Ronnie O’Sullivan had said he was not playing in Llandudno this week because of uneasiness.
O’Sullivan began by expressing some sympathy, saying: Rejecting balls is hard. I believe I should win the game if given the chance. It’s hard for me to turn down balls when I’m out of position because I just can’t accept that I won’t win the frame. I’d probably try to screw that in, pinch it in a little, and at least the red will go away if you miss it.’
Be that as it may, he made it clear he was not dazzled with Astley’s decision, saying: ‘ In any case, to play it like that, he’s not even on the dark… terrible shot. He ain’t got a snooker mind, as a matter of fact, that is the thing it is. You need to be snooker smart.
‘Certain individuals are great at maths, certain individuals are great at English, certain individuals simply have a snooker cerebrum and certain individuals don’t play the right shot and they won’t ever play the right shot in light of the fact that their mind doesn’t take on a similar mindset as a snooker player.
‘There’s a ton of fabulous players throughout the long term, you wouldn’t believe, top five players, I won’t make reference to any names, that I don’t think have a snooker mind yet they have such great procedure that they can pull off it.
‘He has not one or the other. He doesn’t have a decent procedure and he doesn’t have a snooker cerebrum.
“He’s just going to hit 30s, 40s, and miss balls and never really do anything.”
You must have one of the two, which is unfortunate. You must have great procedure or a snooker mind and in the event that you have not one or the other, perhaps now is the right time to find another thing to do.’
It was fierce stuff from the world number one, with veteran player Barry Squeezes, who shockingly beat Shaun Murphy before in the day, posting on X: ‘ I think these remarks are fair game until the last sentence which doesn’t appear reasonable for me particularly with all the emotional well-being discussion around these days. ” Perhaps it is time to look for something else to do.
‘I trust John Astley who is an extraordinary person btw doesn’t acknowledge this.’
O’Sullivan added the following to his “snooker brain” theory: What I’m talking about is the manner in which players circumvent break-building, playing specific shots. They’re offering themselves better chances. In any case, a portion of the positional play you think, cor, its exceptionally essential stuff.
‘He hasn’t learnt it presently, it’s past the point of no return. You either know this stuff or you don’t.
far as coming out on top for the Big showdown don’t be guaranteed to have a snooker cerebrum, from his perspective.
‘At the point when I say snooker cerebrum, you watch a player and you can see him thinking,’ the 48-year-old proceeded. ‘ There’s certain players out there, top players, you see them thinking yet you realize they’re clear. It’s not actually enrolling.
‘Also, I’m discussing top players, title holders. It simply shows you don’t possess to have snooker intellect, in the event that you’re actually great and can pot heaps of balls then it’s fine.
‘However, when you quit preparing loads of balls and you ain’t got the cerebrum to back it up then you’re bang in a difficult situation.
‘That is the point at which you begin having terrible seasons, tumbling down the rankings. See individuals like Higgins, they have fiasco seasons yet never drop that far down the rankings, they have a contingency plan
O’Sullivan had said he was not playing in Llandudno this week because of uneasiness, however got some information about his choice not to play on Monday, he offered an alternate response.
‘I think it is an extraordinary competition, an incredible scene, and it is truly good to be on the coast,’ O’Sullivan said. ‘ So it is consistently an extraordinary week and I think everybody cherishes simply coming to this competition. The key for me is in the event that I can pull off playing the least sum, that is perfect for me.
I’m just trying to stay in the rankings, free up some time, and have fun. You know, I don’t want to spend every week on the treadmill.’
