Ronnie O’Sullivan Insisting that he is a snooker phony who doesn’t give a damn about his outcomes,

According to Ronnie O’Sullivan, he is a snooker phony who shouldn’t be playing since he doesn’t care about his performance.

This year, the Rocket is attempting to surpass his own record of seven victories in the Cazoo UK Championship in York. He will face Zhou Yuelong of China in the quarterfinals.

In front of an enthusiastic audience at the Barbican Centre on Monday afternoon, Wales’ Matthew Stevens was defeated 6-2 by world No. 1 and reigning seven-time world champion O’Sullivan.

O’Sullivan, however, called himself a “impostor” and “unbreakable” after acknowledging that he felt hollow since, even in the face of a shattering loss, he would remain unfazed and simply want to go get a beer.

“I shouldn’t even be playing really by rights at my age if you look at Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry and those guys,” stated O’Sullivan, who recorded breaks of 81, 94, 107, 73, and 102. I find it all rather humorous, so I don’t take it too seriously.

I suffer from a mild case of imposter syndrome. When I went through that stretch of losing five finals, I felt happy because it seemed natural.

“However, I didn’t really think I played well enough or earned it until I started winning tournaments again. I felt like a phony, and it seemed like a scheme to let me do it.

“I wasn’t overjoyed when I won the worlds again in May since it put.

I mostly continue to come because it gives me something to do; after working on the pig farm for a year, I became bored.

“I pay attention to both my body and mind.” I put a lot of mental effort into my bouts, but I don’t really care how well I play.

“I could lose by 6-0 and still enjoy myself in York.” Every game is like practice for me since I am not under any pressure, even if it is difficult.

This is so unimportant now that I’ve found my way; it’s all a bonus.

“I truly am unbreakable because even if I lost 10-0, I would still say, ‘Lovely, let’s go for a.

Coming down the stairs with the crowd doesn’t really get the juices flowing, I don’t get excited like I used to but I am here to do a job. “It’s nice to get a few oohs and aahs from a crowd, that’s a good feeling because you know when you have played a good shot by the response.”

This year’s arena setup at the UK has been jazzed up, regaining some of its lost prestige as the first major of the season. O’Sullivan, who has been known for being extremely critical of venues in the past, continued, saying, “We have grown accustomed to four tables and 128 players and all that so you come here and it’s like ‘Don’t spoil me’.” Unless they are going to maintain this level consistently and not return to how it was previously. “I mean, having a tournament like this every now and then is not good enough for me. If every one was like this, great. If not, I’d almost rather they were all just like they were before.”

“You are not going to win if you don’t take advantage of your chances against Ronnie, especially when he is playing like that,” Stevens stated after the game.

In the greatest match of the tournament thus far, qualifier Zhou defeated fellow countryman and close friend Yan Bingtao 6-5 to secure the much anticipated matchup with the Rocket.

“It was a really great match and we both played well,” he added later, referring to his dear friend, whom he had known since he was nine years old.

With the way I played, I might have lost and yet been satisfied. I believed I had lost when I missed a black in the final frame, but Yan missed a.

Because we are so close, playing him was challenging. Although I did hit on the table, my hand is OK. Furthermore, I am eager to play Ronnie since you never know how long he will be available or how many opportunities there will be.