Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Duk da matsayinsa, ya zaɓi kada ya yarda da gayyatar da za a yi wasa a cikin taron gayyatar Masters na 2020. Wasan farko na O'Sullivan a shekarar 2020 shi ne Gasar Grand Prix ta Duniya, inda Graeme Dott ya doke shi da 3 × 5. Daga nan ya kai wasan kusa da na karshe na 2020 Welsh Open wanda ya yi rashin nasara 5<unk>6 ga Kyren Wilson. Ya kuma taka leda a
2020 Snooker Shoot Out inda ya yi rashin nasara a zagaye na biyu ga Billy Castle. Saboda rashin samun kudin shiga a wasannin da aka yi a cikin kakar wasa, bai iya kare Gasar 'Yan wasa ba, yayin da' yan wasan biyu na Shoot Out suka tura shi zuwa matsayi na karshe.