Rocket blasts ‘car boot sale’ Cardiff venue

SNOOKER: Ronnie O’Sullivan has slammed Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena, the new venue of the BetVictor Welsh Open, comparing it to "a car boot sale", "an aircraft hanger" and "a shopping mall".

O’Sullivan is the reigning champion, having turned on the style last year at the Newport Centre.

But despite easing to a 4-1 victory over first-round opponent Vinnie Calabrese in Cardiff, he was scathing about the surroundings.