The ongoing snooker European Masters can be said to have attracted the attention of many fans, but this tournament can be said to be a constant upset, the top 16 players have been eliminated one after another, and many top stars such as Mark Selby, Judd Trump, John Higgins and many other top stars have been unexpectedly out.
Compared with the upset exits of these players, the road to the promotion of Ronnie O'Sullivan, who is now ranked second in the world, has a smooth road, easily defeating old Bond in the first round, defeating China's famous Zhang Anda in the second round, and then beating 18-year-old Chinese teenager Wu Yize by a big score.
Although O'Sullivan's current opponents are not very strong, it is surprising to many fans to be able to win easily online, because O'Sullivan's girlfriend Roas, who has been in love for more than a decade before the start of the European Masters, has publicly announced that she has broken up with him.
The sudden breakup incident was also unexpected, and the party O'Sullivan has not appeared to respond to this matter, so whether O'Sullivan, who participated in this tournament, will be affected by the breakup has also become the focus of fans' attention, but after several rounds of matches, the fans are obviously worried, because O'Sullivan's state on the field is obviously not affected by the breakup incident.
After defeating old Bond and successfully advancing, O'Sullivan was interviewed by the British "Daily Mirror", in which the reporter also asked O'Sullivan about the recent breakup of Roas, but O'Sullivan, who has always been unruly in the face of emotional problems, chose to "pretend to be stupid" and did not give a direct answer.
O'Sullivan said: "I can only tell you that I am very happy to get through this, I don't want to talk about my own life in front of the outside world all the time, I am now in a very comfortable state that makes me feel very comfortable.
Once the feelings or other aspects make me unable to focus on something, I will not hesitate to leave, which may be selfish, but I just want to do what I like, I love my life and love my work, and I also enjoy the good moments that life and work bring me.
In the face of the Daily Mirror's questioning, O'Sullivan still did not explain the specific reason for his separation from Roas, and although everyone was very worried about whether he would lose his morale on the field due to an emotional crisis, the 46-year-old veteran has clearly learned to distinguish between life and the field.
O'Sullivan also made it clear in an interview that this season's World Championships are still his most important games, but after so much experience, O'Sullivan bluntly said that he will no longer bear the same huge pressure as before to duel, but will come up with a "play" attitude to impact the championship.
O'Sullivan explains: "I don't put myself under a lot of pressure anymore, I'm going to spend 17 days in Crucible with a "play" mentality at this year's World Championships, and whatever happens next, keeping myself happy is the most important thing.
As O'Sullivan said, instead of going to the game under pressure, it is better to go and play easily, after all, at his age has created too many records, the technology has reached the point of pure fire, as long as the mentality is correct to win or lose, it is not a big deal.
O'Sullivan will play Hugh Gil in the next European Masters, and in the case of Selby, Higgins, Trump and other top players out of the game, O'Sullivan undoubtedly ushered in the best time to win the championship, and also hope that O'Sullivan can lift his second ranking championship trophy of the season.