Ronnie O'Sullivan lists changes he'd make to the Crucible for World Championship (2024)
The Crucible continues to play host to the World Snooker Championship but multiple champion Ronnie O'Sullivan believes some tweaks could be made to the iconic venue
Ronnie O'Sullivan has suggested a number of small tweaks which he feels would improve players' experience at The Crucible amid concerns about the World Snooker Championship venue.
Back in April, O'Sullivan suggested moving the championships away from The Crucible, where the tournament has been held since the 1970s. He appears to have softened that stance after witnessing some improvements this year, but still believes more can be done.
"I think it’s a little bit dated. It could be updated maybe,’ O’Sullivan said, per Metro. "It could have some better facilities in here for the players to relax and maybe have some nice food at the venue so you don’t have to keep bringing it in.
"I like the way they’ve got the courtesy cars here this year so you don’t have to scrum your way through the venue every time you come here. You don’t mind coming to the venue now. It’s the first time in years so that’s a real plus.
"I get scones brought to my room before my match and that’s something else you don’t need to worry about. They’ve started to make these little improvements. But if you really put down a wishlist…I think the venue could be more friendly towards players. Relaxation rooms maybe, more practice tables, maybe two more practice tables. Showers maybe, a nice dressing room with showers maybe.
"If you get a clever interior designer or an architect in here you could knock all the walls down and start again. Maybe make it bigger and better and more up to date. Who knows."
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After his defeat to Bingham, O'Sullivan had hinted he might be done when it comes to tournaments on UK soil. “I’m contracted to do certain events in China, and I’m contracted to go to Saudi, so obviously they’ve got first dibs then it’s about spending time at home with the family," he said.
“It’s first come, first served. I’m already signed up for eight or nine tournaments, so if I do really badly in them I might have to dip my toe in and play a few tournaments over here, but probably not.
“I don’t just turn up willy-nilly to events, there’s a tax to be paid. If people are prepared to pay it, I’ll get my cue out of my case. If they’re not, I’m content to never ever play again, and move on and do other stuff.”
I think the venue could be more friendly towards players. Relaxation rooms maybe, more practice tables, maybe two more practice tables.Showers maybe, a nice dressing room with showers maybe. "If you get a clever interior designer or an architect in here you could knock all the walls down and start again.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was knocked out of the World Snooker Championship at the quarter-final stage by Stuart Bingham, two years on from being accused of lying at the Crucible.
Ronnie O'Sullivan stunned by Stuart Bingham in World Snooker Championship quarter-finals. Ronnie O'Sullivan suffered a surprise exit in the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals as he was beaten 13-10 by Stuart Bingham.
Because for two weeks every year, snooker and its most iconic venue is at the beating heart of Sheffield – for now, at least. One thing is clear: the world championship will remain in Sheffield at the Crucible Theatre until 2027 at least.
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The sport consumed him, leading to his addiction battles. "Those six or seven years I was unhappy, I couldn't go out my house, unless I had a chemical substance," he said. On reflection O'Sullivan found his addictions towards perfection were not all bad, but needed to be managed so they did not become destructive.
Aged 46 years and 148 days, he became the oldest World Champion in snooker history, surpassing Reardon, who won his last title in 1978 aged 45 years and 203 days. O'Sullivan also surpassed Hendry's record of 70 Crucible wins, setting a new record of 74.
And after the contest had come to an end, the Canadian hissed: “Ronnie was being disrespectful to his fellow professionals and should save shots like that for exhibitions. I wasn't playing well and he was rubbing it in. He shouldn't be allowed to play like that in a professional tournament.”
Ronnie O'Sullivan has made more 147 breaks than any other player in snooker history and you can look back on them all here. There have been 202 maximum breaks made in professional tournament snooker, with Steve Davis managing the first way back in 1982 and Ronnie O'Sullivan scoring the most with 15.
O'Sullivan is a seven-time world champion, and holds many records, including the fastest maximum break in professional competition; the highest number of century breaks; the highest number of maximum breaks, and the most Triple Crown event titles (23).
They stay at the Mercure hotel. Selby walked from there down to the Crucible with his wife for this evenings session. The crowd at the Head of Steam went wild. Ah ok, one of the presenters mentioned earlier that some of the players have been in the hotel bar over the past few days.
The "Crucible curse" (also known as "The curse of the Crucible") is a quip in professional snooker, referring to the fact that no first-time winner of the World Snooker Championship has retained the title since the tournament moved to Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in 1977.
Ronnie really got the worst outcome of anyone on the show. He basically got himself a one way ticket to solitary confinement for the rest of his life. He could easily spend 50+ years in jail which I think is as bad an outcome as anyone could get. TLDR: Ronnie got it bad.
Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983, and its construction brought play on the adjoining table to a halt.
The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller that is a mostly fictional dramatization of the Salem witch trials in which women were hanged for the suspicion of witchcraft in the late 1600s. Historically, the trials did take place and 20 people were killed to satisfy the hysteria of the people.
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