Snooker: No pressure warns O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan has warned his rivals that he feels under no pressure going into the World Snooker Championship, despite having taken a lengthy lay-off from the game.

O'Sullivan, 6/1 with bet365 to retain his title, is the defending champion at The Crucible and believes that his triumph 12 months ago was a greater achievement than it would be a year down the line. He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "My best achievement was winning the world title last year. When everyone fancies you to win it and you do win it, that's the mark of a great champion. "This year no-one expects me to do much, so in some ways I have nothing to lose. It's easy to do it when you've got nothing to lose. "Winning it when you've got everything to lose is more impressive than doing it as an underdog." O'Sullivan gets the tournament underway on Saturday morning when he opens up against fellow Englishman Marcus Campbell.

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