Neil Robertson suggests significant change to World Snooker Championship

Neil Robertson has touted a shorter Crucible format (Picture: Getty Images)

Neil Robertson would like to see a big change to the format of the World Snooker Championship, with much shorter matches at the business end of the tournament.

The Australian got his campaign underway at the Crucible this year with a 10-6 win over Pang Junxu, wrapped up on Thursday evening.

He books a last 16 meeting with Chris Wakelin, where the format will extend from best-of-19 to best-of-25.

Later in the event, the matches then get longer again, with the semis over a best-of-33 and the final a best-of-35.

Robertson thinks there is no need for the epic contests of the final two rounds and would leave it at a race to 13 frames from the second round on...