SHAUN MURPHY has accused Ronnie O’Sullivan of not using his huge platform and following to improve the status of snooker.
Earlier this week, the pair clashed in the BBC studios when the Rocket spoke about feeling “no pressure”, lacking excitement for the game, having imposter syndrome and labelling snooker as “insignificant” in his life.
The Magician took the seven-time world champion to task on live TV by asking: ‘If you don’t enjoy it or like it as much as you say, why do you keep coming?’
O’Sullivan, 46, has more than half-a-million Twitter followers and is the Box Office name on the baize.
But after beating David Gilbert in the last 16 of the UK Championship, 2005 world champion Murphy said he is frustrated the world No.1 shows such disregard and indifference to the sport.