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Daniel Moxon

Neil Robertson slams World Snooker Championship crowd and moans about 'cramped' Crucible

Snooker star Neil Robertson did not hold back in criticising the World Championship venue and called for the event to move on from the Crucible.

The Thunder from Down Under made his feelings clear about the "very cramped" theatre in Sheffield as he returns in the hope of ending a 12-year-wait for the sport's top prize. He is excited to be playing in the competition again – just not at this venue.

When asked about what he thinks of the famous setting for the World Championship ahead of his return this year, Robertson told Eurosport : "If you look at the Masters this year, that was the best atmosphere I've ever played in and I think all the players that played there felt the same. I believe the atmosphere there is everything the World Championship isn't.

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