RONNIE O’SULLIVAN SPEAKS ABOUT HIS MANAGEMENT OF Illness Throughout the World Snooker Championship

According to Ronnie O’Sullivan, surviving the 17-day sports stress test and trying to stay fit for the World Championship requires expertise. The seven-time Crucible champion, who battled a virus during a 10-7 victory over Pang Junxu in the opening round on Saturday night, was heading for a period of rest. “There is a lot that can go wrong for you,” he stated.

Before he goes back to the table at the 47th World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, Ronnie O’Sullivan has retreated to his bed. However, he is not unfamiliar with feeling ill during the elite event in the sport.
In a 10-7 victory with Pang Junxu on Saturday night, O’Sullivan disclosed that he was fighting a virus just as much as his opponent. It was the first time in ten years that O’Sullivan has failed to register a century break at the Crucible.

I’ve been hanging in there all day because I have a bug; my legs, limbs, everything is gone,” he remarked. “I was so anxious to cross the boundary. It’s an awful sensation.

After a few days of relaxation and recovery, OSullivan, who has scored 199 Crucible hundreds since making his debut in 1993, intends to be revitalized and ready to take on Ding Junhui or Hossein Vafaei in the last 16.
He is scheduled to compete on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the best-of-25 frame match.
Being sick at the largest event in sports is not a surprise for O’Sullivan, who is attending the Crucible for a record-breaking 31 times in a row. He acknowledges that he was really unwell on the first morning of the 2012 championship match against Ali Carter, but he bounced back to take a 10-7 lead into the second day.

In Sheffield, I’ve experienced several restless nights and bounced back from them. That’s a little matter,” O’Sullivan said to Eurosport. “There are other things that could occur in those 17 days that make you ask yourself, ‘God, how am I going to handle this one?'”like how your tip is being received. It is a nightmare to have to play through this and apply a new tip. or food poisoning occurs.”I spent the entire morning spitting up on the morning I played Ali Carter. I was unwell. I went out for the first session really exhausted. “I’ve come all this way, and all morning I’ve been spewing up,” I thought to myself. I felt horrible and my face was covered with blotches.However, I managed to get through.

I never mentioned that to anyone. All I can recall is being ill all morning when I woke up. And just asking yourself, “What happened to me?”I was surprised that I was able to play that well considering how sick I was—food illness was definitely the cause. I had some difficulty in the evening, but the following day I felt as rejuvenated as a daisy.
“I had luck with that one.”

Even though O’Sullivan defeated his former Essex opponent 18–11 to win his fourth world title, he is not always fortunate in the demanding 17-day competition known as the “potting road to perdition.”
In addition to being the victim of what may have been the greatest upset in Crucible history—losing 10-8 to amateur James Cahill in the first round four years ago—he also suffered from sickness during that crucial match.

“I don’t make any excuses and James Cahill played really well, but I was battered,” he stated. It was abhorrent. Food poisoning was the cause. Something like that, what can you do?Many things may go wrong for you. Your prospects are lost if you have a poor dinner in the semifinals and feel a little under the weather.It’s a lot of work to be done in just 17 days. There is less likelihood of something going wrong over a week. The contests are quick matches that end with a bang. The Crucible is not like that. You need to take good care of yourself because you will be working for three weeks.