Ronnie O’Sullivan makes ‘horrible murky world’ admission after reaching yet another final
Ronnie O’Sullivan will play Mark Williams or Mark Allen in the final of the Johnstone’s Paint Tour Championship in Manchester on Sunday after beating Gary Wilson
Ronnie O’Sullivan said he had been battling the instinct to delve into the “horrible murky world ” of over-thinking his game after beating Gary Wilson to reach yet another final.
O’Sullivan beat the Scottish and Welsh Open champion 10-7 in Manchester on Friday night to book a 64th ranking final of his remarkable career. The Rocket will play the winner of Mark Williams vs Mark Allen on Sunday in the final of the Johnstone’s Paint Tour Championship – his sixth tour final of the season.
He looks in fine form ahead of his bid to win a record eighth title at the World Championship later this month. But the 48-year-old said his victory had been far from straightforward and he has been working hard with his sports psychiatrist Steve Peters to master the mental side of the game.
“I know I am never going to stop tinkering but I have to somehow get my head strong enough to be able to deal with it and not go too deep into the horrible murky world.”
O’Sullivan has already earned over £1million in winnings this season and is showing no signs of slowing down ahead of a return to the Crucible in a few weeks. He has won Triple Crown events at the UK Championship and The Masters as well as the World Grand Prix, Shanghai Masters and World Masters of Snooker, despite suffering from “the yips”.
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