RONNIE O’SULLIVAN, WHO REACHED THE WORLD GRAND PRIX LAST 16 MONTHS, SAYS HE WOULD ‘RATHER PLAY WELL AND GET BEAT’

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN, WHO REACHED THE WORLD GRAND PRIX LAST 16 MONTHS, SAYS HE WOULD ‘RATHER PLAY WELL AND GET BEAT’

Even after Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Pang Junxu to go to the World Grand Prix round of 16, he maintains that he is still not happy with his performance. En way to a 4-2 triumph, the Rocket scored his 32nd century of the season. Despite winning the Masters and UK Championship and having won all ten of his previous matches, the world No. 1 player maintains that “I’m still not really happy with my game.”

Ronnie O’Sullivan is adamant that losing is preferable to playing well and continuing to win, as he currently does.
The World No. 1 defeated Pang Junxu 4-2 in Leicester to go to the World Grand Prix round of 16.

My main concern is that I don’t feel confident or comfortable enough to be playing,” he said to ITV Sport.
It’s mostly related to cueing. Even though I’ve won competitions, I still feel like I can improve my game, which is more important to me than winning competitions.”
In fact, O’Sullivan has won all 10 of his games that he has played in, a streak that began with his victory in the semi-finals of the International Championship in early November.

I have no idea how I won this competition. – O’Sullivan is thrilled to have won the Masters eight times.

O’Sullivan advances after overcoming Pang’s comeback, and Williams wins the World Grand Prix over Un-Nooh.
Murphy defeats Higgins with a stunning rout to advance to the World Grand Prix last-16.
“Everyone is terrified by Ronnie growling at them,” Foulds said on O’Sullivan’s comeback.
He has since won the UK Championship and, on Sunday, defeated Ali Carter 10-7 to win the Masters for a record-breaking eighth time.

It’s been unexpected,” he went on. “To be honest with you, I have no idea where it originated. I’ll accept it! I refuse to say no to it!”However, could it be that I’m simply not that bothered? For me, it’s not the most significant thing.
“I still want to succeed. But my desire to perform well is what matters most. I would rather play poorly and lose than perform well and triumph. That’s how I feel about it.
Over the past two months, O’Sullivan’s lone blemish on his record is his withdrawal from the Scottish Open, which gave Liam Graham a walkover.

He has now officially announced that he will not be competing in the Welsh Open and German Masters.
“I’ll be missing quite a few tournaments after this,” he stated.
“I shouldn’t really have even come here to be honest with you,” he said. “I thought I’d be alright here, so I thought I’d just turn up, but in hindsight, I probably should have just bailed on this one as well.”Now that I’m here, though, I’m going to try my hardest.
Since I enjoy competing in China, I’ll strive to qualify for those events. After that, I’ll essentially be done until the Players Championship. Since that’s a pretty good tournament, I’ll try to attend as well.”