O'Sullivan advanced to the top 8 of the 2025 World Snooker Championship, but "far from reaching" the best level

With Chinese player Si Jiahui defeating Wollaston at 13:10 on the evening of the 28th Beijing time, Ronnie O'Sullivan's opponent in the quarterfinals of the 2025 World Snooker Championship was also announced. O'Sullivan will face off against Si Jiahui in the third round of this World Championships, which is also the 23rd time in the career of "Rocket" to reach the quarterfinals at the Crucible Theater.

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan said he was "nowhere near his best" despite taking just 17 minutes to take a game. The 49-year-old O'Sullivan led the Chinese player Pang Junxu 12-4 after the second stage of the second round of the World Championships on the 27th local time, and on the evening of the 28th local time, Pang Junxu got the first 17 points of the 17th game of the two, and locked the victory of the whole game with a single stroke of 95 points.

So far, O'Sullivan, who has returned since the Champions League in January, has reached the quarterfinals in two consecutive cities at the 2025 World Championships. In the first two rounds, he defeated Ali Carter 10-4 and then Pang Junxu 13-4. O'Sullivan, who hasn't played for three months before the game, said he was trying to "rebuild" his game.

China's Si Jiahui will touch O'Sullivan

Although O'Sullivan continued to work hard for a record-breaking eighth World Title, he was still not satisfied with his performance. When asked to give him a 10 for his current performance, he said there were only "2" and that he "has to start playing better" if he wants to win the game.

O'Sullivan added: "I need game time and I'm trying to get back to playing. As long as I'm focused on my game, I don't mind who my opponent is. It doesn't matter who sits in the chair, if I can play close to my best, I always believe that I will win." O'Sullivan believes that what he has to do now is not to be impetuous, "staring at one ball at a time." It's hard for me to approach the game like that, but that's where I'm and I have to keep going. ”

The top 8 of this World Championships are in full swing

The top 8 of this World Championships are in full swing, and Zhao Xintong VS Chris in the first half of the tournament. Wakelin, Si Jiahui VS O'Sullivan, Higgins VS Mark in the second half. Williams, Trump vs Brecel. Historically, 6 people from the Chinese Legion who entered the main competition successfully broke through in the first round, and when they reached the second round, only Zhao Xintong and Si Jiahui advanced together. In addition, the "75 Three Heroes" Higgins, Mark. Williams and O'Sullivan all reached the top 8. Williams will also stage a strong dialogue next, which means that at least one of the "75 Heroes" will enter the semi-finals of this year.