Tag: Ronnie O’Sullivan
Ronnie O’Sullivan has joked he would “need to lose an arm and a leg” to drop out of the world’s top 50 given the “poor” standard of the sport’s younger generation. O’Sullivan, 44, was a member of the sport’s infamous ‘Class of 92’, having turned professional that year alongside the likes of John Higgins and […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he is “on a holiday buzz” at an empty Crucible after booking his place in the Second Round in emphatic fashion. The five-time World Champion swept aside Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-1 in the fastest match in the history of the tournament, lasting just one hour and 48 minutes. O’Sullivan established an 8-1 […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan is one of three former World champions in action on day three of the 2020 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, along with John Higgins and Neil Robertson. The Rocket launches his record-breaking 28th consecutive Crucible campaign against Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in what promises to be a quickfire encounter between two of the fastest […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan has threatened to pull out of the 2020 World Snooker Championship following the news that fans will be welcomed into The Crucible. The UK government announced on Friday that the World Snooker Championship is one of three sporting events being piloted to welcome back spectators prior to a wider relaxation of measures from […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he is “enjoying” lockdown and hopes it will continue for the next five years. The five-time World Champion returned to competitive action at the recent Championship League after a four-month absence, bowing out at the Winners’ Group stage. O’Sullivan was among a star-studded line-up in the behind-closed-doors tournament in Milton Keynes and […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s opening Championship League campaign proved no close shave as he breezed through Group Ten without dropping a frame on Friday. The five-time World Champion, sporting a moustache for the first time, reeled off three consecutive 3-0 victories to book his place in the next phase of the tournament in Milton Keynes. In his […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan believes a World Championship played without a crowd would be better than no World Championship at all. The sport’s show-piece event has been rescheduled for July 31 to August 16 after initially being postponed due to government restrictions relating the Coronavirus pandemic. According to WST Chairman Barry Hearn, the preference is to stage […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan is perhaps the greatest player ever to grace a snooker table, and ‘The Rocket’ now has his own online slots game. Since turning professional in 1992, O’Sullivan has amassed a record-equalling 36 ranking titles, including five World Championships and seven UK Championships. The 44-year-old has also won The Masters a record seven times […]
Reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will miss out on the 2020 Players Championship after being displaced from 16th position on the one-year ranking list. O’Sullivan claimed a second consecutive Players Championship title in Preston 12 months ago, sealing glory in sensational style with his 1,000th career century break. The prestigious tournament is comprised only of the […]