Tag: Ronnie O’Sullivan
Stephen Hendry admits sharing the record of seven World Championship titles with Ronnie O’Sullivan “would be an honour”. Six-time World Champion O’Sullivan is just two wins away from equalling Hendry’s record, which has stood since the Scotsman claimed his last Crucible crown in 1999. O’Sullivan’s run to the Semi-Finals in Sheffield this year has already […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan has tipped Yan Bingtao to win this year’s World Championship after booking his place in the semi-finals. The Rocket wrapped up a commanding 13-5 victory over Stephen Maguire on Wednesday to book his place in the last four at the Crucible for a record 13th time. Leading 11-5 overnight, the six-time World champion […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan admits his Second Round demolition of Mark Allen at The Crucible was “a tough match emotionally.” O’Sullivan rounded off a 13-4 rout of the Northern Irishman on Saturday afternoon, needing just 15 minutes to complete the job after storming to within a frame of victory overnight. The world number one continued his quest […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan moved to the brink of the World Championship quarter-finals after establishing a commanding 12-4 lead over Mark Allen on Friday. The Rocket dominated the opening two sessions and is just one frame away from a 20th appearance in the last eight at the Crucible. Indeed, the six-time World champion hit two centuries along […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan steps up his pursuit of a record-equalling seventh World Championship title with a Last 16 show-down against Mark Allen at The Crucible. O’Sullivan, an ever-present at The Crucible since 1993, made light work of a tricky opening tie against David Gilbert last weekend, defeating the 2019 semi-finalist 10-5 with three century breaks along […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan has been referred to the WPBSA disciplinary committee over an alleged lewd gesture he made during his First Round win over David Gilbert at The Crucible. O’Sullivan appeared to make the gesture after missing a routine black off the spot in the 13th frame of his match on Sunday and could face a […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan has laughed off Hossein Vafaei’s call for him to “retire”, admitting he found the remarks “funny”. Vafaei made the headlines last week after sensationally claiming O’Sullivan is ‘not good for the game’ and should step away from the sport. O’Sullivan began his quest for a record-equalling seventh World Championship title with a 10-5 […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan believes the battling qualities he displayed during victory over David Gilbert were similar to those demonstrated by Russell Crowe in the film Gladiator. The Rocket advanced to the second round of the World Championship after wrapping up a 10-5 win over Gilbert on Sunday. O’Sullivan headed into the second session carrying a 6-3 […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed his record-equalling 70th victory at the Crucible after seeing off David Gilbert 10-5 on Sunday. The Rocket moved level with Stephen Hendry as he booked his place in the second round of this year’s World Championship. The six-time World champion also maintained his perfect record against Gilbert, who he has beaten in […]