'If they want to play silly games, we can all play silly games.'
Luca Brecel has chosen an exhibition over a ranking event and Ronnie O’Sullivan has backed the world champion’s freedom to do so A string of top players are opting to play in lucrative exhibitions in China instead of the Northern Ireland Open this month, despite World Snooker threatening them with legal action.
‘They used to try and tell me what to say, until I got a really good lawyer who kicked back at them. If they want to play silly games, we can all play silly games.’ John Higgins is opting against competing in Belfast Chinese events returned to the WST calendar this season, having been missing since 2019 due to the Covid pandemic and while it was great news for snooker chiefs to have the tournaments back, unforeseen issues have arisen for the powers that be.
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