Ronnie O’Sullivan’s opponent at the Saudi Arabia Masters is preparing to use the dark arts.Joe O’Connor has only played O’Sullivan once, but the 29-year-old will finally get the chance to face the Rocket when they meet in round five this afternoon.O’Connor has a few big scalps to his name, and he is looking for anotherGettyThe Saudi Arabia Masters in Jeddah is seen as the fourth major and is part of the 147-break £147,000 bonus, while there is a £500,000 prize for the winner.And for O’Connor to stand a chance of claiming that, he must get past the greatest snooker player of all time, in his opinion.To do so, O’Connor is looking to use tactics inspired by Mark Selby.Selby is known to be one of the best safety players on the game, who will do anything he can to win.And O’Connor is looking to do the same.Speaking after his fourth-round win over Sanderson Lam, he said: “I’m playing solid.“I do still think there are plenty of gears to go yet. I think it’s coming. I think this could be the season that I do really well and hopefully lift my first title.“I come to every tournament trying to win it. Until I’m out of the tournament, I’ll then reflect and see if it was a good tournament.“He [O’Sullivan] is the GOAT.”O’Sullivan is back after a break to get marriedGettyWhat is O’Connor planning?O’Connor believes he beat O’Sullivan in their one meeting, but it is Selby who he is looking to inspiration for.“I think I did play him once in the Championship League. I think I got the better of him. So hopefully I can keep that run going.“I’ve looked up to Mark [Selby] more than anyone. But Ronnie’s always been the man, the face of snooker almost. You always see clips everywhere of Ronnie and he’s just a pleasure to watch when he’s on form.”When asked about the tactics, he replied with a smirk: “If they work, then I’ll give them a go.”And there is no fear from the Englishman either.O’Connor is planning to use Selby’s play style for inspirationGetty“I do enjoy playing the top players, especially on centre stage, table one.“I don’t shy away from the headlights. I confront it and I love playing out there in front of a crowd against the best players in the world.”O’Connor has had a brilliant season so far.The 29-year-old has lost just one of his first 14 matches of the new year.Meanwhile, O’Sullivan has played just two matches, losing 6-3 to Kyren Wilson at the Shanghai Masters.However, the Rocket is looking forward to this tournament and thinks Saudi Arabia has a big future in snooker.“It’s a great tournament and a great venue.“It’s an amazing event and I’m really excited to be here. The future is very strong here. This is big tournament.“We have the Riyadh Season event and the academy in Riyadh. Youngsters will learn the game and get better.“I will be interested to see in ten years how it looks because maybe we’ll have one or two professional players from Saudi.”