‘I am so confused .. It is a struggle’ – Ronnie O’Sullivan gives a worrying interview

Ronnie O’Sullivan feels dazed and confused and is not sure if he will ever recover from his most crushing melting pot loss.

De Raket, 49, was hammered 17-7 In the semi -final of Magnificent Zhao Xintong, who won with a session to save, and stands in line to become the first world viewer of China.

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It’s 31 years ago O’Sullivan left the World Snooker Championship With a reserve session in such a embarrassing way.

Qualification Xintong, 28, Won eight frames in a row More than 82 minutes in the second session on Friday – the fourth time that O’Sullivan had passed a sessionshitewash.

O’Sullivan – who have changed his cue tip three times And once in the game – Ferrule said: ‘I don’t know to be honest.

“I lost what I used to have. I am so confused. It really feels like a struggle.

“I don’t know if it was me, the Cue tip or the Ferle. I didn’t know where the white ball was going.

“I tried something else with my cue. I tried to go back to the old copper ferrule.

“I was not surprised (due to the session loss). I played in practice that way. It is difficult to get my head around it. I can’t even solve it, that’s the problem. I don’t know if I can repair it.

“I want to give it two years, but if you play like that, it’s pretty useless. It’s not good.

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“I have been so four years old and tried to grind it. I had no idea where the cue ball was going. I desirable it in the hole.

“I don’t know how to correct the mistake. That’s the worrying. I’m so far away – I don’t even know where to start.

List of all-time Snooker World Champions

Below is a list of snooker world champions per year.

The record is for the modern era, generally considered dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took over control over the sport.

The first world championships ran from 1927 – with a break of 1941-45 for Second World War and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.

Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players in that period.

Stephen Hendry And Ronnie O’Sullivan Share the record for the Most titles in modern timeswith seven each.

• 1969 – John Spencer
• 1970 – Ray Reardon
• 1971 – John Spencer
• 1972 – Alex Higgins
• 1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
• 1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
• 1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
• 1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
• 1977 – John Spencer (2)
• 1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
• 1979 – Terry Griffiths
• 1980 – Cliff Thorburn
• 1981 – Steve Davis
• 1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
• 1983 – Steve Davis (2)
• 1984 – Steve Davis (3)
• 1985 – Dennis Taylor
• 1986 – Joe Johnson
• 1987 – Steve Davis (4)
• 1988 – Steve Davis (5)
• 1989 – Steve Davis (6)
• 1990 – Stephen Hendry
• 1991 – John Parrott
• 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
• 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
• 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
• 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
• 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
• 1997 – Ken Doherty
• 1998 – John Higgins
• 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
• 2000 – Mark Williams
• 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
• 2002 – Peter Ebdon
• 2003 – Mark Williams (2)
• 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
• 2005 – Shaun Murphy
• 2006 – Graeme Dott
• 2007 – John Higgins (2)
• 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
• 2009 – John Higgins (3)
• 2010 – Neil Robertson
• 2011 – John Higgins (4)
• 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
• 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
• 2014 – Mark Selby
• 2015 – Stuart Bingham
• 2016 – Mark Selby (2)
• 2017 – Mark Selby (3)
• 2018 – Mark Williams (3)
• 2019 – Judd Trump
• 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
• 2021 – Mark Selby (4)
• 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
• 2023 – Luca Brecel
• 2024 – Kyren Wilson

Most world titles (Modern era)

• 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
• 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
• 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
• 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
• 2 – Alex Higgins

“I’ve been terrible for a while. I never gave him a game and that is disappointing.

“Zhao played well and earned his victory. He played better than me.”

O’Sullivan, the sevenfold world champion, came in after a horror show in the evening session and opened by winning frames 17 and 18.

But every time he missed a ball, Xintong always punished him, sometimes in one visit, and often with an excellent long pot.

The fans who shouted ‘Come On, Ronnie’ quickly fell silent when Xintong claimed the five frames he needed in the evening session to book his place in a first final.

The couple embraced at the end and Xintong, who scored the top with a 128, wanted the crowd of O’Sullivan to clap.

In the colorful career of Ronnie

From his lightning breaks to explosions among officials, Ronnie O’Sullivan has brought Snooker to the spotlight.

But the defeated man “tried to get out as quickly as I could because it was his time to enjoy.”

He added: “If Zhao wins the world title, it would be great. He would be a megaster. Great for Snooker and his life too.”

Stephen Hendry, who was on BBC commentary, will be very happy that his joint record of seven world crowns will remain intact for at least another 12 months.

Amateur Xintong-Die returned last September from a 20-month corruption ban has the advantage of a day off before being confronted with Judd Trump or Mark Williams on Sunday and Monday.

He said: “I can’t believe this. I want to play as an exhibition. I want to enjoy this.

“Sometimes the crowd cheered at Ronnie and it was nervous for me. But he earned that. He is a legend.

“I have to thank Ronnie, he helped me much earlier. I don’t want to win on the melting pot. Hopefully he can go to no. 8 here. He is my idol.

“It’s a great time for me. I will have a big lunch. Don’t think about Snooker.”

World Snooker Tour is now organizing a large Break-like exhibition on Saturday afternoon in the session where this match would have been played and does not offer any refunds.