Crowd left 'stunned' as Jack Lisowski BLASTS cue ball off table, concedes frame and walks out of Welsh Open arena

Tempers were frayed in the second round of the Welsh Open as Jack Lisowski surrendered the third frame of his match against Xiao Guodong. The 34-year-old eventually won but left the crowd in stunned silence when he thundered the cue ball off the table and walked out, seemingly upset with his own performance. He is set to face Jackson Page in the next round, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

‘Not a happy man’ – Watch as Lisowski smashes cue ball off table with ‘wild’ swipe

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There was plenty of frustration for Jack Lisowski in his Welsh Open second round clash with Xiao Guodong.

The Englishman eventually won to advance to the last 16, but he let out some pent-up emotion in the third frame.

Lisowski and Xiao shared the opening two frames and the score was level heading into the third, which the latter had the better of.

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But there were still reds on the table when Lisowski chose to concede the frame in emphatic style.

He blasted the cue ball with such power that it flew off the table, put his cue on the table to concede the frame, and then walked directly out of the arena - but not before he had sheepishly gone in search for the errant cue ball and handed it back to the referee.

"That is wild from Jack Lisowski," went the TNT Sports commentary.

"He is not a happy man with himself.

"In fairness to Jack Lisowski he's come over and picked the ball up and giving it to the referee.

"That was poor really from Lisowski. It's left everyone a bit stunned in the arena and he needs to go and have a few minutes."

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Lisowski composed himself enough to turn the game around and beat ninth seed Xiao 4-3, setting up a clash with Jackson Page in the next round.

After beating Xiao, Lisowski told TNT Sports: "I’m happy, just plodding along. Currently, just trying to find a bit of form.

"My game is not where I’d like it to be, it’s quite frustrating to be out there sometimes. But I’m battling away. I’ve won two games now. I could quite easily have lost.

"It’s a weird game. Sometimes it’s a bit of confidence. I’m just trying to search for something. I’ve practiced again today. I did two hours last night, trying to find something.

"For me, snooker is like two different games. When I’m flying, it’s so much fun, I feel like I can pot anything and put the white ball anywhere.

"When I’m not, sometimes when I’m struggling, the distance between my good game and bad game is probably as wide as any other pro. It can be pretty tough for me out there."