Ronnie O’Sullivan has set up retirement plan after World Grand Prix triumph

Ronnie O’Sullivan has set himself up for both the ideal retirement and a world championship run that will smash records. The ideal way for snooker’s greatest star to leave the sport would be to win an eighth global title and pass Stephen Hendry in the process.

At the World Grand Prix last week, O’Sullivan, by his own admission, played some of the finest snooker he has ever played. The fact that the world number one is at last having fun while on tour should be enough to bring comfort to the snooker fraternity.

O’Sullivan grinded it out to defeat Judd Trump in a remarkable comeback triumph on Saturday. He trailed 4-0 and 6-3 at different points in the match before rallying to win 10-7 in Leicester.

After winning the UK Championship and Masters in December and early January, respectively, O’Sullivan is in a strong position to enter The Crucible as the favorite to win the World Championship this year. This is his third championship in 50 days.

O’Sullivan, who hasn’t lost in the United Kingdom since October, maintains that Trump, the runner-up in the World Grand Prix, is the favorite to win in May. However, that just seems like an effort to relieve himself of some of the burden.

The 17-day World Championship may often be too taxing, the Rocket has admitted. He recently revealed to the Overlap that, after defeating Trump in the 2022 championship game, he went into “survival mode” and felt like a “ironman.”

O’Sullivan, who wears sneakers throughout the game to lessen discomfort in his feet, has basically acknowledged that he doesn’t care whether he wins or loses, which has prompted questions about his future. That feeling is partly contradicted by the perseverance needed to win three titles in 50 days, but the seven-time world champion