FILE PHOTO: Snooker - BetVictor Welsh Open Final - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales - 21/2/16.Ronnie O'Sullivan in action during the final.Mandatory Credit:Action Images / Rebecca Naden/Livepic
(Reuters) - Former world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan said the decision to allow a limited number of spectators during this year's snooker World Championship in Britain is an unnecessary risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The July 31 to Aug. 16 event at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre from will allow a limited number of spectators after the British government said it would "stress test" new guidelines at select trial events for a return to some kind of sporting normality.
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