SO SAD: 20year old professional snooker Hero” has publicly point out a terrible aquisition” against super Ronnie O’Sullivan” after making a brutal bold claim…
Although Ronnie O’Sullivan is considered the greatest snooker player of all time, new professional Antoni Kowalski doubts that he has the respect of other players in the circuit.
After passing Q School in May and June, the 20-year-old Polish player made his way onto the World Snooker Tour for the first time in his career. After losing to Liam Davies in the finals of the EBSA European Under-21 Championship and the IBSF World Under-21 Championship, Kowalski had already established himself as a formidable contender on the global amateur scene for a number of years.
The then-teenager won an event on the feeder Q Tour in 2023, further showcasing his potential.
But Kowalski will now get the chance to fight against the finest players in the game for the upcoming few campaigns after winning at Q School, where he defeated opponents like James Cahill. Many will already be hoping that he is partnered with O’Sullivan at some point, a player Kowalski called “arrogant” in a Metro interview last month.
And while deciding which snooker players he likes best, Kowalski, from Zielona Góra, searches for strong personality attributes.
On the Framed Snooker Podcast, Antoni Kowalski stated, “I was fortunate enough to meet Shaun [Murphy] and Mark Selby when I was six or seven years old – they were the first pros I met.
” “They were here for an exhibition in my hometown, and I wasn’t rating players based on snooker or level.” I was rating them according to their moral qualities and characteristics.
John Higgins, who I met a few years later, is a terrific man, and Shaun is one too. “The interviewer in the other interviews inquired about Ronnie as I had already mentioned Shaun and John.
He claimed that I was the first person he knew to have forgotten about Ronnie and that I had not mentioned Ronnie. “I don’t like Ronnie’s character since he occasionally treats people disrespectfully. That is all. Just to be clear, I have nothing against Ronnie.
“He’s the greatest ever to play snooker, of course. But talking about numpties a couple of years back – I would never do that and I don’t see any other player doing that.
“That’s just it. Apart from that, I don’t have anything against him. If it’s possible, I will tell him straight to his face and we can become friends.”
Kowalski has already played his first tournament as a professional, participating in Championship League Snooker behind closed doors in Leicester.
He gave a decent account of himself on his debut, recording three draws from his three round-robin fixtures against Jak Jones, Jordan Brown, and Révész Bulcsú.
But such is his level of self belief, Kowalski was disappointed to not make it out of the first stage in the competition.
The dream is obviously to be world number one and world champion, but we’ll see how it goes. I’m just going to try to play my best game and time will tell.”
“It’s the same game of snooker, the same tables. It’s just the organisation is more professional.
“I still have to play my snooker and others guys are playing their snooker. It’s the same for me.
“I’m not comparing myself to the other players as a rookie. I’m there to win, and I’m not going to back over just because I’m playing Jak Jones, the World Championship runner-up.
“If I’m there to play Ronnie or anyone, I’m there to win. I’m there to win all the matches. I’m there to win all the tournaments.
Honestly, I don’t know why I should feel stress or the pressure on our level, because you’re playing the game. You know how to play.
Why should you be anxious when you’re enjoying yourself while playing your favorite game? There’s always someone observing, and the table is consistently square with spherical balls.
The fabric may vary from time to time, but other than that, nothing changes, so why worry? You’re engaged in your favorite game. Later in July, Antoni Kowalski will compete again, this time against Judd Trump in the Xi’an Grand Prix qualifications.
