{"id":297967,"date":"2023-11-22T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T09:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297967"},"modified":"2023-11-22T09:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T09:39:11","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-threatens-to-quit-snooker-after-row-with-wst-bosses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-threatens-to-quit-snooker-after-row-with-wst-bosses\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O’Sullivan threatens to quit snooker after row with WST bosses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan has sensationally threatened to quit snooker if the World Snooker Tour prevents him from frequently playing in China. Several stars are at odds with the organisation\u2019s stance over competing in Chinese exhibition events, with O\u2019Sullivan already facing the wrath of the WST over \u2018disparaging\u2019 comments.<\/p>\n

Five snooker players, who have since become known as the Macau Five, missed the Northern Ireland Open earlier in November to play at a non-sanctioned event in China. O\u2019Sullivan was not one of them, but has stated his desire to compete frequently in the country, where players are being offered bumper pay days.<\/p>\n

The Rocket accused the WST of \u201cblackmail\u201d and faces a probe over comments he made about the governing body\u2019s treatment of its members. He later claimed he had been silenced and has now insisted that he will not play again if he is not allowed to compete in China.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I can\u2019t go and do what I need to do, which is play a lot in China, I won\u2019t ever play again. So, we\u2019re at a kind of crossroads now,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan told the BBC.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf that gets to the point where I\u2019m not able to do that, I\u2019m not allowed to do that, I probably won\u2019t play. I\u2019ll probably go and play Chinese eight ball because I still want to play snooker, I still want a cue in my hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s just not enough here in the UK for me to justify the effort that I put in.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Sullivan admits he feels more respected and valued by the Chinese event organisers. He describes playing in only WST-sanctioned events as like being in an \u2018unhealthy relationship.<\/p>\n

The WST insists it deals with all players in a respectful manner and reached a compromise by moving the date of a tournament so that players could compete in the Macau competition.<\/p>\n