Wuhan Open 2023: Ronnie O'Sullivan after Mark Davis win – I'll keep playing snooker until I die
ByTNT Sports
Updated 11/10/2023 at 16:48 GMT+1
Ronnie O'Sullivan insists he is happy to compete on the snooker table even when he is not at his free-flowing best. The seven-time world champion eased into the last 32 of the Wuhan Open in China on Tuesday with a 5-1 win against Mark Davis. He next faces Pang Junxu on Wednesday afternoon. "I love competing. This is a big tournament and you want to do well in the big tournaments," said O'Sullivan.
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Snooker GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan insists he will happily keeping playing snooker until he dies.
Speaking after his 5-1 win over fellow Englishman Mark Davis in the last 64 of the Wuhan Open on Tuesday, the world No. 1 admitted he has no plans to hang up his cue as long as he is fit and healthy.
"I love the game, I enjoy it," O'Sullivan told reporters. "Sometimes it frustrates me, but I love the game, so why not? Keep playing until I die."
O'Sullivan followed up his 5-1 win over 1997 world champion Ken Doherty on Monday with breaks of 69, 101 and 62 against Davis, who staved off the whitewash with 75 in the fourth frame.
He will meet Pang Junxu in the round of 32 on Wednesday afternoon (live on Eurosport and discovery+) as he aims for a repeat of his .
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"I can't really comment on my form. I'm just playing and trying to be resilient," said O'Sullivan as he remained in the hunt for the £140,000 first prize.
"I try to fight for every ball and every match. You don't always play great, but sometimes you have to find a way to win.
"I love competing. This is a big tournament and you want to do well in the big tournaments."
"I don't look no further than my next match," added the Shanghai Masters winner, whose last ranking title success came with his seventh world title victory in May 2022.
"Sometimes you win, but I lose in 90% of the tournaments I play in.
"I probably win one in 10. So you try to do well in the big tournaments. When we play in a venue like this, good crowd and good venue, it makes you want to play well.
"That is what is important to the top players when you have a good crowd watching..the top players usually respond to that occasion."
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