Ronnie O’Sullivan qualified for the round of 16 of the World Snooker Championship on Saturday. At the end of the game, Pang Junxiu (10-7), nicknamed “The Rocket”, had a surprise reaction when he found out he could beat whoever asked him to leave in the next round of the Crucible.

Ronnie O’Sullivan says that he is additionally motivated by criticism from opponents

Hossein Vafai made a number of statements against Ronnie. The 28-year-old Iranian, among other things, expressed the opinion that at the moment O’Sullivan is doing more harm than good to snooker and that it would be better if he refused.

While in the Eurosport studios after his success with Junxiu, Ronnie learned that he could even face Wafaea in the second round.

At the mention of the Iranian asking him to withdraw, the 47-year-old O’Sullivan said that such criticism from his opponents motivates him greatly.

“What did he say about me, I don’t remember?” Ronnie said first. After being told what Hossain had said, the Englishman added.

“He said a lot about me this year. I think he learned to keep quiet. I like it when somebody criticizes me, when I get fired upon. I just love it. lead me

I need something like this, hopefully someone will say something so I have an extra reason to perform. But I don’t think they will say anything now because they must have realized that this is not a good tactic with me. We’ll see, but we’re going to have some fun.” – Ronnie O’Sullivan,on Eurosport.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will face the winner of the match between Ding Junhui (17th in the world) and Hossein Wafai (23rd) in the last 16 of the Crucible.

They will take place on Sunday, April 16, at the Crucible

From 12:00 / Stuart Bingham (14) vs David Gilbert (6-3 after the first session)

12:00 / Ding Junhui (16) vs Hossein Vafaei

16:30 / Neil Robertson (6) vs Wu Yze (6-3)

16:30 / Mark Williams (8) v Jimmy Robertson

21:00 / Luca Bresel (9) vs. Ricky Walden (6-3).

*The World Snooker Championship in Romania is broadcast live on Eurosport

How to play at the World Snooker Championship

• First round matches will be played on a best of 19 frames basis. The second round will be best of 25 frames, the same as the quarters.

• In the semi-finals, the winner will be determined by the “best of 33 shots” system. Finally, in the grand final, the winner will be decided after the “best of 35 frames”.

How it will be in the final

• There will be 8 frames in the first session of the final. The second session will consist of 9 frames, the third will consist of 8 frames. Finally, the final session will have a maximum of 10 frames (may or may not all be played, depending on the score on the table).

How money is distributed for CM Snooker 2023

Winner: £500,000

Second place: £200,000

Semi-Final: £100,000

Quarters: £50,000

Second round: £30,000

First round: £20,000.

You can read the full presentation of the World Snooker Championship here.