SNOOKER star Stuart Bingham made an emotional gesture in his defeat to Neil Robertson after the death of three people close to him.
The 48-year-old was beaten 6-4 by the Aussie in the first round of the Players Championship today.
Stuart Bingham pointed to the sky during his 147 attempt[/caption]
Bingham recently lost three loved ones[/caption]
Bingham was out for revenge on Robertson after he was hammered 10-0 in the World Grand Prix final nine days ago.
And he raced into a 3-1 lead after coming close to a maximum 147 break.
Bingham got as far as 112 but missed a tricky red after pointing to the sky in tribute of three loved ones who recently passed away.
During his run to the final in Hong Kong, he was privately coming to terms with the tragic deaths.
Bingham’s long-serving coach Joe Lazarus, as well as the mum of one of his closest pals and his wife’s uncle all passed away in recent weeks.
It was not the only tragic news from the snooker world as Jack Lisowski’s dad also died this month.
Reflecting on the sad time, Bingham said: “It just shows you however tough snooker is, it’s only a game.
“Life is more important. When you are young you go to weddings and things like that.
“But the older you get, it turns to funerals. All the friends and family through life. You have got to be there for them.”
Meanwhile, Bingham has also revealed he has shed three stone after taking weight-loss injections.
Ball Run has admitted he must go shopping for new clothes due to the body transformation.
