‘Not happy’ Ronnie O’Sullivan intends to withdraw from snooker tournaments
If they were in Ronnie O’Sullivan’s position right now, the majority of professional snooker players might be ecstatic, but the man isn’t happy about it having said he will begin missing tour tournaments.
The ‘Rocket’ defeated Ali Carter last Sunday to capture his 23rd Triple Crown, adding the championship to the victories he has already accrued this season at the Shanghai Masters and UK Championship.
The 48-year-old O’Sullivan is currently the overwhelming favorite to create further history this year as he goes for an unprecedented ninth global title at the Crucible. He also defeated Pang Junxu 4-2 in the opening round of the World Grand Prix on Wednesday at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, demonstrating his sustained good form.
Following his victory, O’Sullivan disclosed his three-month itinerary, pledging to skip the Welsh Open and German Masters among other tournaments. “After this, I’m going to miss a lot of tournaments,” O’Sullivan stated on ITV.
“Although I’ve won competitions, I’m not very satisfied with my performance. Honestly, I shouldn’t have came here. In retrospect, I ought should have bowed on this one too.
But I’m here now, so I’m going to give it my best shot. I’m going to try to qualify for the China event because I like the China events. That will be pretty much be me done. I’ll show up for the Players as well because that is quite a decent tournament.”
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