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player hossein vafaei following his world championship first—round defeat yesterday. vafaei said that the crucible — the venue in sheffield where the tournament is played — smells, the practice room is like a garage, and he would like to see the world championship go elsewhere. after his ten frames to five defeat tojudd trump, vafaei said, "history is very important but nobody invests any money in this venue. everything is so bad at the crucible." the theatre has staged snooker�*s biggest competition every year since 1977 but only holds 980 people. its current deal expires in three years. a nervous day ahead for the four—time champion mark selby. he trailsjoe o'connor seven frames to two. they'll resume this afteroon. selby said he could retire if things don't improve interesting comments, perhaps looking to make headlines, he knows that will probably happen. ronnie o'sullivan has done it in the past