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“Don\u2019t just ask me, go and ask Stephen Hendry. Every event was like a special event. Now it\u2019s like a car boot sale, and it hasn\u2019t changed or got better in 12 years. It\u2019s hard as a player to turn up at these tournaments and feel like you actually want to try. You do, as you have pride in performance.<\/p>\n
“The venues here, and people walking up and down, the crowd\u2026 I\u2019d like to see someone, a good promoter get hold of these tournaments and just make them a bit better. Nothing has really changed in 12 years, you go through the motions at these tournaments. I don\u2019t want to be ultra-critical but sometimes the truth needs to be told.”<\/p>\n
O’Sullivan went on to explain how he feels more appreciated at events in Asia when compared to those in the UK, adding: “I don\u2019t know if you have had a look around this venue, been in the toilets\u2026 it\u2019s not the greatest or most inspiring venue. 12 years I have been coming to venues like this and you think it\u2019s never going to change.<\/p>\n
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Don’t miss… <\/strong> \u201cFor me, you go to Asia and you get really well looked after, fantastic venues, courtesy cars, security, you get to your match and away without being driven mad, hospitality is good and they get a lot more out of us as players because we feel like we\u2019re being looked after properly, whereas here it can be a free-for-all.<\/p>\n “The customer service there is great. Who doesn\u2019t want to be treated well and spoiled? There is a travelling element but I am prepared to do that and make those events count.”<\/p>\n The WST have since responded by insisting that their UK events ‘have grown massively over the past decade’, with their choice of venues ‘based on many factors including size and backstage facilities’. They also said that although they will always listen to feedback from players, they feel that ‘significant steps’ are being made to improve things looking to the future.<\/p>\n Follow our Express Sport<\/i> page on Instagram <\/b>here<\/b>. <\/b><\/p>\n
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