Ronnie O’Sullivan has risked alienating himself from his UK fans after admitting he prefers playing abroad having thrashed John Higgins 4-0 in his opening Riyadh Season World Masters match. O’Sullivan had to wait until late in the evening on Tuesday to play his first match in Saudi Arabia. The inaugural event features some of the world’s best players and includes a ‘golden ball’ that increases the maximum break to 167. The first person to pot the extra ball will pocket a healthy £400,000 and O’Sullivan looked in with a good chance of making that happen at some point during his match against Hi…
