Before the competition, The Rocket expressed his desire to add another Masters and World Championship title to his illustrious resume in order to achieve eight of each Triple Crown.
“Having 7, 7, 7, and now having 7, 7, 8 was nice.” Thus, it would be ideal to follow the three eights, 8, 8, 8. O’Sullivan informed Eurospor
That would serve as a kind of motivation, I suppose, to try to win another Masters or even a Worlds. I expressed my happiness at having one World Championship, one UK, and one Masters; I was ecstatic.
As expected, he defeated Ali Carter 10-7 in Sunday’s Alexandra Palace final to win his eighth Masters title and tie the record for most invitational event victories.
He did, however, acknowledge regretting his pre-tournament remarks prior to the final.
He remarked, “I wish I hadn’t mentioned that stupid eight, eight, eight.”
The focus will be on O’Sullivan at the World Championship because he has the opportunity to win all three majors in the same season for the first time in his career and increase his Triple Crown total to eight, eight, eight. This is regardless of whether records are important to him or not.
At 48 years old, it would be an incredible accomplishment, but the Rocket says he wants to gain more self-assurance in his abilities to have a better chance of pulling it off.
“I usually know in February or March whether my game is ready to win the Worlds,” he remarked. “Right now, I would probably say it’s not good.”
O’Sullivan will be the center of attention at the World Championship because he has the chance to win his eighth Triple Crown overall and become the first player in history to win all three majors in the same season. This is the case whether or not he values the records.
It would be a huge accomplishment for the 48-year-old Rocket, but he says he wants to boost his confidence in order to have a better chance of succeeding.
- He said, “Usually in February or March, I know if my game is ready to win the Worlds.” “As of right now, I think it’s not good.”
