'Rubbish' - Stephen Hendry laments 'worst' Ronnie O'Sullivan display in 'few years' after Alexander Ursenbacher loss

Stephen Hendry described Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 4-1 defeat to Alexander Ursenbacher as «probably the worst I’ve seen Ronnie play for a good few years». Hendry and O’Sullivan shared an occasionally heated rivalry when the pair were both at their best, but as Hendry has retired and made an attempted comeback with limited success, their relationship has thawed over the years. Ad Hendry did not hold back while analysing O’Sullivan’s performance against Ursenbacher, who now boasts a 3-1 head-to-head record over the world No.

1. British OpenUrsenbacher shocks under-par O'Sullivan at British Open, Trump beats Si4 HOURS AGO O'Sullivan did not make a half-century break and only scored over 25 points in one frame. “That's probably the worst I've seen Ronnie play for a good few years” Hendry said on ITV.

“He was rubbish tonight.” Alan McManus, alongside Hendry in the studio, agreed that O’Sullivan was playing too loosely — he sunk two balls illegally with lacklustre safety play in the space of a couple of minutes. Ursenbacher shocks under-par O'Sullivan at British Open, Trump beats Si Federer proves importance of ambassadors in sport — especially snooker Murphy pots final black but loses to Wilson in remarkable finish “Ronnie let him off the hook with a couple of wild shots. When [Ursenbacher] got his chance he was fantastic.” Hendry agreed saying Ursenbacher had been «magnificent and took it to Ronnie from the word go.” Speaking after the match, Ursenbacher attempted to play down the win, but could not help but recognise the stature of his opponent.