I farted when facing snooker legend Jimmy White at the Crucible… I think the front two rows could smell it
STUART BINGHAM has revealed he broke wind in front of the Whirlwind in his Crucible debut year.
Ball Run, 48, says he farted during his 13-9 defeat to legendary Jimmy White in the second round of the World Snooker Championship in April 2000.
Fifteen years before he lifted the title in Sheffield, the Essex potter had an embarrassing episode while facing the six-time world finalist, one of the biggest names in the sport.
It came days after he had eliminated defending champion Stephen Hendry from the first round on his first-ever appearance in the Mecca of the sport.
Speaking on The Ball Run podcast, the World No. 25 said: “I remember at the Crucible, my first time after I beat Hendry, I played Jimmy…and I farted!
“I think the front two rows got the whiff of it. Eirian Williams, he was reffing.
“I remember going back to my chair. I farted. Played a shot and it was foul and a miss.
“I stood back to the chair and I saw Jimmy just move away from the chair.
“He looked at me and went: “Was that you?” And I went: ‘Oh, I’m sorry.’
“Then the ref caught it and he moved to the other side. One of those silent but deadly ones!”
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Last week Bingham was knocked out of the Northern Ireland Open in the third round when he lost 4-3 to Shaun Murphy, the guy he beat when he claimed a maiden world title in 2015.
He will next be in action at the International Championship in Nanjing, China against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh on Monday.
Earlier this year, Bingham opened up on his love for pool – and how it keeps his income topped up when his snooker game goes cold.
He told SunSport: “I love playing all year round.
“It’s nice to have family holidays but if there’s a tournament to play, I’ll be there.
“I’d rather be playing snooker but if I don’t qualify for an event and there is a pool event on, I will play pool.
“Pool is a bit more relaxed. But when you get on the table, you want to win, you want to pot the balls.
“It’s not like you are playing darts and then your arms aches when it comes to snooker. You are still potting balls.
“I will only play pool around the snooker. The calendar is really busy all year.”