Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/18346651 Thoughts? Personally I think it will help him a lot to spend time with his kids and just relax then come back just before the UK Championship focused on winning a couple of ranking events.
Whatever makes him happy i guess, i still would prefer him playing but if he doesn't want to do it then that's fair enough, hopefully he'll be back doing well again sooner rather than later.