In Saudi Arabia, Ronnie O’Sullivan will give it his all, but he “doesn’t care about performances anymore.”

While acknowledging that he doesn’t really care about anything else in the game, Ronnie O’Sullivan has expressed his excitement about the forthcoming snooker events in Saudi Arabia.

Despite not caring about his results, Ronnie O’Sullivan has promised to give the new Saudi snooker events his all, giving it his all “300%.”

Early in March, the world’s top eight players will compete in the non-ranking Riyadh Season World Masters, which might see a maximum break of 167 thanks to a new “golden ball.” The prize pool for the three-day competition is one million US dollars (£800,000).

 

After the World Championship, the Saudi Arabia Masters, a ranking tournament, will be the richest event in the sport with a £2 million prize fund later in the year. The Rocket has often stated that his love for the game has diminished. In an effort to safeguard his health and well-being, he has recently withdrew from multiple tournaments, including last week’s Welsh Open.

 

O’Sullivan is competing in the Telford Players Championship right now. The seven-time world champion admitted to Sportsboom, “To be honest, I don’t really care about my performances anymore.”

 

Additionally, he disclosed that he has no plans to compete. “I just make it up as I go along,” he remarked. Subsequent to his biting critique of his opponent in the Masters final, Ali Carter, the 48-year-old, said, “I don’t talk about other players anymore.”

O’Sullivan, though, had a change of heart while talking about the impending Saudi competitions. “I’ll be giving it 300% when I’m out in Saudi,” he stated.

Because there isn’t much money up for grabs for accomplishing the accomplishment, The Rocket recently admitted he is “on strike” from reaching the maximum 147 breaks. “I reckon another five or six, but I went on strike a long time ago,” he responded when asked on Eurosport how many more he could have made.

 

“Yeah, until they start bumping up the prize money,” he replied when asked if he intended to continue the strike. When asked if he would try to make a maximum if £147,000 was up for grabs, O’Sullivan responded right away, “Yeah.”