Ronnie O'Sullivan suffered his earliest defeat at the World Snooker Championship since 2011 on Wednesday night but is adamant he will not “live out of a suitcase” in order to chase the glory.

The world No.2 was leading 9-8 at the start of the final session of his quarter-final with Stuart Bingham, but lost five frames in a row to suffer a shock exit.

Since Barry Hearn became chairman of the WPBSA five years ago the calendar has exploded with a vast number of new ranking events.

And, on the day Hearn announced plans for new Scottish, Irish, English and European Opens, O'Sullivan admitted dedicating extra time to the circuit was something he would not be prepared to compromise on – even if it costs him future titles.

“If you're not committed to playing in as many events as the other players then that is going to happen,” said the 39-year-old.

“I'm not prepared to travel around and live out of a suitcase, so you have to accept that if you're not prepared to do that then you will lose momentum and my game is not as strong as it was two or three years ago.

“I enjoy having a balance in my life. If I was 21 then yes I would live out of a suitcase, because it is a great opportunity for young players to travel the world and play, and I did when I was young. But when you get to 39, I've got a nice girlfriend, life is good at home and I don't want to be away all the time. They don't pay me well enough to live a life like that.”

The Rocket took the opening frame of the evening, a break of 88 edging him 9-8 ahead overall.

Bingham was always going to have to be at his supreme best to beat O'Sullivan, but even he could not have foreseen what was to follow.

Breaks of 74, 88, 51, 81 and a nerveless 66 blowing O'Sullivan away.

“There was not a lot I could do,” O'Sullivan surmised. “I was way off the pace. He just pushed me around for the whole match. I felt the second best player all through the game.

“I was trying my hardest, but you can't start looking for form. It's a busy schedule, a lot of the guys are playing a lot and they are really sharp – there's big breaks going in all over the gaff. I made so many unforced errors. I might have got away with it before, nowadays everyone punishes you.”

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