{"id":8663,"date":"2026-05-07T20:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8663"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:54:06","slug":"ken-doherty-would-rather-not-be-playing-ronnie-osullivan-at-world-seniors-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8663","title":{"rendered":"Ken Doherty would &#8216;rather not&#8217; be playing Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan at World Seniors Championship"},"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\/05\/GettyImages-2209348317.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28278869\" alt=\"World Championship Qualifiers 2025 - Day 3\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan will face Ken Doherty at the Crucible on Friday (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ken Doherty would rather not have to play Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan in the World Seniors Snooker Championship, but does still feel it is a \u2018treat\u2019 to take on the Rocket at the Crucible.<\/p>\n<p>The two former world champions will meet in the second round of the tournament on Friday afternoon after Doherty edged Gerard Greene in his opener on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>56-year-old Doherty first played in the World Seniors Championship in 2010, while this is O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s debut in the event at 50.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time world champion is eligible to play after the termination of the partnership between World Seniors Snooker and World Snooker Tour last year, which meant that any player over 40 can now play in Seniors events, irrelevant of world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan is, unsurprisingly, now runaway favourite to lift the trophy on debut, although other leading professionals have taken advantage of the rule change, including Ali Carter and Stuart Bingham.<\/p>\n<p>Doherty was runner-up in the World Seniors Championship in 2020 and \u201924, but his chances of landing the title for the first time have now taken a huge blow.<\/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 newsletter, The Table, I analyse the biggest talking points, pull back the curtain on the sport and crown the biggest winners and losers every week.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve just seen one of the greatest World Championships of all time, 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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He accepts that there has been a change to \u2018the dynamics of the tournament\u2019 and admits he\u2019d rather not be playing the Rocket, but understands the commercial benefit of the sport\u2019s leading star.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_294183423_c8d616.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28079873\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship 2026 - Day Five - The Crucible\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan is making his Seniors debut (Picture: PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Listen, to have him in the tournament is obviously going to attract a lot of attention,\u2019 Doherty told <strong>Metro<\/strong>. \u2018It\u2019s going to attract a lot of ticket sales, and I don\u2019t know how much he wants to win. That\u2019s up to himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019d rather not play him, if I\u2019m honest. I\u2019d rather be playing somebody else, but it is what it is, and listen, I\u2019m just going to go and enjoy it. I\u2019m not expecting too much, and we\u2019ll just see what happens.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Doherty and O\u2019Sullivan first played in 1992 and most recently met on the professional tour at the International Championship in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Like most, the Irishman has lost more than he\u2019s won against the Rocket, but has picked up some very big victories over him.<\/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\/05\/GettyImages-2209853929.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28278875\" alt=\"World Championship Qualifiers 2025 - Day 5\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Doherty has come very close to the Seniors title before, losing 5-4 to Jimmy White in the 2020 final (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I played Ronnie in China not so long ago, but I think the last time I competed with Ronnie, that\u2019s a long, long time ago,\u2019 said Doherty.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve never played him at the Crucible, all the years I\u2019ve played him, I played him in the Masters and in the UK, and I\u2019ve beaten him in both, but that was a long, long time ago, when I was a lot younger. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s the greatest player that\u2019s ever played the game, and I\u2019m just going to go and enjoy it. It would be a treat to play him at the Crucible.\u2019<\/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 253 - Wu Yize wins 2026 World Championship\" 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\/3q3EpXvmiZiEzjyHX3j5hr?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Doherty\u2019s win over Greene came via a black ball shootout to prosper 4-3, with the World Seniors Championship going straight to the re-spot at 3-3.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My heart was pumping, I know that,\u2019 said the 1997 world champ. \u2018At our age, it\u2019s not good for the ticker! It might be good for the spectators and for the TV. No, but it was nice to get through.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On innovations being used in the Seniors, he added: \u2018I like it. I mean, it\u2019s a harsh way to lose, but I think I can see the value in it. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Actually, do you know something? I\u2019d love to see them give the ball-in-hand for a foul as well. That would speed things up and it would make it a little bit better. But no, I really enjoy it.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWorld Seniors Snooker Championship schedule\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Wednesday May 6<\/p>\n<p>7pm<br \/>Craig Stedman 4-0 Neal Jones<br \/>Tony Drago 2-4 Roger Farebrother<br \/>Followed by<br \/>Igor Figueiredo 4-2 Mohamed Elkhayat<br \/>Reanne Evans 4-2 Aaron Canavan<\/p>\n<p>Thursday May 7<\/p>\n<p>12pm<br \/>Peter Lines 4-2 Anthony Hamilton<br \/>Ken Doherty 4-3 Gerard Greene<br \/>Followed by<br \/>Jimmy White 4-1 Daniel Ward<br \/>Dominic Dale 4-0 Wayne Townsend<\/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-2209848573.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27866608\" alt=\"World Championship Qualifiers 2025 - Day 5\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Jimmy White is a four-time Seniors champion (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Round Two<br \/>7pm<br \/>Robert Milkins 4-3 Jimmy White<br \/>Matthew Stevens vs Dominic Dale<br \/>Followed by<br \/>Alfie Burden vs Igor Figueiredo<br \/>Ali Carter vs Roger Farebrother<\/p>\n<p>Friday May 8<\/p>\n<p>12pm<br \/>Stuart Bingham vs Peter Lines<br \/>Nigel Bond vs Craig Steadman<br \/>Followed by<br \/>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan vs Ken Doherty<br \/>Joe Perry vs Aaron Canavan<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\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: Ding Junhui sends \u2018our time\u2019 message as China\u2019s Wu Yize reigns at the Crucible<\/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: Shaun Murphy has message for UK snooker hopefuls as rise of China accelerates<\/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: Wu Yize reveals Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan text at crunch moment in Crucible final<\/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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