Criticism from Ronnie O’Sullivan after winning the 2024 Masters Semi-Final suggests he has strong opinions about certain aspects of the game or his opponents’ performances.

2024 Masters Semi-Final suggests he has strong opinions about certain aspects of the game or his opponents’ performances.

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s victory over Shaun Murphy in the Masters Snooker is a significant step toward a potential eighth title. It’ll be interesting to see how he performs in the final. Are you excited about the prospect of him securing another Masters title?

Ronnie O’Sullivan says he was “talking to Samaritans” throughout the world snooker tournament.
Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Shaun Murphy 6-2 to go to the final, continuing his quest for an eighth Masters victory.

After defeating Barry Hawkins in the quarterfinals, O’Sullivan made headlines by calling the Alexandra Palace venue “disgusting.” Despite this, he still put on an incredible display of snooker skill to defeat Murphy and advance to his incredible 14th Masters final.

In addition to his current record of being the youngest champion of the tournament, the 48-year-old may become the oldest player in history to win the Masters by winning the Sunday spectacular. He became the youngest and oldest guy to win the UK Championship after his triumph in December.

In the Sunday final, O’Sullivan will face either Ali Carter or Mark Allen, who square off later on Saturday.

Below, relive the semifinal:

2-1 Ronnie O’Sullivan Shaun Murphy Murphy overturns O’Sullivan’s advantage, but he departs the table leading 19–18 because to a malfunctioning cannon.

But he quickly re-enters the game with a well-placed safety shot, extending his advantage.

No, he really can’t! In an attempt to screw back for the color, he powers a red into the right corner, but misses the red. Muprhy, 31-19, but O’Sullivan is back at the table.

2-1 Ronnie O’Sullivan Murphy Shaun
In frame four, Ronnie O’Sullivan hits a magnificent pot right in the middle of the balls, but he can only get eighteen before missing a red to the corner as it flicks off another red.

Murphy then puts himself in scoring position by potting a red to right middle.