Snooker World Grand Prix, 2. Runde, best-of-7, 20 Uhr:
Robert Milkins (16) - Ronnie O'Sullivan(3) 5,25 Boyles 2,5/10, 5,00 div.
Grund ist Ronnies Interview nach dem 4-2 gegen Rod Lawler (Quelle: worldsnooker.com):
Ronnie O'Sullivan overcame a tough challenge against Rod Lawler at the new 888.com World Grand Prix, winning 4-2 to reach the last 16.
O'Sullivan insisted his game was rusty as he had barely played since last month's Welsh Open, but the five-time World Champion did enough to progress, in front of a large crowd in Llandudno. The Rocket now meets Robert Milkins or in-form Michael White on Wednesday evening at the £300,000 event.
A scrappy opening frame went O'Sullivan's way before world number 35 Lawler levelled with a break of 115. The next two frames were shared, then Liverpool's Lawler looked favourite to go 3-2 up until he broke down on 31 in frame five. O'Sullivan made a crucial 54 clearance, and clinched the match in the next frame with a run of 49.
"Today was the first time I have picked my cue up since the last tournament. I was very rusty and didn't expect to win tonight," said O'Sullivan. "I've been enjoying life so I didn't want to force myself to the practice table. If I can get through to Friday I might have half a chance, but you can't expect to take a month off and then come and compete with these guys. If I practised for four hours a day, I'd be favourite to win most tournaments. But I'd rather do stuff that floats my boat. If I play Michael White next I'll be going home because he's playing well. He has won the last two tournaments, he's full of confidence and he would be more than favourite to beat me."
Außerdem ist es nur ein best-of-7-Match, also quasi Sprintdistanz.
Milkins hat gestern den in Form befindlichen Michael White 4-2 geschlagen.
Im H2H führt Ronnie allerdings 2-0 und hat zwei Mal klar gewonnen.
Trotzdem zu der Quote ein Muss.
