{"id":301116,"date":"2023-12-01T21:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301116"},"modified":"2023-12-01T21:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:39:07","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-confesses-he-could-quit-snooker-for-new-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-confesses-he-could-quit-snooker-for-new-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O’Sullivan confesses he could quit snooker for new job"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Snooker star Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan has confessed that he may quit snooker for a new job due to \u2018feeling quite old\u2019 competing at the highest level. The 47-year-old is contemplating competing in the eight-ball pool circuit in China instead, but only if his sponsors allow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really hard on myself for my age,\u201d said O\u2019Sullivan talking to BBC Sport after beating 25-year-old Zhou Yuelong 6-5 in the UK Championship quarter-final. \u201cYou feel quite old out there playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think shall I go and play Chinese eight-ball pool. I like being in China. I\u2019ve got to see if my sponsors are cool with it, if they\u2019re alright with it then it\u2019s an easier gig for me. It\u2019s a smaller table, the players aren\u2019t as good so you can get away with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou bring a snooker skill to pool then you\u2019re ahead of the game as this is technically the harder sport. You get to a point, I don\u2019t want to be a sad-case out there. You look at them and think \u2018he\u2019s done mate\u2019. You see that with older players, you think \u2018just stop\u2019. It\u2019s going to come at some point, I don\u2019t want it to happen.<\/p>\n

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O\u2019Sullivan cruised into a 3-0 lead against Yuelong in their quarter-final match before making some uncharacteristic mistakes. The seven-time world champion looked frustrated at himself for missing some shots and lost five of the next seven frames.<\/p>\n

The Rocket found himself 5-4 down before drawing back to force a decider and then progressing into the semi-final. O\u2019Sullivan has won the UK Championship seven times with his last coming in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I get an eighth it will be \u2018what\u2019s it like going for a ninth\u2019,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s never-ending. I just want to have fun. It was hard work out there for me today. I felt a bit embarrassed to be honest. I was missing so many bad balls. You just think \u2018wow how do I correct that\u2019. I was pleased that I managed to turn it around.”<\/p>\n

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