Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: O'Sullivan bidoro oge 2016/17 n'azụ oge, na Shanghai Masters. Na agba nke mbụ, o meriri Liang Wenbo 5<unk>4 mgbe ọ gbakechara site na 1<unk>4 gbadata. Ọ bụ egwuregwu mbụ ọ na-agba n'asọmpi ọkachamara n'ime ọnwa ise. Agbanyeghị, nke a bụ ebe ọ gara n'ihu, ebe ọ bụ na agba nke abụọ, ọ meriri Michael Holt site na 2 <unk> 5. Na-asọ mpi na nke mbụ
Na European Masters, O'Sullivan meriri David Gilbert 4<unk>1 na agba nke mbụ, Mark Allen 4<unk>2 na agba nke abụọ, Mark Davis 4<unk>1 na nkeji iri na ise wee merie Neil Robertson 6<unk>0 na ọkara ikpeazụ. Na-eche Judd Trump ihu na njedebe, O'Sullivan were 5 na 3 na-edu ndú mgbe nnọkọ mbụ gasịrị. Na nnọkọ nke abụọ, O'Sullivan gara n'ihu na-eduga 8<unk>6 tupu emesịa tufuo 8<unk>9. Na nke mbụ nke usoro asọmpi nke Home Nations, na mmeghe English Open, O'Sullivan meriri Jimmy Robertson 4<unk>0 na agba nke mbụ, Zhao Xintong 4<unk>3 na nke abụọ, mana Chris Wakelin meriri ya na nke atọ site na 3<unk>4. Na International Championship, O'Sullivan meriri Xiao Guodong 6<unk>4 na agba nke mbụ na Kurt Maflin 6<unk>4 na nke abụọ iji ruo 16 ikpeazụ. Agbanyeghị, Michael Holt meriri ya 4<unk>6, na-eme ka nke a bụrụ nke atọ na-aga n'ihu Holt na 2016.