The World Championship snooker player who is color blind must ask the referee for assistance. The world number three is partially colorblind, but professional snooker players do not typically suffer from this condition.
Regardless of the need to recognize different variety balls, previous title holders Peter Ebdon and Check Williams likewise experience the ill effects of the inadequacy. Allen has likewise worked two jobs as a reporter for BBC when he isn’t contending and at the UK Title was pulled up in the wake of getting confounded on air. Allen, along with Stephen Hendry, acted in the fight between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Anthony McGill, but he was taken aback when the Rocket made a routine blue.
“I’m staying here considering what Ronnie played there,” Allen laughed.
“There, I thought that was a brown. My color blindness is starting to show up. Which one has brown hair? I truly don’t have the foggiest idea.”
The Antrim man explained that because he was color blind, he would have struggled to locate the brown on the table when Hendry pointed it out. He went on to say, That would cause me issues and I would attempt to get on that brown quickly to move it.”
Allen minimized the impact that O’Sullivan’s condition has on the table after he eliminated him from the World Championship in 2009. He explained that if he ever had trouble determining the color of a ball, he would ask the match official for help.
