‘Wouldn’t wish it on anyone’ – Snooker star bedbound for two weeks after suffering nasty injury on fairground ride

SNOOKER star Ian Burns has opened up on the painful injury he is nursing he got on a FAIRGROUND RIDE. The World No74 has been bedbound for the last fortnight, leading to him missing a string of all-important matches. Ian Burns got unlucky when he picked up a back injury while on a ride at the fairground Credit: Getty The Preston cueman has set his sights on the next block of qualifiers in mid-September Credit: Getty Earlier in the season, the 41-year-old topped his Championship League group after securing three out of three wins. But the serious back injury may prove to be the final nail in the coffin for his snooker season. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Speaking to the Metro, Burns revealed: “It’s been a tough one. “I’ve had back injuries before but this has been the worst. READ MORE ON SNOOKER NEWS “I went on a fairground ride and the carriage just jolted and I felt something in the bottom of my back. “It’s in my local village, every year they have a carnival day, so we always take the kids. I just went on a ride with them, it was called The Sizzler. “Like I said, I’ve had back injuries before, a slipped disc or a bulging disc in the bottom of your spine, and I felt something go.” Burns marched on through the pain in his second Championship League group. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Best sport travel offers HERE are our top picks of the best sport travel trips this summer. We have teamed up with some of the UK’s finest travel firms to come up with these offers. 🏎️ SEE the Italian Grand Prix with tickets, flights and 5 nights in a hotel for just £789pp. – – MORE DETAILS HERE 🏇 TREAT yourself to a trip to York Ebor with £20 off hospitality – – MORE DETAILS HERE 🎯 WATCH the world’s finest darts players go head to head at Butlin’s Minehead at the PDC Championship Finals — MORE DETAILS HERE * If you click on a link we will earn affiliate revenue. But after aggravating the injury, he was stuck back under the duvet. Meanwhile, his competitors competed in the qualifiers for the three events. The Preston ace was shut out of his games in the Shenzhen Open, British Open, and English Open. He said: “It was slowly getting better. It was during the World Cup, so I went to a beer garden to watch England play Argentina. “I was sat on a wooden bench and my back just didn’t feel very good at all. “The day after all the muscles had clamped around my spine, and I literally couldn’t walk. Any movement was excruciating pain. “I saw a physio and he told me to stay in bed. “It’s been two weeks today that I’ve just been in bed. It’s been a nightmare. Honestly, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. “It’s frustrating missing three qualifiers. Every pound, every point counts on the rankings. “It’s going to make a massive difference towards the end of the season.” In the meantime, the cueman has been focusing on his YouTube channel and Instagram profile as he racks up followers. Burns has begun talks with suppliers for all things snooker. He added: “I’ve sent cues and cases all around the world. “You can’t believe where people have bought things from. I’ve sent cues to somebody in Fiji and in the Bahamas.” But the main aim does not lie on the Caribbean’s white sand beaches. Burns has set his sights on the next block of qualifiers in mid-September for the Northern Ireland Open, International Championship and Scottish Open. Comment now