On Sunday night, Ronnie O’sullivan, suddenly, between all of the spectators at the Barbican Centre in York. Posed with the Cup for Selfies, clapping with cheering Fans after his 10:6 in the final of the UK Championship against Mark Allen, the one or the other, he embraced even.
This was an unusual process in the snooker sport, where a lot of emphasis on seriousness and etiquette; even more unusual is that O’sullivan did this soaking wet: It dribbled from his hair, his black shirt stuck to the chest. The best snooker player on the planet was doused shortly after his Triumph with half a bottle of water.
but It was also a special Moment, because, although O’Sullivan, 43, is already a lot of Snooker has garnered world records, came on Sunday evening, two more: It was his seventh title at the UK Championship, the first event of the season, he now has a more than the great Steve Davis. The larger Stephen Hendry he also has the best mark for victories in the Triple Crown Events from, the three major tournaments comparable to the Grand Slam in Tennis. 19 O has won’sullivan now, Hendry is at 18.
“A dictatorship disguised as a democracy”
All of this was unreal, said O’sullivan. Hendry, who finished his career in 2012, was for him a “Hero”, “the ultimate player”. But it should soon drop another record from Hendry. Two tournament victories, and O’sullivan would move in with his 36 Wins in ranking tournaments. Hendry, 49, reacts, however, is patronizing. He baptized his records rivals to the locker earned the final victory over All the “Benjamin Button of the snooker cue”, reason: “He is in his forties, but he will get better and better.”
O’sullivan exultant also omitted, because the Triumph came at the best possible time. At the table, the opponent is missing him seemingly, he has created, therefore, with Barry Hearn, the mighty boss of the Snooker world Federation, and organised his company, match room, most of the big tournaments. Hearn was O’sullivan’s first Manager, but the paths have separated long ago. He accuses Hearn today, this use the player.
Because Hearn is no longer mandatory, annoying qualifying rounds in more and more tournaments to complete, the best professionals in the best Snooker . The current mode is not “manifestly unfair”, Hearn shooter players, on the contrary, The Tour is now “a dictatorship disguised as democracy”. And: “Barry, it’s not about Snooker, he’s just about the money.”
Trump: “O’sullivan is living on another planet”
the other day, after the English Open, complained O’Sullivan, it stunk in the hall after urine, he had no desire, in these “hell holes”. He openly threatened, and even harder for the interests of the best players to enter, you could call your own Snooker Tour, a sort of “Champions League”, marketed in past Hearn and match room. The headlines belonged to him. Hearn was angry with, no one is bigger than the Sport: “Not I, not Ronnie, but we need our Stars.” On sanctions, he has refused, because what should he do? O’sullivan banish? Enjoyed in York, the bathroom in the crowd, later said he was “the people’s player”, the player of the people. A sentence that nothing else was said as: Dear Barry, you can’t do anything to me.
Some players support the O’Sullivan’s sought-after, yet not all of them find good, what is he doing. “We should discuss the issue professionally,” said Shaun Murphy, the Chairman of the game Commission. Also Judd Trump, O’sullivan in the past, to each other, was lifted off the discussion track. O’sullivan live “on another planet,” said Trump. But who in Snooker-the cosmos would ride the actually the best? (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
Created: 12.12.2018, 19:11 PM
