‘I thought Williams had the eye problem’ joke fans as Selby makes bizarre blunder 10 TIMES… and Welsh rival even helps

MARK SELBY left snooker fans and his opponent baffled after a bizarre series of blunders at the snooker British Open.

The 42-year-old was in action during the quarter-finals of the British Open against Mark Williams.

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However, during the third frame, Selby stunned viewers as he took an incredible ten attempts to hit the cue ball against the red.

It came with the Jester attempting to catch two reds at the far end of the table.

The extraordinary sequence of play even saw Williams attempt to help by accumulating a staggering 36 penalty points.

Selby finally managed to hit the ball, much to the relief of the crowd and his opponent.

Williams, 50, jokingly sat back in his chair and pointed to his watch when the red was finally hit.

But things went from bad to worse for Selby in the following frame as he attempted to pot the black ball to win the frame, only to pot the cue ball instead and lose the frame and make the score 2-2.

Reacting on social media, one fan said: “This is going to be a long afternoon for Mark Selby. I thought it was Willo with the sight problem.”

Williams spoke earlier this year about his deteriorating eye vision, admitting he had a “big decision” to make over whether to have surgery.

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A second fan said: “Wow Selby took 10 shots to hit the red.”

A third added: “He is having one here Selby. He is even rolling balls up to the pocket after the frame.”

Another said: “Selby losing the plot.”

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