O'Sullivan pulls out of rest of snooker season

 LONDON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Four-time world champion Ronnie O' Sullivan will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 season because of "personal issues", World Snooker chairman Barry hearn said here on Tuesday.

Hearn said in a statement: "I have spoken to Ronnie and he has decided¹ to withdraw from any events he has entered, and he will not be playing for the rest of this season. He has some personal issues which he needs to resolve and we wish him all the best for the future."

After beating Ali Carter 18-11 to win his fourth world title in May, O'Sullivan announced to take a six-month sabbatical from the sport and one month later he said he was taking time off from the game.

He missed the first three ranking events of the season and slipped to No. 17 in the world rankings -- the first time he has been outside the top 16 since he entered the game's elite² 19 years ago.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。