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Ronnie O'Sullivan lashed out at the state of snooker last month - and Matchroom president Barry Hearn has since responded to the seven-time world champion's comments

Three time winner John Higgins hammered Kyren Wilson 13-2 to make the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship on Sunday, but the Scot was still left unhappy

Robbie O'Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei had exchanged words in the build up to their World Championship showdown at the Crucible and the 'Prince of Persia's' premeditated break in the second frame saw their match off to an explosive start

Ronnie O'Sullivan takes on Hossen Vafaei in the Snooker World Championships on Friday amid an escalating war of words between the duo, with the reigning champion hitting out again

Just Stop Oil protestor Eddie Whittingham interrupted a Snooker World Championships match between Rob Milkins and Joe Perry at the Crucible in Sheffield on Monday

Fans tuning into the World Snooker Championship first-round match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry were left frustrated after an interruption to the BBC coverage.

Kyren Wilson became just the ninth person to score a maximum break at the Crucible on Wednesday, but his brilliant achievement was missed by fans watching on BBC Two

The No.5 seed, victorious at the Crucible in 2019, fell to a 10-6 defeat to Anthony McGill and had only himself to blame after winning the opening two frames of the day to get back into contention - before spectacularly falling away

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei will face off in the last 16 of the Snooker World Championship on Friday and the pair have already done some verbal sparring in the build-up

Just Stop Oil struck again on Monday night when two protesters attempted to disrupt the Snooker World Championships, with one of them having a history of arrests

Action at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield was halted after a Just Stop Oil protestor ran out from the crowd and dumped powder on one of the tables

The protestor managed to evade the security at the Crucible and, as a result, caused a delay in proceedings in the World Snooker Championship match after covering the table in orange powder

Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to face Hossein Vafaei in the second round at this year's World Snooker Championship and the pair have engaged in a war of words

Cameras followed snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan as he won his seventh World Championship last year, with the documentary scheduled for release later this summer

Snooker fans have criticised the way the BBC has covered the opening round of this year's World Snooker Championship, with the sport consistently being moved behind the red button

Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan is arguably snooker's most famous star - but the seven-time world champion is nowhere near as well known as one of his phone contacts

Former World Snooker Championship winner Shaun Murphy underwent gastric sleeve surgery last summer, having 80% of his stomach removed after ballooning to 20 stone

Ronnie O'Sullivan eased into the second round of this year's Snooker World Championship, where he may face Hossein Vafaei, who called for The Rocket to retire last year

Ronnie O'Sullivan was fined last year after making an obscene gesture during the World Snooker Championship and the Rocket has revealed he plans to avoid similar controversy this year by "slapping my a***"

Ronnie O'Sullivan was challenged by darts legend Raymond van Barneveld to judge how snooker's most impressive feat compares to one of darts' rarest achievements

The World Snooker Championship 2023 draw has been made with defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan targeting a record-breaking eighth Crucible crown in Sheffield

Ronnie O'Sullivan has reunited with former coach Stephen Feeney as he attempts to win a record eighth World Snooker Championship this year, having admitted his game is "not where he wanted it to be"

Defending world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has identified his main challengers who could stop him from claiming a history-making eighth Crucible crown

Ronnie O'Sullivan is regarded as one of the greatest players in snooker history and has opened up on his battles with addiction ahead of defending his World Championship crown

Despite being widely regarded as the best talent snooker has produced, Ronnie O'Sullivan (and other stars of the sport) 'don't get enough recognition' among wider audiences