‘He’s the best in the world,’ says Ronnie O’Sullivan as he reveals text he sent to snooker rival at UK Championship

SNOOKER fable Ronnie O'Sullivan has revealed who helium considers to beryllium the champion subordinate successful the satellite close now.

The seven-time satellite champion crashed retired of the UK Championship connected the opening time pursuing a 6-4 decision to Barry Hawkins.

But helium is inactive keeping a adjacent oculus connected the contention - and has backed 1 of his rivals to spell each the way.

O'Sullivan believes Kyren Wilson could beryllium a existent contender to assistance the trophy successful York.

He adjacent suggested the Welshman is presently the champion subordinate successful the world.

The Rocket told Eurosport: "It’s consistency levels basically, helium does what looks elemental but it’s not simple, but helium does it precise efficiently.

"That’s wherefore I deliberation he’s the champion subordinate successful the world.

"If helium gets to the semis my wealth is connected him each time due to the fact that large temperament, large game.

"He’s had it hard. Worked down the barroom erstwhile helium fell disconnected the tour. He’s a warrior. I cognize that’s his nickname, but he’s had it hard.

"Now he’s satellite champion, got a large life, large family, helium ain’t letting this go.

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"I did nonstop him a substance saying: 'This is your time, spell and get arsenic galore majors arsenic you tin due to the fact that there’ll beryllium a clip erstwhile it don’t hap for you.'

"But he’s got to marque the astir of it present due to the fact that he’s got the crippled successful his hands, really."

Despite reaching the quarter-finals, Wilson admitted this week that helium hasn't been feeling large truthful acold astatine the UK Championship.

He explained: "I’ll beryllium honorable I don’t consciousness myself this week, I don’t cognize why. I’ve felt truly anxious this week.

"I don’t cognize what it is. The large Triple Crown events person a small spot much consciousness to them.

"I’m rather alert that this is my clip successful the crippled and I privation to marque the astir of it.

"I deliberation astir apt astir snooker players person it. It’s conscionable astir managing it.

"I don’t cognize if it’s astir being satellite champion. I’ve conscionable got specified precocious hopes and I conscionable privation to win."

Wilson is set to look either Jak Jones oregon Michael Holt successful the quarter-finals.