Ronnie O’Sullivan is ready to make his debut on the World Seniors Snooker Championship later this 12 months on the iconic Crucible
Ronnie O’Sullivan (Picture: Getty)
Ronnie O’Sullivan is poised to make his World Seniors Snooker Championship debut later this 12 months.
‘The Rocket’, who turned 50 in December and remains to be enjoying within the skilled tour because the world No.11, is ready to headline a star-studded World Seniors occasion on the Crucible Theatre in Could.
Mark Williams, Stuart Bingham, Jimmy White, Robert Milkins, Reanne Evans and Tony Drago are among the many different gamers set to compete on the match in Sheffield, with reigning World Seniors champion Alfie Burden and Seniors British Open champion Joe Perry additionally there.
World Seniors Snooker (WSS) chairman Jason Francis stated in an announcement: “Probably the most commercially priceless participant the game has ever seen will make his Seniors debut on the Crucible in Could in an try so as to add one other world title to his CV — wow! We’ve already offered extra tickets than we did for the complete occasion final 12 months, and Ronnie’s participation is ready to drive even larger demand.”
O’Sullivan has competed in simply two skilled tour occasions because the begin of 2026. He performed in final month’s German Masters earlier than shedding within the first spherical to Ali Carter, after which crashed out of the second spherical on the World Grand Prix to Guodong Xiao.
The seven-time world champion was on account of compete in final week’s Gamers Championship and the Welsh Open, which began on Monday morning, however he opted to tug out of each tournaments.
O’Sullivan has chosen to play within the World Seniors Championship for the primary time, although, which can run from Could 6-10 – simply two days after the World Snooker Championship closing.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan is ready for his World Seniors Snooker Championship debut (Picture: Getty)
Final month, O’Sullivan revealed plans for a brand new sporting enterprise upon his eventual retirement from snooker. Certainly, he unveiled his heyball ambitions following an exhibition match dubbed the ‘Battle of the Century’ in Hangzhou, China, the place he competed in opposition to Zheng Yubo and Chu Bingjie.
Heyball, also called Chinese language 8-ball pool, is performed on a nine-foot snooker desk utilizing American pool balls.
In December, the Rocket secured sudden particular person victories over his extra seasoned rivals earlier than falling to defeat in a best-of-nine-frames snooker match in opposition to the duo, who took alternating pictures. Following the occasion, O’Sullivan stated: “I loved the pool greater than the snooker; it is a fantastic recreation.
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“I really like enjoying snooker on this desk with the pool balls, a brand new expertise, and I’ve had a good time. I’ve by no means been that excited a couple of recreation. That is going to be the long run for me as soon as snooker’s completed.
“Clearly, utilizing new tools and larger balls, and the cue is a bit fatter. I simply wish to hold enjoying, hold enhancing and hopefully at some point I can play one in every of these guys within the closing of an enormous match in China.”
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O’Sullivan’s subsequent scheduled aggressive snooker recreation is in opposition to Ross Muir in World Open qualification on March 16.
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