SAD NEWS: Ronnie o’sullivan have been suspended due to how……….
In order to put his health and wellness first, Ronnie O’Sullivan announced that he will be taking a vacation from snooker, beginning with this week’s German Masters. Three straight victories for the Rocket, including the UK Championship and Masters, have left some people happy that the 48-year-old is taking a break from the game.
O’Sullivan came from behind to defeat Ding Junhui in the UK Championship final, before then getting the better of the Chinese star on his way to victories at the Masters and World Grand Prix.
In recent big events, only O’Sullivan has defeated the undefeated Ding. This happened in their Barbican final when they squared off for the UK Championship before the Rocket surged ahead in the closing frames.
Neal Foulds, a snooker analyst and former world No. 3, thinks Ding’s departure from the game will be welcomed by O’Sullivan’s opponents. Foulds said for Sporting Life, “[O’Sullivan] can’t keep winning every week, of course he can’t, but right now, when he’s playing well, it’s hard to see who steps up to take him down.”
“The other players will be glad that he isn’t in Berlin, but the German tournament organizers may be dissatisfied. Ding, who was soundly defeated in their World Grand Prix semifinal session and just denied in the UK Championship final, is one guy who will be very relieved to see Ronnie go. My ITV colleague Ken Doherty said that Ronnie’s snooker game was the finest he had ever seen, and he was just amazing.
