The full transcript of Ronnie O'Sullivan's explicit rant about Ali Carter following he Masters final has emerged.
O'Sullivan fought back from 6-3 down to defeat Carter 10-7 in the contest at Alexandra Palace, winning an unprecedented eighth Masters title.
Things got a little tense during the match when the players barged shoulders. During their post-match media duties things escalated when Carter refused to congratulate his opponent when speaking to the BBC's Rob Walker, before lamenting the crowd for supporting O'Sullivan.
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In his media conference, O'Sullivan hit back at Carter in a furious rant.
"F***ing why has he got issues with me?" O'Sullivan fumed.
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"I'm not having it. I don't care, grow some balls. I don't give a f**k. The more he brings it on, the more I f***ing punish him every time."
A transcript of the rest of O'Sullivan's attack on Carter has now emerged, courtesy of Sporting Life reporter Chris Hammer.
"He's got issues mate, I'm telling you," O'Sullivan said.
"He's got to go and sort his life out. He's got to go and see a councillor.
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"He's got to deal with that because that ain't no good. I don't take to him, I haven't spoken to him for 20 years.
"I played with him as a kid you know, I shared a lot of stuff with him. So for him to kind of come out and start trying to talk to me and trash talk like that... do you know what? He can have one of them [sticks middle finger up]. He can sit on it as far as I'm concerned.
"You know what he's like, everyone knows what he's like. He's got issues."
Carter later responded to O'Sullivan, saying: "I actually feel a bit sorry for him, I don't think he's that well mentally. So we move forward and we go again."
Topics: Ronnie O’Sullivan, Snooker
Alex Brotherton