China Open: my apology

I would like to apologise to you all for my behaviour and embarrassment caused at the recent China Open.

During the press conference, I was fooling around with a friend and had naively assumed that my comments were not being recorded - we had been waiting for proceedings to start for some time and I was not aware which cameras, if any, were recording.

When I returned to London I was very upset and embarrassed to realise that this matter, which had started as a private joke had been recorded and then reported as it had. There was certainly no intention to cause any offence to anyone.

I immediately arranged an apology live on Chinese TV to offer my explanation and sincere apologies to the hosts and to those present. I have also given my unreserved apology to World Snooker.

I had a great time playing in the tournament and always enjoy my time in China, and I am greatly looking forward to the next time I return.

A personal message from Ronnie

Hi and welcome to my official website. Firstly, I'd like to offer my personal thanks to everyone who has supported me, and watched my career unfold.

I hope I've done my bit to keep you entertained, and to keep you watching and playing snooker. In return, you've made me feel welcome every time I've walked out of the dressing room, "cheers".

This website is run by my friends. It has my full support. Speak to them, email them, tell them what you'd like to see on here, if we like it, we'll give it a go.

Above all, enjoy it and best wishes,