According to the latest news from the British media on November 2, 2021, Karen Wilson said after beating Sankam that she was tired of seeing the same face game and cheekily suggested that she should participate in the competition naked to win the attention of the audience. Six-time world champion O'Sullivan responded to Karen Wilson's complaints about being ignored before the game today and told the media that world number five Wilson must be exciting if he wants to win everyone's attention. Commenting on Wilson's complaints, O'Sullivan also said that he would not be satisfied with being invited to any tournament, which may be a matter of one's mentality or the current situation of the game is not good enough.
Wilson: I'm tired of seeing the same faces
In the English Open postponement qualifier, Karen Wilson beat Thailand's Sankam with a brilliant performance. However, in such a game, Wilson did not get enough attention, which also made him very unhappy. Wilson said: "I'm tired of the days of seeing the same faces, every time I play a game. People seem to prefer to go to Trump their games, they don't seem to have much interest in our games, and we rarely get into the live stage. I hate this treatment very much and I'm very unhappy about it. I think our game is good enough, but why people don't pay attention to us, it's not fair. Do I have to compete naked to win everyone's attention? ”
O'Sullivan: I prefer to play outside
After O'Sullivan beat David Lilly 4-1 in the early hours of this morning, O'Sullivan admitted when asked about Wilson's comments that he was not happy with being invited to any game. O'Sullivan said: "I prefer to play at the table outside than on the playing field because you know, you don't have to wait for a break after every inning. I even think you can lock me in the parking lot or somewhere else, I think it's okay, as long as you're not bored in the game. Because I think it's a lot more fun to be in the scene of a race anywhere else, that's my personal opinion, maybe it's the personal mindset, maybe the current conditions of the event aren't good enough. I always get bored on the game anyway, and I always want to find something else to do. So I'd rather play at the table outside than be tied up in the snooker arena myself. ”
O'Sullivan: Wilson should win more games
Speaking about Wilson's complaints, O'Sullivan advised Wilson to be more upfront and win games rather than focus on things that had nothing to do with the game. O'Sullivan said: "When you're young, in the game, you want to stand on the live stage and play, but now, these things don't bother me like that anymore. Regarding Wilson's complaint, I would say that you go there to play snooker, do the work, play the game, and then win the game. After going through this process, you can go on TV, which is very simple logic. You have to win the game, get excited, and accomplish your predetermined goals, which is what people want to see. It's like Tiger Woods, if he's playing golf, then people are just looking at him. The same goes for Federer in tennis. When you live- a match, you just put the big names on the live stage, like the big names like Trump and Selby. I'm not saying Wilson wasn't exciting enough, or for whatever reason it wasn't, or that he wasn't a very, very good player, but I think more people would tune in on the game Trump played than Wilson. But I think sometimes it's good to be angry because it makes you motivated. ”