{"id":297264,"date":"2023-12-18T09:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297264"},"modified":"2023-12-18T09:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:24:20","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-demands-boring-rivals-are-banned-from-snooker-get-rid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-demands-boring-rivals-are-banned-from-snooker-get-rid\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O’Sullivan demands ‘boring’ rivals are banned from snooker – ‘Get rid’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ronnie O'Sullivan makes history with EIGHTH UK Championship<\/h3>\n

Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan has suggested that snooker needs to bring in a new rule to \u201cget rid of boring players\u201d. After criticism at recent tournaments over the speed of play, the Rocket has hit out at a number of players on the tour who he believes play \u201cugly snooker\u201d and need to be banned.<\/p>\n

Shaun Murphy and Stephen Hendry previously called for a rule change that would end a game once snookers were required to avoid prolonging unnecessary matches. However, Scottish Open winner Gary Wilson proved that such a dramatic change to the game would have robbed him of a place in the final.<\/p>\n

In the deciding frame of Wilson\u2019s semi-final against Zhou Yuelong, he needed three snookers after Yuelong had made an opening break of 69. Though he was able to make his opponent foul three times before sealing an unlikely victory, going on to the final which he won against Noppon Saengkham.<\/p>\n

But O\u2019Sullivan believes that \u201cboring\u201d players should be banned from snooker after being asked about a conversation that Murphy and Hendry had about calling games once snookers were required.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think you should bring a rule out where you get rid of boring snooker players,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan told Eurosport. \u201cBoring players that just drag the game out, get rid of them, fine them. Do something.<\/p>\n

\u201cMake them play snooker instead of just draining the life out of everybody. You should just get rid of boring players who play horrible snooker, ugly snooker. We should get down to the nitty-gritty and get honest for a change.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Sullivan did admit that he enjoyed Wilson\u2019s attempts against Yuelong, but felt that the game of snooker needed to be sped up at times to appeal to a wider audience.<\/p>\n