World Snooker Championship venue 'smells', says Iran's Vafaei

Vafaei, 29, said practice facilities at the famous Crucible Theatre in the northern English city of Sheffield were "like playing in a garage" and questioned the treatment of players during the marathon 17-day event. "Everything's so bad -- if you ask me if I want to come back here, I would tell you 'no way'," said Vafaei after Sunday's 10-5 defeat in the first round. You walk around the Crucible and it smells really bad. The Crucible, which has a capacity of 980 seats, has staged the tournament since 1977.