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RONNIE O'SULLIVAN has withdrawn from the Northern Ireland Open due to "medical reasons".<\/p>\n

According to the BBC, O'Sullivan had to pull out of his scheduled opener against Ahmed Aly Elsayed on Sunday.<\/p>\n


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Full details for why the seven-time world champion won't be competing are not yet known.<\/p>\n

The World No1 has ultimately been replaced by Rory McLeod for the event.<\/p>\n

The 47-year-old's absence poses as yet another blow for the tournament.<\/p>\n

That is after reigning world champion Luca Brecel, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Ali Carter opted against playing in Belfast.<\/p>\n

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The five players decided to skip the competition to play for an exhibition event in Macau instead.<\/p>\n

That event has been rescheduled to December but they all remain absentees as they never entered the Northern Ireland Open.<\/p>\n

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