O'Sullivan seeks more inspiration

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan eased through to the second round of the Irish Masters but insisted he is still not satisfied with his game nor his life in snooker.

The Rocket finished with a century as he saw off Michael Holt 5-2 in Dublin and will now face Brian Morgan in the last 16 tomorrow.

O'Sullivan is enjoying one of the most consistent seasons of his career, having won 16 out of 20 matches in five ranking events plus reached the final of the Masters.

But the mercurial talent continues to seek inner peace.

"I enjoy life so much when I'm at home but I'm not sure I feel comfortable at tournaments. I don't know if I want to be here," said the world No.3.

"I've played some of my worst snooker for a long time but I have applied myself like a true professional and my results haven't been too bad. I'm nowhere near my best.

"I can understand what Stephen Hendry was saying the other day about trying to find motivation, though he has been in the game five years more than me."

Tony Drago may be snooker's fastest player, but he was on the wrong end of a barrage of break-building on Sunday as John Higgins beat him 5-1 inside 53 minutes.

The aggregate score at the interval stood at 319-9. Drago pulled one frame back with a 57 but Higgins was soon back among the balls with 73 to clinch the tie.