The seven-time world champion has been using a new ferrule, which is the sleeve used to reinforce the tip of a cue, during the tournament. O'Sullivan has opted for one made of titanium, which is ...

‘I had some work done on my cue today, probably have to get a new ferrule, a new tip, it just feels awful, the cue,’ he said on Wednesday. ‘I’m playing awful and the cue feels awful.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN dashed to a Sheffield shop for an “extraordinary” change to his cue during World Championship semi-final. The seven-time Crucible king has tinkered with his gear… ...

Sport Snooker 'Certain heavy defeat' – Neil Robertson doesn't mince words after Ronnie O'Sullivan hammering Ronnie O'Sullivan had the tip and ferrule on his cue changed overnight with his World ...

O’Sullivan had the tip and ferrule (the metal sleeve that sits below the tip) changed ahead of Friday’s play, which saw him tumble to a heavy 17-7 defeat with a session to spare.

“I don’t even know if it was the cue, the ferrule or me. There were three things,” he said. “I just don’t even know where the white ball’s going. I’m at a loss, to be honest with you.

Turning up at one of the biggest events of the season with a cue snapped in two is the nightmare scenario that Matt Selt is dealing with, but he seems pretty fine with it. Selt flew in for the Saudi ...

O'Sullivan has been using a new cue at the Crucible, having snapped his previous one following a defeat to Robert Milkins earlier this year, and has been vocal over his displeasure with the equipment ...

Telling the BBC on Wednesday: "I had some work done on my cue today, probably have to get a new ferrule, a new tip, it just feels awful, the cue. "I’m playing awful and the cue feels awful.