{"id":7139,"date":"2024-05-04T17:45:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T17:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7139"},"modified":"2024-05-04T17:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T17:45:12","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-on-what-kyren-wilson-is-doing-better-than-anybody-at-the-crucible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7139","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan on what Kyren Wilson is doing better than anybody at the Crucible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img decoding=\"sync\" width=\"644\" height=\"429\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151100996.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C429\" alt=\"Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2024 - Day Thirteen\" class=\"wp-image-20775882\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Kyren Wilson is into the Crucible final without being run close (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan says the aim of every snooker match is to \u2018trounce your opponent as quickly as possible\u2019 and that is what Kyren Wilson is doing better than anyone else so far at the World Championship this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Warrior is the first man into the final after beating Dave Gilbert 17-11 on Saturday afternoon, powering for the finish line after the game was locked at 9-9.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson brushed aside Dominic Dale 10-1 and Joe O\u2019Connor 13-6 in his first two outings, before beating John Higgins 13-8 in the quarters, not being pushed close by any of his opponents so far.<\/p>\n<p>The Rocket has been impressed, feeling that Wilson is playing at a quicker pace around the table, looking more aggressive and getting the rewards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s speeded up his game and the idea is to trounce your opponent as quickly and as fast and as efficient as you can,\u2019 O\u2019Sullivan said on Eurosport. \u2018That\u2019s what he\u2019s been doing this tournament better than anybody. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you want to win tournaments regularly you want a long career, you\u2019ve got to get them out the way lively, without much effort. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018It sounds easy but there\u2019s an art to it and once you find that secret, to have long sustained periods of success it\u2019s got to come easy, you can\u2019t keep grinding it out, you\u2019ll end up doing your own head in.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan fell at the quarter-final stage to Stuart Bingham and it is either Bingham or Jak Jones who will take on Wilson in the final, starting on Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"share-item-20775801-616\" class=\"anchor\"\/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151248358.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2024 - Day Fourteen\" class=\"wp-image-20775801\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Wilson made 13 half-centuries in his win over Gilbert (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Rocket reckons Wilson will be favourite against either, but that is no bad thing for him.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"post-strip trending-post-strip\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-vars-type=\"trending-post-strip\" data-track-module=\"trending-post-strip_article\">\n<h3 class=\"zopo-more\">More <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/trending\/?ico=trending-post-strip_more\">Trending<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Read More Stories<\/aside>\n<p>\u2018I think Kyren enjoys the pressure of being favourite to win a match,\u2019 said the seven-time world champion. \u2018There\u2019s some players here that don\u2019t enjoy it, I think Bingham struggled with it a little bit. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I think Kyren thinks if he\u2019s the favourite he really enjoys that pressure. There\u2019s different types of pressure and to be the favourite of the tournament, I think he\u2019ll handle it better than the others in the tournament.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old has been to a Crucible final before, losing to the Rocket in 2020, but O\u2019Sullivan feels he has improved his game since then, even if he is just making \u2018micro improvements\u2019 in his own mind.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Talking Snooker Episode 164 - World Championship latest LIVE FROM SHEFFIELD with Mark and Ryan Watterson\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2iNRAcecuIzgKmgB0CKBJe?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s a battler, he never gives in, always plays the table doesn\u2019t seem to play the scoreboard,\u2019 said the 48-year-old. \u2018You can go 9-4 up against him but if you drop your pace he\u2019ll just keep potting balls, he won\u2019t think, oh it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Which is a great asset to have, and he\u2019ll have that for the rest of his career.<br \/>He\u2019s obviously been working on stuff and you can always brush up on stuff and I think that\u2019s what he\u2019s been doing over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maybe thought he had to improve his cue ball control, probably worked on that, you make micro improvements but micro improvements at this level are massive in your own head. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018You think you\u2019re playing that shot better than you used to be, that\u2019s nice to have in your locker. In his own mind he feels like he\u2019s a better player than he was. It would be hard to judge that if you were to watch him from four or five years ago, but in his own mind if he feels like he\u2019s a better player that\u2019s all that matters.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Dave Gilbert on \u2018bonkers\u2019 Crucible after Kyren Wilson semi-final defeat<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Kyren Wilson reveals hypnotherapy force behind World Championship final run<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Article below content widget area --><\/p>\n<p 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