'A dream tale' – O'Sullivan restates want to win report 8th international identify

Ronnie O’Sullivan has used his newest travel to China to once more restate his hopes of saying an outright report 8th international identify earlier than he hangs up his cue.

The seven-time Crucible winner feels it will be the best possible finish to his profession within the recreation if he can win extra one international identify after claiming the game’s biggest prize in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020 and 2022.

O’Sullivan – who faces Iran showman Hossein Vafaei within the ultimate 16 of the Xi’an Grand Prix on Thursday afternoon (12:30pm BST) – is tied on seven with Nineteen Nineties icon Stephen Hendry, however would like to set a brand new benchmark for the trendy generation.

“During the last two years, I’ve received a large number of tournaments, however no longer truly loved it,” stated the report 41-time score match winner. “I do not have to win any further, I’ve had an important profession.

“If there’s something I’d like to do, it is to win some other Global Championship. That will be 8, after which I’d have each report there’s.

“I am tied on seven with Stephen Hendry which remains to be an excellent fulfillment, however it could be great to have all of them, that might be a dream tale, in an effort to glance again on my profession when it is over.”

“I’d like to win that over again to make it 8. There are such a lot of just right gamers round, so it’s a must to get a bit little bit of good fortune and play some just right snooker on the proper instances.”