Neil Robertson: Moving World Championship from Crucible to bigger venue 'would be amazing'

Neil Robertson has suggested that moving the World Championship away from the Crucible to a larger venue «would be amazing». The 40-year-old Australian is competing in Sheffield again this year and has already enjoyed success in one of the Triple Crown events this year, having secured the Masters title. Ad/> Speaking to Eurosport, Robertson said that Alexandra Palace’s atmosphere for the Masters is what the World Championship should be delivering.

/> World Championship‘That would be amazing’ – Robertson on moving World Championship to another venueAN HOUR AGO “If you look at the Masters this year, that was the best atmosphere I’ve ever played in, and I think nearly all the players said that, and I believe the atmosphere there is everything that the World Championship isn’t,” he said. Robertson, who won the World Championship in 2010, as well as the Masters in 2012 and 2022, and the UK Championship in 2013, 2015 and 2020, warned that remaining at the Crucible would be a gamble for a sport that could lose touch. “I think we have to be very careful sticking to tradition,” he said.

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“I think it could be possible [to move the tournament] one day, still in Sheffield of course, because that’s the home of snooker. You could get a venue of 4,000-5,000 [fans]. That would be amazing.” The Crucible, which holds 980 fans at