Old pal’s act sinks ill Robbo

NEIL ROBERTSON suffered on and off the table as he crashed out of the UK Championship to best pal Joe Perry.

When the Australian first arrived in Britain, Perry helped him settle near Cambridge, where they still share a club, and find his feet on tour.

Three-time UK winner Robertson (above) could not shake off a chest infection as he slumped to a 6-2 defeat at York’s Barbican Centre.

Robertson said: “Joe felt a bit bad. But I have played him a couple of times when he was poorly, and you just have to despatch your opponent.”

The world No. 2 added: “With a few days off, I might have recovered, but you have to win matches when you are not 100 percent. That’s how it is.”