Seven-time world champion O’Sullivan has responded to scathing criticism from world no.13 Shaun Murphy after he was accused of being a bad ambassador for snooker
Ronnie O’Sullivan claims Shaun Murphy’s scathing criticism is ‘water off his back’ – after he was blasted as a bad ambassador
World No.1 O’Sullivan brushed off Murphy’s blistering rant after whitewashing Zhou Yuelong 6-0 in York to remain on course for his eighth UK Championship crown. Murphy had described O’Sullivan’s apparent ambivalent attitude towards the sport that has made him a multi-millionaire as ‘extremely irritating.’
O’Sullivan is still considered the man to beat as he approaches his 47th birthday, and is red-hot favourite for another Triple Crown title at the Barbican Centre after breezing through his opening two matches.
Murphy is also in the draw while mixing punditry duties, and was clearly irked by O’Sullivan’s lack of enthusiasm for his game. O’Sullivan had insisted that he felt flat in an interview after beating Matthew Stevens in the first round and that he ‘didn’t really want to play snooker at the moment’.
