Snooker legend Jimmy White’s comeback overshadowed by ‘one of most outrageous decisions ever made’...

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Snooker star somehow pockets ‘one in every five year fluke’ as commentator forced to confirm whether or not it’s legal

The sporting icon, 62, returned to action in Belfast - a whopping 43 years after winning an invitational event in the city way back in 1981.Vafaei led 65-57 in the sixth frame and had the cue ball in hand.

He then announced a free ball but play was halted as the referee and the two players peered into a table-side camera to look back at the freeze frame.But Dabrowski refuted the claim and reiterated he was "100 per cent sure". Fans chipped in with their views on the contentious moment - although Eurosport put a replay out on social media with the crucial part cropped out.

"Then you've got a few people in the crowd who got a bit excited, but he did well. But yeah, there it looks slightly out.ASHLEY’S FURYElsewhere in the chaotic contest, Dabrowski had to retrieve White's chalk and permitted the veteran to go for a mid-frame toilet break.THE aim of snooker is to clear the table of all balls - and achieving it in an incredible 147 break is the ultimate goal.It has six pockets, four in each corner and two midway down both long sides.

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