Snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan has confessed that he may quit the sport for a new job due to ‘feeling quite old’ competing at the highest level. The 47-year-old is contemplating competing in the eight-ball pool circuit in China instead, but only if his sponsors allow.
“I’m really hard on myself for my age,” said O’Sullivan talking to BBC Sport after beating 25-year-old Zhou Yuelong 6-5 in the UK Championship quarter-final. “You feel quite old out there playing.
“I think shall I go and play Chinese eight-ball pool. I like being in China. I’ve got to see if my sponsors are cool with it, if they’re alright with it then it’s an easier gig for me. It’s a smaller table, the players aren’t as good so you can get away with it.
“You bring a snooker skill to pool then you’re ahead of the game as this is technically the harder sport. You get to a point, I don’t want to be a sad-case out there. You look at them and think ‘he’s done mate’. You see that with older players, you think ‘just stop’. It’s going to come at some point, I don’t want it to happen.
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