Ronnie O’Sullivan faces return to qualifiers
RONNIE O’Sullivan faces the prospect of losing his precious elite top-16 place for the fi rst time in 18 years, having failed to win a ranking title for two years.
His decision not to enter the last two Players Tour Championship events could backfi re badly.
If two of the chasing pack can overhaul him, three-times world champion O’Sullivan will be dumped back into the qualifiers.
O’Sullivan said: “I don’t want to have to qualify, and even though I don’t like the PTCs, I have played lots more of them this season.”