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.

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 announced he would immediately retire from snooker if the game decided to take a leaf out of darts’ book. The 48-year-old is snooker’s most decorated player

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.