Now, the World Championships are in full swing, the Iranian star Hussein Wafi who got the ticket to the World Championships has set off a huge wave in the snooker world because of controversial remarks, and the person implicated in the storm is "Rocket" O'Sullivan, as a veteran of the snooker industry for more than 30 years, O'Sulli text with deep qualifications should be highly respected, but he is always troubled by the question of whether to retire.
Wafi's speech in the interview was like a heavy blow to O'Sullivan, who bluntly said that O'Sullivan did not respect snooker, and hoped that he would "give way" and leave more young people with opportunities. Wafi is the first Iranian player to break into the main game of the World Championships, he has performed well this season, achieving the world's 18th ranking, and the reason why Wafi does not agree with O'Sullivan is that the rockets have previously admitted in the interview that they do not want their children to learn snooker, which makes Waffy, who originally regarded the rockets as an idol, a little frustrated.
In the face of Wafi's criticism, O'Sullivan did not choose to ignore, according to the "Eurosport" related reports, O'Sullivan officially responded to the topic of whether he should retire, saying that when he was young, his goal was to experience Crucible once, but now it is a very great thing to be able to stick to it year after year, and bluntly said that he hopes that the player who can reach the top of the world is him.
The World Championships are O'Sullivan's chance to compete for the seven crowns, and most fans are looking forward to O'Sullivan's new record and equaling Hendry's record.
In fact, in addition to the outside world chatter about O'Sullivan's retirement, O'Sullivan also talked about it, he and his friend Higgins expressed his desire to retire, but then insisted on many years, and then O'Sullivan set a new goal, insisting on three World Championships, that is, after his daughter completed her studies, she would consider retiring, although he is now 46 years old, but still shows a strong "dominance" in the field of snooker, his appeal is difficult to replace, so that O'Sullivan, who is still in good shape, retires without reason.
Because of O'Sullivan's strong influence, Waffy's criticism and the Rockets' own response attracted attention, and many players expressed their views, with Brechel supporting Waffy's views and Williams, Mark Allen and Selby supporting O'Sullivan.
Although Selby and O'Sullivan did not have much intersection, he still identified with O'Sullivan, saying that O'Sullivan's contribution to the snooker movement was obvious to all, he was a weapon to ensure the box office, and confessed that if he wanted to win the championship, then the opponent he most wanted to defeat was O'Sullivan.
In the same way, Mark Allen and Williams also supported O'Sullivan, believing that Wafi's remarks were too crazy. Brechel, who has become a dark horse runner this season, has expressed a different view, believing that it is a good thing to have a player like Wafi, who can bravely express his point of view, even if the opponent is O'Sullivan.