Ronnie O’Sullivan blasts his own Wuhan Open win and admits ‘there’s nothing I can do’ about what’s going wrong

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN slammed his Wuhan Open win and admits he misses the “feeling” of playing well on the snooker table. The Rocket, 50, opened his campaign at the third ranking tournament of the new season with a 5-2 victory over Ashley Carty, the world No.106. Ronnie O’Sullivan was honest about his performance despite winning Credit: Getty O’Sullivan is a perfectionist and even in winning he knows his game can be better Credit: Getty The seven-time world champion hit breaks of just 54, 59 and 52 as he progressed to a third-round date with Chinese cueist Yao Pengcheng on Tuesday. O’Sullivan is a perfectionist in this sport and speaking to Chinese media in Wuhan he refused to be ‘delusional’ and sugar-coat how he is potting. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! It is only four years ago that he lifted the Crucible title for a record-equalling seventh time. And it is a year ago that O’Sullivan hit TWO 147s in the same match during a semi-final clash with Chris Wakelin at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters. Yet apart from the odd magical moment on the table, he does not feel he is able to string together a succession of good displays. In a candid chat, O’Sullivan said: “My performance was pretty bad really. You have to call it out. “I’m not going to lie. I’m not going to try to delude myself and say there was some good stuff. “It has been pretty bad for a long time, so I expect to play pretty bad every time I go out there. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS World Snooker Championship 2026 - all the info “I know I don’t have anything to prove and that is what everyone keeps telling me. “However, for my own selfish reasons I miss playing well and dominating the table, beating anyone who is in front of me. “I miss that feeling, but there is nothing I can do about it.” Neil Robertson and Mark Selby kept alive their chances of ending the month as snooker’s new world No.1 with opening victories on Monday. The Australian hit two centuries as he beat Belgian Ben Mertens 5-1 and then Selby was a 5-2 winner over Fan Zhengyi. Comment now