RONNIE O'SULLIVAN has yet to publicly declare if he is playing in the World Snooker Championship – but the signs literally look promising.
The seven-time world champion is featured on a huge display hanging outside the in Sheffield.
O'Sullivan has not competed since in January.
The Rocket dropped out of the Championship League and has since .
SunSport understands O'Sullivan intends to play at the Crucible, where play starts on Saturday.
The 49-year-old has been in the first round.
O'Sullivan's image features on a large mural hanging outside the Sheffield arena.
Defending champion is front and centre on the giant image.
Wilson is flanked by John Higgins, Mark Williams, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, 2023 champion Luca Brecel and Ronnie.
O'Sullivan spoke to SunSport earlier this week and at this year's tournament.
The Rocket, a seven-time champ, has appeared at every World Championship since 1993.
He recently in practice, getting to grips with his new cue.
But O'Sullivan reckons on current form, he would be “lucky”; to be placed in the world’s top 32.
He told SunSport: “At the moment, I would be happy to win a match.
“If I turn up at Sheffield and I win a match, I would go ‘that’s a huge victory for me’. It really would be.
“I had a spell in 2022 from January until the world championship where I won it and beat Judd Trump in the final and felt great.
“Other than that, the last four years have been so appalling I’m not sure what to expect really.
“In 2013, I know I hadn’t picked a cue up for nine months but the minute I did pick my cue up I felt like I couldn’t miss.
“On the practice table I felt like I was hitting the balls as sweet as ever. My confidence was there.
“This is completely different. If I was to be honest, I’d ask myself this question . . . where would I rank myself on performance compared to where everyone else is at the moment?
“I’d probably say I’d be lucky if I made the top 32.”
O'Sullivan's crunch draw in round one sees him go up against
The two have history, with Ronnie accused of barging his opponent during a Crucible showdown six years ago.
And last year, there was thefollowing the Masters final.
Carteralleged O’Sullivan– like a long-distance runner might do – onto the carpet.
A furious O'Sullivan hit back after the match: “He can sit on it as far as I’m concerned. I don’t give a f***.
“F***ing why has he got issues with me? I’m not having it.
“I don’t care, grow some balls. I don’t give a f***.”
