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'They all seem so lazy' - Brecel slams young UK players

Luca Brecel has branded the latest generation of British snooker stars "lazy" and "impatient" as he prepares to begin his quest to take the world title home to continental Europe for the first time. This year marks the first since the advent of 16 seeds in 1980 that no home nation player under the age of 30 has been seeded for the tournament, and the 27-year-old Belgian believes the shift in the sport's traditional power-base is set to continue.

‘They all seem so lazy’ – Luca Brecel critical of young British snooker players

Luca Brecel has branded the latest generation of British snooker stars “lazy” and “impatient” as he prepares to begin his quest to take the world title home to continental Europe for the first time.

‘They all seem so lazy’: Luca Brecel critical of young British snooker players

Luca Brecel has branded the latest generation of British snooker stars “lazy” and “impatient” as he prepares to begin his quest to take the world title home to continental Europe for the first time.

Ronnie O'Sullivan wants all-access documentary to emulate critically acclaimed Senna movie

Ronnie O'Sullivan wants the new documentary on his life to emulate the famous film on Ayrton Senna.

'Best of enemies' - Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby is best rivalry since Steve Davis and Alex Higgins

This year, Ronnie O’Sullivan left the pre-tournament controversy to someone else. O’Sullivan, himself a rare straight-talker in the increasingly sanitised world of professional sport, laughed offHossein Vafaei’s bizarre rant against him after the Iranian called for the six-times world champion’s retirement as a way of somehow saving snooker. Ad/> Ironically it felt like a classic O’Sullivan interview, starting with some reasonably argued points before descending into wildly over the top conclusions.

Ronnie O'Sullivan set for disciplinary action after lewd gesture

Ronnie O’Sullivan faces disciplinary action after being caught on TV making a lewd gesture at the Crucible.

'Talent-wise he is up there' - Allan McManus says Ronnie O'Sullivan on a par with Lionel Messi and Roger Federer

Alan McManus feels Ronnie O’Sullivan is one of the most talented sports people to have lived, on a par with Lionel Messi and Roger Federer. O’Sullivan got his World Championship campaign up and running with a 10-5 win over David Gilbert in the first round. Ad/> Tougher tests lie ahead as O’Sullivan bids for a seventh world title at the age of 46, but he is ticking along nicely.

Ronnie O’Sullivan aims dig at Hossein Vafaei sets Arnie goal and dons glasses after beating Dave Gilbert

Ronnie O’Sullivan was in playful mood after beating Dave Gilbert in the first round of the World Snooker Championship, saying he would like to not match Stephen Hendry’s Crucible record, aiming for a body like Arnold Schwarzenegger, putting on a pair of glasses and having a pop at Hossein Vafaei.

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'They all seem so lazy' - Brecel slams young UK players

‘They all seem so lazy’ – Luca Brecel critical of young British snooker players

‘They all seem so lazy’: Luca Brecel critical of young British snooker players

Ronnie O'Sullivan wants all-access documentary to emulate critically acclaimed Senna movie

'Best of enemies' - Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby is best rivalry since Steve Davis and Alex Higgins

Ronnie O'Sullivan set for disciplinary action after lewd gesture

'Talent-wise he is up there' - Allan McManus says Ronnie O'Sullivan on a par with Lionel Messi and Roger Federer

Ronnie O’Sullivan aims dig at Hossein Vafaei sets Arnie goal and dons glasses after beating Dave Gilbert