Ronnie O'Sullivan has berated «lazy» UK snooker chiefs after playing before a world record crowd approaching 9,000 fans at the Hong Kong Masters on Sunday.
O'Sullivan admits the four-day invitational event at the Hong Kong Coliseum has changed the face of what snooker can achieve, comparing the tournament to the ATP tennis finals at London's O2 Arena.
Ad The world champion and world No. 1 believes the first Hong Kong Masters at the city's Hong Kong Coliseum set a new standard for a sport that first rose to prominence when characters of the green baize dominated terrestrial television in the UK four decades ago.
Snooker‘He does things that make you go wow!’ – Carragher says O’Sullivan is in his top 3 sporting GOATsAN HOUR AGO “It’s probably the best tournament I’ve ever played in,” he said. “This tournament has just changed snooker.