Ronnie O’Sullivan is again within the highlight after his return to snooker for the World Championship – and Day by day Star Sport has a have a look at his eye-watering web price
Ronnie O’Sullivan is again on the baize – and he is eyeing one other money prize on the World Snooker Championship.
The Rocket, 49, returned after 4 months away from the game, and he is made his technique to the semi-finals the place he was drawn in opposition to Zhao Xingtong. He is already landed a cool £100k for his semi-final run – and that would rise if he makes it to the ultimate – though it wasn’t wanting good on Friday afternoon, because the seven time champ discovered himself 12-4 down in opposition to Zhao Xintong.
His web price is already within the multi-millions. The Rocket has a reported web price of £32m in accordance with the Mirror in addition to amassing an estimated £13.9m in prize cash – together with £876,000 final season – he has made a fortune in different ventures together with business sponsorship offers.
O’Sullivan has printed three novels, three autobiographies and even a prepare dinner guide so as to add to his huge fortune. The seven-time World Snooker Championship winner has even been dropping clues about his potential pivot to new format Chinese language 8-Ball – which may pocket but more money.
The Rocket, who’s definitely not wanting money, is perhaps eyeing greater than only a payday along with his penchant for enjoying in China, regardless of having signed on the dotted line to be Saudi Arabia’s snooker ambassador.
He has has all the time been vocal about his sponsorship offers shaping his profession trajectory.
Though he is getting on in years in comparison with the fresh-faced gamers coming via, O’Sullivan signalled he is not pondering of packing it in anytime quickly.
He defined: “I can not hold enjoying snooker in opposition to the younger guys, getting up for it, match-in-match-out, I do not need to be enjoying only for the sake of it,” he confessed final November. “I need to hold enjoying for the following 10 to fifteen years, incomes a dwelling, having a great time.”
Away from the game, he was been coping with a current break up from actress accomplice Laila Rouass.
The Rocket and Laila have reportedly gone their separate was after getting collectively in 2012. It has been reported that O’Sullivan’s jam-packed snooker schedule is behind the choice.
The couple have separated earlier than, in 2022, however they patched issues up. A supply instructed The Solar: “Ronnie and Laila actually threw themselves again into their relationship after the break up a few years in the past.
“He stored posting pics of them on-line at house collectively and saying romantic issues on particular events, however that’s all come to a halt. They’ve tried so exhausting however they only can’t make it work.”
Laila confirmed the break up in December with an Instagram put up: “Break ups can strip you all the way down to your essence. I bought via mine by utilizing ache as gasoline to take management as a result of it doesn’t matter what, we are going to lose components of ourselves in relationships. It is regular, do not beat your self up.”
