Jackson Page on Ronnie O'Sullivan: It's really a nightmare
On April 26, 2024, according to Hegel, Jackson Page felt like a "rabbit in the headlights" in the World Snooker Championship against Ronnie O'Sullivan, and he said that it was a "nightmare" mission to meet a rocket.
The world number one defeated the 22-year-old 10-1 in Sheffield's opening round to comfortably reach the round of 16, where he will face Ryan Day in the next round.
Page is an excellent young talent, but he barely showed his quality against the seven-time World Champion, although he did an excellent 142 in the only game he won.
O'Sullivan may be known for his excellent one-shot ability, but Page explained that it was the Rockets' ability to safely ball in the game that got you into trouble as his opponent.
Peppa Pig said after the game: "Before the first four innings, I was like a rabbit and couldn't do anything. It's really bad. In the seventh game, he scored the highest score in a single stroke, but other than that, the performance was very poor and not good at all. ”
"It's always tough against the Rockets, he pushes you in the chair and I never fit in. You know you can't miss it. You know you've got to be seamless, and my defensive skills were poor yesterday and today. ”
'I like to play against the best and the best because I usually play my best in situations like this, but today I just couldn't do it. You can't play well all the time, so I can only look forward to the next fight. ”
"It's tough against top players, especially against a top master like Ronnie O'Sullivan, who is used to winning and winning titles, and I'm not. ”
Everybody knows he can score offensively, all the players can do it, and obviously he's better at that. But his safety ball ability is probably the best on the tour, unmatched. But because his single-shot clearance ability is so good, this makes many people ignore how strong his defensive ability is, so many people can't see this. He puts you in a position that no one else can put you in. ”
Page is far from the first to underperform against O'Sullivan, and he admits that the biggest star in sports does have a halo on him.
The Welshman said: "Everybody says so, he has an aura in him, but he does have an aura in him. I don't even care too much about it, but he does, and you can feel it. He just puts you in a position that a lot of people can't do. It was a nightmare to play against him. (Welcome to click to pay attention to Runwu AB, please indicate the source for reprinting, thank you)