Too unexpectedly, O'Sullivan announced an important decision related to China, who restricts, I will retire
In the history of world snooker, there is no doubt that the veteran O'Sullivan, known as the "Rocket", is the greatest athlete. Many people only know about the sport of snooker because of O'Sullivan, and they choose to like this sport because of O'Sullivan. If Ding Junhui is the best snooker promoter in China, then O'Sullivan is the promoter who has contributed the most to snooker in the world. However, O'Sullivan, who is still the world's top player and ranked No. 1 in the world, seems to have a lot of controversy with WST. Recently, O'Sullivan told fans a very important and very unexpected decision in his new promotional documentary, and this decision is also related to China. O'Sullivan even said at one point that if anyone restricts me, I will retire from the snooker world.
In the minds of Chinese snooker fans, Ding Junhui is naturally the most well-known Chinese player, while O'Sullivan is the most well-known foreign athlete. Interestingly, although these two athletes are often rivals on the field, in private, the relationship between the two is still very good. Ding Junhui's performance in recent seasons has been very sluggish, and O'Sullivan has criticized Ding Junhui in public more than once, believing that he should not focus more on business, but on competition. In addition, O'Sullivan also raised expectations for Ding Junhui, hoping that he can regain his form and return to the top. In addition to Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan has a good relationship with many Chinese players. Such as Zhao Xintong, although Zhao Xintong was banned for match-fixing. But before that, O'Sullivan admired Zhao Xintong very much, and personally guided Zhao Xintong to practice.
Although snooker has given O'Sullivan high achievements and popularity, O'Sullivan seems to be very dissatisfied with today's snooker. He has publicly criticized the World Taiwan Federation many times, pointing out that the prizes for the various competitions organized by it are too small, which makes the players lack enthusiasm. However, the World Taiwan Federation has not changed much. may have seen that the World Taiwan Federation did not adopt his suggestion, so in this documentary, O'Sullivan once again expressed his attitude.
Fans know that O'Sullivan has publicly stated many times that he likes to play in China. On the one hand, he does have feelings for China. On the other hand, there is the very real issue of bonuses. Because the prize money of China's events, especially in China's exhibition matches, is getting higher and higher, so it has a very high attraction to O'Sullivan. However, because China's exhibition matches are not organized by the World Taiwan Federation, they often conflict with the snooker tour schedule, which does not have a high prize money. Because of the contract with WST, if you don't participate in the tour, you will face sanctions. Therefore, O'Sullivan is very dissatisfied with this.
He openly stated in his documentary: "If I can't do what I want to do, which is to play in China often, I will never play snooker again." So, we're at a crossroads right now. Then, O'Sullivan said, "If it gets to the point where I can't do this, I'm not allowed to do this, I probably won't play snooker." I'm probably going to play Chinese eight-ball because I still want to play billiards and I want to have a club in my hand. It can be seen from O'Sullivan's words that he has made up his mind, that is, if the World Taiwan Federation restricts him from often coming to China to play high-prize games, he will not play snooker tour anymore, or even retire.