Snooker wonderkid, 14, makes 'angry' claim after reaching round three in Saudi Arabia

Snooker wonderkid Michal Szubarczyk has urged himself not to get so angry when he misses a shot. The 14-year-old has been compared to the great Ronnie O'Sullivan and has already accepted a professional tour card.

Szubarczyk reached the third round of the Saudi Arabia Masters with a fantastic 4-3 victory over Bulcsu Revesz on Saturday. The day before, the Polish starlet had earned his first-ever professional triumph, defeating Ryan Davies 4-2. He will hope to come up against the world's biggest names over the coming days.

To reach the very top of the sport, Szubarczyk knows he needs to improve his temperament when he suffers adversity. However, that can surely be excused given his tender age. "I feel very proud of myself because many people would say I was the underdog today," said Szubarczyk after he beat Revesz.

"I played a very good match. I was a bit nervous in the last frame but not that much. The standard on the tour is very difficult. I need to improve my safety and I need to stop getting angry when I miss. I am improving."

Szubarczyk accepted a tour card earlier this year. He is the youngest player to turn professional in the sport's history.

"I'm really excited. This is something completely different than before, where I went to many tournaments as a favourite. I love playing with the audience and cameras and I hope there will be many matches like that. I don't put much pressure on myself to win, I have a lot of time to achieve my goals," Szubarczyk told the World Snooker Tour.

"When I got the tour card there were very mixed emotions. I had been striving for this since I was seven years old. But then suddenly doubts appeared. Whether I can do it, whether I'm too young? I will have to give up playing in the national team and leave my team friends.

"The decision to accept the tour card was easy, we made it a long time ago when I started training. But there were questions about finances, and what about school, what about the rest of the family, will I manage? But I am sure it is the right decision because it has always been my dream."

Three-time world champion Mark Williams believes he could even be as good as O'Sullivan was at the same age. The Welshman said: "He's up there with Ronnie O'Sullivan at that age. Maybe not as good, but not far away. Every time I watched him he was knocking in 80s, 90s, 100s. It was frightening."