The snooker star has raised eyebrows.
Ronnie O’Sullivan will compete on the World Seniors Championship (Picture: Getty)
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s resolution to compete within the World Seniors Championship has raised eyebrows, with one star hinting it have to be as a result of he’s ‘getting paid some huge cash’. O’Sullivan continues to be in with a shout of profitable an eighth World Snooker Championship title, with this yr’s version at present ongoing in Sheffield.
But it surely got here as a shock when the Rocket introduced his intention to compete within the seniors’ event, which will get underway simply a few days after the primary occasion. When quizzed on what he considered it, fellow professional, Barry Hawkins, joked that he have to be incomes a hefty wedge for the privilege.
Chatting with 24/7Bet, Hawkins stated: “It’s uncommon that Ronnie’s enjoying within the Seniors, however I reckon he have to be getting paid fairly some huge cash to be there. He’s clearly been invited there to market it, so I’m certain he’ll be getting a pleasant look payment.
Following the announcement of his entry, WSS chairman Jason Francis branded O’Sullivan the ‘most commercially viable participant within the sport’. He stated: “Probably the most commercially worthwhile participant the game has ever seen will make his World Seniors debut on the Crucible Theatre in Might in an try so as to add one other world title to his CV — wow!
“We’ve already offered extra tickets than we did for all the occasion final yr, and Ronnie O’Sullivan’s participation is about to drive even larger demand.”
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