Ronnie O’Sullivan claims he doesn’t care about snooker anymore

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed that he is now not excited about taking part in snooker and doesn’t care if he performs effectively anymore.

O’Sullivan suffered a shock 4-3 defeat to David Grace within the second spherical of the Northern Ireland Open on Wednesday, and opened up about his lack of motivation after the loss.

‘The job ain’t definitely worth the stress and the trouble. Sometimes a loss is a blessing in disguise, it simply permits me to do different stuff,’ he advised the BBC.

Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the Northern Ireland Open on Wednesday

The seven-time world champion has claimed he now not cares about how effectively he performs

‘I stop mentally about eight years in the past and I simply take what I can from the game. It’s a very good platform for me, permits me to do different stuff and provides me quite a lot of freedom.

‘As far as profitable goes or cementing my identify within the recreation there is not sufficient great things within the recreation to get excited about. One day I’ll get up and get excited and play a very good match, but when I do not I do not actually care anymore.’

O’Sullivan’s feedback might shock some provided that he has proven among the finest type of his profession lately, profitable world titles in 2020 and 2022.

However, he admitted again in August that he wished he hadn’t gained his seventh world championship, which took him stage with Stephen Hendry, as a result of added publicity he acquired after triumphing on the Crucible.

‘After wanting again on it, I truly want I hadn’t have gained it,’ he stated on The Climb Podcast.  

‘The query I get requested extra now than something is, ‘do you continue to play snooker?’ I need to say to them, no.

O’Sullivan gained his seventh world title earlier this yr, however has since stated he needs he hadn’t

‘I need to say I’ve retired, I do little bits and items, it is nice and I slip underneath the radar.  

‘All of a sudden when I’ve gained this, I’ve acquired 600 messages on my cellphone, everybody’s saying effectively completed and asking when I’m going for the eighth.

‘It’s like my worst nightmare come true once more.’

O’Sullivan additionally advised Sportsmail earlier this month that he would have been happy with 4 world titles, after insisting that he shouldn’t be fascinated with attaining data within the sport.

‘It would by no means have bothered me if I hadn’t acquired to No 5 actually,’ he stated.  

‘At 4, I used to be fairly happy, six was a milestone as a result of I’d matched Steve Davis.

‘But I used to be by no means bothered by the data. I by no means thought on the finish of my profession I’d be outlined by what I gained.’