After watching Martin O’Donnell reach the final, Ronnie O’Sullivan, a pundit for Eurosport covering the Welsh Open, expressed his admiration for O’Donnell’s growth throughout the competition. O’Sullivan expressed that he would love to see him experience success.

O’Donnell was playing as an amateur and didn’t have a tour card a year ago.

After defeating Luca Brecel in the quarterfinals on Friday, he claimed that losing his tour card had given him new insight and that he had come back a more formidable player.
O’Donnell’s win over Slessor gave him a significant increase in ranking points and lifetime earnings, but he can improve his standing on Sunday by winning a ranking event.

After defeating Brecel, O’Donnell gave a modest interview to Eurosport, and world No. 1 O’Sullivan remarked that it would be encouraging to see him succeed.
“He really is a charming man,” O’Sullivan said to Eurosport.

I want to see everyone kind accomplish well.

You can tell by his demeanor that he is not in your face.”
According to O’Sullivan, O’Donnell is benefiting from the adjustments he made to his technique while he was off the tour.

He has experienced ups and downs—more downs than ups, in fact—but he has returned a different player, according to O’Sullivan.

Since he is a stronger player than you are, what you have worked on will benefit him.

“He was rolling them in before, but now he’s loving punching and stunning them.”He appears to be a risky player.
Jimmy White was pleased with O’Donnell’s finish to defeat Slessor.
In the Llandudno studio of Eurosport, White stated, “He is focused on what he is doing.”

“You have to play the appropriate shots; he respects the game.

He is one of those guys that plays every shot.

Despite his composed exterior, he is undoubtedly under pressure, and how you handle it determines how well you perform.

Under those conditions, that was an incredible victory.

“A top player.”