Ronnie O’Sullivan purposely committed a foul during his International Championship exit on Tuesday.The Rocket was beaten 6-5 by Jack Lisowski in a thrilling second round clash in Nanjing, China. Despite his defeat, O’Sullivan was in good spirits during the early frames of the match as he left the crowd in hysterics.After falling 2-1 down, the world no.5 produced a 103 break to secure the fourth frame.With the frame already secured, O’Sullivan was left with a difficult shot on the green.Already using the mechanical bridge, he was unable to reach the ball and jokingly lifted both his feet off the floor to lean forward before taking the shot.His efforts were immediately penalised by the referee, only for O’Sullivan to pretend to be shocked by the decision.The crowd could be heard laughing before applauding the seven-time world champions antics.Snooker’s rules permit players to lean over the table, use it to support their weight and use the mechanical bridge in order to play shots.However, one foot must be kept on the ground when taking a shot otherwise the referee will call a foul.Having levelled the match at 2-2, O’Sullivan quickly found himself two frames down as Lisowski took control of their encounter.A late fightback saw the 49-year-old recover from 4-2 and 5-3 behind to take the last 32 clash to a final frame decider.The Rocket was penalised after lifting both feet off the ground to play a shot on the greenView Tweet: https://t.co/Lns3usZ9hSNorthern Ireland Open winner Lisowski would ultimately prevail, though.Jack-pot now faces Barry Hawkins on Wednesday for a place in the quarter-finals.When is Ronnie O’Sullivan next playing?As for O’Sullivan, he takes home £9,000 in prize money following his two wins in Nanjing.However, his wait for a 42nd ranking title continues as he approaches two years since his last triumph.O’Sullivan’s last ranking event victory came at the 2024 World Grand Prix in January last year.It will be at least a month until he ends that drought, with the UK Championship in York his next opportunity to do so.GettyO’Sullivan’s last 32 exit in China means his wait for a 42nd ranking title goes on[/caption]He will be in action before then, though, at the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship in Saudi Arabia.The non-ranking event is scheduled to get underway on November 19.Having received a bye into the second round, O’Sullivan will face either Shaun Murphy or Ziyad Alqabbani in his opening match.O’Sullivan won the first staging of the event in March 2024 before it was renamed from the World Masters of Snooker ahead of the 2024/25 season.