Jimmy White has provided a different opinion to that of Ronnie O’Sullivan regarding his game at the moment. Ahead of his opening match at the UK Championship yesterday, The Rocket claimed he is not enjoying his snooker this season. The 46-year-old spoke about the need to work on his mental game, which will positively impact the technical side of his game.
But White shared an opposing view and suggested the world number one is playing better than ever. “I know he’s his own man, if he feels he needed to play today he would have done, but I think he sharpened himself up nicely yesterday," he said on Eurosport. "The last two tournaments - the Hong Kong Masters and Champion of Champions, when anyone has got close to him he has gone up another level. I think Ronnie O’Sullivan’s game is in the best shape ever.”
Telling Eurosport how he feels about his game, O’Sullivan said claimed he enjoys the sport more when results aren’t going his way. “I always do these smiley, neutral and sad faces,” the record seven-time UK Open champion began. "There’s a lot of neutral and sad faces this year. For some reason, I’m not really enjoying my snooker. When I get out there I do my best, whatever that is great.
