Ronnie O’Sullivan says he isn’t taking his current form “for granted” despite a comprehensive 5-0 win against Scotland’s Stephen Maguire at the Xi’an Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion, who has impressed in his first tournament since August, needed just over an hour to book his spot in the last 16.
O’Sullivan started the match with a break of 134 and compiled runs of 70, 63 and 85 for a resounding success as Maguire managed just 25 points.
The 49-year-old has dropped just one game across his three matches in China and will face Wales’ Jak Jones for a place in the quarter-finals.
But the Englishman refused to get carried away by his formidable form as he told the World Snooker Tour: “I feel like I’ve played great all season.
“But like I always say, this game has a way of humbling you. I’m very, very happy with my game, but talk to me in two, three, four weeks or two months – I’ll be ‘the game’s really hard, really difficult’.
“You can’t take this game for granted, you have to enjoy it while it’s good and when it’s not so good, you have to suck it up and just get through those periods.”
