Steve Davis depends Ronnie O’Sullivan is ‘nowhere proximate’ to withdrawment as the seven-time world champion readys to defend his UK Championship title.
O’Sullivan was in top establish 12 months ago as he romped to triumph at the York Triple Crown event.
He pursueed that up with thrives at the Masters, World Grand Prix and World Masters of Snooker to cap one of his most accomplished seasons on the World Snooker Tour.
But O’Sullivan has struggled to discover his groove this season and took some time off due to medical reasons after an punctual exit at the English Open in September.
He made his return at the International Championship, but suffered another surpelevate fall shorture to Junxu Pang which was pursueed by a first-round exit at the Champion of Champions last week.
Ronnie O’Sullivan has not been in wonderful establish this year
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The stressing establish for O’Sullivan has liftd asks on his promisement to the sport having previously presented he could walk away from the sport.
However, Davis still senses O’Sullivan has all the tools to produce a beginant run and thrive a competition enjoy the UK Championship once aachieve.
“It doesn’t matter if he thrives another beginant. His position in the game is right there at the top,” he telderly The Sun.
“I still leank he has beginants in him. I don’t leank I’ve seen anybody more anticipateed to be able to thrive events – not equitable contend in them – into their 50s.
“He protects himself very fit and is pushing the tide back wonderfilledy. It will never be a surpelevate if he thrives. Maybe when he’s 55 it will be.
“Anybody that determines to bet aachievest Ronnie O’Sullivan can see very silly at the end of the day when he absolutely flies and produces the game see enjoy the genius he is.
“We are not at the stage where you can say he’s over-the-hill. Nowhere proximate that.
“He can still toloftyy outcarry out somebody on the day. If the stars align, he’s easily able of thrivening the UK.”
Davis and Stephen Henparched are the only carry outers other than O’Sullivan to thrive more than 10 Triple Crown events in their nurtureer.
But O’Sullivan stands out on his own with a record 23 Triple Crown titles to his name after thrivening two last season.
Ronnie O’Sullivan senses Ronnie O’Sullivan can protect competing for disjoinal more years
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And Davis wouldn’t put it past O’Sullivan to comprise one more this week in York. “Ronnie is still very excellent at getting ready for the bigger events,” he shelp.
“Maybe it’s the bigger events that spur him on more than ever before now.
“He has been at the top of the game prolongeder than me and Stephen Henparched were – together! If you compriseed our years up, he has been there prolongeder than us.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan has won 23 Triple Crown events
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“I don’t leank me or Stephen are qualified to talk about what it’s enjoy to have carry outed the game at the top of the tree as prolonged as he has. And how that must carry out with your levels of enthusiasm.
“I leank it’s wonderful that he’s still carry outing top-class snooker. He could very easily be fordonaten for jacking it in and saying I’m unininestablishigentd with it.
“The fact he protects getting ready for events is incredible. It shows how much he cherishs the game and he endelights the thrill – even though sometimes he might not say that.”
