Ronnie O’Sullivan says to his fanms never will he be a loser

Ronnie O’Sullivan says to his fanms never will he be a loser.

After defeating Shaun Murphy 6-2 to go to the 14th Masters final, Ronnie O’Sullivan will take on Ali Carter on Sunday after the latter defeated Mark Allen 6-3.

Carter needs to defeat the opponent who defeated him in the finals of two world championships if he is to win his first triple crown. In 2008 and 2012, O’Sullivan defeated Carter in the Crucible and is now vying for an eighth Masters victory.

However, Carter secured a convincing victory over Allen by hitting three consecutive hundreds and winning the final 42 overs, playing as brilliantly as he ever has. Carter remarked, “I think I held myself together pretty well, and I’m excited to try my hand at the Rocket.” “I’m excited about it. It will be a demanding and lengthy day, but I’m excited about the challenge.

With four half-century breaks, the 48-year-old O’Sullivan moved one win away from being the oldest winner of the triple crown tournament, enough to defeat his longtime adversary Murphy in their first encounter in five years. At 43 years and 243 days, Stuart Bingham was the previous oldest champion in 2017. It hasn’t been won by O’Sullivan since 2016.

Murphy produced two incredible three-figure breaks, the best of which being 131 in the third frame. However, O’Sullivan’s carefree style paid off as lots of reds were hammered in the semi-final to the pleasure of an enthusiastic Alexandra Palace audience.

Following his triumph, O’Sullivan urged the younger upstarts in snooker to step up their game. He remarked, “I don’t feel that old.” “I am aware of my age, yet in my opinion, I feel young and.

When I play these young guys, I feel much older around the table. They appear dated! Their minds are quite slow, therefore I think my brain moves rather quickly around the snooker table, which is plenty. Yes, they really do need to get their act together because I am losing my vision, my arm hurts, and my knees hurt. They still can’t defeat me, though!

Play in the evening game was unusually interrupted when it was put on hold for around fifteen minutes so that a spectator could obtain medical attention. Carter then made consecutive century breaks to lead 3-1 at the half.

His advantage was now 4-1 after another skillfully constructed 105 break, but Allen broke the run in the fifth frame with a century of his own. Then, with Carter seemingly set on a break of 55, the Northern Irishman made it 4-3.

The 2020 Masters runner-up, Carter, won the following round 87-8. In the ninth frame, there was another brief break when a woman in the crowd required medical care.