{"id":296987,"date":"2023-12-03T08:45:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=296987"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:45:03","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-out-to-ruin-rivals-cvs-and-doesnt-care-about-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-out-to-ruin-rivals-cvs-and-doesnt-care-about-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan out to ruin rivals&#8217; CVs and &#8216;doesn&#8217;t care about winning&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Stars attend green carpet for Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan documentary<\/h3>\n<p>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan joked that one of his motivations to carry on playing snooker is to spoil the CVs of his rivals on the tour. The 47-year-old reached his ninth UK Championship final of his career with a 6-2 victory over Hossein Vafaei and continues to be the man to beat.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan is often described as the greatest snooker player of all time and despite dropping down the rankings, remains one of the most difficult opponents at tournaments. He started slowly in his first two games at the Barbican in York, but stormed past Vafaei and Robert Milkins to set up a final against either Judd Trump or Ding Junhui on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when several of his peers have since quit the professional game, O\u2019Sullivan is still at the top of the game. He along with the class of 1992 with Mark Williams and John Higgins are still competing, as the Rocket jokingly claimed that winning was not his only priority &#8211; he wanted to harm the records of the younger generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just hanging around,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said to the BBC. \u201cI just like to think they won\u2019t have as good as a career, beat Judd here, this one here, this one there. I am just here to spoil their parties and ruin their CVs. I don\u2019t care about winning, making them think \u2018I could have had another few if it wasn\u2019t for him\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>UK Championship star Brecel &#8216;no longer a millionaire&#8217; after blowing fortune[INTERVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/Ronnie-O-Sullivan-snooker-retire-5096448.jpg?r=1701542415770\"><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan holds the record for most ranking titles with 39, but will be curious about Trump who is sat 13 behind him. He is tied with Stephen Hendry with eight World Snooker Championships, the most in the modern era. But Mark Selby at 40 has won four times and O\u2019Sullivan will be looking to keep hold of his records.<\/p>\n<p>The Rocket has recently opened up on potentially retiring from snooker, but hinted that he could try his hand at pool in the future. &#8220;I have to be happy,&#8221; he told BBC Radio 5 Live. &#8220;And if I wasn&#8217;t to go and do what I&#8217;ve been doing and what I will continue to do, then I wouldn&#8217;t play.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan confesses he could quit snooker for new job[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan shot leaves BBC commentator baffled at UK Championship[SPOTTED] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Snooker scores and UK Championship updates with Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan in action[RECAP] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/Ronnie-O-Sullivan-UK-Championship-5096451.jpg?r=1701542415837\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look at it and go well, I&#8217;ll play here as much as I can but if I&#8217;m not able to go and do my own thing then I wouldn&#8217;t even play snooker anymore.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d probably have to resort to playing Chinese eight-ball pool, which is not what I really want to do, I still want to play snooker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as long as O\u2019Sullivan is stopping his snooker rivals from climbing the ladder to become the sport\u2019s GOAT then he could stay in the game and prolonge retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/othersport\/1841459\/Ronnie-O-Sullivan-UK-Championship-snooker-news-Vafaei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Stars attend green carpet for Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan documentary Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan joked that one of his motivations to carry on playing snooker is to spoil the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-out-to-ruin-rivals-cvs-and-doesnt-care-about-winning\/\" title=\"Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan out to ruin rivals&#8217; 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