Ronnie O'Sullivan's opponent questioned the Rockets' most popular label in the World Championship
On April 20, 2024, according to Hegel, at this year's World Snooker Championships, Ronnie O'Sullivan is the most optimistic player to win the championship again, but not all opponents agree with this assessment.
It's been an amazing season for the Rockets, winning five titles including the British Championship and the Masters, and still topping the world number one at the age of 48.
However, he wasn't the only player to excel in title contention, with Judd Trump also claiming five titles in a string of astonishing successes.
Luca Brecel is the defending champion of Crucible this year, and when asked if it was the Rockets or the ace game (Jr.) who was more popular, he leaned more towards Jr.
"I think Xiaote is the favorite to win the World Championships. Secondly, apparently, rockets. Finally, there's Selby. Who knows?"
This is certainly not a disparage for O'Sullivan, Brecel added: "He's an incredible player, O'Sullivan. He's the best. ”
"He's just a little special because he's better than the rest of us. He doesn't always have to go out of his way to win. In snooker, you're either in form or you're not in form, and he's obviously always in that form to win championships. ”
Selby agrees with the Belgian Bullets that he will be slightly biased in favor of the Minor in the race between the two best players this season.
The four-time world champion told Metropolis: "Of course, the attention will be on Xiaote and Rocket, because they have been doing well this year. ”
"But to Sheffield, that advantage is gone. I've been there many times and I didn't play very well there, but you end up getting a good competition. There are times when you've had a great season there and you're looking forward to a big World Championship, but you're eliminated in the first or second round. ”
"I'm probably going to pick the little special instead of the rockets. I think he's been playing well. I know the Rockets have played well this year, but I still don't think he's playing as well as his results suggest, and I think he said it himself, he's only won a few games and not played well. ”
"Obviously, you can only beat the opponent in front of you, but Xiaote played well in some games. ”
O'Sullivan may still be the dominant force in the snooker world, but he himself doesn't always feel that way, and sometimes, despite good results, he is still trying to find comfort in his technique, and he agrees with his skeptics to a certain extent.
"I definitely don't feel like I'm the favourites to win the championship, but I'm going to give it a try, I'm going to give it my best and give 100 percent to see what I can do," the Rocket said. (Welcome to click to pay attention to Runwu AB, please indicate the source for reprinting, thank you)