Overview

• He had been scheduled to face Sanderson Lam in Monday’s opening-round match on September 22 at 7pm in Cheltenham.
• The tour said the nature of his medical condition has not been disclosed.
• The seven-time world champion has not played since the Saudi Arabia Masters in mid-August.
• He is also absent from this week’s English Open.
• The British Open runs September 22–28 at Cheltenham Racecourse with a £100,000 winner’s prize.