Wuhan Open 2023: Ronnie O’Sullivan after Mark Davis win – I’ll keep playing snooker until I die

Snooker GOAT Ronnie O’Sullivan insists he will happily keeping playing snooker until he dies.

“I love the game, I enjoy it,” O’Sullivan told reporters. “Sometimes it frustrates me, but I love the game, so why not? Keep playing until I die.”

O’Sullivan followed up his 5-1 win over 1997 world champion Ken Doherty on Monday with breaks of 69, 101 and 62 against Davis, who staved off the whitewash with 75 in the fourth frame.

“I can’t really comment on my form. I’m just playing and trying to be resilient,” said O’Sullivan as he remained in the hunt for the £140,000 first prize.

“I try to fight for every ball and every match. You don’t always play great, but sometimes you have to find a way to win.

“I love competing. This is a big tournament and you want to do well in the big tournaments.”

“I don’t look no further than my next match,” added the Shanghai Masters winner, whose last ranking title success came with his seventh world title victory in May 2022.

“Sometimes you win, but I lose in 90% of the tournaments I play in.

“I probably win one in 10. So you try to do well in the big tournaments. When we play in a venue like this, good crowd and good venue, it makes you want to play well.

“That is what is important to the top players when you have a good crowd watching..the top players usually respond to that occasion.”