Last month, a frustrated O'Sullivan ruled himself out of winning next year's World Championship, and even threatened to quit snooker for good. It came after he suffered an "embarrassing" defeat by world No 64 He Guoqiang in the last 64 of the English Open.

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has been a vocal critic of snooker in the UK, but the 48-year-old does not want any gimmicks added to the sport to attract viewers

Ronnie O’Sullivan has informed snooker’s chiefs that he will retire once and for all if the sport decides to copy darts with its pageantry.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has threatened to retire from snooker if the sport tries to modernise and introduce walk-on introductions, as seen in darts

Ronnie O'Sullivan has admitted he will 'definitely retire' if snooker adopts a more darts-like approach in one factor. Rocket is undoubtedly snooker's greatest player, if not the biggest profile, and has been the driving force behind the sport's popularity.