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Ronnie O’Sullivan is wrong to call snooker a car boot sale, says Barry Hearn
- Updated: November 29, 2016
Barry Hearn, left, has been chairman of World Snooker since 2010UK ChampionshipVenue: York Barbican Dates: 22 November to 4 DecemberCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Connected TV, Red Button, BBC Sport website and app from Saturday, 26 November. TV times and channels
Snooker is in a better state than it has ever been despite Ronnie O’Sullivan’s suggestion that the sport is a “car boot sale”, Barry Hearn says.
Hearn, World Snooker’s chairman, has suggested that O’Sullivan should know better than to be so critical.
The five-time world champion argued that snooker is a “nothing-type sport”.
Hearn told BBC Radio 5 live: “The game of snooker has never been in a stronger position. Prize …