Alexander Ursenbacher explains sparkling record against snooker GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan - 'He gets the best out of me'

Alexander Ursenbacher will return to snooker Q School this week in a bid to regain his professional status after enduring a miserable time last season. The talented Swiss player — dubbed 'Federer of the Baize' — won only eight matches in ranking events with half of those coming via the shorter format Championship League and Shoot Out competitions. Ad He slumped from 45th in the rankings at the end of the 2021/22 season to 87 a year later, with the fallout forcing him to head to Leicester in the quest to recapture a fresh two-year tour card.

World Championship'Princess Anne watched final' – Selby earns royal seal of approval after receiving MBEYESTERDAY AT 15:01 His main highlight last year saw him complete a 4-1 victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round of the British Open in Milton Keynes. Despite his recent toils, the former English Open semi-finalist enjoys a praiseworthy 3-1 lead against the snooker GOAT on their career head-to-heads, including a 6-5 success in the second round of the 2020 UK Championship. «Maybe he should go out there and pretend he’s playing me,» said O'Sullivan during last year's Northern Ireland Open.

The former European Under-21 champion would dearly love to find some of his old magic with 208 players competing for only eight tour cards at the Morningside Arena between Friday, May 26 and Tuesday, June 6. “When I play top players that aren’t Ronnie, I struggle as I feel I have to prove something," said Ursenbacher on WST. «When I play Ronnie, he just makes me focus.

I refuse to not have the perfect attitude and mindset against him. He was actually one of the only players I beat last season. »I felt bad heading into the game, but five minutes beforehand on the practice table in Milton