Ronnie O'Sullivan fooling no one as he chases immortality
Ronnie O'Sullivan's insistence that he doesn't care whether he wins or loses when he plays isn't fooling anyone, according to Irish pro Fergal O'Brien.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan v Hossein Vafaei: When is World Snooker Championship grudge match? War of words timeline
Hossein Vafaei has fanned the flames ahead of his match with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the World Championship in Sheffield, with the Iranian star saying he wants to “shut” the seven-time champion’s mouth in an astonishing interview. Vafaei will play his hero-turned-foe in the second round at the Crucible after beating Ding Junhui 10-6 on Monday, a day after defending champion O’Sullivan saw off Pang Junxu. despite being unwell.
Hossein Vafaei told by Jimmy White to 'do talking on the table' after comments about Ronnie O'Sullivan
Jimmy White says he would rather Hossein Vafaei “do his talking on the table” after the Iranian claimed he wants to “shut” Ronnie O’Sullivan’s mouth. Vafaei beat Ding Junhui 10-6 with an impressive second session display to set up an eagerly-anticipated clash against O’Sullivan in the second round. Ad It comes 12 months on after he told The Rocket to retire for being “disrespectful”, with O’Sullivan warning his snooker rivals to “not rattle my cage” following his opening round victory on Saturday.
World Championship: Hossein Vafaei sets up Ronnie O'Sullivan showdown after fine display to beat Ding Junhui
Hossein Vafaei produced the first Crucible victory of his career with a 10-6 win over world No. 16 Ding Junhui to progress to the second round. Vafaei will play defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan next.
Vafaei fans flames as he sets up O'Sullivan grudge match
Hossein Vafaei produced a stunning display of scoring to beat Ding Junhui 10-6 and set up a grudge match with defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Cazoo World Championship.
Ronnie O’Sullivan warns rivals he ‘loves it’ when he’s criticised one year on from Hossein Vafaei comments
Ronnie O’Sullivan has warned his rivals to not “rattle my cage” after he battled his way into the second round of the World Championship. O’Sullivan revealed he was carrying a bug during his 10-7 victory over Pang Junxu and will face Ding Junhui or Hossein Vafaei on Friday. Ad Vafaei called on The Rocket to retire last year and stated he was “not good for the game”, before O’Sullivan went on to lift a seventh Crucible Crown.
O'Sullivan starts World Championship against Pang Junxu
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will take on Pang Junxu in the first round of the World Snooker Championship while Mark Selby will kick off his campaign with a meeting with Matthew Selt.