Will Ronnie O'Sullivan miss the World Championship? Rocket 'open to offers' to skip snooker's biggest event

Ronnie O'Sullivan has suggested he may opt out of the 46th World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield next month if he gets «a better offer» but is the record 38-time ranking event winner serious about missing snooker's biggest event? O'Sullivan turned professional in 1992 and is widely regarded as the snooker GOAT. He holds all of the key records in the sport apart from Stephen Hendry's seven world titles claimed in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999. Ad/> That remains an obvious target for the World No 2 after he triumphed for a sixth time with an 18-8 win over Kyren Wilson in 2020.

Welsh OpenO’Sullivan battles past Kleckers to set up Ding Junhui clashAN HOUR AGO Will 'open to offers' O'Sullivan miss the World Championship? The joy that O'Sullivan still provides is needed now more than ever Welsh Open 2022 — Latest results, scores, schedule What did he say? “At some point you have to cut the emotions off, and it’s just a business. I look at what’s best for me," said O'Sullivan, speaking to the BBC after rolling in breaks of 53, 83 and 90 in 4-0 whitewash of James Cahill – the amateur who shocked him at the 2019 World Championship – in the first round of the Welsh Open in only 43 minutes. “If someone rang me up next week and said we have a great job for you but it clashes with the World Championship and it was a better offer, then I’d go.

“Yes, absolutely, 100 per cent I would miss the World Championships for a better offer. I am all about business, and that’s how it has been for the last seven or eight years. “No matter what it is I’ll look at it as a proposal and ask, is it something I want to do? And if it is, I’ll make a decision on it.