Crucible World Snooker Championship: Hossein Vafaei claims historic Sheffield venue 'smells really bad'
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www.thestar.co.uk— A top snooker player has criticised Sheffield’s Crucible theatre as “smelly,” “so bad,” and “like playing in a garage” after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship this weekend. Iranian player Hossein Vafaei has become the latest player calling for the tournament to leave the Steel City’s world-famous venue. His comments come after suffering a 10-5 defeat at the hands of former champion Judd Trump. "Everything's so bad - if you ask me if I want to come back here, I would tell you no...
Independent.ie—‘You walk round the Crucible and it smells really bad’ – Hossein Vafaei blasts World Snooker Championship venue. Hossein Vafaei strongly criticised the conditions at the Crucible after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in a 10-5 defeat by former champion Judd Trump.
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The Guardian—‘It smells really bad’: Vafaei criticises Crucible after crashing out to Trump. Iranian urges investment for venue to retain hosting rightsJudd Trump eases through with comfortable 10-5 victory Hossein Vafaei strongly criticised the conditions at the Crucible after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in a 10-5 defeat by former champion Judd Trump.The Iranian described the Sheffield venue as “smelly”, compared its practice facilities to “like playing in a garage”, and questioned the treatment of players in the course of the marathon 17-day event. Continue...