Hours after being eliminated at the controversial World Championships, Ronnie O'Sullivan suffered a new blow
On May 3, 2024, according to senior sports editor Cuban, O'Sullivan was eliminated by Bingham at the World Championships, and the Rockets also lost the world No. 1 throne in the process.
The Rockets went out in a controversial game against Stuart Bingham in the round of eight of the World Championships, losing the No. 1 spot in the world.
The Rockets' 10-13 loss to his former practice buddy dashed his hopes of setting a world record for an eighth World Championship, and the Rockets were replaced by Allen as the world No. 1 spot as he needed to win this year's tournament to retain the No. 1 spot.
Meanwhile, Judd Trump will be the new world number one if he reaches the final, but he was eliminated by Jack Jones in the quarterfinals. Although Allen was also out early, he finished as world No. 1 after a stellar season.
Alan wrote on social media: "One of my life goals has been achieved. It wasn't quite what I imagined, but I accepted it. In the last two seasons, 6 championships, 1 runner-up and numerous semi-finals, that's what I've paid off. Now there is a need to continue to maintain stability and try to maintain this state of affairs. ”
O'Sullivan, who has been world No. 1 since the 2022 tour, got into a verbal altercation with referee Bozhlova in Wednesday's defeat to Bingham. After asking her to change the position of the swing ball several times, he felt that the ball did not fully swing back to its original point. He claimed that some referees were "biased against me."
"To be honest, there were referees, I think they were biased against me, so I just wanted to prove her wrong," he told Eurosport. After that, I didn't feel very good about the ball, but I just wanted to make that clear. This is clear. I'm not that hungry to win the race this way, so once the principles are settled, I can sleep at night. ”
The match resumed after halftime, and when Bozhlova asked O'Sullivan to continue playing, O'Sullivan told her to "calm down" while some fans were still returning to their seats.
Reflecting on the two incidents after the game, the Rockets said: "I'm not going to comment on the players or the referees anymore, it's not worth it." I'm silent about this kind of thing. I'm not going to comment on the players, I'm not going to comment on the referees. ”
"I just let it stay as it is. My life is so good that I don't need these troubles. When asked about the loss to Bingham, the Rocket added: "I enjoyed the game. I love fighting. A lot of times I didn't have a fight. It's really about temper control. ”
"I used to get angry and it would last for 20 minutes, but now I can almost forget about it and it doesn't affect my performance. Rule one is to enjoy what you do. I wasn't going to participate in this contest until I got a new sponsor and they forced me to participate. (Welcome to click to pay attention to Runwu AB, please indicate the source for reprinting, thank you)