Ronnie O’Sullivan says he would hang up his cue if it weren’t for playing in China and Saudi Arabia, as he prepares to play in the UK for the first time this season.

The Rocket has not played on home soil since reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship in May, partly because it is no longer really home soil.

The 49-year-old now lives in Dubai and has only chosen to play in professional events in China and Saudi Arabia so far this season.

That run will end at the UK Championship, where he gets his campaign underway in York against Zhou Yuelong on Tuesday.

O’Sullivan will play in York, probably the Tour Championship in Manchester and then the World Championship in Sheffield in April.

Other than that, it will likely just be events in Asia and the Middle East, which he says are t

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