According to the latest snooker report, in a contest in the second round of the 2021 World Grand Prix, although Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Iran's Hussein Wafi 4:1, the six-time winner of the World Championship in the post-match interview was very dissatisfied with his performance and once again claimed to retire.
In the snooker World Grand Prix Round of 16 matchup, O'Sullivan met the season's hot Wafi, although the final result of the game ended with O'Sullivan's big victory, but fans who have watched the game should know that O'Sullivan's play can be described as a very difficult one.
Not only this showdown, but also the first half of the season, although O'Sullivan also had a highlight moment, but most of the time the former king could not show his due level, coupled with emotional fluctuations that made him suffer.
O'Sullivan said after the game: "I know exactly how "stinky" I played in the first three sets, and if Wafi can maintain his first set, I think I will definitely be out of the 4-0 clean sheet.
I wouldn't be happy if I had continued to play in this bad shape, but I also know that it would be impossible to get back to the peak level I used to be, and now I will be beaten by any player without suspense.
As fans, although we all know in our hearts that O'Sullivan can't go back to the time when no one can stop him, it is still a little sad to see him struggle so much in the game now, and the 46-year-old veteran has not escaped the tricks of time.
In the face of his bad state, O'Sullivan is also annoyed, but in O'Sullivan's mind, there are two important reasons why he has been playing in the professional arena, one is the fans, and the other is to continue to reach the top of Crucible.
O'Sullivan told reporters: "I am very sorry for the fans who support and like me, I have failed to live up to their expectations of me, I used to bring happiness to the fans through excellent performances, but now I can't give them anything.
I may officially bid farewell to snooker in three years, hoping that the fans will tolerate my worse and worse performances during these three years, but I still hope to win the World Championship again, that's all.
Although the always unruly O'Sullivan has said more than once that he is going to say goodbye to snooker, the joke has become more and more real as time goes on, and for the 46-year-old O'Sullivan, perhaps the retirement has really entered the countdown.
At the end of the interview, O'Sullivan also said from the bottom of his heart: I still like the sport, but I can't tolerate my long-term bad performance, if I really can't maintain enough aggressiveness then I will not hesitate to choose to close the scoring and make way for more young players.