{"id":6332,"date":"2026-04-22T22:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6332"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:03:10","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-tries-mind-games-by-lumping-pressure-on-john-higgins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6332","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan tries mind games by lumping pressure on John Higgins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272572224.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28078211\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship - Day Five\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan looked to shift the pressure to his old foe John Higgins (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan has tried to lower expectations for himself when he takes on old rival John Higgins in the second round of the World Snooker Championship, insisting he is the underdog.<\/p>\n<p>The Rocket soared into the last 16 with a dominant 10-2 win over debutant He Guoqiang, making three centuries along the way.<\/p>\n<p>It was a great start to his campaign to try and win a record eighth world title, but there is a significantly tougher challenge ahead in the next round.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins downed Ali Carter 10-7 in his first contest and now two of the greatest players in history will meet early in the draw with a place in the quarter-finals on the line.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan has played a relatively light schedule this season and has not won a ranking title since January 2024, whereas Higgins has been competing much more regularly and won two big titles in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, the Rocket says the pressure is all on the Scot, who he claims is favourite when they meet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tAre you snooker loopy?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>You&#8217;re in the right place. I&#8217;m Phil Haigh, and I cover the game we all love for <strong>Metro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In my new newsletter, The Table, I&#8217;ll be analysing the biggest talking points, breaking down frames and crowning the week&#8217;s winners and losers every Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The World Championship is here, so there&#8217;s no better time to sign up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FB-MAIN-8adc.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27997408\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Phil has been reporting on snooker for over a decade, since working in World Snooker&#8217;s press office in 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018John loves playing me, he really enjoys it. I think he plays better against me than I do against him,\u2019 O\u2019Sullivan told the BBC.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272245792.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28078212\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship - Day Three\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>John Higgins was strong in his opening win over Ali Carter (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ll probably be a bit of an underdog because I\u2019ve hardly played for the last three years, compared to John. He\u2019s at every tournament and beating a lot of good players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Rusty Ron comes here and rolls the dice and some of the time they\u2019re sixes, but most of the time they\u2019re ones, the last three years. Hopefully I can throw a couple of fives or sixes against John.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s probably favourite but it\u2019s a different type of pressure. The pressure is off me and probably more on John in this match. But it should be a good game, hopefully I can give him a decent game.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272571235.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28078210\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship - Day Five\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>O\u2019Sullivan was a huge draw in Sheffield, as ever (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the most subtle attempt to alleviate pressure on himself ahead of a match which the bookmakers suggest O\u2019Sullivan is actually a clear favourite for.<\/p>\n<p>With both men now 50 years old, the Rocket says he has been feeling his age around the Crucible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Just going in the practice room and hanging around this venue I feel kind of old now because everyone\u2019s 22, 23, it\u2019s like walking into a creche,\u2019 he said. \u2018But we\u2019re still hanging around, having a go.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan talked up two of those youngsters, with particular praise for teenage debutant Stan Moody, who he reckons is going right to the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Stan gave me a little nod the other day. He\u2019s a lovely boy and a great player,\u2019 said O\u2019Sullivan. \u2018He\u2019s got a lovely cue action and the way he gets through the ball, I think he\u2019s going to be a world champion for sure. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Liam Pullen, lovely guy, I like seeing all the youngsters coming through. It does make you feel a little bit out of place, thinking why am I still here?\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272178043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28047443\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship - Day Three\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Stan Moody impressed in debut defeat to Kyren Wilson (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The seven-time world champion was not tested by He in round one, but he did look good nevertheless, as he did at the World Open last month when he reached the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m not the player I was and probably never will be, but as long as I can still enjoy the game, which I\u2019m starting to enjoy again,\u2019 he said. \u2018I\u2019ve got a new method, I was a bit lost for three years, really lost.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel like I\u2019m getting through the ball, but still not good enough to win these events. I have to rely on a bit of luck, whereas years ago, I felt that if my game was ok it would take someone really good at their best to beat me. Probably not so much now. I have to play really good and they can play alright and still beat me, so it\u2019s different dynamics, you know.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272410843.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28077285\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship - Day Four\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>O\u2019Sullivan played with two different cues in his first round win (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan is clearly still capable of incredible brilliance on the table, as shown by his double-147 match in Saudi Arabia this season and his record 153 break last month.<\/p>\n<p>Even in his opening win over He there were signs of his immense best, but in general he feels past his peak now he is in his sixth decade.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if coming to terms with that is tough mentally, he said: \u2018I\u2019m quite happy just being in this situation. If you told me I\u2019d be here not favourite to win but maybe sixth or seventh favourite and enjoying the game I\u2019d say, yeah great. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s definitely different. It\u2019s harder to put all my eggs in one basket now, because you\u2019re not sure if you\u2019re going to get the wins. <\/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 249 - LIVE FROM SHEFFIELD: World Championship 2026 Preview\" 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\/4L940vW9pBFva2ONWZcx0f?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Whereas before if I put the work in and I do this it\u2019s probably going to happen for me at some point, irrelevant of what somebody else does. So it was all kind of in my hands. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Whereas now, I put all the work in and still don\u2019t get much out of it, so it\u2019s harder to go in with both feet and put your whole life into it. That\u2019s why I do stints now. I do little stints, go bang, bang, bang and I\u2019m OK I can still do it. But I just want to enjoy myself and not be a slave to the game.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Class of 92 icons play over three sessions starting on Saturday evening and concluding on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Neil Robertson faces fine for giving up Crucible frame in bizarre circumstances<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Jak Jones \u2018wanted to walk out\u2019 of Mark Selby Crucible thrashing<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chris Wakelin not feeling love from Stephen Hendry: \u2018He clearly doesn\u2019t think I\u2019m any good\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--snooker\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>The Table<\/h4>\n<p>Stay ahead of snooker&#8217;s next big break with Metro&#8217;s resident expert Phil Haigh in his new weekly newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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