Ronnie O’Sullivan had a nightmare deciding session against world number 10 Luca Bresel as the ‘Racket’ lost seven frames in a row before crashing out of the World Snooker Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is not disappointed after being knocked out of the 2023 World Snooker Championship

Seven-time world champion Ronnie led 10-6 heading into Wednesday’s deciding session and it looked like nothing could stop him on his way to the Crucible semi-finals.

However, O’Sullivan did not win a frame on Wednesday, while Bresel secured an impressive 13-10 qualification.

After being eliminated from the Crucible, Ronnie said that he was not disappointed by the elimination and that defeats are a part of life.

“I’m not too disappointed with the elimination. I wish I could, but I’ve reached a point in my life where I often ask myself, “Why am I still playing snooker?”.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my life, I love playing snooker, but you have to understand that it’s not all about snooker. Snooker is part of my life, but I’ve learned to lose.

I’ve done this 24 times in Crucible out of 31 attempts, so I should probably expect to lose. I’m sure I’ll have another good performance here in the future, but we’ll have to wait.

I am not in the condition that many expect me to be. I apologize if anyone feels offended by what I said, but the loss didn’t hurt me that much.

I see things in perspective and you have to accept defeat too” – Ronnie O’Sullivanafter a surprise loss to Luka Bresel in the quarters of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible, for Eurosport.

World Snooker Championship 2023, semi-finals

Luca Bresel (10) – Xi Jiahui (80)

Mark Allen (3) – Mark Selby (2)

*You can watch the World Snooker Championship live on Eurosport.

WC Snooker 2023 Semi Finals Schedule

Thursday, April 27

From 15:00

Luca Bresel vs Xi Jiahui

From 21:00

Mark Allen v Mark Selby

Friday, April 28

From 12:00

Luca Bresel vs Xi Jiahui

From 16:30

Mark Allen v Mark Selby

From 21:00

Luca Bresel vs Xi Jiahui

Saturday, April 29

From 12:00

Mark Allen v Mark Selby

From 16:30

Luca Bresel vs Xi Jiahui

From 21:00

Mark Allen v Mark Selby

How to play at the World Snooker Championship

• 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 determined by 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.