Year to Forget: Ronnie O'Sullivan
'The Rocket' seems to have run out of steam this year - he is now without a ranking event title since 2009 and is in serious danger of slipping out of the top 16 in the world rankings.
The three-time world champion may have continued his dominance of the Premier League, but there are no ranking points available for that event and results elsewhere have not been enough to keep up with the rest of the world's best.
O'Sullivan has again threatened to walk away from snooker, once at the start of the year and again after losing to Trump at the UK Championship in December, whilst also voicing his angry opinion of the smaller PTC events that carry ranking points.
With little interest in playing in those smaller events, O'Sullivan would certainly not fancy a return to the qualifying scene for the major events and should he slip out of the top 16 he may well carry out his threat to hang up his cue.
A row about him being paid appearance money also soured the year, with 'The Rocket' insisting he deserved extra for being the only crowd puller in the sport, but with Trump and Allen leading a new breed of exciting young potters O'Sullivan may soon find himself just among the also-rans. - http://www.sportinglife.com
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