Snooker bosses scolded for ‘unacceptable’ conditions but not everyone agrees

Matt Selt was feeling the heat in Leicester (Picture: Instagram/mattselt)

Conditions at the Wuhan Open qualifiers this week have been described as ‘furnace-like’ with players ‘soaked with sweat’ although not everyone saw it as an issue.

The new snooker season is underway, with last week’s China Open qualifiers followed by those for the Wuhan Open, both held at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

Summer is not the obvious season to be playing snooker, but the professional calendar is almost year-round now, so there are important games being played in the hottest months of the year.

Players were feeling the heat on Wednesday in Leicester, with world number 43 Matt Selt posting a picture of him in his seat with a cloth on his head.

He captioned the image: ‘Got the W yesterday, but the biggest achievement was managing not to not pass out 🥵.’

Speaking to people in attendance, Metro has been t...