Ronnie O’Sullivan: Snooker is ‘the worst it has ever been’, blasts world number one

“You take a gander at individuals really dealing with the game, they are not the most splendid sparkles… So you can’t see them getting themselves out from underneath it. Yet, you don’t need to be Einstein. It is likely in the most terrible spot it has at any point been”

World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan says snooker is “in the most horrendously awful spot it has at any point been”

Ronnie O’Sullivan says snooker is “in the most awful spot it has at any point been” as a feature of a hazardous tirade against those running the game. World No.1 O’Sullivan equalled Stephen Hendry’s record of seven Snooker Big showdown wins last year and is focusing on an eighth at The Cauldron one month from now. Be that as it may, the competition is set to be played in the midst of the background of a match-fixing hearing the will start halfway through the occasion including 10 Chinese players who have been suspended and accused of different wagering offenses. “Snooker is in a terrible spot,” he told The Sun. “It’s in a tough situation.

“Disregard Turkey [the Turkish Experts was as of late cancelled]. This requirements basically another £50m a year just to make it a legitimate visit. “At the point when you check the number, it’s awful out. At the point when you take a gander at £10m prize cash for 25 occasions across the year for 128 players, being good is rarely going. It needs essentially to significantly increase that to make it work.

“Perhaps you truly do require a few legitimate individuals like Freedom [in Recipe One] or somebody with the vision to bring it cutting-edge. Ronnie O’Sullivan won a record-equalling seventh world snooker title a year ago

“You take a gander at individuals really dealing with the game, they are not the most brilliant ignites by the same token. So you can’t see them getting themselves out from underneath it. Yet, you don’t need to be Einstein.

“It is presumably in the most horrendously awful spot it has at any point been. The picture of the game, it’s a piece like a bar sport now.

” The 48-year-old added: “It is presumably basically as terrible as it has at any point been additionally a direct result of the wagering embarrassment. There are a ton of players I realize who are truly despondent and scared to stand up on the grounds that they will get fined. They are informed that.

“The game is battling, in the event that you take a gander at the numbers it is out of sorts. Yet, we as a whole need great for the game. I can’t accomplish more.

“I have conveyed the game basically for the last 20-30 years. It’s not one player. It’s the game.

” World Snooker has answered O’Sullivan’s remarks, demanding there is a brilliant future for the game. A representative said: “Last week we held a helpful gathering with the players, sadly Ronnie decided not to join in, where we set out our vision for the fate of snooker and resolved issues which are mean a lot to the players.

“The results were positive, and players were energized by the ever-evolving procedure set out by WST [World Snooker Tour]. “WST is working perseveringly across a significant number of the areas Ronnie has raised and is making impressive progress thus.

“We are working with the main organizations in sports, whose clients incorporate the Chief Association, FIFA, Ryder Cup and The Bosses. Our drawn out system depends on top tier investigation and driven by information. We would constantly invite Ronnie to share his thoughts and examine our arrangements and technique straightforwardly with WST.”