Ronnie O’Sullivan faces fast and furious start to World Snooker Championship bid

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Ronnie O’Sullivan will come face to face with snooker’s fastest player when he begins his bid for a sixth World Snooker Championship on Sunday.

O’Sullivan has been paired with Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who swept through qualifying and whose pace has been officially recorded at less than 17 seconds per shot.