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Eurosport’s Jimmy White feels Ronnie O’Sullivan is in the sort of form that can carry him to a seventh World Championship title. O’Sullivan overcame a slow start to take command of his first-round clash with David Gilbert, rallying from 3-0 down to lead 6-3 overnight.
Ronnie O’Sullivan swatted aside an early scare to establish a 6-3 lead over David Gilbert in the opening session of their World Snooker Championship clash at the Crucible.
Ronnie O’Sullivan went through the gears to secure a 6-3 lead over David Gilbert after the opening session of their first-round clash in the World Championship at the Crucible. Gilbert came into the match having lost all seven of his tournament meetings with O’Sullivan, but brought up thoughts of a shock when racing into a three-frame lead.
Ronnie O’Sullivan found himself with his back against the wall at 3-0 down to David Gilbert in the first round of the World Championship, and responded in the best way possible with a stunning break of 122. The third frame of the first-round clash was a bitter one for O’Sullivan, as he was in command at 54-0 to the good but Gilbert got back in and stole it with a clearance from green to black. Ad/> The first round is best of 19, so losing it was not fatal but it left O’Sullivan under pressure.
“Could you turn that off please?” has become a regular line in the armoury of a snooker referee in recent years. Back in 1993, when Ronnie O’Sullivan made his World Championship debut, it was not needed — with mobile phones rare things. Ad/> Technology has evolved, to an extent that referee Brendan Moore had to deal with something that sounded like a satellite navigation system during O’Sullivan’s first-round clash with David Gilbert at the Crucible on Saturday.
Ronnie O’Sullivan has shrugged off the prospect of equalling Stephen Hendry’s record of seven world snooker titles on the eve of his first-round match against former semi-finalist David Gilbert at the Crucible.
Ronnie O'Sullivan's bid for a record-equalling seventh World Championship will start with a first round clash against David Gilbert.
Defending champion Mark Selby will take on Jamie Jones in the first round of the World Championship while Ronnie O’Sullivan faces a tricky opener against David Gilbert.