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Credits - Getty Images Ronnie has admitted that Judd Trump is the best in the world in the current situation but has a long way to go to be called one of the greats in the game. Trump has won 6 ranking titles in this season but O'Sullivan thinks that he is capable of much more. Ronnie is not surprised by Trump's record-breaking achievement as he thinks he is capable to do wonders in the game of snooker. He's a brilliant player, he's got so much talent, cue power he can play shots that no one else can play "He's a confidence player as well, you can be 5-6 frames up on him but if he starts fancying it, the scoreboard goes out of the window. He pots and pots and scores and scores and he does it so quickly as well" I'm not surprised he's won 6 tournaments this season because there's so many tournaments now, if you play 18 tournaments, you can win one in three, one in two! Credits : World Snooker Trump has won the International Championsh

Credits - Daily Mirror Earlier this year, Ronnie O'Sullivan decided not to enter the Masters 2020 citing personal reasons. Well this was the first time that the 7-time Masters champion Ronnie O'Sullivan decided not to enter the event. He proclaimed that "it was a mistake on world snooker's part and they hope to accept it. O’Sullivan Personal reasons not behind Masters absence It's a fantastic tournament but I just didn't want to play in it this year.I'm looking forward to doing some other stuff The masters is such a great tournament that I just think that spot should go to someone who's dedicated to the game, loves playing and will give 100 percent" But in the recent live session with Stephen Hendry, Ronnie revealed the actuals reasons why he didn't enter the tournament. It was the interviews after the match that exhausted Ronnie and made him make this decision It wasn't playing in the masters but all the stuff that go

Ronnie O'Sullivan believes that dad's 18-year jail sentence affected his career. Ronnie senior was jailed for murder in 1992 for a period of 18 years and the rocket believed that he was big force driving him. He kept him on the straight and narrow. "To not have him was tough. It was teamwork". "From 1995-2000 I won a few tournaments but I was never really consistent as I should've been.  "I probably wasted 5 years of my career. My dad was away and when he went away, it took me a year to get my head around accepting that he wasn't going to be around" "When I won that tournament, I devoted that win to him and if I never won another tournament, it would be fine" The 5 time world championship thinks that he would have surpassed Hendry's record of 7 world titles if he had not lost his attention. "I certainly would have enjoyed my career more having him around than not having him around. I would have won more tournaments if he was t

Credits - Daily Star World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn has revealed that the world snooker championship might get cancelled if ruled out for the second time due to the outbreak of CoronaVirus. Hearn said - " I'd rather get it on at the crucible or have nothing". The world championship was supposed to start by the 18th April till the 5th of May but due to the pandemic, it had to be postponed. I don't want to lose the world championship. It's an important thing for the sport and for millions of TV audiences across the globe Although there is a alternative date for the world snooker championship but if that doesn't get allowance by the UK government, the championship might just be cancelled.  Depending on the government's advice, the world snooker officials have stated that they have 3 options -  Playing matches with reduced crowd Playing behind closed doors Postpone the event to a later date  "To be honest, if you went past the alternative date, you wo

Snooker was born in India Credits - The Better India Not many people are aware that the game of snooker originated in India. It was invented in 1875 in the province of Jabalpur and has since grown into a major international sport with a viewership of almost 500 million. WST ( World Snooker TV) will collaborate with the Indian Business group (IBG) to celebrate the 145th anniversary of the sport. They will be discussing the sports originality and it's current situation in a special week starting from 11th May- 15th May. This will be broadcasted on the all WST's digital platforms which will include classic matches and interviews with current and past indian snooker players. Snooker's 145th anniversary falls at a time when there is a major outbreak in the world which also led to the postponement of the World Snooker Championship. Now is the perfect time to explore the relationship between India, Snooker and Fans. Sport can bring people together and help them to

Credits - Snooker Shorts A maximum break in snooker is commonly known as a 147. The 147 is achieved when a snooker player pots all 15 reds with 15 blacks and then the remaining 6 colors which contribute 27 points. When we speak of maximum breaks, the only snooker player that comes to our minds is  Ronnie O'Sullivan . Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15th maximum breaks throughout his snooker career. There's no other player who can entertain us more than Ronnie O'Sullivan . Ronnie holds the record of the fastest maximum break which stands at 5 minutes and 8 seconds. But there are other maximum breaks too which have been fastest after O'Sullivan's fastest break.  Here is the list of top 5 fastest maximum 147 breaks and as expected, Ronnie O'Sullivan holds all the top 5  1. Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997) - 5:08 seconds 2. Ronnie O'Sullivan (2003) - 6:30 seconds 3. Ronnie O'Sullivan (2001) - 6:36 seconds 4. Ronnie O'Sullivan (2000) - 6:40 seconds 5. Ronn

Credits - Getty Images Ronnie O'Sullivan spoke to Eurosport about how John Higgins is the player who " kept him on his toes more than anybody". Ronnie spoke on a vodcast by Eurosport and told them how his rivalry with John Higgins elevated his overall game. O'Sullivan and Higgins have had 69 matches in their snooker career and Ronnie has won 37 of the encounters. But according to Ronnie, John always kept him on his toes. We've had some great battles. I've taken some really bad beatings from John, they've hurt, but like I said, when you're younger the ones that hurt makes you stronger  "If I was taking those beatings now, I'd run a mile. I'd be like "I'm not up for this" but when you're younger, you've got no fear. But as you get older, you don't want to take those beatings, so you don't learn so much when you're older.

Judd Trump seems to have a problem with a snooker shot selection for the "Shot of the Tournament". According to him, there were various other shots that deserved to win that title but not particularly this one by Gary Wilson.  This is the shot which Gary Wilson Played - This was the shot played by Gary Wilson to which Judd Trump tweeted -  It was a very good shot and intended.. but I’m not sure it was even his best shot of the tournament 🤷🏻‍♂️ the snooker escape against brecel for me was even better. But all opinions — Judd trump (@judd147t) May 6, 2020 What do you guys think? Was this worth Shot of the Tournament?? Comment below and let us know. -- Check out our other social media accounts for more snooker -- SOCIAL MEDIA  - 1)  Facebook 

Ronnie O'Sullivan and the WST chairman Barry Hearn have had their ups and downs and Hearn has only one thing to say - The Rocket's Genius. Ronnie has known Barry Hearn for 3 decades now, twice served as his manager and now is in charge of the sport. However, their relationship have had many difficulties one being very seriously last year when Ronnie came up with the idea of a breakaway tour to which Hearn didn't care much. Ronnie O'Sullivan is a lovely lovely person, he's also a genius and there lies the problem The Rocket has not played in every single event available this year and Barry believes that it would be really wise for Ronnie to make a comeback while he still can. " The overriding factor is that Ronnie was born to play snooker and I don't want him to regret it when he's 60" said Hearn. A genius is not normal, they don't say normal things and they don't act normally, and that's one of the reasons why they are a ge

Courtesy : Eurosport Ronnie O'Sullivan has predicted Xiao Xintong to be the next big player in world snooker but once " He properly learns the game". O'Sullivan has predicted rapid rise of China's snooker player once he properly knows how and when to play a snooker shot. The 23-year old snooker player could make to only one quarter final this season which O'Sullivan regards as naivety in the way he plays the game especially the tactical side of it. But once he learns, O'Sullivan believes that he has enormous potential to bypass various snooker rivals. * Follow Ronnie O'Sullivan - The Rocket on Youtube * Xiao reminded Ronnie of the attacking Stephen Hendry in terms of his attacking play back in 2016 where he enjoyed a shocking win against John Higgins in the German Masters to reach his first last - 16. O'Sullivan said on an Instagram Live that - " I think that Xintong is better than all of them. He is unbelievably talent

Ronnie O'Sullivan is undoubtedly the greatest of all time in the snooker world. He's loved all across the world, people love watching him play and he also is a crowd pleaser. He has millions of fans all across the globe. Fans who want him to play in every tournament, fans who know every little detail about the snooker god.  Are you that fan? Do you know everything about Ronnie O'Sullivan? Well we guess that it's time to find that out. Take this quiz and see how well you know your favourite snooker player.  Loading… SOCIAL MEDIA  - 1)  Facebook  2)  Instagram 3)  Youtube  READ MORE -- --  Ronnie O'Sullivan Best Performance of his Snooker Career  -- --  When Will World Snooker Championship Start  -- --  I would love to win another World Title - Ronnie O'Sullivan  --

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Reanne Evans is thinking of debuting at the world snooker championship whenever it starts. She's been doing all she can to debut at the prestigious event. If this happens, Reanne Evans will become the first woman to ever debut at the world snooker championship. Evans was set to be competing in the qualifying of the championships before it got postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus. Now that we have rescheduled dates of the tournament, we might see her competing in the qualifying rounds of the championship. Reanne is determined to reach the final stages of the championship. She also discussed the global expansion of woman's snooker. She also looked back on her close defeat to Shaun Murphy at the Champion of Champions. Follow us on Youtube - She said - It isn't just a woman's dream or my dream but it's everyone's dream to play at the world snooker championship. It's the one thing that you really want to cross off that list. "Woman'

Ronnie O'Sullivan joins Andy Goldstein in the snooker podcast " The Break" . In this interesting podcast, O'Sullivan discusses about how his life changed in the 1990's after he got popular as a snooker player, the imprisonment of his dad and how a spell in rehab proved to be a turning point in his career. *SUBSCRIBE TO RONNIE O'SULLIVAN - THE ROCKET ON YOUTUBE* The 5 time world champion explains the role of Ray Reardon and Steve Peters in making him a better snooker player.  "By the time I’m 50 I'll call it a day... I can’t go on forever" @ronnieo147 reveals his retirement plans to @andygoldstein05 in the latest episode of the Snooker Vodcast 🎧 You can also listen to The Break - Eurosport's new snooker podcast here: https://t.co/eJqirMkrIC — Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) April 24, 2020 While discussing his retirement plans, he said - "By the time I'm 50 I'll call it a day, I can't go on forever"

Peter Ebdon won the 2002 WSC against Stephen Hendry  Peter Ebdon, former world championship has retired from the professional snooker after injury. He opted to end his career than to have spinal surgery after enduring neck, back, shoulder and arm pain. Ebdon, 49, won the 2002 world snooker championship after beating Stephen Hendry 18-17 in a thrilling final. He got into the final of the world championship thrice (1996, 2002 and 2006 ). During his 29 year career,  Peter Ebdon won 6 ranking events including the UK championship in 2006. Ebdon said - " I had a MRI scan several weeks ago and that showed significant wear and tear in my neck and I have been in pain since Christmas" He also said - " Two of my vertebrae needs to be replaced which is too risky as if it went wrong, I could be on a wheelchair my entire life. IT"S FAR TOO RISKY" Barry Hearn congratulated Ebdon on his wonderful career. Following was his tweet - @pdebdon Heard the news of yo