{"id":59242,"date":"2024-04-25T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T11:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=59242"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T11:48:02","slug":"osullivans-sheffield-comments-overshadow-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/osullivans-sheffield-comments-overshadow-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s Sheffield comments overshadow championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For almost 50 years, the Snooker World Championship has been held in the Crucible Theatre in the heart of Sheffield. However, this may be under serious threat after Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan expressed his distaste in the South Yorkshire venue. <br><br>O\u2019Sullivan, the world number one, has admitted to having a deep dislike for the Crucible, referring to it as his \u201cidea of hell\u201d. Despite winning a staggering seven championships at the venue, he admitted that he would love to see the World Championships moved to Saudi Arabia or China, where \u201cit\u2019d be done properly\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s Sheffield comments overshadow championships\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ZaJu8Qax2w?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>In contrast to O\u2019Sullivan, many other snooker players and fans remain highly fond of the venue, where the world\u2019s best have competed since 1977. <br><br>Local snooker player Ieuan Harrison expressed his desire for the championships to remain in Sheffield, saying it \u201cdefinitely does do a lot for Sheffield.\u201d<br><br>\u201cThe pinnacle of one sport being held so close to where we are. 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