Jack Lisowski refused to look excessively profoundly into Ronnie O'Sullivan's caller assertion that snooker rivals "look forward" to competing against him.
Lisowski, 33, has been moving intimately with the Rocket implicit the past mates of years. O'Sullivan would person peculiarly enjoyed the World No.21's 6-4 triumph implicit Ali Carter successful the UK Snooker Championship last-16, with the second being a acquainted foe.
Despite O'Sullivan's increasing relationship with Lisowski, the Rocket said determination is simply a information that immoderate players volition privation to look the Cheltenham native. Lisowski is known for his attacking benignant of play, which usually guarantees a fast-moving match.
O'Sullivan suggested his benignant motivates rival players much than idiosyncratic whose crippled is slower. Despite the 48-year-old's comments, Lisowski made it wide that helium volition not beryllium changing thing successful his game.
Lisowski, erstwhile asked if helium was acrophobic by O'Sullivan's presumption that immoderate players volition anticipation to look him, told Sportsboom: "No. It'd termination maine if helium said helium [O’Sullivan] hated playing me."
The 33-year-old added: "I consciousness similar helium [O'Sullivan] has fixed maine a batch of pointers implicit the years, and I signifier with him. I deliberation I've annoyed him due to the fact that I haven't truly ever taken it connected committee that well.
"But the past mates months I've been fortunate capable to benignant of bash exhibitions with him successful China. Spent a batch of clip with him and you conscionable picked up these small breadcrumbs, and I deliberation the hammer's hitting location now."
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Getty Images)While O'Sullivan whitethorn judge Lisowski's fast-moving and attacking benignant of play is preferred by galore players, the eight-time World Champion admitted that helium has been blown distant by his form. After Lisowski's triumph implicit Mark Selby, O'Sullivan told Eurosport: "He played fantastic, helium was calm, composed. That is usually what is missing from his game, but contiguous helium looked truthful composed and didn’t look similar helium was going to miss.
"He volition privation to present due to the fact that helium volition privation to triumph tournaments. He wants to bash good and helium knows helium is bully capable to triumph tournaments, it’s conscionable each astir getting the occupation done.
"Jack is simply a precise talented subordinate truthful it is hard erstwhile you are that good, due to the fact that radical volition cognize that they volition person to play good against you. They rather look guardant to playing against Jack, due to the fact that you deliberation it volition beryllium unfastened and flowing and 'Oh it volition beryllium a bully game’.
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VCG via Getty Images)"Whereas if you play idiosyncratic wherever it is going to beryllium a existent pugnacious lucifer and you spell into it reasoning ‘Oh I’ve got a existent hard night’s graft tonight’. But with Jack, and players similar myself, radical benignant of spell ‘Oh, I got bushed 6-2 but I truly enjoyed it, I truly enjoyed that game’.
"You don’t privation your hostile to bask playing you. If you’re going to play that unfastened and attacking game, you’ve got to play it good to get the result, due to the fact that you volition astir apt marque your hostile play good arsenic well."
Lisowski volition look Allen connected November 29 astatine 1pm for a spot successful the semi-finals.