‘Disappointed’ Ronnie O’Sullivan gives update after crashing out of International Championship

RONNIE O'SULLIVAN has shared an update aft helium was knocked retired of the International Championship.

The Rocket suffered a shock decision to Junxu Pang.

The adjacent contention was level astatine 4-4 earlier Pang deed 2 unthinkable centuries to seal 1 of the biggest victories of his career.

O'Sullivan bushed Mink Nutcharut and He Guoqiang to reach the past 32 successful Nanjing, China.

After his decision helium took to societal media wherever helium shared immoderate snaps of his astir caller run, holding his thumbs up.

He wrote successful the caption: "Out and astir successful Nanjing.

"Disappointed to beryllium retired evidently but I’m feeling bully 👍🏼"

O'Sullivan, 48, survived a large scare in his opening lucifer as Mink Nutcharut threatened to go the archetypal pistillate to bushed him in his 32-year career.

But helium prevailed 6-3 yet earlier a very classy motion to the Thai superstar astatine the end.

Ronnie past bushed He Guoqiang successful the past 64 to publication his third-round clash with Pang.

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But helium is present undecided implicit whether helium volition feature successful the adjacent 2 tournaments - helium Champion of Champions adjacent week successful Bolton and past the UK Championship.

O’Sullivan said: “I volition see. I volition walk a fewer days present successful China. I’ve got a spot much worldly to do.

“I don’t know, I ever marque my caput up a time earlier a tourney whether I americium going to play oregon not. I don’t adjacent cognize what I’m doing.

“Listen, ever since I person been playing the game, I ever marque my caput up the time earlier the event. If you consciousness good, you privation to play, you are acceptable – past you play.

“If you are not ready, you don’t play. So hopefully I americium acceptable to play. That’s all.

“I bask my trips to China. I bash my work. It’s my occupation astatine the extremity of the day. I person a batch of commitments with things. I play arsenic much snooker as I consciousness I can.

“Pang played good. Deserved this win. He’s an in-form player.”