When does Ronnie O'Sullivan return to action after Players Championship defeat to Neil Robertson?

Ronnie O'Sullivan will be able to quickly put his disappointing defeat to Neil Robertson in the Players Championship quarter-final behind him as moves on to the European Masters (21-27 February) LIVE on Eurosport. The six-time world champion admitted his performance was «not really good enough» as he suffered a second successive 6-3 loss to Robertson in Wolverhampton, having also succumbed to the Australian player in the Masters last eight in January. Ad/> O'Sullivan toiled to replicate the scintillating form of his 6-3 win over Judd Trump in the first round on Tuesday despite contributing knocks of 98, 90 and 50, with a dominant Robertson rolling in 79, 52, 82 and 80 in punishing the errors of his inconsistent opponent.

Players ChampionshipO'Sullivan 'didn't turn up' in loss to Robertson, says Hendry12 HOURS AGO O'Sullivan 'didn't turn up' in loss to Robertson, says Hendry Players Championship 2022 — Latest results, scores, schedule European Masters returns to Milton Keynes as Selby defends title “I dragged him down to my level a bit and he missed a few and allowed me to get back into it," said O'Sullivan. «He was much the better player and I just tried to hang in there and see what happened. When you start snatching at shots it’s hard.

/> “If you don’t cue the ball smoothly it becomes a difficult game. Neil is an incredible cueist and gets through the ball so well. /> O'Sullivan has the chance to atone for his sense of deflation at the European Masters in Milton Keynes when he meets 1995 world finalist Nigel Bond in the first round at 19:00 UK time on February 21.