Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘energised’ by fasting as he chases extra World Snooker Championship historical past | Snooker Information

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s bid to say a file eighth Crucible crown stays firmly on observe after he beat Ryan Day 13-7 to succeed in the World Championship quarter-finals; O’Sullivan has credited intermittent fasting for serving to his progress by the match

Ronnie O’Sullivan hailed the impression intermittent fasting has had on his power ranges throughout this 12 months’s World Snooker Championship after seeing off Ryan Day to succeed in the quarter-finals.

The 48-year-old, bidding to safe a file eighth Crucible crown, eased his method into the final eight after profitable three of the 4 frames on Monday afternoon to wrap up a 13-7 victory towards Welshman Day.

O’Sullivan revealed the problem of negotiating a 17-day marathon in Sheffield is being made simpler by intermittent fasting, with the Englishman going round 16 hours with out meals earlier than breaking his quick in a bid to spice up his power.

He stated: “I just do what’s right for me. It’s not like I sit down with someone and work out what’s right, what’s wrong and how to peak. A lot of people think I do. What I do is I try to eat right. I’m intermittent fasting for this tournament because it gives me more energy.

“There’s sure issues I do and it would not essentially imply I will win, I simply want each little benefit I can get at this stage. It is a match of endurance, stamina and focus. For me, intermittent fasting simply offers me a bit extra power.

“Once the tournament’s over, I’ll be back to eating 24 hours a day. There’s times when you have to work out what’s right for you. I go a certain period of time where I won’t eat and it’s just amazing the energy you get from it. I’ve always found it works really well for me.”

O’Sullivan revealed that he first found the advantages of intermittent fasting after a interval of sickness.

He added: “I got ill and the only way to give my stomach a rest was by not eating. My nutritionist said ‘the only thing you can do is not eat’ but obviously you have to eat. I was doing it and I went ‘you know what, I love this, it’s great’. I just felt it worked for me.

Ronnie O’Sullivan addressed the media after securing his spot within the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals

“That is 16 (hours) in the mean time, 17 generally. I attempt to cease at about 7pm but it surely’s onerous clearly once you’re taking part in matches. Final evening was 8.30pm so I did not eat once more till about 12:20pm in the present day. It feels nice, I really feel good. I am 48 and I really feel energised. If I eat an excessive amount of I get actually sluggish.

“Animals in the forest apparently go days without food and then all of a sudden they get hungry, get their prey, eat it and just digest it for a while. They’re not having three meals a day, it’s just eat when you’re hungry and give your body a rest sometimes. It works for me anyway.”

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O’Sullivan’s quarter-final, performed over one of the best of 25 frames, will start in Tuesday’s afternoon session and be concluded on Wednesday. The semi-finals are better of 33 frames and happen from Thursday, with the ultimate better of 35 and starting on Sunday.

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