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Organisers defend ‘horrific’ tables
- Updated: April 23, 2016
Ali Carter squandered a 9-7 lead to lose 13-11 to Alan McManus on Saturday
World Snooker will “monitor conditions closely” after criticism of the tables at the World Championship in Sheffield.
On Saturday, table one at the Crucible Theatre was branded “the worst I have ever played on” by Ali Carter.
Organisers say they have already taken steps to try and improve conditions at snooker’s most prestigious event.
“We changed the cloth and cushions on Wednesday, and we will change the cushions again on Saturday,” World Snooker said in a statement.
Saturday night’s planned cushion change was “scheduled before the event”, it added.
The governing body …
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