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Ronnie O'Sullivan says 'I'm an easy target' after astonishing Hossein Vafaei attack at World Championship

Ronnie O'Sullivan has given his response to Hossein Vafaei ahead of their eagerly-anticipated last-16 showdown at the World Snooker Championship amid the latest instalment of their ongoing spat. After winning his first-round match at The Crucible, Vafaei told Eurosport's Rachel Casey he wants to «shut» O'Sullivan's mouth in what represented an astonishing broadside after setting up their second-round encounter in Sheffield.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan has been no stranger to some glorious grudge matches during 30 years as the headline act at the World Championship in Sheffield. And that is just how the snooker GOAT likes it ahead of his latest very public tête-à-tête at the sport's main table. Ad His best-of-25 frame second-round match with a vocal Hossein Vafaei on Friday, Saturday and Sunday seems ripe for repercussions with the pair content to continue exchanging verbal barbs after the Iranian player urged O'Sullivan to retire last year.

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Judd Trump going on holiday before the 2023 World Snooker Championship was a «mistake», says Alan McManus. Trump departed the Crucible at the first-round stage following a 10-6 loss to the relatively unheralded Anthony McGill. Ad It's the latest defeat in a difficult period for the 33-year-old, who hasn't got past the last eight of any tournament since reaching the final of the World Grand Prix in January.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan says 'I'm an easy target' after astonishing Hossein Vafaei attack at World Championship

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