'He’s the special one' - Ronnie O’Sullivan working with Zhao Xintong and will give him 'unlimited time'

Ronnie O’Sullivan has confirmed he has been working with Zhao Xintong, and said it would give him huge pleasure to see the Chinese youngster fulfil his potential. Zhao, 24, has been tipped for greatness since his teenage years, and has finally made the breakthrough in the 2021/22 season with wins at the UK Championship and German Masters. Ad/> Despite winning two tournaments this term, Zhao still struggles for consistency — and O’Sullivan is working with him to improve his table-craft.

Welsh Open'A bit like the Nutty Professor' — Robertson credits 'genius' ideas of dad for his talent2 HOURS AGO «I've helped him a bit, he’s just got a few things that he needs to learn,” O’Sullivan told the BBC. “Not even learn, he picked it up within an hour, took me about two years to learn it. “I just want him to fulfil his potential.

It would be such a sadness for snooker if that kid was just winning tournaments because he was playing well and potting balls. “If he could embrace the other side of it because he’s a great safety player, it’s just knowing how to play the shot. “He’ll get it, and once he gets it, it’ll be lovely.” O'Sullivan performs a bit of grand larceny Rocket feels snooker needs a tiered system O’Sullivan is still competing at an extremely high level, and advanced to the last 16 of the Welsh Open with a win over Ding Junhui, but it appears he would be happier to see Zhao dominate the game.