Elliot Slessor told ‘it’s not a good look’ after furious cue incident during English Open

Elliot Slessor caused controversy during his English Open defeat to Ashley Hugill with his furious reaction to missing a snooker attempt.

Slessor, a four-time ranking event semi-finalist, was seeded 18th for the tournament but lost 4-3 in the first round to a player ranked 88 places below him.

The 32-year-old slammed his cue on the ground in frustration after failing to snooker his opponent on the final pink in frame seven. He was 56-44 down in points at the time. Slessor then walked over towards his seat and bit his cue tip - which drew bafflement from co-commentator Neal Foulds.

'It's not a good look...' - Slessor involved in bizarre English Open moment

"It is not a good look, I'm afraid," Foulds said on commentary for TNT Sports. "He may think it was good at the time, but when he looks back he won't enjoy seeing it."

The slamming of the cue was so loud that it disrupted Zhou Yuelong on the other table. The Chinese star was taking on Stan Moody at the time.

Slessor then returned to his seat and put his hand over his head, before later conceding the frame and match to Hugill.

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The Gateshead-born star began his season by reaching the third round of the Championship League event, the typical curtain-raiser for the season.

He then reached the second round of the British Open before losing 4-0 to world number two Judd Trump.

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While the incident will surely be one he won't look back on with fondness, Slessor drew praise from Trump over his general temperament prior to their British Open clash.

The 32-year-old is one of many top-ranked players who is awaiting a significant run in an event to propel his game to the next level. He reached the quarter-final of the English Open last year, beating Trump and Gary Wilson before losing in a last-frame decider to Mark Allen.

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"His problem before was always his attitude, but it's kind of mellowed down a little bit, I think," Trump told Metro earlier in September.

"He's good enough now. I think he scores heavy enough on his day. I've seen him, even against me, score heavy. He's also very good under pressure.

"He's also very good under pressure. Sometimes too much self-belief is a bad thing, but he believes in himself so much ... so you just need to get the right balance. That's probably the only thing he's lacking. He's just trying to search for that."