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Snooker like a car boot sale – O’Sullivan
- Updated: November 28, 2016
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Snooker is a “car boot sale” while other sports are like shopping at luxury department stores, says five-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The 40-year-old believes snooker needs to embrace a more corporate image, similar to sports such as golf, tennis and Formula 1.
O’Sullivan cruised into the UK Championship fourth round with a 6-1 win over Michael Georgiou on Monday.
“Snooker has become a nothing-type sport, but it’s still great,” he said.
“They’re just putting so much of it out there, it’s just cheap TV and a filler for other programmes – snooker has lost respect amongst other sports.
“You …
