll realise what he\u2019s done.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Robertson has a tough first round test against Pang Junxu (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Referee Terry Camilleri did indeed warn Robertson, who looked very confused before realising his error.<\/p>\n

Perry continued: \u2018I thought it was a miscalculation from Neil because he would never do that, ever. Just a complete miscalculation of the score. There was no petulance or anger, just a complete miscalculation. <\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019ll be a nice little fine in the post!\u2019<\/p>\n

Doherty explained: \u2018You don\u2019t really see that anymore. There were a few players doing it a few years ago, that\u2019s why they brought in the warning and the fine to stop players conceding frames when there was enough points on the table to win. Pang Junxu won\u2019t be too displeased!\u2019<\/p>\n

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Robertson has been known to experience the odd bit of confusion (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Robertson is usually switched on during games, but has been known to have the odd mental lapse in his career.<\/p>\n

In 2019 he was meant to be playing in a World Open qualifier in the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley, but accidentally drove to the wrong Barnsley, a village in Gloucestershire, and was forced to forfeit the match.<\/p>\n

Just last year he again missed a qualifier for the same event, this time because he got the wrong date, thinking he was playing a day later than he actually was.<\/p>\n

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