Jack Lisowski brought his Northern Ireland Open clash with Mark Selby to a swift conclusion due to an urgent need for the loo. The 34-year-old potted a decisive break of 65, despite contemplating a re-rack against the four-time world champion.
Lisowski triumphed in the second-round match 4-2 after initially being a frame down, progressing to the last-16 where he’ll face Thepchaiya Un-Nooh tonight. Speaking to The Sun after his victory over Selby, he said: “I finished well at the end… I needed a wee, so I wanted to get out of there.
“I was going to play for a re-rack, I don’t know why I didn’t go to the toilet at 3-2. But yeah, good break.”
Lisowksi, affectionately known as the ‘Jack-Pot,’ has yet to win a ranking event but is adored by fans for his aggressive style of play and is determined to secure some silverware. He also confessed that he’s been finding it difficult at the table in recent weeks following the tragic loss of his father in March earlier this year.
“It’s been up and down, it feels different now,” he said. “I didn’t have a lot of fighting in the first few months but now I’m able to play.
“The first month I played without my dad, every frame I just felt so emotional, so I wish I didn’t. I wish I didn’t play for a bit but I just kept going.
“It’s tough to support me, because there’s so much heartbreak. Maybe if I won a few I’d get a few more fans.
“When I’m on it, I can just look down the cue and I know where it’s going, it feels really easy. When I play bad, I haven’t got a clue what’s going on, it’s such a hard sport.”
Following his loss to Lisowski, Selby admitted to the BBC: “Pathetic, just not good enough. Apart from the last frame, I could have won every single frame.
“I mean, I don’t feel great out there at the moment. I’m working hard on the practice table but just lacking a bit of confidence I suppose.
“Results-wise it’s been okay, but feeling-wise on the table the way I’ve been playing, I’ve not really been feeling comfortable in what I’m doing.
“Sometimes you go through patches like that, you just have to ride the waves and come out the other side. You just keep going and hopefully it’ll turn around.”
