Ronnie O’Sullivan is planning to work extra carefully with Steve Peters once more as he continues his seek for the proper successful method.

The Rocket reached his third Tour Championship remaining on Friday after prevailing from an entertaining encounter with Gary Wilson.

In entrance of a giant crowd on the Manchester Central, O’Sullivan received the final three frames to beat his fellow Englishman 10-7.

O’Sullivan is one victory away from a sixth title of what has already been a prolific 2023/24 snooker marketing campaign.

Rating success has come within the UK Championship and the World Grand Prix, serving to him to take care of his standing as the game’s world primary.

O’Sullivan has moreover secured silverware at three profitable invitational occasions – the Masters, the Shanghai Masters, and the Riyadh Season World Masters.

But regardless of this sustained run of type, the 48 year-old has continued to battle with the psychological facet of the sport.

“You by no means cease tinkering,” Ronnie O’Sullivan stated in his post-match press convention.

“However I believe I acquired so deep into the world that I simply didn’t know easy methods to get out of it ultimately. I type of felt like I used to be getting the yips.”

“I felt like I used to be stabbing on the ball. In the long run, I used to be getting scared to exit and play.

“I used to be alright in follow as a result of nobody was watching, however doing exhibitions and coming to play in main tournaments…the little tournaments aren’t so unhealthy.

“However while you’re taking part in within the large occasions and the massive matches – like tonight and the environment is like that – there’s various stress on the market.

“You get tight, and also you generally really feel like you may’t get your cue by means of. I believe I type of simply acquired myself into a foul place.

“It’s a bit like an alcoholic goes to rehab to detox for a month after which goes to conferences and steadily will get properly.

“I’ve at all times used the Steve Peters methodology at instances. The primary two or three years, I used to be on it daily, and my performances and the whole lot was tight. I used to be simply on level.

“Then I simply type of thought I wished to freestyle it a bit – use a little bit of [Ray] Reardon, use a little bit of Steve Peters, after which simply use nothing however simply my intuition.

“It doesn’t at all times work. I used to be nonetheless a high eight participant, however if you wish to be the entire all-round participant, you’ve acquired to include all of the sides.

“For me, I believe I’m going to present myself ’til the 2025 World Championship to essentially work shut with Steve Peters and see if I can come at it from a special angle.

“Principally get the thoughts proper to deal with possibly not taking part in nice snooker on a regular basis, however in doing that hopefully the nice snooker will come extra.

“I believe if I can clear my thoughts, settle for sure issues, and never be so onerous on myself, possibly I’ll enable myself to play extra instinctively.”

O’Sullivan has the luxurious of a day without work on Saturday as the opposite Tour Championship semi-final between Mark Allen and Mark Williams takes place.

2024 Tour Championship Draw

Spherical of 12 (bo19)

Mark Williams (8) 10-9 Tom Ford (9)

Mark Allen (5) 10-7 John Higgins (12)

Gary Wilson (6) 10-8 Mark Selby (11)

Barry Hawkins (7) 8-10 Ali Carter (10)

Quarter-Finals (bo19)

Judd Trump (1) 4-10 Mark Williams (8)

Ding Junhui (4) 8-10 Mark Allen (5)

Zhang Anda (3) 8-10 Gary Wilson (6)

Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) 10-2 Ali Carter (10)

Semi-Finals (bo19)

Matches to be performed on April fifth and sixth.
Occasions in UTC.

Mark Williams (8) vs Mark Allen (5)
Sat, 1pm and 7pm

Gary Wilson (6) 7-10 Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)

Remaining (bo19)

Match to be performed on April seventh.
Occasions in UTC.

Williams/Allen vs Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
Solar, 1pm and 7pm

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