Ronnie O’Sullivan tells fans what to expect of him at 2024 World Snooker Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan won the UK Championship on Sunday to raise hopes that the snooker legend can claim an eighth world title next spring at the Crucible in Sheffield
Ronnie O’Sullivan has warned fans against expecting him to win the World Championship(Eurosport)
warned fans against expecting him to win the World Snooker Championship in 2024, despite setting a new record by winning his eighth UK Championship.The Rocket defeated Ding Junhui 10-7 in York on Sunday to become the oldest champion in the tournament’s history. Sunday’s win meant that he broke the record set by Doug Mountjoy in 1988.
Remarkably, O’Sullivan is also the youngest-ever UK champion, having won his first title when he was just 17. He has also won the UK Championship in 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017 and 2018, as well as amassing 40 ranking event trophies.
While he consolidated his position as world number one, O’Sullivan has warned fans against expecting him to win next year’s World Championship. The Rocket has won seven world titles, with fans desperate for him to add an eighth, though the Englishman is not confident.
“You just have to focus, so now I think I use my head more and win matches with my experience more. It’s just bonkers isn’t it? That we’re 48 and still winning tournaments. I just don’t get it.
“Sheffield will be a hard thing to do, because it is 17 days. Physically that will be a tall ask of me, John (Higgins), or Mark (Williams) to win. These tournaments that are a week we can still do it.”
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