Ronnie O’Sullivan jokes he should change his ‘Rocket’ nickname after impressive Judd Trump win
Ronnie ‘the Rocket’ O’Sullivan could soon need to rebrand his nickname if he continues to tinker his cue action during matches.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan ousts Judd Trump at Players Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan cruised into the quarter-finals of the Cazoo Players Championship with an impressive 6-3 victory over Judd Trump in Wolverhampton.
Players Championship snooker LIVE: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Judd Trump showdown after Zhao Xintong faces Barry Hawkins
WELCOME TO WOLVERHAMPTON! Snooker's big guns take centre stage in Wolverhampton as the Aldersley Leisure Village hosts the 2022 Players Championship. Ad/> The top-16 players in the world based on the one-year rankings are in action, throwing up some tantalising ties between now and the final on Sunday, February 13.
'Horrible, horrible time' – Ricky Walden couldn't sleep and turned to drink as he feared 21-year career was over
Ricky Walden will face Mark Allen in the Players Championship first round on Tuesday evening feeling like he has finally sorted out the chronic back problems that threatened to torpedo his 21-year professional career. Walden lost 10-6 to Allen in the final of the event in Manchester six years ago before tumbling into a physical and mental morass.
Ricky Walden: I thought my career was done but this is just the start
Ricky Walden is enjoying his best season for years and is relishing every second of it after coming through seriously dark days, when he thought a back injury was bringing his career to a premature end.
Ronnie O'Sullivan loses again in the Championship League as John Higgins continues rampant form
Ronnie O’Sullivan has endured yet more pain in defeat in the Championship League, after losing to Ali Carter, who safely made it through to the semi-finals in Group 7. The one bright note for O’Sullivan was that he had earlier regained his composure to get past Ding Junhui 3-2 to make sure he did not finish the group stage sitting at the bottom of the table in Group 7.
Ronnie O'Sullivan easily swept aside by Kyren Wilson and John Higgins in Championship League group stage opening matches
Ronnie O’Sullivan was comprehensively beaten in the first two matches of his Championship League campaign, losing 3-0 against Kyren Wilson and John Higgins. Wilson made a 60 in the first frame to get off to a bright start. Ad/> It looked like O’Sullivan could have made a good break early in the second, but he split into the reds which left him behind the green.
Ronnie O'Sullivan hits two 147 breaks, but how do you beat snooker's greatest player? Dominic Dale reveals key secret
Ronnie O'Sullivan was thrilling snooker fans over the weekend by compiling two maximum 147 breaks during sell-out exhibition bouts in Mansfield and Walsall. While young UK champion Zhao Xintong was capturing the German Masters with a staggering 9-0 whitewash of Yan Bingtao in Berlin, O'Sullivan was preparing for next week's £385,000 Players Championship by running in two 147 breaks and narrowly missing out on a rare 155.