RONNIE O’SULLIVAN expressed his gratitude to his supporters after returning to his ruthless best with a 6-1 victory over Ali Carter at the SAGA Insurance Masters at Wembley Arena yesterday.

Ronnie O’Sullivan expressed his gratitude to his supporters after returning to his ruthless best at the SAGA Insurance Masters at Wembley Arena today although he refused to speak to the media following his 6-1 victory over Ali Carter.

World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan will be looking to better last year’s quarter-final exit by opening up with a 888.com World Championship victory against Stoke’s Dave Harold, his opponent still going strong at a sprightly 40 years of age.