Professional snooker player manages to win game despite bizarre thumb injury
A worm bite almost cost English-Norwegian professional snooker player Kurt Maflin a spot in the Hangteng Autos World Open that is currently being held in Yushan, China.
Maflin, who is ranked number 50 in the world, tweeted a pic on Tuesday that he woke up to a "mosquito bite" on his thumb that felt like it "is going to explode."
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After a visit to a local hospital, Maflin found out that he was actually bitten by a worm instead.
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According to South China Morning Post, Maflin initially considered pulling out from playing China's Xiao Guodong on Wednesday but went on with the match when the swelling subsided the morning of the competition.
In spite of his very bizarre thumb injury which we we can only imagine must have hurt like hell, Maflin managed a 5-0 win over Xiao.
After his win, Maflin told World Snooker: "I gripped the cue in a different way today and actually played quite well. There was no pressure on me because I wasn’t expecting much. Sometimes that happens when you have a small injury or a cold, you concentrate better. But I’ve never heard of someone getting bitten by a worm before.”
He will go on to play England's Shaun Murphy next on Thursday.
