World Open: Neil Robertson drives to wrong Barnsley and forfeits qualifier

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Former world champion Neil Robertson had to forfeit his World Open qualifier on Friday – since he drove to the Barnsley.
The Australian, who lives in Cambridge, accidentally set at Gloucestershire to Barnsleys village.
The qualifiers were being held in the Barnsley Metrodome at the Yorkshire town – 170 miles apart.
From the time he realised his mistake, it was too late and Robertson predicted to withdraw, sending Ian Burns through.
Hopefully I will be able to play or finish a game this year, said Robertson on social networking.
37, robertson had to withdraw from the Riga Masters in Latvia in July following he was left by a flight and different players stranded in Luton airport.
When asked on Twitter how hed forgotten the position of an event he has played in before, Robertson replied:A friend constantly pushes me qualifiers however he entered a Challenge Tour event this weekend.
34, englishman Burns, will play at the last stages of the tournament at Yushan, China.
According to the latest UK census in 2011, Barnsley in Gloucestershire has a population of 209, compared with 91,297 in the Barnsley in South Yorkshire.
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