Ronnie O’Sullivan casts doubt on his snooker career since he is “not having fun”

Ronnie O’Sullivan has once again questioned his snooker future after squeezing into the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix in Leicester with a 4-3 win over Zhou Yuelong.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has again shared his struggles despite reaching the World Grand Prix quarter-finals in Leicester, saying he’s not having fun.

After a close 4-3 victory over Zhou Yuelong, he told ITV4: “I’ve got to really consider whether I can carry on feeling how I’m feeling out there I just don’t get any enjoyment from the way I’m hitting the ball. I feel like it’s just hard work, I haven’t a clue where the balls are going, and a lot of it’s just guess-work.”

He added that winning makes it harder to decide what to do next. He said: “The worst thing is you’re winning bloody tournaments as well. If I was getting pumped every round playing like that it would be an easy decision to make.”

Ronnie started strong with two big breaks but then missed a shot that let Zhou come back into the game. Despite never beating Ronnie before, Zhou managed to tie the match with some great shots. Ronnie reflected, “I’ve got to really consider whether I can carry on feeling how I’m feeling out there I just don’t get any enjoyment from the way I’m hitting the ball.”

Despite bouncing back from a three-frame deficit in their latest UK Championship face-off in December, Zhou ended up trailing again before forcing another final frame decider by landing 65 and 66 breaks. After hitting a red and black first, Zhou missed his centre shot, allowing O’Sullivan to swoop in with a cool 90 break to secure yet another win.

“It’s been happening like this for 25 or 30 years, so it’s nothing new,” said O’Sullivan. “It’s the only thing I’ve known and it’s hard not to do this because it’s my job, it’s all I know, so I’ve struggled through it. But I can’t accept bad cueing, I’d rather cue well and lose than cue awful and win tournaments. I get no satisfaction out of it, I really don’t.”

Meanwhile, after defeating Tom Ford 4-2 in the Northern Ireland Open, O’Sullivan will face last-eight challenger Gary Wilson. Mark Allen, the reigning champion, lost 4-2 to Zhang Anda, China’s emerging star. Despite scoring a 137 break after a sluggish start that left him three frames behind, Allen was unable to stay in the competition.

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Ronnie O’Sullivan casts doubt on his snooker career since he is “not having fun”

Ronnie O’Sullivan casts doubt on his snooker career since he is “not having fun”

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