The seven-time world champion has been using a new ferrule, which is the sleeve used to reinforce the tip of a cue, during the tournament. O'Sullivan has opted for one made of titanium, which is ...

Each cue features a 13mm glue-on tip with a high-density ferrule (which is the white piece just below the tip), a quality wood shaft and an Irish Linen wrap on the handles.

‘I had some work done on my cue today, probably have to get a new ferrule, a new tip, it just feels awful, the cue,’ he said on Wednesday. ‘I’m playing awful and the cue feels awful.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN dashed to a Sheffield shop for an “extraordinary” change to his cue during World Championship semi-final. The seven-time Crucible king has tinkered with his gear… ...

“If you make a pool cue out of softwood, it won’t play well. Hardwood plays differently.” When he starts making a cue, his raw product is an inch-and-a-half square by 18 inches long.

O'Sullivan has been using a new cue at the Crucible, having snapped his previous one following a defeat to Robert Milkins earlier this year, and has been vocal over his displeasure with the equipment ...