SportOther SportsRonnie O'SullivanRonnie O'Sullivan has been out of form for several years and conversations with former greats has made it clear to him when he needs to retire from snooker17:15, 26 Aug 2026Ronnie O'Sullivan has suggested he'll retire from snooker in two years after taking advice from Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry - two of the sport's titans.‌O'Sullivan is arguably the greatest man ever to pick up a snooker cue but insists he's miles off the level he could once produce. He last won the World Championship back in 2022 and has only made the final of one tournament since 2024.‌'The Rocket' will turn 51 in December and has spoken to some of snooker's greats about the timing of their retirements. Perhaps tellingly, O'Sullivan has now revealed that both Hendry and Davis felt they played on for almost a decade longer than they should have.‌Both thought they could still produce the level of years gone by before subsequently accepting they should have walked away sooner - and O'Sullivan is adamant he won't repeat their mistakes.He said: "I asked Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis, I spoke to them a couple of times and they said they probably played 10 years longer than they should have done. Because you always have this feeling, I want to play like I used to, because it’s a nice feeling.‌"I’m not going to waste 10 years. I’ve wasted three or four, in my opinion, three or four years where it’s been not great. I’ll give myself another year-and-a-half, to see if I can find something. If I can’t I think it’s good to draw a line under it and move on to other things that are more suitable to me."He's currently competing at the Wuhan Open, where he is stunned to have won three games. Despite that he insists his run is destined to end in the last eight when he plays Mark Selby. So far he's got the better of Ashley Carty, Yao Pengcheng and Stephen Maguire but has ruled out any hope of victory.Article continues below"No. Absolutely no chance," he said when quizzed on his chances of glory. "I was happy to win a match. When I won two matches I was over the moon. To win three, for me, was a miracle at the moment. I’ve probably gone as far as I can go."If anybody plays well against me, they win, it doesn’t matter where they’re ranked. If they play poorly then I have a chance, but I don’t expect anyone from now to play poorly."My game is now very, very poor. I’m not playing to a good enough level. My technique is so rubbish I don’t have a clue where the balls are going, it’s like hit and hope snooker. I’m delighted to have won three matches, I can’t believe it really. I just hope for some improvement in the future. I’m playing more for the future, to hopefully find something."Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Ronnie O'Sullivan