Ronnie O'Sullivan said he plans to play snooker in the UK less than ever before in the wake of his Masters triumph on Sunday.
The Rocket put Ali Carter to the sword, winning 10-7 after previously trailing 6-3 at Alexandra Palace.
It was a remarkable performance from O'Sullivan, who remains unparalleled in the sport after so many years at the top.
He has, however, been outspoken on the state of UK snooker over the past couple of years.
Ronnie O'Sullivan has detailed his plans for the future after beating Ali Carter to win the Masters
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O'Sullivan has suggested more must be done to help grow the sport on these shores.
And now, per Hot Press, he's revealed he will spend more time playing in China because the UK doesn't put on a good enough show.
“I’m having to think about where do I want to play? Why am I playing?" he said.
"I want to play in really good tournaments. I want to play in good venues, so for me, China is the place to play.
"They have the resources, they have the scale to put on great events.
"You know, in the UK, we don’t.
"It’s a bit of a journey, it’s a 10-hour flight, I have to deal with the jetlag.
"But when I’m there, the snooker is great, the food’s great. The people are great, the tournaments are great.
”So I’m going to try and play as much in Asia as I can. It makes sense for me.
"I’ll still probably play the odd tournament in the UK, but I’ve just decided China’s where I want to play.
"That’s where the future for me is, as far as work and commercial activities go.
"I’ve only got so much time and I thought I might as well devote 100 per cent of my time to China and Asia.
"And then when I come home, I put my feet up and relax and I get ready for the next trip to Asia.
"It’ll be a lot of trips and it will take a lot out of me, so I’ll be coming home and putting my feet up and getting ready, because I’m not I’m not a spring chicken anymore.”
O'Sullivan also admitted that playing can take a great toll on himself, despite his terrific exploits at the table.
And he insists that, in order to be a serial winner, you have to be 'resilient'.
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“What I’ve learned is, if you want to be a serial winner, you can’t always love it, which is sad, really,” he said.
“You have to dig deep. I call it going into dark places. To play this game for a long time, it gets to a point where sometimes you go, you know, why am I playing? What are the reasons I’m playing snooker?
"I took a year out once and I missed the travelling, I missed hanging out with my friends. I missed playing sometimes, I missed meeting my running mates at different places that I used to travel to.
"I missed getting away from home. All those things.
"So if I’m not loving the game, there’s so many things I love that come with the game.
"I’m self-employed, and therefore if I want to take six months off, I can.
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"But the buck stops with me and if I don’t perform, I have to motivate myself.
"There’s that pull of love and wanting to win. I’ve learned to just fine-tune it and go, ‘Well, I can’t be all about winning all the time’. Because I probably wouldn’t play - it takes too much out of me.
”So then I have to switch mindset, go into the Steve Peters mode, be focused from start to finish.
"In snooker, there’s a lot of momentum shifts, and you’ve got to be able to be resilient.
"You’re not always going to be on top. I’ve learned that snooker is about resilience, it’s not so much about the game – it’s about how do I become resilient?
"That’s what I’ve learned: to be a winner, you have to be resilient.”