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Ronnie O’Sullivan, a renowned snooker icon, has been snubbed again in a Sports Personality of the Year rant.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has consistently sought the Sports Personality of the Year award, despite never winning it in his renowned snooker career.Ronnie O’Sullivan, a renowned snooker player, has consistently expressed his opinions on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, despite being considered the game’s greatest-ever player but never winning the award and finishing outside the top three.O’Sullivan, the oldest winner of the UK Championship, was left off the list for this year’s list, sparking anger among fans as Stuart Broad, Frankie Dettori, Mary Earps, Alfie Hewett, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, and Rory McIlroy were nominated instead.

Snooker has lost its respect among other sports, according to a former BBC Sports Personality host. O’Sullivan, who has been disapproving of the award, attributed it to the BBC’s lack of coverage compared to other sports. He compared snooker to Formula One, tennis, golf, and the Olympics, stating that they give it only 10 seconds on the show. O’Sullivan believes that snooker has lost its respect among other sports, as the Olympics, golf, and tennis now hold more prominence.

O’Sullivan over the years has made his disapproval of the award well-known. In 2016, he blamed the BBC’s lack of coverage compared to other sports as one of the reasons why snooker became “a nothing-type sport”. “You’re competing with Formula One, tennis, golf and the Olympics,” he said. “They give it like 10 seconds on BBC Sports Personality – it’s a complete insult to the sport. But it’s what they think of it and what they believe it warrants, and that says it all really. “Snooker is becoming a nothing-type sport – it’s a bit like a garage sale, but with other sports it’s like shopping at Harrods. They’re playing so much of it, it’s cheap TV. I think snooker has lost that respect among other sports – the Olympics are such a massive thing now as are sports like golf and tennis.

In 2017, O’Sullivan expressed his happiness at not being nominated for the World Snooker Championship (SPOTY) award, stating that it was not his type of event. He won the World Snooker Championship in 2020 but failed to finish in the top three for SPOTY, causing him to claim he would never win the award. He stated that he was not bothered by awards, trophies, or accolades. In a Eurosport Seventh Heaven Show, O’Sullivan shared his frustrations with not winning SPOTY and claimed that he couldn’t think of any other British sportsman who had been as successful as he has.

I’m so happy I don’t get nominated because I never would want to go,” he claimed in 2017. “It’s not my type of thing – standing around at some gathering. It’s not my scene and I really hope I never get nominated.” O’Sullivan won the World Snooker Championship in 2020 but failed to finish in the top three for SPOTY, prompting him to claim that he would never take the award. “I won’t ever get that one,” he said. “I don’t know why. I don’t think I’ll be in the hunt. I don’t think so. It’s not one I want to win. I’m not bothered about awards, trophies or accolades.” O’Sullivan relived the biggest moments of his career during a Eurosport Seventh Heaven Show, in which he spoke at length about his frustrations having not won SPOTY. “I can’t think of any other British sportsman that’s been as successful as I have,” he said last year. “There probably is one but I can’t quite think of one.