'Snooker is too boring' - Hossein Vafaei 'still friends' with Ronnie O'Sullivan despite 'retire' attack

Hossein Vafaei has said «snooker is too boring» and laughed off suggestions that he has fallen out with Ronnie O'Sullivan despite his comments on retirement. O’Sullivan had shrugged off criticism from the 27-year-old, who described him as «not good for the game» and told the snooker legend to retire from the sport.

Ad/> The Iranian star had launched a scathing verbal attack on the 46-year-old as he called the record 38-time ranking event winner «disrespectful» for his perceived negative attitude to the sport and fellow players. World Championship‘Knock me off my perch’ – O’Sullivan’s message to those who want him to quitYESTERDAY AT 19:06 Vafaei also accused O’Sullivan of failing to use his platform to promote the game: «You’ve been in the situation to make the game bigger, why haven’t you done it?» The comments came just days before the start of the World Championships at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield as O’Sullivan chases a seventh title, but Vafaei is now able to laugh about it all and said the pair still have a good relationship.

«It's funny, snooker is too boring, it helps to make it more interesting for people!» Vafaei told Eurosport. «I've been talking to Ronnie and he also said it's not our responsibility to make the game bigger.

I wonder why this sport is not getting big, why are we not getting paid like tennis players and other top sports people. »I hope snooker changes and becomes bigger and the prize money improves as well.

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