Ronnie O’Sullivan explains success of snooker’s ‘Class of 92’ at World Championship

As the end of the Snooker World Cup approaches, the excitement at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, is slowly but surely rising to a boiling point. Brand new Dutch snooker champion Sebastiaan Kan sheds light on the tournament that, of course, he is closely following. “I don't see Ronnie O'Sullivan getting the record alone.”

Ronnie O’Sullivan explains success of snooker’s ‘Class of 92’ at World Championship

O’Sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams were all in World Championship quarter-final action on Tuesday

Ronnie O’Sullivan reaches another Crucible semi-final after seeing off Si Jiahui

The seven-time champion twice saw his 22-year-old opponent pull back to within two frames before securing his 14th appearance in the last four.

Class of ’92 take centre stage in Sheffield

Mark Williams during his match against John Higgins, on day eleven of the Halo World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Danny Lawson/PA Wire. Hard competition and enduring happiness are the reasons why snooker’s ‘Class of ’92’ have continued to hold the sport’s new generations at bay, according to seven-times world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan. The 49-year-old eased into a 6-2 lead after the first session of his Crucible quar…