Ronnie O’Sullivan compares tournaments to ‘paid practice’
Ronnie O’Sullivan, who advanced to the Players Championship quarterfinals on Tuesday, likened his performances on the World Snooker Tour to “paid practice.”
The world number one defeated Zhou Yuelong 6-2 in Telford despite not being at his best. He had breaks of 136, 73, and 62.
In a successful 2023–24 snooker season, O’Sullivan has won four events, including the coveted Masters and the UK Championship.
The Rocket has also chosen to forego most of the smaller events on the schedule; Judd Trump used a similar strategy at the Welsh Open in Llandudno last week.
However, O’Sullivan, who has withdrawn from games this season due to a variety of health issues, does not believe that playing less has anything to do with his sustained success.
That’s what I’ve always done, so it’s not really the reason. There are further explanations, Ronnie O’Sullivan said to ITV Sport.
“My goal in coming here is to try to get some match practice. I’ll attempt to learn as much as I can from it.
Whatever I gain from this tour is just frosting on the cake for me, so I’ll make sure I’m sharp for when I’m doing my other bits and pieces.
“I’ve got my ambassador work and my exhibitions.” I just fit in a few events around it, which is my primary focus.
“I shall participate in the competitions in which I have a contract. It’s okay because my ambassadors clearly want me to participate in them. I’ll
The most important thing to me is that I love my fans.
“What matters most is that my fans continue to want to see me perform, come watch me, and believe that I am worth their money.
However, it’s basically just a day out for me. I simply enjoy taking trips away from home, making reservations at AirBnBs, going to the gym, and running.
“After that, squeeze in a few frames of snooker; it’s really just a little paid practice.”
On the second day of the Players Championship, Mark Allen defeated Mark Williams 6-3 and advanced to the round of eight with a strong performance.
The Northern Irishman had a lightning-fast start to the competition, accumulating a total clearance of 146 and
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